File:Diomedea exulans in flight - SE Tasmania.jpg

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Description	English: Wandering Albatross (Diomedea exulans) in flight, East of the Tasman Peninsula, Tasmania, Australia. Français : Un Albatros hurleur (Diomedea exulans) en vol, photographié à l'est de la péninsule de Tasman, en Tasmanie (Australie).
Date	4 February 2012, 09:53:30
Source	Own work
Author	JJ Harrison ( jjharrison89@facebook.com)

Camera location	43° 10′ 5.88″ S, 148° 14′ 17.52″ E	View this and other nearby images on: Google Maps - Google Earth - OpenStreetMap	( Info)-43.1683;148.2382

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Camera manufacturer	Canon
Camera model	Canon EOS 7D
Author	John Harrison
Exposure time	1/2,500 sec (0.0004)
F-number	f/4.5
ISO speed rating	400
Date and time of data generation	09:53, 4 February 2012
Lens focal length	500 mm
Orientation	Normal
Horizontal resolution	240 dpi
Vertical resolution	240 dpi
Software used	Adobe Photoshop CS5 Windows
File change date and time	14:29, 6 February 2012
Exposure Program	Manual
Exif version	2.21
Date and time of digitizing	09:53, 4 February 2012
Shutter speed	11.287712
APEX aperture	4.33985
Exposure bias	0
Maximum land aperture	4 APEX (f/4)
Subject distance	32.4 meters
Metering mode	Pattern
Flash	Flash did not fire, compulsory flash suppression
DateTime subseconds	32
DateTimeOriginal subseconds	32
DateTimeDigitized subseconds	32
Colour space	sRGB
Focal plane X resolution	5,715.545755237
Focal plane Y resolution	5,808.4033613445
Focal plane resolution unit	inches
Custom image processing	Normal process
Exposure mode	Manual exposure
White balance	Auto white balance
Scene capture type	Standard
Serial number of camera	530502666
Lens used	EF500mm f/4L IS USM
Rating (out of 5)	0
Date metadata was last modified	01:29, 7 February 2012
Unique ID of original document	xmp.did:76CEF45D6850E11186D38E0767EC83D6

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