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Babylon, Iraq (Mar. 21, 2005) - U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to the 155th Brigade Combat Team (BCT), are given a tour of the historical city of Babylon, Iraq as a gesture of goodwill by the Iraqi people in Babil, Iraq. These periodic tours of the ancient ruins are given to service members to learn more about Iraq's history and help boost morale. U.S. Military Reserve and Active Duty personnel are forward deployed to central Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). This is a digital composite of thirteen images to produce a 180-degree panoramic view of Babylon, Iraq. U.S. Navy photo by Chief Photographer's Mate Edward G. Martens (RELEASED)

Source: http://www.news.navy.mil/view_single.asp?id=23141


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Image title
  • Members of 155ath Brigade Combat Team (BCT) are given a tour of the historical city of Babylon, Iraq as a gesture of goodwill by the Iraqi people, Babil, Iraq, on March 21, 2005. These periodic tours of the ancient ruins are given to service members to learn more about Iraq's history and help boost moral. U.S. Military Reserve and Active Duty personnel are forward deployed to central Iraq in support of Iraqi Freedom. This 180-degree panorama was assembled from 13 separate digital images to create one photo illustration. (U.S. Navy photo illustration by Chief Photographer's Mate Edward G. Martens) (Released)
Camera manufacturer NIKON CORPORATION
Camera model NIKON D2H
Author PHC (AW/NAC) Edward G. Martens
Exposure time 1/250 sec (0.004)
F-number f/17
ISO speed rating 200
Date and time of data generation 07:40, 21 March 2005
Lens focal length 17 mm
Orientation Normal
Horizontal resolution 300 dpi
Vertical resolution 300 dpi
Software used Adobe Photoshop CS Macintosh
File change date and time 15:07, 29 March 2005
Y and C positioning Co-sited
Exposure Program Normal program
Exif version 2.21
Date and time of digitizing 07:40, 21 March 2005
Meaning of each component
  1. Y
  2. Cb
  3. Cr
  4. does not exist
Image compression mode 2
Exposure bias 0
Maximum land aperture 3 APEX (f/2.83)
Metering mode Centre weighted average
Light source Flash
Flash Flash did not fire
DateTime subseconds 33
DateTimeOriginal subseconds 33
DateTimeDigitized subseconds 33
Supported Flashpix version 0,100
Colour space sRGB
Sensing method One-chip colour area sensor
File source Digital still camera
Scene type A directly photographed image
Custom image processing Normal process
Exposure mode Auto exposure
White balance Manual white balance
Digital zoom ratio 1
Focal length in 35 mm film 25 mm
Scene capture type Standard
Scene control None
Contrast Normal
Saturation Normal
Sharpness Normal
Subject distance range Unknown
Supported Flashpix version 1
Image height 8,400 px
Image width 1,800 px
Writer PH2(AW) Julie Matyascik
Headline Iraqi Freedom
Special instructions For Public Release by United States Army MAJ. Danny Blanton155 BCT S-7530-2303BlantonDH@155bct.mnf-wiraq.usmc.smil.mil
Credit/Provider 155 Brigade Combat Team, Tupelo,
Source Digital
Category N
Supplemental categories
  • CCGMartens@hotmail.com
  • Unclassified
Date metadata was last modified 10:07, 29 March 2005
Short title
  • 050321-N-6501M-128
City shown Forward Operating Base, Kalsu
Province or state shown Babil Province
Country shown Iraq
IIM version 2
Code for country shown Ira

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