Love this picture! Think of the smell of all that "Brasso" your going to have to use to clean them! :)I dont think its just you Dirk, i also feel that the way things are made these days lack a certain style, but also i think that looking back to older objects has a certain romantic "taste",(if thats the right term?) that maybe the children of today may have in the future, observing mundane things like old computer monitors or compact disc's (i know it sounds obsurd)....I dont know, they just dont make things these days the way they used to! :)

J'aime toujours ton travail Dirk! celui-lje le trouve un peu compliqumais intessant et original..je vais t'avouer que je ne comprends pas trop ce que c'est (vu mon anglais) mais je sais qu'il est superb ~v~ :)

the plain thing with you guys is; youre getting old and start reminiscing. to me it looks like a complicated scrapheap of microscopes and telescopes.my hub started allready collecting computers, since his first one he saved them all.perhaps it is better to throw things away , but maybe this is your collection.keep them safe ...have a nice weekend dirk.

I know what you mean. I was watching 'Secondhand Lion' the other day, and I felt such nostalgia. The old cars were built to LAST! You could SEE the HEAVINESS and durabiltiy of them. Seems that's the way things used to be. Now we live in a disposable world. Unfortunately, we are now running out of places to dispose. This reminds me of the heavy duty tripods my Dad used for his cameras...way back when. Very cool.

hmmm it could be a symptom of the throw away culture we have, always wanting something for the cheapest price possible is going to make quality far too expensive for this commercial world, but then we always have art! think about the skills we lose, welding is just one example of a skill that is dying ... perhaps only artists maintain it these days ... well in the UK anyway ... this is the longest post I have ever submitted! Thank you Dirk!

Something very real to think about. A great image to add thought too! Awesome work and thought for the day Dirk! (=

These Victorian microscopes are so much nicer to look at than the modern hi-tech Zeiss ones I use every day at work!!(A binocular scope with camera and monitor would make a very poor fractal image too!!)

Lovely detailed design and yes sometimes it is interesting to configure a design from ordinary things :D Excellent work here and awesome details !!!~*~!!!

I love this Dirk, how you can create these antique scopes is amazing. I too have a love for things from the past...especially cameras.

A wonderful image. Yes, I can relate to what you say. Seems we are in a throw away culture these days. Nothing is built to last. Of course, I think that the reason for this is economical. If it breaks down, BUY a new one!

Wow!! Is this impressive or what! Your colors lend that special air to pieces found in a museum somewhere, that rich aged brass color and the polished steel and rare jade table for viewing. This looks very antique and impeccably sharp and crisp with wonderful contrast to the colors. Great image, Dirk. My compliments!

Wonderfully excellent intricate detail and symmetry, beautifully done!! :)

AMAZING!! This is fabulous!! ~V~

Yes! A rich quality patina of age on the brass. It is a rare thing for something "new" to be built with high standards and durability. There is something in the styling of older things as well that give you a sense of peace when you observe or even touch them. Man, I am getting old!

Wow! So here is the microscope with all of his siblings at the microscope factory! lol j/k Outstanding depth, shading and forms, Dirk. X-pert XD! I, also, like the design of the older cars better. Especially the American ones The new ones seem almost devoid of much artistic flair - sacrificed for the sake of profit margins. Except maybe some of the Chryslers, I guess...

Gheeze, I look at all these comments and I fell like I have write a novel, (not). I really admire what you can do with XD. It is truly an art form onto itself. What you do is truly amazing. My hat off to you!

No it's not you Dirk! I have the same feelings, and even this image makes me a little sad that things so beautiful like this in real life go unnoticed after years of usefulness. I love antiques as you have probably already guessed :) Beautiful image and excellent work! :) V

Ah, but what about the quality of your designs, the mastery of your medium, and the perfection of your creations and renders? That's what we value here, and you are clearly one of the best.

Een prachtig plaatje, heel mooie materiaalweergave. Ja, ik herken mezelf ook in jouw gevoel -en dat van veel anderen. Daar heb ik niet veel aan toe te voegen. Ik werk op een oude computer, met lange renderwachttijden, het kan ook niet zo groot en maar n tegelijk....maar ik heb er een hoop lol mee!

Lol this is cool like the background full of microscopes really creative idea^^ beautiful Microscope Scenery excellent !

Tr futuriste !! Un ensemble de pie mallic vraiment gial !! v

Amazing work Dirk!!! He has a conception and really imaginative realization!!! The combination in shapes produces a great depth and perspective!!!! V

Nah, I think you have a very valid point there. Even buildings don't have the same style or flare that they used to. I guess that's what makes all the vintage stuff so special. But then so is your artwork. You do amazing things with xenodream and this is no exception. Awesome depth, texture and form in this one!

a delightful display - although there is something sad about so much unused - the recyclers will take away most and then the few leftover will be treasured for their rarity

My dad is a retired Sergeant Major in the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. His specialty was ballistics and his knowledge of firearms is legendary. I remember the revolving drum he built in our basement to polish the brass casings for bullets. They would go into the drum looking rather dull... with a greenish patina... and would come out looking just like gold jewelry. This process would take several days... and I would fall asleep nights lulled by the "whomp... slide... fizz... whomp" of the polisher... which was in the basement just below my bedroom... and it is a memory filled with magic. And this image, Dirk, brings back so many visuals... of standing beside my dad when he let me lift out the polished brass... which felt like velvet in my young hands... and the awe I experienced was nothing less than the wonder this fractal portrays. Optic nerves overload at the extreme perfection of your work... and I thank you for the joy of the journey. Hugs, hon... always.... Helen

Wonderful image. We have a fair collection of obsolete technology here, my favourite is my old miner's lamp. There are still some things being designed and built with 'soul' these days but you have to search harder for them perhaps amongst all the tat. Your image is a great testmonial to those things that were so beautiful and solidly created :)

I'm with you Dirk. Cars look so much alike nowadays, and there's nothing better than a plane with propellers. Fantastic designing here. Wouldn't stick my finger in there though! Love it! V (:

These "old" things were made with pride in their creation, Dirk. You, too, should be proud of your creation and the joy it is bringing so many people here on R'osity! :) hugs

man! is this cool, or what !?! Awesome way to fractalize your microscope, Dirk.