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Gold - Close ups

Challenge #20 in the MISCELLANEOUS series. Hosted by Pierre Dumas.

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The golden object(s) must dominate the photo. This is a close up challenge! Not to forget full metadata!

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Wednesday, 29th September, 2021 (GMT)

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Wednesday, 6th October, 2021 – Tuesday, 12th October, 2021 (GMT)

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Wednesday, 13th October, 2021 – Tuesday, 19th October, 2021 (GMT)

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King Tut's Golden Sarcophagus-9345

by vbuhay

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This is a reproduction of the Sarcophagus of the boy king of Egypt Tutankhamun.. its coffin alone is said to have weight 110 Kg or about 242 lbs made of pure gold..taken from the Grand Rapids Museum.

Camera:	Nikon D750
Lens:	Nikon AF-S Nikkor 24-70mm f/2.8G ED
Submitted:	Wednesday, 6th October, 2021 15:50 (GMT)
Taken:	Tuesday, 30th June, 2015
Focal length:	24 mm
Shutter speed:	1/30 sec
Aperture:	F5
ISO:	400
Notes:	Hand held, Manual Exposure, Shot in RAW, processed and exported to jpeg in Lightroom Classic 10.4
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Galleries:	View this photo in vbuhay's gallery

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