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    5. Atmospheric Perspective

    Nov 26, 2021 3 minutes

    Despite its associations with misty mountains and a sense of the sublime, atmospheric perspective refers not to the atmospheric drama of a scene, but to the effects of atmospheric particles on the behaviour of light.

    Particles in the air scatter light, so that when light reflects off a distant subject into our eyes, the amount of air it has to travel through will affect how clearly it can be perceived.

    When the air

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