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Description	English: Real ambergris from a whale.
Date	accessed on 5 August 2006
Source	Flickr image at http://www.flickr.com/photos/peterkaminski/128588176/ (more precisely, the original size image at http://www.flickr.com/photo_zoom.gne?id=128588176&size=o)
Author	Photographer: Peter Kaminski
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Camera manufacturer	Canon
Camera model	Canon PowerShot S1 IS
Exposure time	1/60 sec (0.016666666666667)
F-number	f/3.1
Date and time of data generation	13:20, 18 March 2006
Lens focal length	15.952 mm
Orientation	Normal
Horizontal resolution	180 dpi
Vertical resolution	180 dpi
File change date and time	13:20, 18 March 2006
Y and C positioning	Centered
Exif version	2.2
Date and time of digitizing	13:20, 18 March 2006
Image compression mode	5
Shutter speed	5.90625
APEX aperture	3.25
Exposure bias	0
Maximum land aperture	3.25 APEX (f/3.08)
Metering mode	Pattern
Flash	Flash fired, auto mode, red-eye reduction mode
Colour space	Uncalibrated
Focal plane X resolution	9,846.1538461538
Focal plane Y resolution	9,846.1538461538
Focal plane resolution unit	inches
Sensing method	One-chip colour area sensor
Custom image processing	Normal process
Exposure mode	Auto exposure
White balance	Auto white balance
Digital zoom ratio	1
Scene capture type	Standard

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