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English: US C-17 emergency airdrop in Haiti, Jan 18.
Date 18 January 2010
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Author TSgt. James L. Harper Jr
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Image title A U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III airdrops humanitarian aid into the outskirts of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Jan 18, 2010. Department of Defense assets have been deployed to assist in the Haiti relief effort following a magnitude 7 earthquake that hit the city on Jan. 12, 2010. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. James L. Harper Jr.)
Camera manufacturer NIKON CORPORATION
Camera model NIKON D3
Author Technical Sgt. James L. Harper Jr.
Exposure time 1/2,500 sec (0.0004)
F-number f/4.5
ISO speed rating 200
Date and time of data generation 17:00, 18 January 2010
Lens focal length 80 mm
Orientation Normal
Horizontal resolution 300 dpi
Vertical resolution 300 dpi
Software used Adobe Photoshop CS Windows
File change date and time 16:37, 21 January 2010
Y and C positioning Co-sited
Exposure Program Aperture priority
Exif version 2.21
Date and time of digitizing 17:00, 18 January 2010
Image compression mode 4
Maximum land aperture 4.3 APEX (f/4.44)
Metering mode Pattern
Light source Fine weather
Flash Flash did not fire
DateTime subseconds 24
DateTimeOriginal subseconds 24
DateTimeDigitized subseconds 24
Colour space sRGB
Sensing method One-chip colour area sensor
Custom image processing Normal process
Exposure mode Auto exposure
White balance Manual white balance
Digital zoom ratio 1
Focal length in 35 mm film 80 mm
Scene capture type Standard
Contrast Normal
Saturation Normal
Sharpness Normal
Subject distance range Unknown

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