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العربية: قرش أبيض كبير في مياه جزيرة غوادالوبيه، بالمكسيك، أغسطس 2006. ألتقطت الصورة باستخدام آلة نيكون D70s، بالضوء الطبيعي. يُقدّر طول هذا الحيوان بين 11 و12 قدم (بين 3.3 و3.6 أمتار)، أما سنّه فغير معلوم.
English: Great white shark at Isla Guadalupe, Mexico, August 2006. Shot with Nikon D70s in Ikelite housing, in natural light. Animal estimated at 11-12 feet (3.3 to 3.6 m) in length, age unknown.
Français : Photographie d'un Grand requin blanc (Carcharodon carcharias) de 3,5 mètres environ, prise à l' île Gadalupe en août 2006. Matériel : Nikon D70s dans un caisson étanche Ikelite.
Date 12 August 2006
Source Derivative of w:Image:Whiteshark-TGoss5b.jpg
Author Pterantula (Terry Goss) at en.wikipedia
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  • Original image summary: Photo by Terry Goss, copyright 2006. Taken at Isla Guadalupe, Mexico, August 2006. Shot with Nikon D70s in Ikelite housing, in natural light. Animal estimated at 11-12 feet (3.3 to 3.6 m) in length, age unknown. More photos can be found at http://terrygoss.ifp3.com.

Update is higher resolution and removed some artifacts, original at en:image:Whiteshark-TGoss5b_hf.jpg. Regarding version on flickr, it is from same photographer, he is allowed to upload the original with different copyright on flicker and wikipedia, so I see no problem with copyright. -- Stefan 06:03, 17 June 2007 (UTC)

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Camera manufacturer NIKON CORPORATION
Camera model NIKON D70s
Exposure time 1/250 sec (0.004)
F-number f/9
Date and time of data generation 11:18, 12 August 2006
Lens focal length 24 mm
Orientation Normal
Horizontal resolution 300 dpi
Vertical resolution 300 dpi
Software used Adobe Photoshop CS2 Windows
File change date and time 14:20, 12 June 2007
Exposure Program Manual
Exif version 2.21
Date and time of digitizing 11:18, 12 August 2006
Meaning of each component
  1. Y
  2. Cb
  3. Cr
  4. does not exist
Image compression mode 4
Exposure bias 0
Maximum land aperture 4 APEX (f/4)
Metering mode Pattern
Light source Fine weather
Flash Flash did not fire
DateTime subseconds 80
DateTimeOriginal subseconds 80
DateTimeDigitized subseconds 80
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 Manual exposure
White balance Manual white balance
Digital zoom ratio 1
Focal length in 35 mm film 36 mm
Scene capture type Standard
Scene control None
Contrast Normal
Saturation High saturation
Sharpness Hard
Subject distance range Unknown

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