The photo was shot using a SONY ILCE-7S camera at an aperture of f/9, 1/200 sec. shutter speed and ISO 50. FE 24-70mm F4 ZA OSS lens was used to capture the image. Flash did not fire, compulsory flash mode. The original image file has a resolution of 4240 x 2832 pixels, or in other words 12.0 megapixels.The photo has a resolution of 240 DPI.

According to the image metadata, the photo was shot on Sunday 12th of July 2015. The local time was 00:00:37. The timezone was America / New_York, which is GMT -04:00. Please note that timezone was guessed using the GPS coordinates and may not be accurate. The EXIF timestamp may also be wrong if the date and time weren't set correctly in the digital camera.

SONY ILCE-7S camera has a built-in GPS receiver and allows geotagging on image files. The coordinates and location where the photo was taken is stored in the EXIF. According to GPS data analysis, the photo was taken at coordinates 38° 53' 22.13" N , 77° 2' 6.75" W. The elevation was 12 meters. Using reverse geocoding, the address associated with the coordinates is guessed as Washington Monument, Washington, DC 20024, USA. Depending on the GPS receiver and the reception conditions the accuracy may vary and the address should not be regarded as exact location.