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OCTOBER <strong>15</strong>, <strong>2016</strong><br />
Artlink-Ratna Venkat<br />
53<br />
Serenity of lakes enhances<br />
Landscape Divinity<br />
Nature stands still on a Lake<br />
Ashok Kochhar<br />
kochhara55@gmail.com<br />
As a visual artist, I travel all<br />
around the country and try to capture<br />
Nature’s mystical charm. In<br />
this issue I would like to showcase<br />
the beauty of a few such lakes,<br />
whose beauty and peaceful energy<br />
are apparent in the visuals and almost<br />
transcends into the heart of<br />
the onlooker in a moment.<br />
I hope these pictures will complement<br />
what I have written.<br />
New Zealand, known for its natural<br />
beauty and wonderful landscapes,<br />
is surrounded by sea. It has<br />
countless rivers and lakes to add to<br />
its beauty.<br />
People here really take care of<br />
their natural heritage.<br />
To my perception and understanding,<br />
there are two kinds of<br />
water.<br />
Water Types<br />
The first type is stream-like river,<br />
aggressive and in a hurry to meet<br />
the ocean to submerge itself.<br />
The second type of water is confined<br />
to a space like a lake. There is<br />
primary quality difference in characteristics<br />
of both the bodies of<br />
water.<br />
It is scientifically proven that water<br />
has memory stored on a molecular<br />
level and so river water has to<br />
capture information throughout its<br />
journey. It therefore keeps changing<br />
its molecular structure as per the information<br />
received.<br />
Water in a lake is confined and<br />
static, therefore receives the information<br />
of the specific environment<br />
around it. Naturally, information<br />
here is of that particular place and<br />
so it keeps the energy specific to<br />
that place only.<br />
Calm and tranquil is the nature<br />
of all the Lakes. Whosoever visits<br />
these lakes feels at peace like the<br />
lake itself.<br />
A lake changes its mood countless<br />
times in a day. If one is stationed at<br />
a spot for a day, I assure to capture<br />
hundreds of picture without moving<br />
an inch. It seems as if the aura<br />
around the lake cleanses and heals<br />
the aura of everyone who spends<br />
some time around it.<br />
Standstill environment<br />
The environment around any lake<br />
makes everything come to a standstill<br />
and you are engulfed in the<br />
stillness of that moment, where you<br />
can appreciate just being a part of<br />
that environment.<br />
Ashok Kochhar is an international<br />
photographer who launched<br />
‘500 Days Across New Zealand’<br />
in December last year. He is<br />
currently on an assignment in<br />
Bhutan and Delhi.<br />
Tree to the Lake: You are a breathtaking beauty!<br />
Ultimately everything thins to the Vanishing Point<br />
A witness to the Seasons<br />
Before God, I ‘Swan’ I am innocent<br />
Not a soul to cry, nor whisper<br />
From here to eternity that none can see
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