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11. Ice Flow 04

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7. Digital Wave

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6. Ice Flow 03

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5. Ice Flow 02

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4. Ice Flow 01

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3. Ferrofluid

by Shawn Knol

6 months ago

2. Oil in Water

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6 months ago

1. Methylene Dream

by Shawn Knol

6 months ago

Just playing around with some ferrofluid, and my Canon Rebel XT dslr.

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Colin Cabalka 6 months ago

waaait what?
how?
Shawn Knol 6 months ago

haha bought it on ebay

check these out:

youtube.com/watch?v=me5Zzm2TXh4

youtube.com/watch?v=zpBxCnHU8Ao
naim alwan 6 months ago

nice man what is it? and ornament?
Shawn Knol 6 months ago

It's mineral oil, with iron dust impregnated within, and with a bit of surfactant to keep it all together. It's being manipulated by a couple magnets (and my breath).
Tito Sacchi 6 months ago

Wow!!!! I want more of that Shawn. I did't know anything about ferrofluid. How do I go about getting some?
Shawn Knol 6 months ago

i bought mine on ebay. i think it was like 5 dollars USD +s/h.

It looks even better with an actual video camera, and a variable electo-magnet! Check these out:
youtube.com/watch?v=me5Zzm2TXh4
youtube.com/watch?v=zpBxCnHU8Ao
huw caddy 6 months ago

is that real or done in a 3d app or something looks crazy
Shawn Knol 6 months ago

haha it's real
huw caddy 6 months ago

ye thought so, did a bit of googling after i saw it ha, have you seen the skate video alien workshop 'mind field' they use it in there title sequences, mite give it a go myself.
Schuyler Kelly 6 months ago

I love the reactions ferrofluids provoke.
Jordan Fountain 6 months ago

Awesome. This reminds me of the Alien Workshop Video. Minefield.
Per Kvanbeck 6 months ago

what kind of lens do you have
Mika Technika 6 months ago

very very nice!
xea Baudoin 6 months ago

Very interesting! Thanks
mikey kings 6 months ago

i love ferrofluid, how much did you buy.. the stuff is so expensive and the dirty cheap imitations that you can make have nowhere near the same effect
Shawn Knol 6 months ago

i bought mine on ebay. 1 ounce is around $10. you don't need a lot, unless you plan on doing something special with it. that 1 once i got seemed to be more than plenty. what you see above, is about a third of the bottle. just be extra careful when you use it, as it will stain almost everything it comes into contact with.
mikey kings 6 months ago

its pretty much tripple the price here in the uk, im gonna have to invest in some for my next project, i think i will attempt to build an electromagnet too..
shysh calvorota 6 months ago

It looks like you're watching 3D digital images. Phisics are beautiful, yeah.
mikey kings 6 months ago

shawn, on your flickr photos you say your using a neodymium rod, i'm just curious as to what magnets i should order to make the most out of the ferrofluid, i see quite alot of videos where the fluid doesnt look hugely responsive, obviously there is movement but nowhere near as defined as your spikes. (particulary the circular fluid photos you have taken)

regards,
mike
eoghan murray 6 months ago

I have never seen this before, your work is an inspiration to a beginner photographer, i am dying to try some of the macro shots and sequences you have put together.
thank you for your inspiring amazing work!
Tackham Ra 6 months ago

I don't know exactly. What is it?
anyway~ Beatiful :)
mikey kings 5 months ago

i finished my vid, thought you might enjoy a quick peek

vimeo.com/4961978
Jarbas Agnelli 3 months ago

Amazing.
torka 3 months ago

<3 it ;)