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This is not all about photography. From photographic point of view,it is a rather poor photo. It is blured. I tired my best at 1/6sec handheld. 
But I do want to show you what I was fascinated by this tank and what I learned in the Museum of Lincolnshire Life. I'm not teachnical and I have no interested in weapons, but I was surprised to learn that tanks are divided into male and female. Female tank has four machine guns;Male tank has two machine guns and two 6 pounder guns(canons). This is the first tank in the world. The track system was invented in Lincolnshire in the early 1900's by Richard Hornsby from Grantham. The design was bought by an American company and named "Caterpillar tracks". That's all the information I could give to you, but the only thing that I forgot was to find out if this tank is male or female, and I have no clue by looking at it even I have learned the definition, so I'll leave it to you to decide:Male or female? ...Just for fun.
| Brand: | Canon |
| Camera: | Canon EOS 50D |
| Lens: | EF-S18-200mm f/3.5-5.6 IS |
| Recording media: | RAW (digital) |
| Date Taken: | 11 Aug 2012 - 2:39 PM |
| Focal Length: | 20mm |
| Lens Max Aperture: | f/3.5 |
| Aperture: | f/8.0 |
| Shutter Speed: | 1/6sec |
| Exposure Comp: | 0.0 |
| ISO: | 400 |
| Exposure Mode: | Manual |
| Metering Mode: | Partial |
| Flash: | Off, Did not fire |
| Title: | Male or female? |
| Username: | 
xwang |
| Uploaded: | 19 Aug 2012 - 2:51 PM |
| Tags: | General, Humour / fun, Photo journalism, Tank |
| Votes: | 9 |
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Can't see any guns so couldn't tell you if it's a lady tank or a man tank, but good info.
I'm fairly sure this is a female Mark 4, "F for Flirt II". The six-pounder guns of the males projected further from the sponsons (side projections).
There was a third 'gender' of tank with 6-pounders on one side and machine guns on the other side. Unsurprisingly it became known as a 'hermaphrodite'!!
Flirt II fought at the Battle of Cambrai in 1917.
I believe you have managed very well with the slow shutter speed, as your photograph is at least as clear as any other I can find of the same machine.
Bill
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