Its a great design and cool colors but I think you made it a bit too large and thats why it blurred so bad. You can use a software program to edit fractals too, so don't be afraid to use one. I do all the time!...lol...Very good first frac and keep it up! You'll keep learning about them forever!
Joanie
Interesting: I'd like to see more details, though: re-render this at a larger size. Trust me, I know: it can take an entire day sometimes - when you use Apophysis; but try Tierazone: it is quick, and although you have a lot of bugs to get used to, you can make large detailed images very quickly.
And I'll be looking for that larger, detailed image. :)
Joanie