Light deflects around invisible matter in the same way that water ripples over hidden stones.

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As he reached out to hold the statuesque body, the lovely form dissolved in ripples of water.

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There are subtle effects in the environment, like shadows from a fire, ripples in water and disappearing footprints in sand.

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The turbulent flow of water creates undulations in the bed sediments - a series of ripples or dunes that slowly migrate in the direction of the water current.

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"The angle of the shot showed the architecture of Venice in the reflection on the water and then when the hand went to grasp the object the ripples caused the architecture to deconstruct, " he added.

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