We asked our readers to send in their best pictures on the theme of “fluids”. Here is a selection of the photographs we received from around the world.
Richard Morasci
Richard Morasci: “In preparation for the Thanksgiving Day meal I was hosting, I started cleaning some tarnished silver candlestick holders in soapy water.”
Mairi Clare Dunlin
Mairi Clare Dunlin: “A warming fluid for an autumn day.”
Tony Cook
Tony Cook: “During Covid I went out as often as possible with my camera, to help keep me sane. One morning after a downpour I spotted these tables outside a restaurant in Hereford. The sun was out and was being reflected from the restaurant window, highlighting the puddles on the tables.”
Jane Luetkens
Jane Luetkens: “On a very cold day, the frozen water was slowly becoming fluid again.”
Keith Brooke
Keith Brooke: “A pebble defying the waves on Aldeburgh beach.”
Rajitha Cruz
Rajitha Cruz: “This picture was taken in Baselland, Switzerland. A worker’s cup of tea during a tea break.”
Elena Raikhlin
Elena Raikhlin: “I captured this image in Dutch Harbor, Alaska, on a calm, foggy September day. It reflects the interplay of mist, water and fog, fluids constantly shifting and blending into one another, transforming the scene. The ship serves as an anchor, a solid presence within the ever-changing flow of these elements.”
Adam Bullock
Adam Bullock: “Splash! The sea – being very fluid on Aberystwyth promenade. At high tide with a bit of wind, the waves often break over the prom. This was at 10am. By the high tide, at 10pm, Storm Ashley was in full swing and I couldn’t have stood on this spot, even if I’d wanted to.”
Anne Bostwick
Anne Bostwick: “Rinsing watercolour brushes in a jar of water, Lewes, East Sussex.”
Shane Barker
Shane Barker: “Photographing a toy turtle falling into a vase of water took a great deal of trial and error. But the results showed what happens to the fluid when the turtle hits the water.”
Peter Lassaline
Peter Lassaline: “With the right combination of light, time and photographic gadgetry, one can capture the moment just after a water drop collides with the splash of a preceding water drop that fell into a cup of water.”
Andrew Hilton
Andrew Hilton: “The mixing effect resulting from coloured inks being dripped into a tank of water. Messy, but great fun.”
Danny Hudson
Danny Hudson: “Olive oil and water droplets.”
Robert Wanerman
Robert Wanerman: “A thermal pool in Iceland. If you look closely, you can see all three stages of matter: solid, liquid and gas.”
Ian Refault
Ian Refault: “Autumn leaves, taken in Greenwich Park, London, late afternoon, with great light on the pond as the sun went down.”
Miran Norderland
Miran Norderland: “Following a brief summer rain, I was mesmerised by a perfectly positioned liquid sphere on a single leaf, mirroring my surroundings.”
Sai Revathi Singaraju
Sai Revathi Singaraju: “When the sun sets, even a glass of wine becomes a canvas.”
Juliet Davis
Juliet Davis: “The graceful movements of a large jellyfish, with it’s tentacles hanging. Looks like it’s suspended in a thick fluid. Waikiki Aquarium, Hawaii.”
Rachael Blakey
Rachael Blakey: “The fluids are a mixture of oil and water, and I captured the reflections of music notes through the water mixture. Location: New Brunswick, Canada.”
Joan Murray
Joan Murray: “Sunlight through my window cast a shadow of a bottle on my bookcase.”
Richard Morasci
Mairi Clare Dunlin
Tony Cook
Jane Luetkens
Keith Brooke
Rajitha Cruz
Elena Raikhlin
Adam Bullock
Anne Bostwick
Shane Barker
Peter Lassaline
Andrew Hilton
Danny Hudson
Robert Wanerman
Ian Refault
Miran Norderland
Sai Revathi Singaraju
Juliet Davis
Rachael Blakey
Joan Murray