I prefer flames because, to my eye, they don't really look like "normal" fractals. I love the way that one can get some pretty amazing effects from flames that you just cannot get with the more regular fractals. That said - there are some pretty darned spectacular "regular fractal" images that make my jaw drop! I think that a lot of my more recent works are different enough from the thousands of other flame images out there that one couldn't really say that "you've seen one, you've seen them all"... but we all have to start somewhere, and given the right encouragement and gentle coaching from others, we can all grow as artists in this particular medium. I sure as heck am deeply grateful to all the people who have helped me, and those who will help me in the future - so that I may continue to have the confidence to keep experimenting and refining my abilities with Apophysis. ...and one also needs to give thanks to all of those wonderful people who continue to refine and enhance this fine application (Apophysis) - and all of those amazing artists who share their images with us, and keep us inspired... all of you rock totally! T.

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