"Sand Dollar" Fractal by rdhceo
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Another early attempt at fractals. I thought this had a semi-sand dollar appearance. For this image I used the solid rendering, with the icon attractor, and from what I recall, at least 2 trillion iterations. I would say that I am like the Tim Allen of fractals at this point, although as TOMIX CH stated in my first fractal post - they are relatively addictive. You know - with fractals you can put on some classical music, pour some wine, tweak the equations and quietly render something that doesn't feature giant breasts and a sword that would make Conan collapse... I may continue to render these as a side to my other atrocities. For your consideration, I thank you.
Comments (13)
ralphwarnick
I am loving this very impressive image!
rdhceo
I neglected to add, you might notice the discrepencies at the center of the image. It's kind of funny, because that area was larger and had a rougher appearance/texture at the beginning of the render - then towards the end, nearly all of the rough area vanished - leaving just a few pits in the surface - maybe this is something I will learn to negotiate in the future.
Lyne
Well I think it just adds to the "sand dollar" look! It brought me in from your thumbnail to look! :) Very nice!!
Mags61
Well it's very nice but as I asked on another fractal what the heck is a sand dollar - my excuse is I'm based in the UK!
Richardphotos
astonishing beauty and quite excellent
rdhceo
The sand dollar is in actuality the skeleton of a sea creature similar in form to a sea urchin. They are most often found washed ashore on sandy beaches, and come in a variety of shapes and sizes. When alive, the sand dollar looks very little like the skeleton that they have inside. An old saying is that they are "mermaid money."
roxannemartin
A unique design. You're a beginner??? I'm in trouble.
kansas
Very nice. It does look like a sand dollar.
globalpuffer
What;s weird is real sandollars have little pits like that in the middle.. at least ones i have seen.. perhaps you have emulated nature a bit to closely there with your fractal.. it is beautiful by the way
MichaelFaber
Cool sand dollar. The one thing we both got wrong is they only have 5 'petals' on them. But who cares! Awesome job!
RNGOERNER
Stunningly realistic fractal work, right down to the assymetric pits in the center. Your control of color tone and lighting lend this delightful depth and elegance. The departure from realit to seven-fold symmetry does not put me off - so it's a mutant hybrid - it's still a stunner! VOTE
leda_moon
Very awesome image!!nice work!!*
gumbykat
Perfect name! Excellent work at creating a 3D image! Bravo!