How to Spot Patterns in Calm Water
If you are trying to work out what calm water is doing, it is sometimes tempting to feel like nothing interesting is happening. There are…
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How to See Through Reflections on Water
Anyone who spends time on or near the water will have noticed that sometimes we can see through water, but often we can’t. For those…
The Glitter Path
A ‘glitter path’ is light reflected off water from a low sun, moon or other bright object. Glitter paths help us to read water because…
Reflections and Ripples
We see the most detail in relatively calm water when we look at the places where light and dark reflections meet. Look at the line…
How to Read Wave Patterns at the Coast
I took this photo from the South West Coast Path in the Isle of Purbeck, Dorset, a few days ago. In it we can see…
Is this Grass Blue or Green?
My thanks to Peter Gibbs for another fascinating email. You can see our exchange below. If you have your own different interpretation, do please get in touch. ——-…
Shadows on Water
I’m just back from a brief visit to Prague, where I witnessed many wonderful things. Included among the small delights were these views from the…
The Skimming Effect
Have you ever enjoyed a good session of skimming stones at the beach? You know those times when the stone hits the water at the…
Heiligenschein or Halo Effect
Here is a lovely example of Heiligenschein, or ‘halo effect’. When a bright light source is directly behind us, we see a brighter ring around…