Water boiling on a hot pan, yet not hot enough to create the Leidenfrost effect. The bubbles are filled with air – or the air that is dissolved within the water. As the water heats, these air bubbles are released as water undergoes a physical change. The bubbles are spherical due to the fact that they are expanding outwards equally in all directions.
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I like the level of close up detail you got in this image.
This image looks organic. Very cool shot.
This picture sort of reminds me of looking at cells under a microscope. Maybe turn down your ISO and add more external light to reduce image noise?
Great job capturing so many bubbles clearly without any motion blur!
Nice image, it reminds of a lot of eyes
I like the textures in the photograph. The repeated bubbles that very in size provides some abstract beauty.
The bubbles are incredible to look at and very interesting. What was your ISO and shutter speed for the image? It looks a bit grainy.
I wish this was less grainy. It reminds me of the feel of holes
boiling water is such a common thing but zooming in made me not even recognize what was going on.
Very cool composition. Your image looks a little grainy, what was your ISO?
This image is extremely interesting to look at, it almost reminds me of fish eggs.
I really like how this looks like spider eggs as you had explained. How hot was the surface?
I really loved this image and the simplicity of it. I really enjoy how small the bubbles are and the layer and texture that they form. Great Job!
I wonder if you could get the same affect by using a small fan blowing over the surface to keep the steam away from your camera lens, instead of manually blowing on the top of the water.
You got great clear bubbles, I know sometimes it’s hard to catch them so great job!
Cool photo! and the physics and fluids explanation was great! Does give a spooky feeling, because as Aaron said, it looks like a bunch of eyes watching you.
The smaller bubbles caused by blowing on the water like you described is really cool. How quickly was the water boiling after you put it on the griddle?
Looks so mesmerizing. Loving the patterns that you see here. Was it hard to get that many bubbles?