Animated GIF: Figured Maple
© Frank Ford, 12/24/99; Photos by FF

Look at how the curls are highlighted as the direction of the light changes. What you're seeing are reflections from the grain of the wood as it bends up and down the curls.

I took this series of photos by setting my camera on a tripod, and swinging the light in an arc about 180 degrees from left to right.


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