Ed Algra, born in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 1930, now living near Rotterdam. My education was a technical one, I came by accident to artistry, although I always had much interest in art, photography and music.Â
I’m a retired chemical engineer, worked at a research institute on mechanical properties of plastics and composite materials. I heard of fractals for the first time in the late eighties, and then read the well known books of Prof. Hans Lauwerier and other authors on this subject. At that time I also attended a Fractal symposium at the Technical University Delft, where Benoît Mandelbrot and some other prominent authors revealed the secrets of this new mathematical world. The pictures they showed made an overwhelming impression. Years after that, after my retirement and the connection to the web in 2005, I discovered what had happened in the meantime, the birth of a new kind of art, based on fractal concepts. Then it became a creative hobby for me. Both the mathematical and the artistic side of it have my interest.  Especially Ultra Fractal offers the possibility to write your own fractal math codes, and I love it to do so. I started Renderosity uploading on instigation of Arend Nijdam, aka “Fractelaar†in September 2005.
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Comments (19)
carlx
Yes, really microscopic view!!! Wonderful colors, details and lights!!!
Chromotron
very nice microscopic creature !! beautiful work! :)
annie5
Looks like a precious jewel..excellent texture in the background! Super :)
Juliette.Gribnau
needs to be zoomed to see in good detail...it is stunning !
VDH
Mooie details bij inzoomen! Goed contrasterende achtergrond! Excellente presentatie!
bpclarke
Beautiful life form. Such pretty colors and shapes. Excellent work. Bunny
clydedough
I had those once! hehee Not really-OUCH! Fantastic, the guy at the top with the great big smile is alonng for the ride. Excellent fun!
Lipa
Wonderful minute work.
CarolSassy
Absolutely gorgeous! Fantastic, intricate details! Lovely colors! (:
miincdesign
Too cool. Coloring, textures and design are awesome. Great Job!!
kansas
Very pretty. Somehow it reminds me of sparkling diamonds. I like the touch of blue.
daffodilbaggins
Oh wow, that could be something biological, couldn't it! Nicely done!
amota99517
Stunning work!!!
saretta
Amazing,these intricated shapes seem to move after a few seconds you stare at them,awesome creation!!:-)
farmerC
ED, dit is schitterend werk. Erzitten hele mooie details in.
afugatt
Incredible!
evensteven
Very nice! Reminds me of an exquisite piece of jewelry.
three_grrr
The view from a microscope will never be this beautiful! This must be the fractal version of a paramecium! Much more beautiful then the real thing! Love the almost lacey feel to this one, and the texturing is awesome!
psion005
Nice, you have created a microscopic wonderland :)