This photo was taken by splashing tap water onto a hot non-stick pan. The stove-top that was used was not completely level, which caused the water to move to one side of the pan.
Get Wet // Blake Chin
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Flow Vis Guidebook
- Introduction to the Guidebook
- Overview 1: Phenomena. Why Does It Look Like That?
- Overview 2: Visualization Techniques
- Overview 3: Lighting
- Overview 4 - Photography A: Composition and Studio Workflow
- Overview 4 - Photography B: Cameras
- Overview 4 - Photography C: Lenses - Focal Length
- Overview 4 - Photography C: Lenses - Aperture and DOF
- Overview 4: Photography D: Exposure
- Overview 4 - Photography E - Resolution
- Overview 5 - Post-Processing
- Clouds 1: Names
- Clouds 2: Why Are There Clouds? Lift Mechanism 1: Instability
- Clouds 3: Skew - T and Instability
- Clouds 4: Clouds in Unstable Atmosphere
- Clouds 5: Lift Mechanism 2 - Orographics
- Clouds 6: Lift Mechanism 3 - Weather Systems
- Boundary Techniques - Introduction
- Dye Techniques 1 - Do Not Disturb
- Dye Techniques 2 - High Visibility
- Dye Techniques 3 - Light Emitting Fluids
- Refractive Index Techniques 1: Liquid Surfaces
- Refractive Index Techniques 2: Shadowgraphy and Schlieren
- Particle Physics: Flow and Light
- Dilute Particle Techniques - Under Construction
- Particles 2: Aerosols
- Particles 3: In Water - Under Construction
- Art and Science
- TOC and Zotpress test
- Photons, Wavelength and Color
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The “double bubble” effect is really nice with the small bubbles of gas captured in the larger bubble of liquid.
What is the surface these bubbles are forming on? Also, how high was your ISO? The image looks a little bit grainy.
I like how the droplets from a disk-like conglomeration of water. The focus could be adjusted a bit more to focus on the droplets themselves, I think this would make the image a bit sharper.
I like how the shadows bordering the droplets emphasize the nonstick (PTFE) coating’s large contact angle for water.
I really like how the bubbles look very clear. I appreciate the lighting that showed that much of the details.
I like how the water is forming circular blobs which resemble UFO spaceships in deep space.
I like how the two big blobs on the bottom and the one in the center make it look like Mickey Mouse’s head and ears.
The small bubbles in the drops clearly identify what flow physics you are trying to capture. Well Done!
I find it interesting that you can see internal bubbles within the the larger beads. I would have love to see a video of this effect in the future and I am curious on how the titling effected the beads and bubbles.
Was the background like this originally? I think the grains are somewhat distracting, if you could have a more clear background and maybe let the main focus be on the bubbles.
I like your lighting choice, it gives definition to the larger droplets. I think with this specific effect there will be motion blur from the droplets dancing around the pan. I’m not a photography expert but maybe a video will help show this effect.
The surface that you used looks really interesting and enhances the image.
I feel like a cool theme here is the circle. It’s very aesthetically please to see the perfectly round bubbles inside of the greater bubble. Also the texture of the pan makes this photo very interesting.
I think this is a great image, however there seems to be a little bit of a lack of focus in the picture.
I like how we can see the bubbles and also I like the lighting in the image.
You did a good job showing the bubbles however, try taking more photos while playing more with the focus to get the right amount.
I like how you can see many droplets inside the big ones. Approximately what was the scale the big droplets?
I like the shadows on the edges of the droplets. It shows that the droplets are somewhat curving in.
I love the bubbles under the water droplets. I also enjoy the contrast of the pan and water droplets itself.
I like the pattern of drops that you captured. It’s interesting how each of the large drops each have many smaller bubbles within them, along with the background appearance.
I love that each bubble has its own little bubbles. I feel that this reminds me of the phobia that people have of holes (Trypophobia).
The focus in the front is nice, I like how you can see the tiny bubbles in the water droplets. I wonder if the smaller droplets are not in focus because you mentioned the pan was tilted slightly and they were moving.
The bubbles inside the droplets are really cool and visible. I like all the light too maybe in some areas dark it a little bit to get some contrast.
I like the texture of the boiling happening in the larger drops, it adds a lot of detail to the image.
I like that you got some Leidenfrost effect with the smaller bubbles, but also can see the bubbles forming in the larger bubbles as it starts to heat up and boil.
I really like how you can see the smaller bubbles inside the bigger drops. These have a very good contrast.
I like how you can see the air bubbles underneath the water
The lighting seems good and helps to clearly capture the image. I like how circular the the droplets appear as well
I appreciate how it shows each droplet hitting boiling point on the pan surface while keeping the form of the droplet
Those remind me of pancakes! Really good picture showing the small bubbles within one big bubble.
The image seems a little grainy. If you are taking a picture with nice lighting that you can control, use an ISO between 100-600. You can always brighten the picture in post as well to avoid the grain.
I like the bubbling effects that occurs in each of these drops when they are dropped onto the nonstick pan. It might not be moving as much but it creates a very nice image.
Interesting to me how there are little air bubbles contained within the water droplets, cool picture.
I think the lighting in this setting is very effective allows for a very clear image
I really like the different sizes of the droplets that you have, it adds some cool depth to the photo!
I think it might help to lower the ISO a bit so that the image can be less grainy