Richard, If I place a small convex shaped drop of water onto a transparent surface, surely the light will be refracted (i.e. bent) as it passes through the air/water interface an then again as it passes through the water/film interface. Just as though there was a tiny (plano-convex) lens on top of the film's surface. This assumes that the light is not perpendicular to the drop, and that the refractive index of air and the film are different to that of water. regards Peter 2008/5/19 Richard Knoppow <dickburk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>: > > The problem is not focusing of light by droplets > > -- > Richard Knoppow > dickburk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Los Angeles, CA, USA > > ============================================================================================================= > To unsubscribe from this list, go to www.freelists.org and logon to your > account (the same e-mail address and password you set-up when you > subscribed,) and unsubscribe from there. >