File:Lions painting, Chauvet Cave (museum replica).jpg

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Description	English: Lions painted in the Chauvet Cave. This is a replica of the painting from the Brno museum Anthropos. The absence of the mane sometimes leads to these paintings being described as portraits of lionesses.
Date	12 June 2009
Source	Own work (own photo)
Author	HTO

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Camera manufacturer	Canon
Camera model	Canon PowerShot S3 IS
Exposure time	1/60 sec (0.016666666666667)
F-number	f/3.5
Date and time of data generation	11:38, 12 June 2009
Lens focal length	15.6 mm
File change date and time	11:38, 12 June 2009
Y and C positioning	Centered
Exif version	2.2
Date and time of digitizing	11:38, 12 June 2009
Image compression mode	3
Shutter speed	5.90625
APEX aperture	3.625
Exposure bias	0
Maximum land aperture	3.625 APEX (f/3.51)
Metering mode	Pattern
Flash	Flash did not fire, compulsory flash suppression, red-eye reduction mode
Colour space	sRGB
Focal plane X resolution	12,515.555555556
Focal plane Y resolution	12,497.041420118
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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