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File:Lightning over Oradea Romania 2.jpg

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Description
English: Lightning over the outskirts of Oradea, Romania, during the August 17, 2005 thunderstorm which went on to cause major flash floods over southern Romania.
Română: Descărcări elctrice la marginea oraşului Oradea, în timpul furtunilor din 17 august 2005, ce au cauzat de asemenea şi viiturile din sudul României.
Technical details: Canon EOS 300D, EF-S 18-55 lens; Exp: 30s; F/13; ISO400
Date 17 August 2005
Source Own work
Author Mircea Madau
Permission
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Camera manufacturer Canon
Camera model Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL
Exposure time 30/1 sec (30)
F-number f/13
ISO speed rating 400
Date and time of data generation 02:33, 16 August 2005
Lens focal length 28 mm
Orientation Normal
Horizontal resolution 180 dpi
Vertical resolution 180 dpi
File change date and time 18:30, 18 August 2005
Y and C positioning Centered
Software used Adobe Photoshop CS Windows
Exif version 2.21
Date and time of digitizing 02:33, 16 August 2005
Meaning of each component
  1. Y
  2. Cb
  3. Cr
  4. does not exist
Image compression mode 3
Shutter speed -4.9068756103516
APEX aperture 7.40087890625
Exposure bias 0
Maximum land aperture 4 APEX (f/4)
Metering mode Average
Flash Flash did not fire, compulsory flash suppression
Supported Flashpix version 0,100
Colour space sRGB
Focal plane X resolution 3,442.0168067227
Focal plane Y resolution 3,443.9461883408
Focal plane resolution unit inches
Sensing method One-chip colour area sensor
File source Digital still camera
Custom image processing Normal process
Exposure mode Manual exposure
White balance Manual white balance
Scene capture type Standard
Supported Flashpix version 1
Image height 2,048 px
Image width 3,072 px
Date metadata was last modified 20:30, 18 August 2005

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