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Published: 2005-03-07 13:14:52 +0000 UTC; Views: 1384; Favourites: 22; Downloads: 134
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And now, as the Pythons would have it, for something completely different - something delicate and purely geometrical. Layered up just a tad in the GIMP for extra definition.Related content
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~Blinks.~ Is it just me, or does this one have a distinctly sensual feel to it. Again, I get the sense of 'falling,' though in this instance, it may be a different kind of 'fall.' 
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You're quite right: a thousand of the flimsiest, filmsiest layers of gauze descend oh-so-slowly to caress the naked self 
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Aha! ~Eyes shift. Coughs.~ Yes, well, while I try to get that image... ~Waves a hand.~
Anyway, that's true. It does give the feeling of sliding, rather than a falling... But once one reaches the center...
Also... Mandelbrot set?
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The Mandelbrot set is possibly the most famous fractal, only discovered back in the '70s when computing power became available: it effectively spawned the whole subject of fractals and remains the icon
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Actually, I don't know anything about fractals. All I know, is that they're beautiful. Not to mention complex. @__@;
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Ooh, let me expound on complex numbers: there is no real number that satisfies the question "what is the square root of minus one", so we introduced... Damn! It's that bore again
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Lmao! <3
That's fine! Thinking about complex numbers make my brain ache. No offense, intended! The subject of math isn't one of my strongest... xD But how do you get fractals from... Math?!
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The process is called iteration and in this context involves taking an equality z = z2 + c (z is a complex number, c a constant, in this case the original value of z) and creating a feedback loop to put the result back and in and do it again, time after time. I prefer the denotation zn = zn-1 + z0. If the result zooms off towards infinity after a few iterations, the number z0 is not in the set; if it converges towards 0, it's in. It's at the borderline, called "the edge of chaos", where the beauty arises and great sweeping, spiralling structures are found. Colouring algorithms bring this out, and application of various filters provides diversity. These are not the kind of fractals that I work with, however. See here for an explanation of those.
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I think you lost me until you got around here: "If the result zooms off towards infinity after a few iterations, the number z0 is not in the set; if it converges towards 0, it's in. It's at the borderline, called "the edge of chaos", where the beauty arises and great sweeping, spiralling structures are found. Colouring algorithms bring this out, and application of various filters provides diversity."
That was beautiful, by the way. xD
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~Chuckles.~ I have no clue what you're talking about, but okay... xP
Oh, and the Flame Maths looks like LOTS of fun!
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Ooo! ~Clicks the link.~
You are a constant source of information. Thank you!!!
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Thanks! I could probably be a fractal bore if I gave free rein... (puts on nasal, whiney voice) "The term 'fractal' derives from the Latin frangere, meaning 'to break', and was originally coined by..."
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It's been at work again, this time as a synchronicity: I've been in correspondance with a rather brilliant multimedia artist, who after looking through my gallery recognised the piece - it had been his wife's wallpaper for some time
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I love the delicacy of this piece. I also found that if I scroll up and down when in full view, it seems as if the 'spine' part opens and closes, sort of like a zipper. Very trippy effect!
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Thanks! I've noticed similar effects on others' work. TFT or CRT? My theory is that it's more noticeable on TFT due to response delays.
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You're welcome!
TFT. Interesting...so as I scroll up and down, the images sort of overlap and create a little movie for me!
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Thanks! I wonder, do you see it as I do: like a slippery slope to one of two possible spiral paths?
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it does look like it can swollow you into twin tidepools, but also it looks lie the lower part is a solid round rump-like form.
i accidentally deleted our commenting, and had to find you!
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Aha, I think I see what you mean... especially if the central vertical is like a spine
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i have one that kinda looks like a spine too
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Wow!! I'm just getting into Fractal work, and this is a great inspiration. Reminds me of a repeated flushing movement. Great job!
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Appreciate the 
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I had to stop back by and just say, as this piece is in my favorites collection... when I look at it, I can't help but think it looks like repaired angel wings. It is so soothingly lovely!
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Thanks! It's certainly the most delicately structured piece I've ever produced using Apo - I'll have to return to it and see what else I can morph out of it
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Yippee! looking forward to seeing what you do.
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Hey, this is awesome! Great background choice! I love it!
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Thanks for the comment and
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What a unique piece, it looks like an inverted baseball, nice work!
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Very nice render, I particularly like the choice of colours
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Great work! I get a bit of an industrial feel from it but that's just me.
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Actually, I know what you mean to a degree - reminds me a little of the UK's controversial Millennium Dome
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This piece has great depth...almost a 3D feel. Great color scheme -- perfect for the effects you were trying to enhance. Awesome.
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Appreciate the
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Very nice!
The fractal is a beautiful shape, and the gradient works so well to create a really cool 3D effect.
Awesom! Keep it up!
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