Thursday, 16 May 2013

A different perspective

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/spl/hi/pop_ups/05/sci_nat_visions_of_science_/html/1.stm

Amazing pictures of everyday things, would make a great pub quiz round.

3 comments:

  1. Hello Sir

    Could you possibly explain image six?

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  2. What they have done is to shine the light through a grid so they are projecting dark and light bands onto the water.
    As the surface of the water is perpendicular (at a 90 degree angle) to the light source the light from every slit in the grill is hitting the water which is at a certain height. So, what you are seeing is a little like contours on a map or isobars on a weather forecast. The lines join up points with the same height and because there are dark stripes as well the contrast in the image gives the appearance of depth.

    Vey good question, it really made me think.

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