Salt Flat Mirror with Giant Flower in Angola in across a floodplain after rain near Bailundo

Salt Flat Mirror with Giant Flower in Angola

by Jacob Atkinson

White crystalline salt spreads across the Bailundo floodplain, forming a seamless mirror that reflects the heavy overcast sky. The cool season air leaves the ground dry despite recent rain. In the center of this vast, wind-carved expanse, a single flower rises to the height of a red baobab tree, its massive petals unfurled against the gray clouds. The impossible bloom casts a long, sharp shadow on the salt crust, at the base of the surreal element in the physical landscape. Tiny ripples of water surround the base of the giant stem, distorting the reflection of the sky above. The horizon line remains perfectly straight, dividing the white earth from the heavy gray dome of clouds.

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Camera Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH4*AI-imagined, not shot. For real Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH4 photos, grab one online.
Lens 75mm f/1.8
Focal Length 75mm
Aperture f/1.8
Shutter Speed 1/60
ISO 200
Film vivid color profile
Location across a floodplain after rain near Bailundo
Date 2016-07-25
Credit VEETER
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