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English: Parthenon from south.
Picture of week on Czech Wikipedia
English: This image was selected as a picture of the week on the Czech Wikipedia for 50th week, 2006.
Česky: Tento obrázek byl vybrán jako obrázek týdne na České Wikipedii pro 50. týden roku 2006.
Français : Cette image est sélectionnée en tant qu' image de la semaine sur la Wikipédia Tchèque pour la 50ème semaine de 2006.
Македонски: Оваа слика е избрана за слика на неделата на чешката Википедија за L недела од 2006 година.
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Summary

Description
Česky: Obrázek Parthenónu, kterou jsem udělal pozdě odpoledne.
English: Picture of Parthenon I took in late afternoon.
Français : Le Parthénon en fin d'après-midi.
Tiếng Việt: Hình chụp Parthenon lúc hoàng hôn.
For more translations SEE BELOW
Date 5 December 2005 (according to EXIF data)
Source Own work
Author Thermos ( Thermos)
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Camera location

37° 58′ 16.00″ N, 23° 43′ 35.00″ E

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Metadata

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Camera manufacturer Canon
Camera model Canon EOS 20D
Exposure time 1/100 sec (0.01)
F-number f/10
ISO speed rating 100
Date and time of data generation 16:08, 5 December 2005
Lens focal length 20 mm
Orientation Normal
Horizontal resolution 298 dpi
Vertical resolution 298 dpi
Software used Adobe Photoshop CS2 Windows
File change date and time 13:04, 7 August 2006
Exposure Program Aperture priority
Date and time of digitizing 16:08, 5 December 2005
Shutter speed 6.6438598632812
APEX aperture 6.6438598632812
Exposure bias 0
Metering mode Partial
Flash Flash did not fire, compulsory flash suppression
Colour space Uncalibrated
Focal plane X resolution 2,886.3636363636
Focal plane Y resolution 2,885.8057630736
Focal plane resolution unit inches
Custom image processing Normal process
Exposure mode Auto exposure
White balance Auto white balance
Scene capture type Standard
Image height 2,345 px
Image width 3,519 px
Date metadata was last modified 16:04, 7 August 2006

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