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The picture was taken vs The picture has been taken

Both phrases are correct; however, they're used in different contexts. 'The picture was taken' is used to describe a past action without specifying the exact time, while 'The picture has been taken' emphasizes the completion of the action in the recent past.
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The picture was taken

This phrase is correct and commonly used to describe a past action without specifying the exact time.

This phrase is used to indicate that a picture was captured or created in the past without specifying when it happened.

Examples:

  • The picture was taken at the beach last summer.
  • I found out the picture was taken by a professional photographer.
  • Select here the program used by the camera to set exposure when the picture was taken.
  • Select here the metering mode used by the camera to set exposure when the picture was taken.
  • The picture was taken at 9:44 P.M.
  • The picture was taken the night Isabelle hitched her way to a Nirvana concert at Lee's Palace.
  • Select here the white balance mode set by the camera when the picture was taken.
  • The newspaper in question considers it unimportant to mention that the picture was taken at the Villa Malaparte in Italy.
  • Select here the mode used by the camera to set exposure when the picture was taken. In auto-bracketing mode, the camera shoots a series of frames of the same scene at different exposure settings.
  • The picture was taken ten years ago... and you know how they are, those women from Calabria, don't you?
  • Tell me about the day the picture was taken.
  • Well, the picture was taken 24 years ago.
  • Given the time the picture was taken, we're pretty certain it's one of her abductors.
  • Was she asked a question just as the picture was taken?
  • On the moment the picture was taken, she's still alive.
  • Use the map on the right to select the location where the picture was taken. Click with left mouse button or move the marker on the map to get the GPS coordinates.
  • Set here the date and time when the original image data was generated. For a digital still camera the date and time the picture was taken are recorded.
  • Since I got demoted, I have to show my I.D., but the picture was taken so long ago, I put on a lot of weight, so I have to stretch out my face and say,
  • Same Day Bob Smeets which the picture was taken.

Alternatives:

  • the photo was taken
  • the image was captured
  • the snapshot was captured
  • the photograph was shot
  • the picture was snapped

The picture has been taken

This phrase is correct and is used to emphasize the completion of the action in the recent past.

This phrase is used to indicate that a picture has been captured or created recently, emphasizing the completion of the action.

Examples:

  • The picture has been taken for the exhibition.
  • I can confirm that the picture has been taken by our team.
  • The little picture has been taken down.
  • A picture has been taken down from the wall there.
  • The pictures taken by photojournalists are protected under the EU Copyright Directive (2001/29/EC OJ L 167, 22.6.2001, p.
  • We'd better go and have the picture taken.
  • We need to get the on-call radiographer, and then we can logroll after the pictures have been taken.
  • This is the picture taken at eight kilometers, OK? Again, the shoreline.
  • From the pictures taken by Mr. Fleury at Le Thuit (Haute Normadie) between 1928 and 1930.
  • He was in his little suit that he'd had the pictures taken in, I think.
  • I put him in the profile after the pictures were taken.
  • Tell me about the day the picture was taken.
  • That's because all the pictures were taken after they died.
  • That night the pictures Were taken of you doing those lines.
  • Same Day Bob Smeets which the picture was taken.
  • Select here the program used by the camera to set exposure when the picture was taken.
  • Select here the metering mode used by the camera to set exposure when the picture was taken.
  • Select here the white balance mode set by the camera when the picture was taken.
  • Given the time the picture was taken, we're pretty certain it's one of her abductors.
  • From what I can tell, this is where most of the pictures were taken.
  • The picture was taken at 9:44 P.M.
  • Well, the picture was taken 24 years ago.

Alternatives:

  • the photo has been taken
  • the image has been captured
  • the snapshot has been captured
  • the photograph has been shot
  • the picture has been snapped

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