Waves are reflected and transmitted when they interact with a submerged plate. Vortex shedding affects significantly the linear potential prediction by dissipating large amount of energy. It also affects the mean velocity field. This picture shows a long time exposition picture of the shore side of the submerged plate. The fluid is seeded with buoyant particles lighten by a pulse laser. The long exposition enables to see the particle path. Vortices are clearly visible. A clockwise rotating vortex on the top of the plate and two counter rotative vortices advected toward the bottom of the tank. Credit: Brossard groups for this picture and special thanks to Gaële Perret for sending me this beautiful picture. For more detail on it please refer to: A. Poupardin, G. Perret, G. Pinon, N. Bourneton, E. Rivoalen , J. Brossard, Vortex kinematic around a submerged plate under water waves. Part I: Experimental analysis, E. J. of Mech B/Fluids (2012) G. Pinon, G. Perret, L. Cao, A. Poupardin, J. Brossard, E. Rivoalen, Vortex kinematics around a submerged plate under water waves. Part II : Numerical computations, E. J. of Mech B/Fluids (2016) #nakedfluiddynamics #fluiddynamics #fluidmechanics #physics #physique #waves #waterwaves #piv #breakwater #scienceisart #science #artinscience #fluidartgallery #beautiful #picoftheday #awesome #mindblown