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 (26)
Juliette.Gribnau
een van je allermooiste UF's Ed..schitterend, mooie textuur, fijn kleurenpalette en boeiende contrasten. F
CarolSassy
This is up there with your very best fractals Ed! Just awesome! (:
Fractelaar
Schitterend Ed helemaal met Juliette eens
miincdesign
Oh wow, what I actually said out loud when I saw just the top of this. The further I scrolled down the more I was in awe. This is a perfect fractal. Coloring, lighting, design, and especially the texturing. Great Job!! A Fav...
daffodilbaggins
I like the flow of your tree, and that elegant spiral on the left side! Nice!
saretta
Wonderful and amazingly elegant,splendid textures and flowers on this magical tree!!:-)
kansas
My compliments! This is very beautiful! Your postwork is wonderful.
mansco
One of your best Ed, really splendid ;O)
VDH
Mooi werk Ed! Prachtige textures en kleuren!5*
Lipa
Awed by this beauty.
carlx
Wonderful composition, Ed!!! Excellent and lovely all!!!
farmerC
ED, dit is pure schoonheid echt een winner.
IreneS
Oh, Ed, this is a real beauty. I love the colors, textures, and design.
miwi
One of your best,excellent done!!!!!!!
philuf
Wonderful background, superb soft design. Lovely creation!
Redshift
I agree with the others above, een van je beste ontwerpen, one of your best! A beauty!
bpclarke
Gorgeous tree design. Love the colors and details in this. Bunny
bakapo
beautiful details and rich colors. awesome design... this is fantastic.
annie5
This is a superb beauty Ed..fantastic texture and colors! :)
amota99517
This is an amazing art piece. Love the way this is textured and the cutout for the tree. Excellent render.
fractalinda
I LOve the texture work, light and gradient. Beautiful, excellent artwork!
afugatt
I absolutely LOVE it!
renderix
very cool!
three_grrr
Oh my, but this is beautiful! It's like a dream! Even has some leaves and blossoms falling off it, gentley drifting down to the ground!
Electralena
Awesome work, my friend!!! Fav.
meico
Such lovely subtle shades in a terrific composition. Mike