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File:Quartz, Tibet.jpg

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English: Quartz from Tibet.

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Description
Български: Кварцов кристал намерен в Тибет.
English: Quartz, Tibet.
Français : Cristal de roche provenant du Tibet.
Italiano: Un aggregato di cristalli di quarzo, latteo e ialino, proveniente dal Tibet.
Español: Cristal de Cuarzo proveniente del Tíbet.


Camera data

  • Camera Canon EOS 400D
  • Lens Canon EF 70-200mm f4L w/ 12mm + 24mm + 36mm extension tubes
  • Flash rear left
  • Focal length mm
  • Aperture f/11
  • Exposure time 1/160 s
  • Sensivity ISO 100
Date 2 February 2009
Source Own work
Author JJ Harrison ( jjharrison89@facebook.com)
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Camera location

42° 46′ 42.02″ S, 147° 15′ 43.20″ E

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This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera or scanner used to create or digitize it. If the file has been modified from its original state, some details may not fully reflect the modified file.
Width 2,688 px
Height 4,032 px
Compression scheme LZW
Pixel composition RGB
Orientation Normal
Number of components 4
Horizontal resolution 96 dpi
Vertical resolution 96 dpi
Data arrangement chunky format
Software used Adobe Photoshop CS3 Windows
File change date and time 21:19, 18 February 2009
Colour space Uncalibrated
Image height 1,592 px
Image width 1,596 px
Bits per component
  1. 8
  2. 8
  3. 8
  4. 8
Date and time of digitizing 08:19, 19 February 2009
Date metadata was last modified 08:19, 19 February 2009

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