The Jacksonville Arboretum: Cutting Edge Technology For The Rains

I love this shot of the rain guage at the Arboretum in Jacksonville.  Cutting edge technology that Thomas Jefferson would love!  I just like the color contrast of the guage against the brown theme of winter/fall starting to fade at the park.  It just would not be the same in a green thatch of grass or somewhere in a yard.  The brown hues int he background with the yellow water gauge is what makes the shot for me.  I shot this with the Canon Rebel xsi EOS digital SLR with a 78mm telephoto lens on automatic setting.  To bad there weren't some drops of water to give it better depth.