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05-NOV-2007

5 Nov... A bit of history

Been to the National Archives in Kew today, with a film crew to record a video to launch a forthcoming government publication. The maps in the photo date from the 1950s. At the outbreak of hostilities with Argentina in 1982 they were the only detailed maps of Port Stanley available outside Port Stanley itself and they were used to inform military strategy in the early part of the Falklands campaign.

Canon EOS Digital Rebel XTi ,Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4.5 DC Macro
1/50s f/5.6 at 70.0mm iso400 hide exif
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Date/Time05-Nov-2007 15:00:12
MakeCanon
ModelCanon EOS 400D DIGITAL
Flash UsedNo
Focal Length70 mm
Exposure Time1/50 sec
Aperturef/5.6
ISO Equivalent400
Exposure Bias
White Balance
Metering Modematrix (5)
JPEG Quality
Exposure Programaperture priority (3)
Focus Distance

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Nicki Thurgar10-Nov-2007 18:35
Interesting bit of history uncovered!
Ray :)05-Nov-2007 22:19
Back to Kew again, eh?
Amazing to think that was the case in the current world of the interweb :)
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