Toad Skin Fract

[Andrew McLachlan]

One from a couple of weeks ago. I created a few detail images of a toad's skin and thought they might make for interesting fracts.

Look forward to comments.

[John Storjohann]

Andrew, this is intriguing study of design and texture; it reminds me of something you'd have seen in Fantastic Voyage or Inner Space; a very cellular dynamic of color, lines and depth. Very nice...in the real world, that would make for one very interesting toad! Nicely composed, wonderful processing.

[Arthur Morris]

I love this but for the single dissected spot on the lower frame edge near the middle. Is this a crop or the original capture?

[Andrew McLachlan]

Thanks John and Arthur for the comments.

Arthur this is pretty much full frame..I did give it a slight crop rotation to place the center white markings on a slight diagonal. I could easily crop out the dissected spot....or wait for them to emerge again when it warms up and re-shoot. BTW, the Wimberely single arm macro bracket is amazing...love using it. I am most likely going to head off to the Toronto Zoo on Friday for some poison dart frogs.

[Cynthia Thayer]

Now that is fascinating. Wow. Very nice use of the filter.

[Arthur Morris]

Thanks Andrew. If you crop out the offending spot then you will lose some or most of the diagonal.... (I am not implying that there is a good solution; pattern-type images can be problematic at times especially when there are different and significant elements to the pattern (like the spots here).

[Paul Lagasi]

Andrew, everytime, I think I've seen it all when it comes to your fracts, you surprise me with another...well done, good OOTB thinking and composition....TFS

[denise ippolito]

Andrew, I like the spotted pattern. This makes a nice abstract with wonderful colors and glow. I agree with the edge clean up. I'm looking forward to seeing your zoo shots!

[Nancy Bell]

Love the fract line and colors. Makes me think of something on a slide under a microscope. I like the diagonal white line.

[Andrew McLachlan]

Thanks folks for additional comments, much appreciated.

[Cheryl Slechta]

Andrew, it reminds me of an abstract leopard skin. Very cool. I can hardly wait to see the poison dart frogs

[Judy Howle]

Well, I think they already covered it all! I love all of your amazing toad images and this closeup rocks! I love the colors and patterns and excellent fract work.