"Reflecting on Islamic Architecture" by Meredith Meyer

"Reflecting on Islamic Architecture"

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Meredith Meyer

 

This is a photograph of the Alhambra in Granada, Spain. When light is reflected on the smooth surface of the water, it is called specular reflection. The law of reflection can be applied to this photograph because the angle at which the light rays hit the water is equal to the angle at which the light rays are reflected off the water. The fortress is reflected onto the water in exactly the same size and shape because the calm water acts as a plane mirror. Imagine yourself looking into a full-length mirror. The image you see in the mirror is the exact same size and shape of the real you. You also appear to be “behind” the mirror because your image is virtual. These are the properties of a plane mirror, and are exhibited in the same way in this photograph of the Alhambra.

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