September 13, 2008
“That pleasure which is at once the most pure, the most elevating and the most intense, is derived, I maintain, from the contemplation of the beautiful.” Edgar Allen Poe
EXIF Data
Camera:
Canon EOS 400D Digital
Exposure:
1/3200 sec
Aperture:
f/5
Focal Length:
39 mm
ISO Speed:
400
Exposure Bias:
0/3 EV
Flash:
Flash did not fire
Orientation:
Horizontal (normal)
X-Resolution:
72 dpi
Y-Resolution:
72 dpi
Software:
GIMP 2.4.5
Date and Time:
2008:09:07 08:52:35
Exposure Program:
Aperture priority
White ...
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Train pict credit: Me
Tarantua Nebula from the Astronomy Picture of the Day website
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