Reflection | Brisbane City Twilight

15s f/10 22mm ISO100

 

I sprung out of bed this morning at some ridiculous hour to go take a few snaps. After the clouds I saw last night I was hoping for an epic sky but we actually ended up with a super clear still morning.

 

I love it when its so still the river turns to a mirror like this

 

Reflection of light

 

Reflection of light is either specular (mirror-like) or diffuse (retaining the energy, but losing the image) depending on the nature of the interface. Furthermore, if the interface is between a dielectric and a conductor, the phase of the reflected wave is retained, otherwise if the interface is between two dielectrics, the phase may be retained or inverted, depending on the indices of refraction.

 

A mirror provides the most common model for specular light reflection, and typically consists of a glass sheet with a metallic coating where the reflection actually occurs. Reflection is enhanced in metals by suppression of wave propagation beyond their skin depths. Reflection also occurs at the surface of transparent media, such as water or glass.

 

 

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