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Lanterns

Challenge #49 in the A thing of Beauty series. Hosted by swamynirmal.

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Wednesday, 7th May, 2014 (GMT)

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Wednesday, 14th May, 2014 – Tuesday, 20th May, 2014 (GMT)

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Wednesday, 21st May, 2014 – Tuesday, 27th May, 2014 (GMT)

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by Nana Nyan

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Taken at the Artist Alliance Gallery, Accra, Ghana. It is what my family and numerous Ghanaians used as a household light source, with wick and kerosine as fuel source. made of highly polished metal, this rusty one shows the temporal nature of glory

Camera:	Canon EOS 550D (EOS Rebel T2i / EOS Kiss X4)
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Submitted:	Saturday, 17th May, 2014 22:00 (GMT)
Taken:	Thursday, 19th December, 2013
Focal length:	39 mm
Shutter speed:	1/160 sec
Aperture:	F5
ISO:	400
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