Today we have been to Chatsworth house and for only the second time seen the Revelation sculpture working. It is a fascinating, beautiful sequence of movements. Unfortunately the engineer inside me immediately works it out and damages the effect. But that's me all over. The Emperor Fountain was short on height and so the water pressure, from the Emperor Lake, was either low or turned down. After so many weeks without proper rain this was not to be surprised at. Unfortunately this meant also that Revelation was slower and required more patience to see the full sequence than it normally does.
The petals are open and water bubbles over the top.
The petals rise gradually while the ball sinks....
and the petals rise while the ball falls..
until the petals are closed.
After a wait there is a gush of water and...
the petals start to open....
and continue to open until the petals are open, the ball has risen and the cycle will start again.I apologise for the photo quality, but my poor 5mp camera had had a hard life before I gained possession and managed to bring it back to a form of life.
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