The Icy Laminar Mirror

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Kelvin, Tsz Hei Choi
Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Here at the mouth of an Icelandic glacier, icy water flows into the Atlantic ocean. From turbid eddies to laminar, mirror-like surfaces, the constant stream becomes an undulating mirror that reflects the static twilight sky.

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Type Image Format JPG Size 306.4 KB Width 1504 px Height 1000 px Aspect 188:125 Brand Nikon Model D40 Exposure 105 mm f/5.6 1/320 s ISO 400 Taken 22 August 2014 Tint Grayish purplish blue Submitted 15 February 2019

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