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Can someone explain this shadow?
https://preview.redd.it/xwdad90rkwch1.png?width=976&format=png&auto=webp&s=06bf0c448f7b0eeae71efe061b47c96a8c012da6 Notice the regular grid like texture of the shadow cast by the tree above me. compare that with my solid shadow. It is a maple tree, and its leaves are shaped nighing like this texture. Any ideas? Heres the tree and the streetlamp casting the shadow: https://preview.redd.it/xsann26blwch1.png?width=976&format=png&auto=webp&s=1b173dbdeb100ef097821dd6e375c4d391f74169 submitted by /u/ThumpinGlassDrops [comments]
