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 (12)
peedy
Beautiful, Stan. Gorgeous colors and ligthing. Corrie
jmb007
belle image!!
carlx
Very beautiful!!!
greyone
Gorgeous image Stan! These pine cones look very realistic. It always amazes me how your are able to achieve such realistic looking images using a fractal program. Excellent work.
farmerC
Fantastice creation.
eekdog
these are cool looking pine cones Stan, brilliant fractal likeness, well done my friend..
Glendaw
These cones look so real. The colors and lighting are awesome.Gorgeous work Stan. Your work is always so creative,love your postings!!!
npauling
How lovely to be able to gather up these beautiful cones for a decorative feature in the living room. Super colouring and realism too.
mgtcs
Spectacular fractal Stan, the colors combination is really marvelous, fantastic shapes and textures, another true feast for the eyes!
bakapo
pine cones are really neat and so are your fractal ones... and these don't get pitch on your fingers. :)
SIGMAWORLD
Excellent fractal!
tresamie
Clever image and title!