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 (30)
Fractelaar
Elegance the first what come,s up in my mind Very nice spiral compo Ed
CarolSassy
Very unusual 'n' gorgeous details! Great earth colors! Excellent work! (:
miincdesign
Lovely colors, with great design. Terrific flow. Nicely done, Ed.
carlx
Excellent image, Ed!!! Love the gradient and delicate atmosphere!!!
daffodilbaggins
Interesting-looking fractal, with a good sense of movement in it!
rocserum
wonderfull illustration of this melody, I do remember the german version very well, een waar woord Ed, na 63 jaar, alles gaat voorbij.
fractalinda
Love the song and your image! Cool sense of movement (you got rhythm!) and a beautiful color mix.
VDH
Mooi fractalwerk!!!
Juliette.Gribnau
ik begrijp waarom je de image met de song associeert... eerst helder en duidelijke spirals, die aan de buitenkant bijna geheel oplossen. Mooi werk
Electralena
Great colours, atmosphere, design, Ed. Well done!!!
annie5
Stunning design with a great choice of colors! Beautifully done :)
farmerC
ED,je hebt een SCHITTEREND stuk werk neergezet. Fijne kleuren gebruikt.
kepp
super image lovely soft browns you hava used
highcrow
Very beautiful,I love the warm earthy tones! Excellent!
mansco
Love it's angle and tones ;O)
Dindin
Mooi van vorm en kleur .Ontmoeting van de dikke en dunne spiraal ,en de manier waarop hij (de dikke ) naar haar kijkt .
SSoffia
BEAUTIFUL IMAGE & EXCELLENT DETAIL ;)!!!!!
wannes
Origineel fractalwerk!! Knap!
whirlingfeather
Nothing "wrong" with this here. It's a beauty!
bpclarke
What a superb piece! Beautiful colors and design and just a hint of naughtiness. ;o) Excellent work. Bunny
Henny31
very unique image with contrasting spirals each very important in the same picture..Excellent.
cigany2
Beautiful.
amota99517
Excellent work on this design. I think the title fits it perfectly.
afugatt
Beautiful colors and composition!
FracJay
Super image, Love your choice of gradient, it's like chocolate and cream
erlandpil
Like this pictureto,very nice erland
saretta
Original and superb design,splendid dynamism and precious tones!!:-)
Lipa
So ist es. But it shines at least for a while.
Titia
Een heel bijzondere, Ed. Prachtige kleurnuances.
mps
Beautiful image.