Water patterns
A riffle in a stream:
The riffle was just before a small cascade – the intersecting ripples caught my eye.
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A riffle in a stream:
The riffle was just before a small cascade – the intersecting ripples caught my eye.
This is wonderful, for two reasons. First is the sheer beauty: the colors, the intricate patterns. Beyond that, this is the first time I’ve seen another image of ripples crossing like this and creating geometric shapes. I captured the same dynamic last year, although my water created shapes that were more square, and looked like chocolate-covered caramels.
Water’s as fascinating as fire: always different, always the same. Now that I’ve seen this, I’ll watch more closely. What I thought was a one-off probably is a more common phenomenon that I can spot again, if I just look.
Thanks for the kind words. Crossing ripple patterns are pretty common, as long as there’s smooth water dammed up before a drop in level.
You’ve made a wonderful composition here~very pleasing to the eye. It reminds me of learning about wave interference in school.
Thanks as always. That’s exactly what it is – diffraction patterns and wave interference.
A mini-physics lesson … 🙂
Simple but very effective
Something so different and awesome 🙂