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DescriptionWhite shark.jpg	العربية: قرش أبيض كبير في مياه جزيرة غوادالوبيه، بالمكسيك، أغسطس 2006. ألتقطت الصورة باستخدام آلة نيكون D70s، بالضوء الطبيعي. يُقدّر طول هذا الحيوان بين 11 و12 قدم (بين 3.3 و3.6 أمتار)، أما سنّه فغير معلوم. Deutsch: ein weißer Hai in einem Schwarm (mutmaßlicher) Tunfische, nahe der mexikanischen Insel Guadalupe; der Hai ist etwa 3,3 bis 3,6 Meter (oder 11 bis 12 Fuß) lang; das Bild wurde in natürlichem Licht mit einer Nikon D70s im Ikelite-Gehäuse^[1] abgelichtet English: Great white shark at Isla Guadalupe, Mexico, August 2006. Shot with Nikon D70s in Ikelite housing, in natural light. Animal estimated at 11-12 feet (3.3 to 3.6 m) in length, age unknown. Italiano: Grande squalo bianco all'isola Guadalupe, Messico, Agosto 2006. Fotografato con Nikon D70s in Ikelite housing, con luce naturale. Lunghezza stimata 11-12 piedi (da 3,3 a 3,6 m), età sconosciuta. Español: Gran tiburón blanco (Carcharodon carcharias) fotografiado cerca de Isla Guadalupe, México, Agosto de 2006. Espécimen de longitud estimada entre 3,3 y 3,6 metros, se desconoce la edad del mismo Français : Photographie d'un Grand requin blanc (Carcharodon carcharias) de 3,5 mètres environ, prise à l'île Guadalupe en août 2006. Matériel : Nikon D70s dans un caisson étanche Ikelite. Čeština: Žralok bílý
Date	12 August 2006
Source	English: Derivative of w:Image:Whiteshark-TGoss5b.jpg
Author	English: Pterantula (Terry Goss) at en.wikipedia
Other versions	Derivative works of this file: White shark (cropped).jpg

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Original image summary: Photo by Terry Goss, copyright 2006. Taken at Isla Guadalupe, Mexico, August 2006. Shot with Nikon D70s in Ikelite housing, in natural light. Animal estimated at 11-12 feet (3.3 to 3.6 m) in length, age unknown. More photos can be found at http://terrygoss.ifp3.com.

Update is higher resolution and removed some artifacts, original at en:image:Whiteshark-TGoss5b_hf.jpg. Regarding version on flickr, it is from same photographer, he is allowed to upload the original with different copyright on flicker and wikipedia, so I see no problem with copyright. --Stefan 06:03, 17 June 2007 (UTC)

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	Date/Time	Dimensions	User	Comment
current	07:09, 4 November 2019	1,200 × 835 (655 KB)	Mariomassone	Reverted to version as of 17:47, 20 February 2013 (UTC)
	06:00, 4 November 2019	1,200 × 832 (650 KB)	SteinsplitterBot	Bot: Image rotated by 180°
	17:47, 20 February 2013	1,200 × 835 (655 KB)	Kurzon	Reverted to version as of 05:59, 17 June 2007 - natural version is better
	13:17, 6 November 2009	1,200 × 835 (374 KB)	Wikipeder	gray point edited (belly) + contrast
	05:59, 17 June 2007	1,200 × 835 (655 KB)	Stefan~commonswiki
	23:18, 13 January 2007	803 × 572 (597 KB)	Stanmar	{{Information \|Description=en:Great white shark Photo by Terry Goss, copyright 2006. Taken at Isla Guadalupe, Mexico, August 2006. Shot with Nikon D70s in Ikelite housing, in natural light. Animal estimated at 11-12 feet (3.3 to 3.6 m) in length, ag

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Camera manufacturer	NIKON CORPORATION
Camera model	NIKON D70s
Exposure time	1/250 sec (0.004)
F-number	f/9
Date and time of data generation	11:18, 12 August 2006
Lens focal length	24 mm
Orientation	Normal
Horizontal resolution	300 dpi
Vertical resolution	300 dpi
Software used	Adobe Photoshop CS2 Windows
File change date and time	14:20, 12 June 2007
Exposure Program	Manual
Exif version	2.21
Date and time of digitizing	11:18, 12 August 2006
Meaning of each component	Y Cb Cr does not exist
Image compression mode	4
Exposure bias	0
Maximum land aperture	4 APEX (f/4)
Metering mode	Pattern
Light source	Fine weather
Flash	Flash did not fire
DateTime subseconds	80
DateTimeOriginal subseconds	80
DateTimeDigitized subseconds	80
Supported Flashpix version	1
Color space	sRGB
Sensing method	One-chip color area sensor
File source	Digital still camera
Scene type	A directly photographed image
Custom image processing	Normal process
Exposure mode	Manual exposure
White balance	Manual white balance
Digital zoom ratio	1
Focal length in 35 mm film	36 mm
Scene capture type	Standard
Scene control	None
Contrast	Normal
Saturation	High saturation
Sharpness	Hard
Subject distance range	Unknown

File:White shark.jpg

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great white shark

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