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Your pictures on the theme of 'fluids'

8 December 2024

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: "In preparation for the Thanksgiving Day meal I was hosting, I started cleaning some tarnished silver candlestick holders in soapy water."

Richard Morasci Silver candlesticks in soapy water in a sink — 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: "A warming fluid for an autumn day."

Mairi Clare Dunlin Pumpkin soup — Mairi Clare Dunlin: "A warming fluid for an autumn day."

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."

Tony Cook Water on tables at a restaurant — 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: "On a very cold day, the frozen water was slowly becoming fluid again."

Jane Luetkens A drop of water falls from frozen water — Jane Luetkens: "On a very cold day, the frozen water was slowly becoming fluid again."

Keith Brooke: "A pebble defying the waves on Aldeburgh beach."

Keith Brooke Waves wash past a pebble on the beach — Keith Brooke: "A pebble defying the waves on Aldeburgh beach."

Rajitha Cruz: "This picture was taken in Baselland, Switzerland. A worker’s cup of tea during a tea break."

Rajitha Cruz A mug of tea in a snowy landscape — Rajitha Cruz: "This picture was taken in Baselland, Switzerland. A worker’s cup of tea during a tea break."

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."

Elena Raikhlin A ship in harbour surrounded by fog — 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: "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."

Adam Bullock A wave breaks against a bench on the sea front — 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: "Rinsing watercolour brushes in a jar of water, Lewes, East Sussex."

Anne Bostwick A jar with green water rests on newspaper with paint brushes nearby — Anne Bostwick: "Rinsing watercolour brushes in a jar of water, Lewes, East Sussex."

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."

Shane Barker A toy turtle splashes as it enters a glass of water — 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: "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."

Peter Lassaline A drop of water causes a splash in a cup of water — 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: "The mixing effect resulting from coloured inks being dripped into a tank of water. Messy, but great fun."

Andrew Hilton Coloured fluids mixing in water — Andrew Hilton: "The mixing effect resulting from coloured inks being dripped into a tank of water. Messy, but great fun."

Danny Hudson: "Olive oil and water droplets."

Danny Hudson Olive oil and water droplets — Danny Hudson: "Olive oil and water droplets."

Robert Wanerman: "A thermal pool in Iceland. If you look closely, you can see all three stages of matter: solid, liquid and gas."

Robert Wanerman Branches on a pool of water — 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: "Autumn leaves, taken in Greenwich Park, London, late afternoon, with great light on the pond as the sun went down."

Ian Refault Autumn leaves in water — Ian Refault: "Autumn leaves, taken in Greenwich Park, London, late afternoon, with great light on the pond as the sun went down."

Miran Norderland: "Following a brief summer rain, I was mesmerised by a perfectly positioned liquid sphere on a single leaf, mirroring my surroundings."

Miran Norderland A water drop on a leaf — 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: "When the sun sets, even a glass of wine becomes a canvas."

Sai Revathi Singaraju The landscape seen through a glass of wine — Sai Revathi Singaraju: "When the sun sets, even a glass of wine becomes a canvas."

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."

Juliet Davis A jellyfish in water — 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: "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."

Rachael Blakey Oil and water mix on music notes — 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: "Sunlight through my window cast a shadow of a bottle on my bookcase."

Joan Murray A hand reaches for a bottle — Joan Murray: "Sunlight through my window cast a shadow of a bottle on my bookcase."

The next theme is "bright lights" and the deadline for entries is 17 December 2024.

The pictures will be published later that week and you will be able to find them, along with other galleries, on the In Pictures section of the BBC News website.

You can upload your entries directly here or email them to [email protected].

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