Stationary

Published

1st November 2006

Topics

autumn, basel, chflickrmeetupoct06, colour, crowd, fair, ferris wheel, fliCHr, funfair, herbstmesse, ride, Switzerland

Photographed on

29th October 2006

Camera

Nikon D70

Shutter speed

1/40s

Aperture

f/4.5

ISO

1600

Focal length

70mm

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