Some new pretties I made

[jenepherre]

So... I was drooling at some of the awesome stuff over at Digital Blasphemy, and then I noticed he has a Tools page. And that page mentions a flame fractal generator called Apophysis... and it's FREEWARE. I downloaded it immediately, as I love playing with fractals. But most come out looking too... fractal-y for me. Like... there's really no mistaking a Mandelbrot when you see one. I can't say I totally know the difference between a fractal and a flame fractal, except that I think the latter are 1000% more beautiful. I love this stuff.

Important Note: You do not have to know anything about the mathematical side of fractals in order to have fun with them. Trust me on this.

So, here are my first few creations using Apophysis. If anyone wants a larger version of one of these, just let me know which one and what size. The originals are all 1600x1200. Click on the thumbnails below to see larger versions.

Alien Cobweb Some of the brighter spots on it look like they might be pods for alien babies or something. Yeah, I'm weird.	Ghost Flower I love this one. It looks like a whole bunch of sheer organza ribbon bunched together with the ends all cut uneven and floating around.
Gossamer Vibrancy Okay, I'm not good at naming these things. But I love the colors and the way it kind of looks like smoke.	Space Station Reminded me a little of Star Trek:DS9. Which was my least favorite of the Star Treks, but ::shrug:: I actually have this as my desktop wallpaper right now.
Tapestry Explosion See what I was saying about naming these things? But the colors and the fanned pattern reminded me of tapestries for some reason. Except... it's kinda exploding at the moment.	Weaving Space Doesn't it kind of look like knitting or something? Weaving a black hole. Or something. LOL

So...? Whatcha think?

Comments

[film102.livejournal.com]

Janet,

is he Brit? are the shows on BBC, American tv? I've seen them in my guide for cable, but don't remember where. Always interested in new shows to check out.

Lyn

[dolpfin220.livejournal.com]

He's Scottish-American. Born in Scotland, grew up in Illinois becoming an American citizen after high school and ended up moving to London after being cast opposite Elaine Paige in Anything Goes during his last year of college. He usually speaks in an American accent but if around other Scots, he'll fall into his Glaswegian.

He's done a few things in the States. He was Jack, one of Cole Porter's lovers in De-Lovely, the Lead Tenor in The Producers and did the Titans and Central Park West TV shows. He's become more known outside the theatre world because of Doctor Who and received his own show, Torchwood on the strength of his character.

If you catch the Christopher Eccleston series of Doctor Who on Sci Fi Channel or BBC America, he is in the final five episodes. Doctor Who and the sequel, Torchwood are both British TV shows, although after 44 years I don't think you can really consider Doctor Who "new". You can easily follow along though without the entire history.... Christopher Eccleston's series is a good place to start and the two part episodes (The Empty Child and The Doctor Dances) introducing Captain Jack are considered by most to be the best ones for that year, causing it to win a Hugo.

As you can see, I could go on and on and on.... If you want to learn more about John, his official website is at http://www.johnbarrowman.com.