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This photograph is from Mount Tolmie in Victoria. It shows a typical micro-environment of the southern Vancouver Island. The Garry Oak is a concern because it only grows in a small area - Victoria, the Gulf and San Juan Islands and the western side of Puget Sound. This endangered slow-growing tree species is losing habitat to housing.
The Common Camas (also known as Blue Camas) was a staple food for the natives of Vancouver Island. They cultivated the stands of these plants to ensure they would not be confused with the very poisonous Death-Camas. The two can be easily distinguished by their flowers, but it is the root bulb that is harvested, and the two bulbs cannot be easily differentiated.
This particular photograph is filled with detail, it looks particularly good as a big print. Despite the image size statistic provided by the camera, we have software that generates large 60MB images that reveal this detail.
The camera recorded the following information with the original image file.
Thursday, 17 April, 2003
4:06:46 PM
Color
Data Format: RAW (12-bit)
Compression: None
Image Size: 3008 X 1960
Lens: 105mm f/2.8
Focal Length: 105mm
Exposure Mode: Shutter
Metering Mode: Multi-Pattern
1/200 sec-f/8
Exposure Comp: 0 EV
Exposure Difference: 0 EV
Hue Adjustment: 3
SpeedLight Mode: None
Sensitivity: ISO 400
Color Mode: Adobe RGB
White Balance: Overcast
Tone Compensation: Low-Contrast
Sharpening: None
Model: Nikon D1X
Camera ID: Gerald & Irmgard Carter