Focus Potential

Apophysis + minimal contrast improvement in PS7

+ my entry for the Apo Contest

it is completely self-made starting with a plane flame

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wow - thank you all for voting for me! i am deeply moved by this reception! and i am also a little bit ashamed of winning a contest which is based on my own tutorial :/ - anyway - i think all the other works entered here are very beautiful and very original as well and they all deserve a big applause!!!