Twenty Thousand Leagues by Rykk
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Ultrafractal 3.02 - 168 layers (ouch! lol)
I was in the middle of changing direction for a bit into more "fractal" looking images when this one just grabbed me by the short hairs for 4 days and "happened". I rarely start anything with an idea where it's going so they just end up where they drag me. :?)
This one has a sorta Jules Verne or a Pre-Cambrian primordial life vibe. I recently read a book named "Rare Earth" written by an astrophysicist and a biochemist(?) that made a really strong argument for the theory that, though rudimentary life like bacteria and the like are surely common in the universe/galaxy - due to the amazing luck (or divine design) involved in life surviving 10 global mass extinctions and that the Earth is situated smack in the calmest region between spiral arms in the Milky Way, the occurance of higher lifeforms like animals and people on other planets is most likely extremely rare. Planets in denser areas of our galaxy get hammered with the energy of nearby supernovae way too often that would kill all life. (remember the supernova in the late 90's/early 00's that knocked out a number of satellites? It was 20,000 lightyears away) Higher life on our own planet has survived very narrowly in the last 4 billion years. Kinda gets you thinking in a new way how precious and rare humanity is and the need for us to somehow find better ways to get along as a species - especially in light of the recent tsunami tragedy.
Thanks for stopping by and for the wonderful encouragement you've given me on my previous stuff! (sorry for the dry "science class" above - lol)
Comments (103)
melancon
Amazing! I am speachless as to your talent and commitment to your work. Way beyond excellent my friend.
FrenchKiss
This is really awesome! Wonderful job!
kennyliu
Very beautiful work Rick! So lovely!!
leda_moon
Outstanding artwork,so many details,and a beautiful image!!Excellent*V
Deagol
I liked the other one better but this one does have a nice fractal feel to it. Well done
eyeland
Beautiful work with fascinating forms, great use of transparency, & excellent detail work & composition. Outstanding.
maud
Superb underwater scene! Many details in this one..Outstanding work V :)
Richardphotos
I somehow missed this Friday, and what a beautiful piece of work. your composition is always outstanding and this is one of your very best
D.C.Monteny
Outstanding work, Rick! Love the subtle quality of the underwaterscene. I can relate to the conclusions of the book up to a point, but I think that intelligence in the universe probably exists on levels which we can't even define, as we always use ourselves as the standard for intelligent and structured live. Excellence, my friend!! V
CavalierLady
This came out wonderful Rick! I applaud your patience and attention to detail here.... the colors are very harmonious and appealing ... a wonderful underwater scene. Excellent presentation, sir!! :))
SimonKane
Boy you've got a lot of viewings/comments! Here's another. I like it. I especially like the brown bits: the texture's great. The spidery web is a nice touch too.
NODROG69
Wow! This is stunning, love the design and those magical colours. Fabulous. v
skyeX
A delightful underwater scene! I like especially the beautiful colors and wonderful creatures.
joefraq
Nice one, Rick! Cool underwater vibe. The details and pallet are marvelous. Your work is so inspiring.
redbeard
Incredible work! Are humans alone? I don't think that we will ever know. The universe is far too vast, contact almost impossible even if other intelligences do exist. Meanwhile the life here continues to grow and evolve, the next "higher intelligence" species is somewhere approaching consciousness right now.
Henny31
I have only one word for this: EXQUISITE!!!
LFNForever
And a possible "thousand" adjectives to describe this probably, but just beautiful comes right to mind! :)
KPK
Truly one of the most wonderful fractal artworks I've seen!
dcmstarships
A delightful image with an illustration look to it; like something you would see in an old Time Life book or Natural Geographic magazine about early life on Earth. I appreciated your commentary; it made the image more meaningful.
Redshift
Absolute Masterpiece, Rick!! How many layers did you say?? :) About your words: "If it's just us...it seems like an awful waste of space"
idiot_sphinx
I guess I am behind the times here :P I really like what you have , I see at least someone counts their layers :P I give up doing that .I could go back over my psd files, but why bother, I think if it looks right, it was worth the time :D This certainly was worth every second of your time, a real gem. Space and life, what a concept, huh ? !!! Excellent Work !!!***!!!
luminosa
It's always a pleasure...
Silverspider
Truely amazing - I just cant find the words as to just how beautiful your work is.
Juliette.Gribnau
wonderful; perfect !!...this image is telling a complete story
zoozee
Stunningly beautiful :):) .... Amazing picture you have created here ! I can tell this has cost you many hours and sweat :) ... But another perfect creation came out of your hard work .. Fantastic :):) V
kgm
OH, wow. If Jules Verne had known only how beautiful it is down there...
shermansrage
This is by Far the most stunning piece of Imagery I have seen.. Most Excellent work. Congrats on your hard work, I can only imagine what it took to compile such an image.
Til
Wonderful,fantastic,image!!!!!! I also read the book "Rare Earth" makes one wonder!!!!!!!!??????
zoren
I appreciate," that your work as an artist, is able to capture the beauty in all things...'tis satisfyingly crisp in details with wide range of textures, rich in color and concept, open centered, constantly, creatively changing..." your gallery is great!
Dindin
Awesome scene and very beautiful composition .I love all the details and got my eye on those black pearls ,Thanks for the introduction which was very interesting .