Welcome back for another Pacific North West Photo of the Week! Last week I gave you an amazing image of Mt. Saint Helens. And that mountain is huge. I hope that the image conveyed at least a little of the hugeness I experienced when I was there taking the picture.This week I’m giving you something completely different on the size scale. I’m going from the massively huge all of the way down to the tiny. I call this image:
Wave Interference
When I look out on the waters of Bellingham Bay I not only see the constant undulating large waves but also the tiny waves within these waves, and the waves within those. I love the fractal like behavior of waves. There is an overarching large wave system, and, no matter how closely you look, there is always a smaller and smaller wave system acting within the bounds of the large systems.I’m sure there is some really cool physics stuff going on here, and if I had unlimited free time, I’d love to spend time learning the intricacies of fluid dynamics and all of the fancy physicy stuff. Some would say learning the mechanism behind these seemingly magical layers of nature take away from that magic. This is not true. As we learn more and more about how things actually work, things become more magical. As we understand things, more questions always arise.So, be sure to get out there, and not only take pictures of the large sweeping landscapes. But also get down on your knees with that macro lens and look at the minutest details. In the mundane surfaces, such as waves and sidewalks and tree bark and even human skin, you will find ever deepening layers of magic no matter how close you look.So get out there and take some pictures, and be sure to come back next Monday for the next Pacific North West Photo of the Week!
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