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A massive sand storm cloud is close to enveloping a military camp as it rolls over Al Asad, Iraq, just before nightfall on April 27, 2005. DoD photo by Corporal Alicia M. Garcia, U.S. Marine Corps. (Released)

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Camera manufacturer Canon
Camera model Canon EOS 10D
Orientation Normal
Horizontal resolution 300 dpi
Vertical resolution 300 dpi
Software used Adobe Photoshop 7.0
File change date and time 18:15, 28 April 2005
Author Cpl. Alicia M. Garcia
Y and C positioning 1
Exposure time 1/200 sec (0.005)
F-number f/3.5
ISO speed rating 100
Exif version 2.2
Date and time of data generation 10:30, 26 April 2005
Date and time of digitizing 10:30, 26 April 2005
Image compression mode 3
Shutter speed 7.64385986328
Aperture 3.61471557617
Exposure bias 0
Maximum land aperture 2.97085571289
Metering mode Pattern
Flash 0
Lens focal length 24 mm
Colour space 65535
Focal plane X resolution 3443.94618834
Focal plane Y resolution 3442.01680672
Focal plane resolution unit inches
Sensing method One-chip colour area sensor
Custom image processing Normal process
Exposure mode Manual exposure
White Balance Auto white balance
Scene capture type Standard
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