Reliving and Renewing a Lost Joy

Not so long ago, I went to the Hong Kong Park upon my first photo quest. On that occasion, I concentrated mainly on flowers and leaves. But I found so many things which  I might do that I decided there and then that I must go there a second time. I went again.  Last Sunday. This time, I wanted to explore a little the effect of light upon various surfaces of water. This is a subject which has fascinated me for I do not know how long. I could gaze upon the surface of the sea forever.  I can never get enough of the play of light upon the surface of water under different environmental conditions, especially under different lighting conditions.

What follows is the result of this my second photographic pilgrimage to the Hong Kong Park.

Upon crossing the streets from the escalator from Pacific Place. I discovered a fountain right at the entrance to the park. My attention was immediately caught by the flickering light on the surface of the water sitting upon some grey-color mock-granite tiles.  And I found some completely different wave patterns.....

When I walked further I discovered some rather more steady waves criss-crossing each other without however changing their shapes despite their encounters upon the surface of the long rectangular shaped fountain leading to the park proper.

When the waves were bigger, the pattern of light and darkness was very different indeed.

When I reached the lotus pond, the form of the waves and the patterns they made were different yet again, this time a little tinged with the green of the surrounding shrubs!

When the vicinity was dark, waves took on the color of the surrounding darkness as well as a bit of the color of the blue sky above.

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When the sun emerged from behind the clouds, the park suddenly burst into a sea of vibrant greens and blues.

Reverse mirror images of the plants growing down the stone wall of the lotus pond.

Impressionist-painting like colors upon the surface of the lotus pond, taking on the colors of the plants' reflections upon the pond.

An spotted orange carp whose tail stirred up an eddy upon the surface of mottled green.

Cezanne's lotus pond?

I like the graceful circles of the "sleeping lotus", its waxy green surface tinted with purplish red around their edges..

I like too the purple-color lotus leaves in stark contrast with their neighbors' green

Tray like lotus leaves forming a harmonious foursome.

The tray-like leaf before it folds out upon maturity.

A fully-formed tray-like tray like lotus leaf.

A crowd of "gobblers" one finds so often on computer screens but in green?

I like the reflected blue of the sky upon the surface of the water amongst such "green gobblers" .

A drop of water nesting close to the center of a giant lotus leaf.

A yellow lotus flower on the verge of opening out.

Magical patterns of gold and green created upon the surface of the lotus pond by a fish!

Lush rushes growing at the side of the lotus pond.

Towering flowers of the rushes waving me a warm farewell in the breeze!