Arbutus menzeisii at Mt Douglas Park in Victoria on Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada - (Published by GETTY IMAGES)

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Photograph taken at  an altitude of Two hundred and six metres, at 12:13pm on Thursday 26th September 2019 off Cordova Bay road  Cedar Hill Road and the Whittaker trail, standing at the viewing platform close to the summit of Mt Douglas within Mt Douglas Park in Victoria on Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada.

The Arbutus is Canada's only native broad-leafed evergreen tree, and found along it's West coast. In British Columbia,  Arbutus (Arbutus menzeisii) are found in the dry South Eastern regions of Vancouver Island, lower mainland and parts of the Southern Gulf Islands, and often in the company of Douglas-firs and Garry oak which are also drought resistant. 

Arbutus takes it's name from the Latin where it refers to Arbutus unedo.  I love these trees so much, so beautifully striking, unusual and photogenic, often seen on the canvases of painters who capture their magnificent colours and textures so well.

Nikon D850    Focal length: 50mm    Shutter speed: 1/100s      Aperture: f/16.0     iso1000  RAW (14 bit uncompressed) Image size L (8256 x 5504 FX). Hand held with Nikon VR vibration reduction enabled   Focus mode:  AF-C focus 51 point with 3D- tracking    AF-Area mode:  Single point & 73 point switchable    Exposure mode - Aperture priority  exposure. Nikon Back button focusing enabled.  Matrix metering. ISO Sensitivity: Auto    White balance: Natural light auto, 0, 0    Colour space: Adobe RGB   Nikon Distortion control:  On     Picture control: Auto      High ISO NR on. Vignette control: normal. Active D-lighting  Auto.

Nikkor AF-S 24-120mm f/4G ED VR. Cokin GND4 resin filter .  Nikon EN-EL15a battery.Mcoplus professional MB-D850 multi function battery grip 6960. Matin quick release neckstrap. My Memory 128GB Class 10 SDXC 80MB/s card. Lowepro Flipside 400 AW camera bag.  Nikon GP-1 GPS module. Hoodman HEYENRG round eyepiece oversized eyecup.

LATITUDE: N 48d 29m 33.90s
LONGITUDE: W  123d 20m 45.40s
ALTITUDE: 206.0m

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Taken in: Canada / British Columbia / Saanich / Gordon Head (show map)

Taken on: September 26, 2019

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