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ivankonstantinovichaivazovsky1 ivankonstantinovichaivazovsky2 ivankonstantinovichaivazovsky5 ivankonstantinovichaivazovsky4 ivankonstantinovichaivazovsky7 American Shipping off the Rock of Gibraltar (1873), oil on canvas, 70 x 58.5 cmThe extraordinarily evocative seascapes of the late 19th century Russian painter Ivan Konstantinovich Aivazovsky, one of the greatest marine artists of all time – famed for his ability to capture the sea like no-one else could.

What separates Aivazovsky’s seascape paintings from others is his ability to replicate both the intensity and motion as well as the translucency and texture. His energetic waves and calm ripples are equally effective. Aivazovsky also plays with colors, simulating the effects of sunlight filtering through the waters to present an ethereal quality that imitates a sort of magical realism.

 

Mesmerizing Translucent Waves from 19th Century Paintings (My Modern Met)

orias-1 orias-2 orias-3 orias-5 orias-6Photographer David Orias combines slow shutter speeds with precise camera movements to capture these remarkable views of the Pacific waves off the coast of California. Sez he:

I am often asked where the colors on my waves come from. I shoot mostly at dawn and the geography of the location allows higher ambient light levels before the full illumination by the sun. Colors are created by different weather conditions, amount of clouds, or even smoke in the air from local wildfires which are often prevalent.

More here.

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httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yVkdfJ9PkRQ

Fifteen uncoupled simple pendulums of monotonically increasing lengths dance together to produce visual traveling waves, standing waves, beating, and (seemingly) random motion.

Apparently, apart from being lovely to behold, the phenomenon is a good demonstration of quantum revival, (formerly Creedence Clearwater Revival).

Pendulum Waves (Harvard Natural Sciences Lecture Demonstrations)