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 (28)
ElizaB
great creation for your 500th post....your work is always a pleasure to look at...and learn from
KKohji
The diamond of a flower!
Harmen
PR3TT7 N1C3 0N3 3D @};-
saretta
Congrats on your 500th,this is a fabulous sparkling diamond with amazing flowers inside,wonderful!!:-)
missouri
Yes, congratulations. I agree, this is truly a gem of an image. Wonderful dedi, too, Ronnie is such a help to so many of us.
wannes
Een mooie diamant om je 500ste te vieren... knap gedaan!
carlx
Wonderful mandala!!! Congrats Your 500th post!!!
daffodilbaggins
Very pretty, and I love those little white flowers, hiding in there, just peeking out from behind! I think Ronnie will like it too!
kepp
lovely piece super colour
bakapo
congratulations on 500! this is beautiful, it shines and twinkles!
afugatt
Gorgeous shiny colors! Congratulations on your 500th!
mansco
Lovely delicate design ;O)
annie5
The texture looks like in metal..lovely details and colors! Congratulations on your 500th :)
Juliette.Gribnau
een mooie mandala, waarvan vooral de bloemen me erg aanspreken
farmerC
Exellent werk in kleur en vorm. Gefeliciteerd ED.
VDH
Een prachtige mandala Ed! Mooi design en kleuren!
Electralena
Beautiful shiny mandala. Love those colors. Congratulations on your 500th post, Ed!!!
iceberg5
A delightful piece of work !
amota99517
Absolutely beautiful work.
fractalinda
I love Ronnie's formulas, and I love this beautiful mandala!
NekhbetSun
Beautiful image and congrats on the 500 !!!! :o)
bpclarke
Congratulations on your 500th! This is a gorgeous mandala design. The little white flowers really set it off nicely. Bunny
highcrow
Congratulations on your 500th! An impressive number and a great image to celebrate with! Wonderful artwork!
leanndra
Gorgeous Ed, and what a nice thing to do!
FracJay
Ed my friend, my apologies for missing this, I am very houred that you did this fractal, and dedicated it to me, I am now very red faced, because I spent too much time in other areas and missed this wonderful fractal, sorry my friend and thank you very much, it is a wonderful fractal!
Eleandras
Excellent image!
three_grrr
Oooooh! Stunning work on this beauty! An ice crystal produced by Jack Frost, who I hope we've seen the last of until next winter!
Lipa
Jewel for the Ice Queen.