File:Brahminy kite.jpg

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Description	English: In flight the rounded tail and plumage of adults is distinctive. ไทย: ขณะบินจะเห็นปลายหางที่มนและสีขนอันเป็นเอกลักษณ์เฉพาะของนกที่โตเต็มวัย.
Date	21 February 2008, 16:35
Source	Brahminy kite series #3
Author	Challiyil Eswaramangalath Vipin from Chalakudy, India

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Camera manufacturer	NIKON CORPORATION
Camera model	NIKON D40
Exposure time	1/640 sec (0.0015625)
F-number	f/6.3
ISO speed rating	200
Date and time of data generation	16:35, 21 February 2008
Lens focal length	380 mm
Orientation	Normal
Horizontal resolution	300 dpi
Vertical resolution	300 dpi
Software used	ACD Systems Digital Imaging
File change date and time	14:03, 6 March 2008
Y and C positioning	Centered
Exposure Program	Manual
Exif version	2.1
Date and time of digitizing	16:35, 21 February 2008
Image compression mode	4
Exposure bias	0.66666666666667
Maximum land aperture	5.3 APEX (f/6.28)
Metering mode	Centre weighted average
Light source	Fine weather
Flash	Flash did not fire
DateTime subseconds	468
DateTimeOriginal subseconds	00
DateTimeDigitized subseconds	00
Colour space	sRGB
Sensing method	One-chip colour area sensor
Custom image processing	Normal process
Exposure mode	Manual exposure
White balance	Manual white balance
Digital zoom ratio	1
Focal length in 35 mm film	570 mm
Scene capture type	Standard
Contrast	Hard
Saturation	High saturation
Sharpness	Hard
Subject distance range	Unknown

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