i have been away for a while and only viewed and posted occasionally - and yet there is this ongoing concern with popularity

as i explore my ability to create interesting images, i am inspired by the works of others here

when I have the time i like to comment - probably too much - but sometimes i am in a zone and I can find interesting elements to almost all the images i see - but sometimes i run out of words or inspirations

and sometimes i find connections with others and this feels like a community - friends and colleagues rather than a competition - so I don't worry about the Hot 20 and look through the thumbs for interesting works

so few of the posted fractal work has that harsh "mathematical" look most of the images that i see are beautiful abstract images that can draw a person in to make of it what they feel and think this reminds me of the FractalBurka discussion from a while back maybe few people from the Fractal community bother to submit?

i wonder if there are alternative ways to bring digital art to the real world - can computers run air brush technology and control a mural? I would like to see some of the images I see presented in a different format, like a billboard or wall mural or airbrushed onto a van - i suppose that does not make it mainstream, though invidiosa

thanks for the picture - congratulations!! best wishes to all Helen

also, if your friend can run X11 (on Panther) the Gimp can render some fractal images - save as a jpg and import into Photoshop or use the Gimp

I use SpangFract, but it has taken months for me to feel a little bit comfortable - there is no documentation and although very powerful it is intimidating - from what i see browsing through the gallery, no one else seems to use it

thanks for the help i will try Fireworks, but decided to use the Photoshop option - didn't realize that it would work so easily thanks again