Hirohito@fedinsfw.app to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agoIf the mist settles over Lake Ashi at Hakone, does the reflection of Mount Fuji in the water happen at the same depth as the mountain’s actual height, or does the water level dictate the scale?message-squaremessage-square5linkfedilinkarrow-up127arrow-down11file-text
arrow-up126arrow-down1message-squareIf the mist settles over Lake Ashi at Hakone, does the reflection of Mount Fuji in the water happen at the same depth as the mountain’s actual height, or does the water level dictate the scale?Hirohito@fedinsfw.app to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square5linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squareArcanepotato@crazypeople.onlinelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up27·2 months agoReflections are light bouncing off the surface of the water, so it’s more to do with angle (which is influenced by distance) https://ranchocordovaarts.org/art-tips/water-reflections The object and its reflection will have an identical height only if your direction of view is nearly parallel to the water surface. In your example, the photographer is in a position where the two are equal. The characteristics of the water are not relevant.
Reflections are light bouncing off the surface of the water, so it’s more to do with angle (which is influenced by distance)
https://ranchocordovaarts.org/art-tips/water-reflections
In your example, the photographer is in a position where the two are equal. The characteristics of the water are not relevant.
Thank you very nice!