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18th St, CTA Pigeons

steelwench

Published: Oct 8, 2009

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Description

When I lived in Chicago, I became more aware of pigeons. I started to take pictures of them when in Berlin.
It was only fair to take some pictures of them on my last visit to Chi-town.

Image size

3296x2472px 1.99 MB

Make

EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY

Model

KODAK EASYSHARE M893 IS DIGITAL CAMERA

Shutter Speed

1/64 second

Aperture

F/5.6

Focal Length

17 mm

ISO Speed

320

Date Taken

Jul 13, 2009, 10:32:44 AM

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