Pampas Grass is not native to Vancouver (I think it originated in Argentina) but it is a popular plant, seen in many of the city's gardens.
Selective focus and lighting are combined in this image to emphasize the stalk just right of centre. Back-lighting the subject increases the contrast between the foreground and background. A longer focal length (a mild telephoto lens) helps select the desired portion of the photograph by simultaneously narrowing the angle of view and the depth of field.
| File name: | DSC_1845.NEF |
| File size: | 3.9MB (4043819 bytes) |
| Date taken: | Mon, 29 Oct, 2001 12:12:02 PM |
| Image size: | 3008 x 1960 |
| Resolution: | 300 x 300 dpi |
| Number of bits: | 12 bits/channel |
| Protection: | Off |
| Camera ID: | N/A |
| Camera: | NIKON D1X |
| Quality mode: | HI (5.4M Raw Compressed) |
| Metering mode: | Matrix |
| Exposure mode: | Shutter priority |
| Speed light: | Off |
| Focal length: | 105.0 mm |
| Shutter speed: | 1/160 seconds |
| Aperture: | F11.0 |
| Exposure compensation: | 0.0 EV |
| White Balance: | Auto |
| Lens: | 105 mm F2.8 |
| Flash sync mode: | N/A |
| Exposure difference: | 0.0 EV |
| Flexible program: | No |
| Sensitivity: | ISO320 |
| Sharpening: | Low |
| Image Type: | Color |
| Color Mode: | Mode 2 (Adobe RGB) |
| Hue adjustment: | 3 |
| Saturation Control: | N/A |
| Tone compensation: | Normal |
| Latitude(GPS): | N/A |
| Longitude(GPS): | N/A |
| Altitude(GPS): | N/A |