I am an environmental scientist. A large part of my career has been dedicated to scientific research into the structure of ecosystems and factors that affect them. Quite early on, it became apparent that certain mathematical iterative principles formed geometries that coincided exactly with those found in natural ecosystems. And by ecosystems, I do not mean just plants and animals. The same principles also apply to quantum physics, geology, meteorology and on up to the formation of galaxies. These relationships were championed most publicly by the brilliant mathematician Benoît Mandelbrot, the founder of fractal geometry.
To my mind, the structure of natural ecosystems through application of these iterative processes revealed not only the genius and subtlety of nature but also its incomparable beauty. Â
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Comments (8)
peedy
Beautiful fractal. Love the colors. Corrie
greyone
Awesome work Stan. This is beautifully done. The framing done by diminishing sizes of the main image is quite impressive. One of the reasons i love fossils is that they are proof there is things older than me. Thank you for the holiday wishes.
kepp
excellany image frame is cool
farmerC
Exellent work.
jmb007
belle image!!
npauling
A beautiful fractal fossil and so creatively presented.
vxbob
nicely done
afugatt
Beautiful!