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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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