Mandelbulb3D -- tweak of my own parameters from 'Look what I found' fav.me/d7pvtl9.
This landscape is littered with interesting shapes -- it's worth having a look at full size. Background from my own photo.
(I'm not quite clear whether including a background photo sky really makes it a manipulation rather than a raw fractal. Any opinions on that?)
This landscape is littered with interesting shapes -- it's worth having a look at full size. Background from my own photo.
(I'm not quite clear whether including a background photo sky really makes it a manipulation rather than a raw fractal. Any opinions on that?)
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Yes, most people would consider it a manipulation..
I don't consider adding a background manipulation. Oh and the title is perfect!
I second blipbl0p's definition
And, cropping, color tweaks, super minor pixel touch-up, contrast +/- & it's still raw.
I agree that a background photo does in many -or even most- cases not make up a manipulation.
Manip would here be something like putting a figure into the landscape, adding some stones from other fractals -or from photos-, or doing some distorts after finishing.
myself, I figure if you can make the entire image in a single program, it's a raw fractal, and as soon as you pull it into another program to tweak it further, it becomes a manipulation.
you're always welcome
...and on the backgrounds... I never know either: often I find them only disturbing, sometimes they add.... they are tricky