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  ▪ Model:  C750UZ
  ▪ Make:  OLYMPUS CORPORATION
Basic shot info:
  ▪ Focal Length:  7.4 mm
  ▪ Flash:  Flash did not fire, compulsory flash mode
  ▪ Metering Mode:  Spot
  ▪ ISO Speed Ratings:  100
Advanced shot info:
  ▪ Exposure Bias Value:  -0.3
  ▪ Exposure Time:  0.01 sec
  ▪ Max Aperture Value:  F2.8
Exif-related info:
  ▪ Date/Time:  2006:02:01 16:19:05
  ▪ Exif Image Width:  431 pixels
  ▪ Exif Image Height:  576 pixels
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Comment: One of the many colorful formations in the Siq, the main entrance to Petra. At the lower part of the rock is a channel, dug to carry rain water to the city.
Petra Panorama * A panoramic view of the mountains of Petra, taken from our hotel on top of the hill above town. The city of Petra is in the hills at the very right side of the photo. * 1440 x 229 * (76KB)

Riding into Petra * Jim on the trail to Petra. This first kilometer you ride by horse, then you must walk for the next kilometer to main site. Once there, you can then rent a donkey or camel to continue (or walk as we did). * 576 x 431 * (113KB)

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Rock Chasm
The Treasury * The Treasury is the finest of the Petra carvings. It is not the largest, but certainly the most refined and detailed. This is the facade made famous in the Indiana Jones movie. * 431 x 576 * (106KB)

Colorful Siq * Another portion of the Siq, drenched in bright golds and reds. * 431 x 576 * (99KB)

Theater * The theater was built by the Nabataeans sometime in the 1st century AD. Differing sources report the seating to be between 6000 and 9000 people. * 576 x 431 * (113KB)

Al-Deir * The modern name of Al-Deir comes from the fact that the Nabataean structure was perhaps used by Christians in the Byzantine period. The path up to the site a 1000 step climb and uses the original Nabataean processional way. * 576 x 431 * (129KB)

Panoramic View above Monastery * The view looking northwest over the mountains and to the desert beyond. * 864 x 224 * (49KB)

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