Digital Art: Fractured – Based on a Mandelbrot Fractal

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This piece is from a recent foray into the realm of digital expression using fractals and Photoshop and several neurons.

The starting point was a rendering from Mandelbulber, an open-source software for generating 3D Mandelbrot fractals.  This picture was a result of taking a generated fractal and then adjusting the colors in Lightroom.  Photoshop was used to embellish and adjust elements of the fractal and to add in organic looking shapes.

The resulting piece has many layers – click image to view full size.  How will your mind create closure, align shapes, form ideas?

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Photos: After a Snowstorm in Vermont

The day after a snowstorm in Vermont, snow still clings to tree branches while ice covers the river in the distance.

Photographing snow scenes is hard, especially while wearing snowshoes!  The result of attempting to crouch low for this photo was almost a face full of snow.

For the picture below, the goal was to capture the texture of the snow and make it as sharp as possible.  The camera was set to f/3.5 at 1/4000 sec with ISO 100 in bright early afternoon light.

In this photo, it’s almost possible to see animals tracks in the snow.