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 (22)
zmarek
Very nice image, super work.
carlx
Very beautiful composition and mood, Ed!!!
Dindin
Ed ,your wonderful stars of hope , made me think of President Barack Obama`s inauguration speech ,which instilled new hope in the hearts of millions in America and all over the world ,for a better future .
fractalbeke
Ed, bij mijn eerste blikken op het plaatje dacht ik dat de kerstsfeer nog effe nazinderde :-))) Mooi niet dus ! Maar... 't is in elk geval een mooie boodschap die je de Renderowereld instuurde...letterlijk èn figuurlijk.
zil2008
Very beautiful render.
annie5
Superb idea Ed..great composition! love it :)
SSoffia
GREAT MOOD & BEAUTIFUL IMAGE :)
kleinhoon
Laten we inderdaad hopen dat zijn goede bedoelingen uitkomen, de wereld kan het goed gebruiken..!! Fraai vorm gegeven!
Hafapea
Oh, how fun :)!
npauling
Lovely for this memorial day in the world.
claude19
wonderful celebration of a great day in the American history !!!
bpclarke
Superb design and creation. We are all hopeful today. Bunny
afugatt
Beautiful!
novelist
So appropriate for today's historic events. I love how the stars are dancing. A very hopeful image.
amota99517
Beautiful work!!!
Titia
Een prachtige titel. Zingende en dansende sterren. Heel mooi.
NekhbetSun
Very impressive and lovely image !!!
erlandpil
Good one again erland
VDH
Mooie fractal, excellente achtergrond!
farmerC
Zeer fijn werk om naar te kijken.
kasalin
Gorgeous work ! Love the colours and design !!! 5*
three_grrr
President Obama's swearing in day, beautiful!