Huntington's Pagoda

My Dad and Stepmom came to visit me in LA last month and among other things, we visited the Huntington Botanical Gardens near Pasadena.  It is a pretty cool place and interesting because of the broad range of gardens.  It has twelve different types of gardens; everything from a Japanese garden to a Chinese garden!  Seriously, it ranges from desert gardens to jungle gardens, and all sorts of gardens in between.

This picture is from the Chinese garden, which is one of the largest classical Chinese gardens outside of China.  This traditionally styled Chinese Pagoda is the Pavilion of the Three Friends, which refers to the ‘three friends of winter’ in Chinese culture.  These three friends are bamboo, pine, and plum blossoms.

It was cloudy that day, so the fact that some blue came through in the clouds is pretty cool.  There are a few things I like about this picture (hence me taking it), but I’ll let you all decide what your favorite parts are on your own.

Exif information
Model	Canon EOS 20D
Original date	2010:01:17 11:01
Exposure time	1/200 sec
Focal length	22mm
F-Stop	f/8
ISO speed	ISO-100
Exposure Bias	0