File:Sun rising over a blanket of clouds, Nandi Hills, Karnataka (edit).jpg

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Description	English: This image shows the sun rising, piercing the clouds in the skies. captured on an early morning after a 6km night trek.
Date	6 March 2016, 07:37:39
Source	This file was derived from: Sun rising over a blanket of clouds, Nandi Hills, Karnataka.jpg
Author	Original: Sri Chakra Pranav Derivative work: UnpetitproleX


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Camera manufacturer	NIKON CORPORATION
Camera model	NIKON D5200
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Exposure time	1/40 sec (0.025)
F Number	f/10
ISO speed rating	100
Date and time of data generation	07:37, 6 March 2016
Lens focal length	18 mm
Orientation	Normal
Horizontal resolution	300 dpi
Vertical resolution	300 dpi
Software used	darktable 5.0.1
File change date and time	16:39, 7 June 2025
Exposure Program	Manual
Exif version	2.21
Date and time of digitizing	07:37, 6 March 2016
APEX shutter speed	5.321928
APEX aperture	6.643856
APEX exposure bias	0
Maximum land aperture	3.6 APEX (f/3.48)
Metering mode	Center weighted average
Light source	Unknown
Flash	Flash did not fire
DateTime subseconds	80
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DateTimeDigitized subseconds	80
Color space	sRGB
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Focal plane resolution unit	4
File source	Digital still camera
Scene type	A directly photographed image
Custom image processing	Normal process
Exposure mode	Manual exposure
White balance	Auto white balance
Digital zoom ratio	1
Focal length in 35 mm film	27 mm
Scene capture type	Standard
Scene control	None
Contrast	Normal
Saturation	Normal
Sharpness	Normal
Subject distance range	Unknown
Lens used	18.0-55.0 mm f/3.5-5.6
Serial number of camera	6317794
Date metadata was last modified	00:04, 2 April 2016
Rating (out of 5)	0
Unique ID of original document	ADBB4EAA9C1071545A083EC33F1CFAA4
IIM version	2,046

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