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File:Caspar David Friedrich 032 (The wanderer above the sea of fog).jpg

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Summary

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Title
Deutsch: Der Wanderer über dem Nebelmeer
English: The wanderer above the sea of fog
Français : Le voyageur au-dessus de la mer de nuages
Italiano: Il viandante sul mare di nebbia
Date 1818
Medium oil on canvas
Dimensions 98 × 74 cm (38.6 × 29.1 in)
Accession number 5161
Source/Photographer The photographic reproduction was done by Cybershot800i. ( Diff)

Licensing

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Picture of the day

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English: The Wanderer above a sea of fog by Caspar David Friedrich, around 1818
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Metadata

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Camera manufacturer Canon
Camera model Canon EOS 600D
Exposure time 1/50 sec (0.02)
F-number f/4.5
ISO speed rating 160
Date and time of data generation 14:48, 8 June 2011
Lens focal length 37 mm
Orientation Normal
Horizontal resolution 72 dpi
Vertical resolution 72 dpi
Software used Microsoft Windows Photo Viewer 6.1.7600.16385
File change date and time 22:57, 9 June 2011
Y and C positioning Co-sited
Exposure Program Not defined
Exif version 2.3
Date and time of digitizing 14:48, 8 June 2011
Meaning of each component
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Shutter speed 5.625
APEX aperture 4.375
Exposure bias 0
Metering mode Pattern
Flash Flash did not fire, compulsory flash suppression
DateTime subseconds 38
DateTimeOriginal subseconds 38
DateTimeDigitized subseconds 38
Supported Flashpix version 0,100
Colour space sRGB
Focal plane X resolution 5,728.1767955801
Focal plane Y resolution 5,808.4033613445
Focal plane resolution unit inches
Custom image processing Normal process
Exposure mode Auto exposure
White balance Auto white balance
Scene capture type Standard
Rating (out of 5) 0

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