Water Lily

We recently decided to photograph the gardens in Vancouver that are open to the public. These gardens are the UBC Botanical Gardens, the Nitobe Japanese Gardens, the Dr. Sun Yat Sen Classical Chinese Garden and the Van Dusen Garden. Any one of them provide a pleasant afternoon's activity. The advantage we have, with our proximity and yearly passes, is that we can visit them every two weeks or so and see the changes over time. Expect to see more garden pictures!

This Water Lily is from the Van Dusen Gardens. The site makes good use of open water as reflecting ponds, waterfalls, and hosts of water plants. Its layout also makes very good use of its space, making a large variety of plants fit into 6 city blocks without feeling cramped. The photo was taken on a sunny day with high thin clouds.

The camera included the following information in the original file:

File Name
  106-0654_IMG.JPG
Camera Model Name
  Canon PowerShot G1
Shooting Date/Time
  01/7/7 11:32:07 AM
Shooting Mode
  Aperture-Priority AE
Tv (Shutter Speed)
  1/400
Av (Aperture Value)
  8.0
Metering Mode
  Center-weighted averaging
Exposure Compensation
  -1
ISO Speed
  50
Lens
  7.0 - 21.0 mm
Focal Length
  21.0 mm
Digital Zoom
  None
Image Size
  2048x1536
Image Quality
  Super Fine
Flash
  Off
White Balance
  Daylight
AF mode
  Single
Parameters
  Contrast Low
  Sharpness Low
  Color Saturation Normal
File Size
  1444KByte
Serial Number
  106-0654
Drive Mode
  Single-frame shooting
Macro
  Off
Owner's Name
  Gerald & Irmgard Carter