Some of the water lilies in bloom. I know water lilies are fairly hard to get to bloom in an artificial pond, but the people at the gardens make it look easy.

Image information:
Camera:NIKON D70  Date:Saturday August 07,2004 11:28 AM
Shutter speed: 1/125  F-stop: 13.0  Focal length: 250.0mm (35mm equivalent: 375.0mm)  
Metering mode: Spot  

Post processing: Cropping, and minor sharpening