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07-MAY-2009

Kalta Minor or Short Minaret

Commissioned by the khan in 1852 (to stand at over 72 metres) as the biggest in the Islamic world,
but abandoned in the wake of his death to stand at 26 metres.
The Kalta Minor is girdled in a shade of jade green so rich that it seems to have sucked all the decoration out of the exhausted city
into one glorious reservoir of colour

Canon EOS 5D ,Canon EF 24-105mm f/4L IS USM
1/500s f/14.0 at 35.0mm iso400 hide exif
Full EXIF Info
Date/Time07-May-2009 18:11:40
MakeCanon
ModelCanon EOS 5D
Flash UsedNo
Focal Length35 mm
Exposure Time1/500 sec
Aperturef/14
ISO Equivalent400
Exposure Bias-1.00
White Balance
Metering Modematrix (5)
JPEG Quality
Exposure Programshutter priority (2)
Focus Distance

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