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WilkinzMicawber
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I'm trying to understand the physics of reflection to better draw objects. Normally, you see the reflection of a light source on metallic surfaces where the angle of incidence can equal the angle of reflection. This should reflect an image of the source that is approximately equal in size to how big the source looks from the point of view of the reflection surface, if the surface is non-dispersive. Why is it, then, that the sun stretches across the ocean so far in this pic? I know that water is dispersive, but i don't see how dispersion alone accounts for how far the sun is reflected.
I'm guessing it's explained by the agitation of the water.
http://www.wallpaperup.com/117114/landscape_sunset_sun_reflection.html
I'm guessing it's explained by the agitation of the water.
http://www.wallpaperup.com/117114/landscape_sunset_sun_reflection.html
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