File:Falkirk (Millennium) Wheel.jpg
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[edit]DescriptionFalkirk (Millennium) Wheel.jpg |
English: We're back on the mainland, heading to Dalgety Bay, and we stopped off in Falkirk to see this marvel of engineering.
Threre's a canal at the top and a canal at the bottom. At rest, the wheel sits with a gondola at each level, filled with water. Barges sail in, and the water relevels, but due to Achimedes' principle, the weight in the gondolas remains the same. The wheel, in perfect balance, is turned by a small electric motor (same power requirements as a few teakettles, we're told) and the gondlas stay level thanks to wheels within the wheel. The rotation takes 5 minutes, and then the barges sail out. It's truly brilliant.Deutsch: Schiffshebewerk in Falkirk, Schottland, England |
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Source | Falkirk (Millenium) Wheel |
Author | Mike Beltzner |
Camera location | 56° 00′ 03.6″ N, 3° 50′ 32.8″ W | View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMap | 56.001000; -3.842444 |
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Camera manufacturer | FUJIFILM |
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Camera model | FinePix F10 |
Exposure time | 1/450 sec (0.0022222222222222) |
F-number | f/5 |
ISO speed rating | 80 |
Date and time of data generation | 10:26, 31 August 2007 |
Lens focal length | 10.4 mm |
Image title |
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Headline | Falkirk (Millenium) Wheel |
Orientation | Normal |
Horizontal resolution | 72 dpi |
Vertical resolution | 72 dpi |
Software used | Digital Camera FinePix F10 Ver1.02 |
File change date and time | 10:26, 31 August 2007 |
Y and C positioning | Co-sited |
Exposure Program | Normal program |
Exif version | 2.2 |
Date and time of digitizing | 10:26, 31 August 2007 |
Meaning of each component |
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Image compression mode | 2 |
APEX shutter speed | 8.82 |
APEX aperture | 4.6 |
APEX brightness | 8.66 |
APEX exposure bias | 0 |
Maximum land aperture | 3 APEX (f/2.83) |
Metering mode | Pattern |
Light source | Unknown |
Flash | Flash did not fire, auto mode |
Supported Flashpix version | 1 |
Color space | sRGB |
Focal plane X resolution | 2,662 |
Focal plane Y resolution | 2,662 |
Focal plane resolution unit | 3 |
Sensing method | One-chip color area sensor |
File source | Digital still camera |
Scene type | A directly photographed image |
Custom image processing | Normal process |
Exposure mode | Auto exposure |
White balance | Auto white balance |
Scene capture type | Standard |
Sharpness | Normal |
Subject distance range | Unknown |
Keywords | falkirk wheel gondola engineering barge |
IIM version | 4 |