Hi, I'm new here, but 5 years ago I was seriously into fractals and then left them
due to other commitments with my art. Now I see them and am tantalized by all
the new developements but I find my techniques are waaaay out of date...
Greetings, and Welcome to this particular Forum !!!

Not much discussion these days in the way of "art" technique, mostly mathematics and rendering techniques. But there should be plenty to review in all areas. Just by going through all of the Boards and Topics here should give you many ideas to get those "fractal juices" flowing.

But I suggest working on what you personally would like to create artistically, trying to develop your own style, as opposed to following the current trends and popularity. Who knows, you may start something everybody else might think is the "latest wave".