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Uploaded by: avsrldr — mercredi 15 août 2012 — McMurdo Station, Antarctica

Nacreous clouds over McMurdo Station, Antarctica

Appareil photo: NIKON D80


Manufacturer:	NIKON CORPORATION
Model:	NIKON D80
Orientation:	top - left
x-Resolution:	300.00
y-Resolution:	300.00
Resolution Unit:	Inch
Software:	Ver.1.10
YCbCr Positioning:	co-sited
Compression:	JPEG compression
Exposure Time:	1/250 sec.
FNumber:	f/10.0
Exposure Program:	Not defined
ISO Speed Ratings:	200
Exif Version:	Exif Version 2.21
Components Configuration:	Y Cb Cr -
Compressed Bits per Pixel:	2.00
Exposure Bias:	0.00 EV
MaxApertureValue:	3.00 EV (f/2.8)
Metering Mode:	Pattern
Light Source:	0
Flash:	Flash did not fire, compulsory flash mode.
Focal Length:	70.0 mm
User Comment:
SubsecTime:	80
SubSecTimeOriginal:	80
SubSecTimeDigitized:	80
FlashPixVersion:	FlashPix Version 1.0
Color Space:	sRGB
PixelXDimension:	3872
PixelYDimension:	2592
Sensing Method:	One-chip color area sensor
File Source:	DSC
Scene Type:	1
CFA Pattern:	8 bytes undefined data
Custom Rendered:	Normal process
Exposure Mode:	Auto exposure
White Balance:	Auto white balance
Digital Zoom Ratio:	1.00
Focal Length In 35mm Film:	105
Scene Capture Type:	Landscape
Gain Control:	Normal
Contrast:	Normal
Saturation:	Normal
Sharpness:	Hard
Subject Distance Range:	Unknown
InteroperabilityIndex:	R98
InteroperabilityVersion:	0100

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1. n8pzg 04:47 GMT le 16 août 2012
Beautiful clouds. Excellent capture. Action: Quote \| Ignore User Member Since: 25 novembre 2006 Comments: 406

2. gilg72 05:14 GMT le 16 août 2012
Wonderful shot. Welcome to WU with this first Photo. Congratulations on your first AC, & with your first photo upload. Action: Quote \| Ignore User Member Since: 5 juin 2010 Comments: 36659

3. Aitch1 09:57 GMT le 16 août 2012
Lovely photograph. Those clouds are shaded like mother of pearl. Congratulations. Action: Quote \| Ignore User Member Since: 20 avril 2011 Comments: 344

4. Leeuwtrots 12:01 GMT le 16 août 2012
Very nice pastel colors, congratulations. Action: Quote \| Ignore User Member Since: 15 mai 2010 Comments: 4910

5. observing 15:16 GMT le 16 août 2012
Great shot. These clouds will be one of the featured articles by Dr. Masters in the new wunderground book. Action: Quote \| Ignore User Member Since: 21 Mars 2008 Comments: 3530

6. Biskitten 15:55 GMT le 16 août 2012
Lovely cloud capture - Congrats on your 1st AC shot! Action: Quote \| Ignore User Member Since: 10 septembre 2010 Comments: 25487

7. llpj04 16:05 GMT le 16 août 2012
Awesome! Action: Quote \| Ignore User Member Since: 10 juillet 2010 Comments: 15787

8. Bluesmaster 16:12 GMT le 16 août 2012
Lovely, AC congrats! Action: Quote \| Ignore User Member Since: 12 septembre 2008 Comments: 15101

9. teach50 16:20 GMT le 16 août 2012
Fabulous shot. Action: Quote \| Ignore User Member Since: 12 juillet 2004 Comments: 6016

10. SVLover 16:39 GMT le 16 août 2012
Amazing sky! Congratulations. Action: Quote \| Ignore User Member Since: 29 octobre 2006 Comments: 30506

11. newenglandlight 21:13 GMT le 16 août 2012
Stunning shot! Congrats! Action: Quote \| Ignore User Member Since: 6 novembre 2010 Comments: 7340

12. got2dogs 22:56 GMT le 16 août 2012
fascinating sky - those colors are marvelous! congrats on your first AC and welcome to WU!! Action: Quote \| Ignore User Member Since: 23 décembre 2008 Comments: 21173

13. Sharrose 01:44 GMT le 17 août 2012
Wow...beautiful image! Action: Quote \| Ignore User Member Since: 21 février 2007 Comments: 8883

14. Susie77 03:52 GMT le 17 août 2012
Beautiful photo. Thank you so much for showing us a place most of us will never be able to see in person. Our planet is so amazing! Action: Quote \| Ignore User Member Since: 14 avril 2002 Comments: 749

15. katy99780 18:56 GMT le 20 août 2012
A-MAZING photo of this wonderful phenomenon!! I have always wanted to see these so-very-rare clouds! And now, from the most remote place on the planet! BEAUTIFUL photo, Welcome to Wunderground, congratulations on your AC AND World View!!! Action: Quote \| Ignore User Member Since: 3 octobre 2005 Comments: 20117

16. jennjeff1 16:12 GMT le 25 août 2012
Great photo of Nacreous Clouds from McMurdo Station, Antarctica--how cool is that for a photo op location?!?!??! As a geographer who wants to visit all the continents, Antarctica is still on my bucket list unfortunately.... Congratulations on your first WU upload which earned a both a WU Approver's Choice award and a World View top 20 pics of the week award!!!! Great job--hope to see more posts from "really down under"!!! Stay safe down there--we heard there is some sort of medical emergency already this year! ~Jeff Action: Quote \| Ignore User Member Since: 8 février 2011 Comments: 1189