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Description ♂, ♀ Giraffa camelopardalis angolensis Lydekker, 1903
Afrikaans: Parende Suidelike savannekameelperde by Chudopwatergat, Etosha, Namibië
English: Mating Southern savannah giraffes at Chudop waterhole, Etosha, Namibia
Français : Deux Girafes s'accouplant. Point d'eau de Chudop, Etosha, Namibie
Date 30 June 2007
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Author Hans Hillewaert
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English: Mating Angolan Giraffes (Giraffa camelopardalis angolensis) at Chudop waterhole, Etosha, Namibia.
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Image title SONY DSC
Camera manufacturer SONY
Camera model DSLR-A100
Author Lycaon
Copyright holder Hans Hillewaert
Exposure time 1/400 sec (0.0025)
F-number f/9
ISO speed rating 80
Date and time of data generation 10:11, 30 June 2007
Lens focal length 160 mm
Orientation Normal
Horizontal resolution 72 dpi
Vertical resolution 72 dpi
File change date and time 22:52, 17 July 2007
Y and C positioning Centered
Exposure Program Normal program
Exif version 2.21
Date and time of digitizing 10:11, 30 June 2007
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Image compression mode 8
APEX brightness 10
Exposure bias -0.7
Maximum land aperture 4.64 APEX (f/4.99)
Metering mode Pattern
Light source Unknown
Flash Flash did not fire, auto mode
Supported Flashpix version 0,100
Colour space sRGB
File source Digital still camera
Scene type A directly photographed image
Custom image processing Custom process
Exposure mode Auto exposure
White balance Auto white balance
Digital zoom ratio 0
Focal length in 35 mm film 240 mm
Scene capture type Standard
Scene control None
Contrast Normal
Saturation Normal
Sharpness Hard

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