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Cape Camera September 2025

'I'm lost' by Robert
Maginley.

September outing to Arderne Gardens
Discovering a hidden gem

With our September outing LESLEY PAROLIS introduced CTPS members
to a little known park, which several members decribed as a 'hidden gem'.
Arderne Gardens offered many opportunities to capture extraordinary
images for the October Set Subject, Trees.

"We had a lovely morning outing to were also many shrubs in bloom. The tographer and I will definitely be
the Arderne Gardens in Claremont clivias added a lot of colour to the visiting again. Arderne Gardens is an
on the 21September," says Lesley shaded areas too. absolute hidden gem. I have lived in
Parolis. "The outing was supported by about Cape Town for many years and was
"The weather was overcast, which 12 members and afterwards several never aware that it existed."
meant the light was beautifully soft of us met for coffee and breakfast at According to Vic Els "this just goes
and there were no harsh shadows Kauai in Kenilworth. to show the benefits of club out-
and dappled light to deal with. The "It is worth visiting this little gem of ings and pursuing new places that
variety of trees and shrubs is amaz- a garden in all seasons and I will defi- we have never visited." He describes
ing and there was much of interest nitely go back." the garden as "just an amazing place
to photograph. Simon Mouton agrees. "There are that I was never aware off and will be
"The trees are magnificent and there numerous opportunities for a pho- visiting again soon." To p16

By Vic Els

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