Nature’s optics

As we went on the trail, my friends called out a nice optical phenomenon akin to a rainbow, except this one was on water. One of my fellow hikers invoked “Snell’s law” of refraction and also predicted we would only see this from the side we were in.

Iridescent water

And… he was absolutely right. The iridescence was seen only from the earlier spot and angle.

No Iridescence…

We had an interesting hike by the creek today!

Shots taken at the Oakpoint Park and Nature Preserve, Plano, TX

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