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.ÂÂ
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 (22)
renderix
splendit work!
carlx
Superb image, Ed!!! Wonderful details, texture and metallic shine!!!
Eleandras
Very nice!
farmerC
Schitterend werk,ED. Het zilver straalt je tegemoet.
Juliette.Gribnau
een heel aparte vormgeving...leuk dat die fractal-deeltjes alleen in die waaier te zien zijn. de texturen zijn interessant en je kleurkeuze subtiel. Mooi werk
daffodilbaggins
I really like the texturing in this; it's so unusual, it makes you want to really look at it and study on it for a minute!
jccj56
Beautiful Image!!
Lipa
Exceptional colours with special effects, especially the glow of the soil.
VDH
Beautiful Image!!
mansco
This is really beautiful Ed, wonderful tones and shines ;O)
saretta
Amazing design shiny tones and composition,wonderful image!!:-)
bpclarke
Magnificent! Love those textures and the wonderfully elegant design. Excellent work. Bunny
daali
wonderful Ed!
fractalinda
I agree with Bunny. This is so fine and lovely, Ed..and really excellent.
annie5
Magnific Ed..Superb details and colors! Very elegant :)
kansas
Beautiful. Wonderful color contrasts. Excellent design.
amota99517
Beautiful design work. I love the colors and texture work.
CarolSassy
Pretty, sparkly jewel details! Lovely colors! Excellent work! (:
Electralena
Looks absolutely fantastic. Great work!!!
three_grrr
I see those roots, very tightly packed in the soil! Beautifully done
afugatt
Fantastic! Wonderful shapes, colors and textures.
SimonKane
Nicely done.