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 (29)
Xantipa
Oooo..this is wonderful..love it a lot..
Juliette.Gribnau
GEFELICITEEEEERD !!! prachtige afbeelding voor een feestelijk begin van de dag
Harmen
H4PP7 F1FT13ST 4NN1F3RS4R7 70V TW0!
Fractelaar
Mooi motief voor een vloerkleed Ed wens jouw en Will een hele fijne dag toe
farmerC
GEFELICITEERD, WENS JULLIE EEN FIJNE DAG. HET IS EEN HELE FIJNE PLAAT OM NAAR TE KIJKEN.
saretta
Wonderful way to celebrate Love,splendid artwork,Happy Anniversary to you both!!!!:-)
NekhbetSun
Splendid image and Happy Anniversary S
Mondwin
Looks really gorgeous...bravissimo!V:DDD.Hugsxx
VDH
Prachtig "planten design" en dito kleuren!
daffodilbaggins
Congratulations! Very nice fractal, I love the symmetry and colors!
madcatter
Happy Anniversary!! What a lovely image for a perfect day!
carlx
Wonderful image and Happy 50th Anniversary, Ed!!!
bakapo
congratulations! this image is very special in lots of ways, then!
annie5
WOW..this is wonderful Ed! Splendid colors too..Congratulations :)
kansas
Lovely. Looks like an autumn leaf display.
wannes
Een passend werk voor deze feestelijke dag! Van harte gefeliciteerd!!!!
FracJay
I could not agree with bakapo more, a very soecial fractal image happy Anniversary to you both!!!!!!....And excellently done BTW!
highcrow
Well this sure feels like love busting out all over with all the colors and nuances that make a love grow....Beautiful and many congratulations!!!!
bpclarke
Congratulations! A glorioius beauty for your 50 years. Bunny
renderix
congratulations! and a real beauty you did for this day ed!
Lipa
Congratulation! A vibrant trubute, worthy of the occasion.
amota99517
Congratulations on this wonderful celebration of your life. This is such a lovely image and a great dedication for your joyous event.
fractalinda
50 years married or a 50th birthday? Whichever, my sincere Congratulations to you and Will! Beautiful, vibrant image, Ed!
afugatt
Gorgeous! Congratulations!
miincdesign
Congrats Ed. I was wondering the same question as Linda. None the less, congrats to both of you. This is a beautiful fractal to celebrate!!
jccj56
Beautiful Image!!
Eleandras
Elegant image!
mps
Very beautiful image. Happy 50th.
Electralena
Super gorgeous, Ed!!! Congratulations again!!!