This photo was taken at Vieux Port in Marseille, France. Can anybody explain why the distribution of ripples varies so much that some of the mast reflections have large 鈥渨aves鈥� in them, whereas others are almost straight?
Clive Wilkinson, Townsville, Queensland, Australia
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