Thanks Tracey, don't know what I'd do without you! I have just started back using the f version, it seems to work ok, but on a couple of my fav scripts, it doesn't seem to render batch quiet the same as i. Maybe I was just so frustrated with the other one that I must be hallucinating. Glad you told me about the bugs being worked out! I hope that they fix them soon, I do like some of the new changes a lot. Hope you have a really scarey Halloween!!!! BQQ Patti

Don't worry about it! I'm just very thin skinned and I wish I could do the work that you do, but I just try to do the best with what I have and mostly my self taught knowledge. I never should have brought the question up to start with. I think really what I needed was a little assurance that I'm worth a little something!!!

Well Keith, just from what you have said already, I get your opinion without asking! Some of us don't have the capabilities to do wonderous 3D or XD images, either because of lack of ability to work some of the very complicated progs and there are a lot of us that can't afford the price of the expensive software to do these type of images. Free ware is all I can afford and with $1,400 a month prescription bill, I'm afraid that this is the best that I will be able to do!!! The med. test for yesterday was only about $1,000 so I guess all the really great programs will have to wait a few years longer!!! I do understand that there are a lot of people who don't care for fractal, but it sure is a very cheap form of therapy both physically and mentally. Especially mentally, I use it to help relieve the depression and forget the ones who seem to have it all going their way.

Thanks Tracey, I needed that! A good swift kick in the butt! When I got their email and read that about my work, I said OK, I'm outta there!!!! So I took my little images and went home!!! Pee-Pee on them!! 8)

The first thing that I did was find the fractal gallery and since they had one, I joined and I posted the same images there as I have here. I have only been at the other site for about 5 or 6 weeks and they have a pending area where images wait to be approved. I had just noticed that my pending image went back to Sept 14th so I wrote and asked them why they weren't posting them and the reply was that they were inferior and that they knew I could do better work than that. My point is why didn't they say something like "We are no longer interested in your work or something! The fractals that someone else has posted don't look that great. Don't worry I will not be back there.

Thank you, Alison for your reply! I live in a small town in Georgia and when I mention fractals they seem interested, until I mention the word computer or digital art and if I say geometry or math their eyes roll to the back of their heads like I was going to make them take a math test. I did the same thing in school when the teacher said test. But as adults you would think by now some would have learned how to be polite. I never would have posted there if it didn't already have fractals, that's the first thing I check when I find a different site. After removing mine, the last one posted by someone else was the middle of June, maybe they were told the same thing and stopped posting too!!! They need a sign posted on the home pafe that says "FRACTALS NO TRESPASSING". Then it will be out in the open and up front and not so underhanded about it. Thanks again, I know I should be more thick skinned. Hope you have a wonderful week!

Thanks your a sweetie!

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Thanks for the info, it is the new apo2.02 Z that I downloaded today. I will try to redownload the program just like you said to do! I have used all of the other older apos and never had that to happen with them. I had no idea what was wrong. I hope your suggestion works. I really like some of the new functions on it. As for your work, I love what you do and I hate what I do. I feel like a big looser, cause I still can't get anywhere with UF and XD. Thankd for the compliment and the advice. Patti

I got mine!!!! Just clicked on the above link, went right to it, clicked on the "Here it is" and in less that 10 seconds it was downloaded! Can't wait, hope it has lots of new goodies. Thanks for the link, Ulli!!!

I just read in Deviant where Peter will be releasing another version today, (his time) I guess what ever time that is!!! I can't wait to see the changes!

Thanks Tracey, you always come through with the answers! I will relax now. :)

NOW THAT'S A CRAPPY THING TO DO!!!! Get someone addicted to something and then take it away!!! I'm not very happy about that, if I had know that there was a short time limit I don't think that I would have tried it. That way I wouldn't know that I would be missing anything. PLEASE DON'T TAKE MY Z AWAY!!! I left my heart in Z APOPHYSIS! Sung to the tune of "I LEFT MY HEART IN SAN FRANCISCO".

You can also go to the free stuff tab near the top of the page here and it will take you to where you can download some free starter flames and also some really great gradients. Sometimes the right colors can make the image and bring out more of a render than other colors so when you render an image, try experimenting with the gradients and see what you get. Welcome to the addictive world of fractals! :) ;) Patti

Hi Jos I had just logged out of there about 5 mins ago and everything was fine, after your reply I clicked on it and it popped right up. No telling what happened, you know these comps. have a mind of their own!!! LOL Hope you get to check it out, I'm still adding images at a slow pace, I'm having to redo the renders so that they all look uniform with the title at the bottom. Just like the last images that I have been posting here, they seem to look neater that way. Thanks for trying Patti

Hey: Thanks to both of you for check out my gallery and for your suggestions, I really appreciate you taking the time to visit, sorry that I only had 8 images. I also fixed the comment section (Tracey) hope I did it right! I have checked everything but can't find anything that will hide the login tab. Love Ya both!!!! :) Patti