This photograph captures the moment when wind chimes glisten in the light, shot from a low angle at Shinobazu Pond. The light filtering through the transparent glass is fantastical, like summer magic. On a summer morning in Ueno, before the bustle begins, Shinobazu Pond is filled with quiet miracles. The lotus flowers spreading across the pond bloom softly, like dreams gently floating on the water, their pale pink merging with the morning light.To capture the sunlight filtering through half-open petals, all it takes is a little early rising and just a touch of focus. For that instant holds nature's beauty condensed. And the summer-only wind chime display set up in one corner of the pond transforms the gentle breeze into sound, resonating through the space.The red of the Benten Hall, the swaying lotus, the transparent ringing of wind chimes. When these elements blend into a single composition, what exists is not merely a landscape, but emotion itself. Whether you use a telephoto lens to capture the stillness beyond the flowers or frame the scene alongside the expansive sky, both are valid choices. Shinobazu Pond is a place to feel, transcending the act of photography; it is an experience itself, rather than just a record.
- Date: July 27, 2025
- Photographer: Mr. Pon
- Location：Nobazuno Pond
- Address: Ueno Park, Taito-ku, Tokyo
- Photography equipment: Canon EOS R
- Lens: Canon EF70-200mm F2.8L IS II USM
- F value: 2.8
- SS: 1/1667s
- ISO: 800
