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I consider this fractal complete, brilliant and distinctively marked with your style.
Even if 'many artists did [something like] that before', you have managed to create something distinctly unique, when the first thought of the viewer is 'fantastic!' rather than "I've seen it before".

The light that emanates from the image and the subtle nature of the composition
makes me suggest that the title of "Desert Rose" would probably beeven more fitting.

OK, it's grainy... so what? Back then, when we were shooting with silver-based films and (some of us) chromium-based colour films, grain was the building element of a picture. No grain, no image (in overexposed shots).

OK, we live in the 21st century and the current mainstream preference is milk smooth waterfalls (without drops of water), and plastic-smooth fractals (without grain)... To me they are a surreal sign of the times; just like decaffeinated 'coffee'. They taste the same. Don't tell anyone, but I actually like grainy fractals much more than those 'ultra-smooth' ones.

You have created a wonderful fractal? Great! It's grainy? So much the better! Don't say it's 'TERRIBLY' grainy. Be proud of it! It's a feature, not a fault. And when you see a waterfall, pretend you have expected it to be just like you see it; splashy, noisy and unsmooth. And enjoy it.