A water vortex that is formed as gravity pulls the water through an opening in the cap. Swirling the bottle while pouring it out causes the formation of a vortex, making it easier for air to enter the bottle and lets the water flow faster.
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Nice vortex in the bottle! I used to have a double-bottle vortex system. The helical nature is crisp and well-depicted.
Nice flow and composition of your image. love how the flow takes up the whole frame
The focus seems to be around the cap of the bottle, and not the fluid motion vortex inside the bottle. Color and exposure looks great. maybe try to get a faster shutter speed?
Great demonstration of flow. The lighting used really helps make the picture pop.
I really like the colors in this photo. I wonder if it would be interesting to photograph the vortex from either the top or the bottom.
Awesome vortex experiment. You did a great job with the focus and lighting of the image. You might want to use a smoothing tool for the edges of the bottle to blend the background.
I like that the water vortex is narrow and clear. Nice lightning and focus. Great job!
It is really cool that the vortex goes all the way down to the top of the bottle. The background really draws the attention to the bottle. It would be cool if the bottle were completely vertical.
Great picture! The vortex has so many different levels where the surface cuts, yet at the top, it seems radially symmetric. Good use of photoshop to focus in on the phenomena.
The quality of the image is great and the editing makes the image pop. The vortex in the bottle is very interesting and certainly an excellent example of flow visualization.
The vortex is clear to see and aesthetically pleasing. Everything needed is in focus and the simplicity of the image makes it excellent.
I like the solid background color, it really makes the plastic water bottle and vortex ‘pop’. Maybe a different lighting technique would be most beneficial. Overall, great focus and contrasting.
The vortex is clearly visualized, and the focus is pretty spot on. I like the decision to drop out the background.
This is a good image, and the water vortex flow is very interesting. The background might need a little work.
The vortex is captured perfectly. Nice photo
That tornado is pretty wicked dude. The water is tubular and flows well I like the image a lot. It is very artistic. I like how you cropped out the background to show the subject better
The physics of this image is very interesting. I think the surface of the water is aesthetically pleasing the way that it makes rings.
I really like how clear the vortex is, it’s a nicely illustrated flow. A cleaner background would have helped highlight the flow, but it isn’t too distracting. Good focus as well.
This is me being nitpicky but I think you should straighten this image so that the water line is completely horizontal. Excellent showcase of flow.
This technique is pretty interesting and creative. Is the water at the very bottom intentional and supposed to be in the picture?
The image is really clear which I like. Removing the background made the image stand out more and allow for you to focus on the image
I like the color contrast between the subject and the background, solid background is a nice choice but you could consider shooting against a less complex background in the future, as the specular highlights on the bottle are a bit distracting.
Art
The intent was realized. You nailed this, I like the aesthetics.
Flow:
Great job, you captured the physics nicely. I like that we can really see the whirls in the vortex.
Photographic Technique:
It’s soooo nice. In focus, time-reolved. The reflections in the water a little distracting—I can see your desk :)
Great focus and good color choices for the background and bottle. Could improve the background cropping or use a different background choice.
Art: The colors and composition of the image are great, however I would rotate the bottle to be 90 degrees.
Flow: The vortex is awesome to look at.
Technique: Maybe diffuse lighting a bit more to reduce glare
Very beautiful vortex! I like how the top surface of the water looks so soft. Totally in focus, and good job in changing the background.
Looks great. The idea is creative, and the colors are wonderful.
Really like the flow visualization in the bottle. Really like the color contrast and love the color.
The image looks great and is nice and crisp. The vortex is a really cool example of flow. The picture is focused well and then lighting looks really good.
The background change was a good choice, and the reflectivity of the vortex in the middle makes this image stand out well. Also, the exposure is well set and the flash makes for an interesting effect
I like the vortex of water and lighting. I also like how the background was edited to help the image pop.
Sweet image. It really pops. The lighting is good but the room reflections are a little distracting. Overall really nice picture.
Good focus in this image. Did you consider cropping the image to focus solely on the vortex? The colors are good and getting rid of the background definitely helped focus the image on the flow inside the bottle.
Sharp and clear image, the vortex is very clear and . Also the water comes out of the cap is adding some highlights to the image.
The editing of the background is a nice touch. I think putting this in a clear bottle and messing with colors might be a good choice. Great focus.
This is absolutely beautiful and crisp. The focus of the vortex was done really well.
I like the artistic choice to remove the background, it makes the image simple and minimalist. Very nice illustration of the vortex.
The flow is captured really well. The vortex is really awesome. I like the colors too.
The post processing is a little rough on the edges of the bottle. Smoothing those out would be a good addition.
Sweet vortex. cool to see the laminar votrex and the trubulent exit. Good lightig and contrast, maybe add something to the water like glitter for some extra pizzaz
The focus is so crisp! It would of been fun to put a cool color in post !!!
Very crisp image and the concept is fun as well
Very beautiful picture, good coloring. The flow is understandable. Focus is good for this picture. Good idea.
Nice crisp image with a concise picture of the flow. Aesthetically speaking I believe it would be nice to only focus on what is happening in the bottle not the bottle itself.