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Published: 2009-04-01 16:50:36 +0000 UTC; Views: 6599; Favourites: 84; Downloads: 0
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created using parts of fractals assembled together in photoshopthis ones for for attempting my song titles poetry challenge [link]
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I know my grandmother would love this. She adored hummingbirds 
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This is really wonderful and so creative. I love it.
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thankyou so much for the compliment and the 
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you are very welcome. I am truly inspired by your fractal! It shows what an inventive person can create!
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well, you add more than just the flame and you add elements that show creativity, I think, and imagination.
Yes I saw the tabby on your front page. It is so cute!
Oh yeah, many times when I create something I wish I had written down the steps I took. I am one of these people that generate randoms too, go through them sometimes using scripts and sometimes not, then I save the pars with promise and do that for a while. The I go back and work on them. When I get what I want,and like I post it, but by that time I have forgotten which script I used and who created it. I think mention of them should be included if possible too. So now I have taken to using letters for the scrips I used to title the par with like ,if Shortgreenpig did the script, then I title the par SGP 01 and like that. That is the only way I can keep it straight. Then of course if that person has created more than only one script it gets a little more complicated. Then I have do SPG and the initials of the name of the scrip, 
And I agree, there should be a category for "fractal manipulations" I have always had a hard time with knowing exactly what the difference between a "mixed media" image is, in relation to what a "fractal Manipulation" is. To me they are the same, although posted at sites whose rules were that if anything was added, ( a tube, or a layer) anything really that required the use of another program that is not a fractal program to finish creating that image was "mixed media". Even something as simple as the usage of a plugin, or a filter to change or enhance the appearance of the fractal was considered "Mixed Media". But that is exactly what one does in a "Fractal Manipulation".
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now talk of script and you start to loose me a little 👍: 0 ⏩: 1
i just dabble a lot and see what happens - though i find a lot of people mistake some of my insane abstracts for fractal work when most of the time they are generated in photoshop 
but yes a category for fractal manipulations would be an awesome asset i think and save a lot of 'but its not
Well I have used scripts since I first found Apophysis abut 4 or 5 years ago. But it has gotten so much more complex than it used to be. Right now on my computer, I have 5 different versions of apophysis. Some of the scripts that I have only work with certain versions and it is very disheartening to try to figure out which ones work with what programs. Some of the scripts reqire "plug-ins" for the scripts to work. If you don't have the right plugins, you won't get the effect you want. However one of the things I notice with using scripts is that a lot of the work that they generate looks quite a bit alike. Some people can change the flame enough so that a person can't tell which script it came from, from looking at it. However a lot of flames created by different artists using the same script, look very much alike except for the gradients.
Yes, we need a gallery designation for fractal manipulations. And I know what you mean about those "purists" who think that way. I look at it like this, and I might be wrong, but if it is more fractal than it is manipulated effects, then it is a fractal. 
I used to run random batches at 200 at a time, then do a run through and pick out the ones that I thought would make good flames. I think a person gets a "feel" for what will work and what won't. I have so many par files, I have some clear back from 2006, (saved them to a cd. So if you need any starter flames, note me and I can get your email addy and send some to you.
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well i discovered apophysis after some coaxing form =VirginPrune at the beginning of the year so any progress i made has only been over the past few months so i'm till very much at the 'what does this do?' stage and when i get a pretty pattern generated from random batches i save it -( especially if i see part of a shape that i might manipulate into somethign new)
i usually run about 25 to 50 random batches at a time just to see what comes out of it
generally its hard to define how much manipulation is 'too much' with my work most of the time all the parts are there i just need to put them together.
it caused a bit of upset for me once because the club ~FractalManipulations ( before it closed) had a small argument that 'cute animals etc would not be accepted it was a long winded process to clarify this in turn the idea was changed to 'the addition of cute animals etc'
but now fortunately we have =FracMan and what i do is accepted as just another part of fractal manipulations and thus far i don't think i have found any other artists as such on DA who really work with fractals as i do as in creating almost collages of them.
i have both yim and msn and the relevant addys are on my DA main page so snag them from there if you like
thankyou so much for the offer of some help
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Sorry , I am just getting back to you on this. Yes, I was a member of fractalmanipulations before it closed too. I thought their guidelines were stricter than most but I enjoyed being a member, and of course, I love To me, anything that is not strictly a fractal is "manipulated". I have been at some sites in the past that when they did a fractal contest, the artists were not able to use UF because of the ability to add layers to it.
It is funny about how people view different things. For me personally I have never considered XenoDream to be a "fractal program" but rather a modeling program that makes fractal type images. Because XenoDream is so much more than what a fractal program is. Usually when I comment on a XD image I will refer to it as a "construct" because to me XD constructs different things. Very beautiful and very elaborate things.
Also, KPT FraxPlorer (which I have, and love) isn't really a "fractal program" either but a set of plugins or filters, that can be used in PSP or Photoshop.
And here the category is so broad that XD, Fraxplorer and the other fractal programs we are aware of fit together.
Okay sorry about the
Will go to your page and then send you some starter pars.
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its fine no need to say sorry
idid enjoy being a member of ~FractalManipulations but i do prefer the slightly more laid back attitude of =FracMan if only because it gives fractal artists a lot more scope to combine things such as photo manipulations with fractal pieces
viewpoints are always going to differ and you can't please everyone so i figure i might as well just please myself first and i certainly enjoy what i create
i can honestly confess to not having heard of any of those programs
i don't mind long replies especially when the conversations is most informative and useful thankyou so much
and a big thankyou for the pars i got the email and as soon as i am not bogged down with an endless to do list i shall try them out 
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you are very welcome, and I agree, we are individuals and it stands to reason that we will have individual tastes. I enjoyed fractal manipulations, but I also like the freer attitude of . Okay, I see an incoming email from you. So I am going to go look, and by the way, you are very welcome!
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thankyou so much for the compliment and for the
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It was an honor for me! Fantastic picture!
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check out some of my others if you get chance
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thankyou so much for the compliment althoiugh with this one i am never sure if i prefer this edit or the brown edit that i created and titled 'sparrow'
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I hadn't seen the sparrow. I've faved that as well, they are both beautiful.
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thankyou for the fave on that one also - and a huge thankyou for the watch
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you are most very welcome! thankyou for giving my little challenge a go in the first place and thankyou again for the favorite
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Your challenge was fun, and the humming bird was so cool. I love it!
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^^ thankyou again i am planning another challenge soon a longer one just for the hell of it - that's going to be one where you can work in any media you want so hopefully i will get that up and going soon - no real prizes as such but just a way to get people thinking somewhat outside the box or something to simply inspire a bit like the 100 themes challenge but far shorter - hint: there will be 26 themes most likely something alphabet orientated
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Cant cause of my dc trip!
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there is not time limit hellif you wanted to gibve it a go in 12 months even thats all cool - its just ther for inspiration
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oh, ill try later then!
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hello i have featured this piece in my journal! If you prefer to not be featured please note me and i will remove right away!
Thank you........Billie
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thankyou so much for featuring my work!! 
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Amazing, beautiful, adorable...Only so many words to describe how awesome this is.
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You're very welcome!
Ahaha, yeah, that was kinda a bummer.
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thankyou
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Heh, They're awesomeeee ;D
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