This photograph captures the light streaming through wind chimes at Shinobazu Pond, viewed from below. The collaboration of summer sun and wind chimes conveys both coolness and brightness simultaneously. Shinobazu Pond might be the place where Ueno's summer speaks most quietly and vividly. Bathed in morning light, the lotus flowers covering the pond sway on the water's surface as if breathing, their pale pink petals gently tinged by the sun.Rising just a little earlier, as you wait for a single ray of light to pierce the lotuses just before they bloom, you might feel the sounds of the world gradually fade away. And in one corner of that pond, a wind chime display reacting to the summer breeze delivers a summer gentle not only to the eyes but also to the ears. The composition where the vermilion Benten Hall, the blooming lotuses, and the cool, soothing tones intertwine becomes a scene you'd rather paint with poetry than capture with a camera.No matter where the lens focuses, as long as your heart is present, this place quietly responds.
- 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: 1/1600s
- ISO: 800
