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Description	English: Painted Francolin (Francolinus pictus, Phasianidae, Galliformes) in Bhigwan, Maharashtra, India.
Date	6 August 2025, 18:46:38
Source	Own work
Author	Tisha Mukherjee

Camera location	18° 17′ 50″ N, 74° 45′ 10″ E	View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMap	18.297222; 74.752778


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English: Painted francolin (Francolinus pictus) in Bhigwan, Maharashtra, India.

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Camera manufacturer	Canon
Camera model	Canon EOS R8
Exposure time	1/800 sec (0.00125)
F-number	f/11
ISO speed rating	32,000
Date and time of data generation	18:46, 6 August 2025
Lens focal length	800 mm
Horizontal resolution	300 dpi
Vertical resolution	300 dpi
Software used	Adobe Photoshop Camera Raw 17.1 (Windows)
File change date and time	18:25, 18 August 2025
Exposure Program	Manual
Exif version	2.31
Date and time of digitizing	18:46, 6 August 2025
Shutter speed	9.643856
APEX aperture	6.918863
Exposure bias	0
Maximum land aperture	7 APEX (f/11.31)
Subject distance	10.06 meters
Metering mode	Spot
Flash	Flash did not fire
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Focal plane resolution unit	3
Custom image processing	Normal process
Exposure mode	Manual exposure
White balance	Manual white balance
Scene capture type	Standard
Serial number of camera	238022002832
Lens used	RF800mm F11 IS STM
Date metadata was last modified	23:55, 18 August 2025
Unique ID of original document	6D53BB6CDEBEE93857F1B928075CE0BD
IIM version	4

File:Painted Francolin in Bhigwan August 2025 by Tisha Mukherjee 02.jpg

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Painted Francolin

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inception

6 August 2025

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coordinates of the point of view

18°17'49.999"N, 74°45'10.001"E

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Canon RF 800mm F11 IS STM

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32,000

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0.00125 second

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11

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800 millimetre

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