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Kazakh horsemen galloping along the shore of Lake Sayram in Xinjiang, China

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9th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest

Kazakh horsemen galloping along the shore of Lake Sayram in Xinjiang, China

Kazakh horsemen galloping along the shore of Lake Sayram in Xinjiang, China

TAGS: China

Thomas Adolphson

Wilmette, Illinois, United States of America

Member since 2014

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© Thomas Adolphson.
All rights reserved.

Image Source:

digital

Date Taken:

06.2009

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Date Uploaded:

Nov. 30, 2011, 9:08 p.m.

Camera Make:

Camera Model:

KODAK EASYSHARE C713 ZOOM DIGITAL CAMERA

Focal Length:

6mm

Shutter Speed:

1/1400

Aperture:

f2.7

ISO:

ISO200

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