File:The Union Jack Flag MOD 45153521.jpg
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[edit]DescriptionThe Union Jack Flag MOD 45153521.jpg |
English: The Union Flag also known as the Union Jack is pictured flying from the Jackstaff onboard a Royal Navy warship.
When the first flag representing Britain was introduced on the proclamation of King James I in 1606, it became known simply as "the British flag" or "the flag of Britain". The royal proclamation gave no distinctive name to the new flag. The word "jack" was in use before 1600 to describe the maritime bow flag. By 1627 a small Union Jack was commonly flown in this position. One theory goes that for some years it would have been called just "the Jack", or "Jack flag", or "the King's Jack", but by 1674, while formally referred to as "His Majesty's Jack", it was commonly called the Union Jack, and this was officially acknowledged.
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Author | LA(Phot) Simmo Simpson |
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Camera manufacturer | NIKON CORPORATION |
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Camera model | NIKON D3 |
Author | LA(PHot) Simmo Simpson |
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Exposure time | 1/2,000 sec (0.0005) |
F-number | f/2.8 |
Date and time of data generation | 15:40, 8 June 2011 |
Lens focal length | 175 mm |
Headline | The Union Jack Flag |
Source | ROYAL NAVY |
Credit/Provider | Crown Copyright |
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City shown | Portsmouth |
Width | 2,709 px |
Height | 1,806 px |
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Pixel composition | RGB |
Orientation | Normal |
Number of components | 3 |
Horizontal resolution | 300 dpi |
Vertical resolution | 300 dpi |
Software used | Adobe Photoshop CS5 Windows |
File change date and time | 17:04, 15 February 2012 |
Y and C positioning | Co-sited |
Exposure Program | Shutter priority |
Exif version | 2.21 |
Date and time of digitizing | 15:40, 8 June 2011 |
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Image compression mode | 4 |
APEX shutter speed | 10.965784 |
APEX aperture | 2.970854 |
APEX exposure bias | 0 |
Maximum land aperture | 3 APEX (f/2.83) |
Metering mode | Pattern |
Light source | Unknown |
Flash | Flash did not fire |
DateTime subseconds | 75 |
DateTimeOriginal subseconds | 75 |
DateTimeDigitized subseconds | 75 |
Supported Flashpix version | 1 |
Color space | sRGB |
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 |
Digital zoom ratio | 1 |
Focal length in 35 mm film | 175 mm |
Scene capture type | Standard |
Scene control | None |
Contrast | Normal |
Saturation | Normal |
Sharpness | Normal |
Subject distance range | Unknown |
GPS tag version | 2.2.0.0 |
Image width | 2,709 px |
Image height | 1,806 px |
Unique ID of original document | uuid:FDFC524B45B84B92 B041CA5F447FF53F |
Date metadata was last modified | 17:04, 15 February 2012 |
Special instructions | Cleared for release by PRO, LT CDR Morris, HMS ST Albans |
Writer | Simmo Simpson |
Category | MOD |
Supplemental categories | Equipment |
Copyright status | Copyrighted |
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Contact information | rnpd@dsl.pipex.com
www.royalnavyimages.co.uk FRPU(E)HMS ExcellentWhale Island Portsmouth, Hants, PO2 8ER England |
Province or state shown | Hants |
Country shown | UK |
IIM version | 2 |
Type of item | le at Work |
Editorial status of image | Approved |
Fixture name | Free |