On Fractals:  When Rick (aka Rykk on RR) and I got together, he introduced me to fractal art.  I started making simple fractals (mostly spirals) in UltraFractal but then found I preferred to use Apophysis. When I learned how to use PhotoShop (just enough to be dangerous), I began creating compositions using the flames I made in Apophysis. But, then my interest changed and I got into Photography.
On Photography: When I was a teenager (back in the '70's), my sister let me try her 35mm camera. None of my pictures turned out, so then I wouldn't use anything but a point&shoot. When the point&shoot digital cameras came out, I got one and discovered the joy of taking macros. I spent a lot of my free time searching for any kind of critter I could find. My son, who used to be a photographer for the US Navy, encouraged me to expand to a DSLR and recommended Nikon. In 2006, my husband gave me a Nikon D80 for my birthday (he's such a wonderful guy!). I'm still in learning mode of all the different settings (aperture, etc.), but I find I still love to capture those macros. It wasn't until after I got the D80 that I discovered the reason my pictures didn't turn out on my sister's 35mm -- it was the eyepiece!!! If we had only known!Â
On me: I am married to my Wonderful Prince (see above) and we live on the east coast of Florida. We became grandparents in September 2006. I have always enjoyed most of the Disney and Pixar cartoon movies. For those of you who don't recognize it, my Avatar is Dory from the movie "Finding Nemo" (my favorite). I can relate to Dory -- it's that short-term memory loss that I'm afflicted with as well!! HA!  :^) Â
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Comments (18)
Cyble13
Ahhhhh! Positively,absolutely,without a doubt...this is a beauty of a spiral!!!I love it!Flawless!
Rykk
Wow! Amazing spiral shape! Like twisted wood or rattan. I like the nice brown "venetian blind" background. Very well done!
joeydude
White is a color sadly lacking in most fractals, except for highlighted areas. Wonderful, intriguing piece of art. ::Applause::
hewsan
Beautiful composition and tone of colour. Especially like the twist to the main "cord". Nice one.
kansas
I really like this because of the white. I like white in fractals and as Joey said, sadly lacking in most fractals.
SkyBlueHope
Totally gorgeous!!! :):)
lulu18
I also love to see white fractals and this one is great! Nice shape and I love the twisted branch appearance of the main arms.
paragon5
I agree with everyone else ( they already took all the good adjectives ), wonderful image!
gallimel
this white is a feast to eyes.
ead
Great fun, Joie! I love this, and echo all the above applause. Your image is so crisp and detailed. Thanks.
fractalinda
A unique and awesome spiral composition!
gumbykat
Beautiful image! Texture and bright colors would spoil it. It's perfect!
tresamie
It reminds me of pulling taffy! Chocolate, vanilla, sweet, shiny, yummy!
abmlober
An impressive work.
Dreamingbee
oh wow.. this is soooo beautiful !!!!! vote
Bennetz
Splendid work of art! I can touch it! Beautiful background!
omnos
Crisp and clean.
soepie17
one of the more original spirals!!