Protea Pink Ice
Although it was an overcast and stormy day, I spent most of it in the magnificent garden of a friend and neighbour, here in Noordhoek, South Africa – who has invited me to take pictures of his masterspiece of a home.
Here I captured the stunning Protea “Pink Ice” that set an incredible accent in the ocean of greens that surrounded me in his garden.
Protea Pink Ice
The above photo of the Protea Pink Ice just went through my minimum presets in Lightroom and I added a bit of a vignette – that’s all. This is the real colour – it’s breath-takingly beautiful!
The Cape of Good Hope
In fact, the Proteacea family already attracted the attention of botanists visiting the Cape of Good Hope as far back as the 1600′s… and its ‘ancestors’ can be tracked back to Gondwanaland just 300 million years ago!
In fact, the Cape of Good Hope area is regarded as “…the richest floral Kingdom in the world”.
When I close my eyes and visualize the spectacular piece of Nature that enveloped me for many hours today, and this under dark and oppressive clouds rolling over the mountains, the explosive “Pink Ice” Protea appears immediately – a lasting impression!
What will it look in bright sunshine?
I will know soon . . . as I’ll be back there for ‘more’!
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