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Tuesday, July 20, 2010

A for ABC Wednesday

ABC WEDNESDAY ROUND 7: A is For Addition


I adore this awesome free open source fractal creator. Apophysis is a small program, loads quickly and is actually quite easy to use - I play around with it quite often and like what happens. If a person is math inclined, there are options which I've avoided. :)

This fractal is one of my favorites. I added a couple of dark spots for eyes and it became 'The King of Grim'.

And, of course, Wikipedia  has something to say.


Have you tried anything like this?





A fractal image.

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46 comments:

Sylvia K said...

That is so cool! And even better, I've learned something new today! One of the best things about blogging! Welcome to Season 7! And thanks for the information! Have a great week!

Sylvia

mrsnesbitt said...

There is so much knowledge out there and the internet helps us discover so many new facts each day - and our project ABC Wednesday always brings along so many people committed to sharing exciting finds.

Thanks so much - looking forward to your Round 7!

Denise
ABC Team

anthonynorth said...

I love fractals. Mindst you, I'm not very good with programs :-)

Paula Scott Molokai Girl Studio said...

Still waiting for that link to download, but n the meantime, thank you! It looks like FUN!
I love what you created.

Rune Eide said...

Fractals is a very interesting subjects - even when you take a superficial look at the maths behind it. It is more part of nature that most people know.

photowannabe said...

Fascinating. I may have to look into this myself. Thanks for the link.

Evalinn said...

That´s great! :-)

Roger Owen Green said...

Could be very useful - thanks.

ROG, ABC Wednesday team

Beverley Baird said...

I've never tried this - but sure love what you've done with it!
Thanksfor the info - I will try fractals.

signed...bkm said...

I have not heard of the program - I do love fractals they are fasinating...nice post...bkm

Dimple said...

Years ago we had a fractal generator, I had fun with it, but never saved anything. This is cool, and your name for it fits perfectly.

LisaF said...

okay, I'm completely hooked. I saw this last year and put off playing with it. Now...I'll never get anything else done!

Hildred said...

I think I could be seduced into creating such interesting fractals, and will surely follow your link, with thanks.

Ralf Bröker said...

Cool thing, and - at least - mathematics. A wonder, nothing else. So I will be surprised like always.

Best wishes
Ralf

Gayle said...

This is the first time I've heard of Apophysis and it looks way cool. I can see why you like it.

Wanda said...

This is very interesting and cool. You have a great beginning for this round.

magiceye said...

thank you. shall try it out. seems very interesting!

MaR said...

How interesting, this is new to me.
Will have to check out that link, thanks!

A is for aerial

Annelie said...

No, I haven´t tried it, looks really fun!

Reader Wil said...

You are everything: cool, clever, brilliant... The whole alphabet!
Thanks for your visit.
I am so sorry that everybody believed my story about the burglar, while the end was made up by me... sorry!

Gigi Ann said...

What a great way to start off the new ABC Wednesday. Very interesting post, and informative also.

Siromade said...

This is a nice post, interesting. thanks for stopping on my blog. I'd love to come back here.

jabblog said...

Every time I see your wonderful fractals I think 'I must try this' - but so far I haven't :-/ I will though (just don't hold your breath.)

Anonymous said...

Love it :) Amazaing and well done! Thank for sharing=3

Leslie D. said...

Oo I love that! I'll have to look up that program. great image

Joy said...

It does look like a moth from the dark side.
Interesting program, not that I understood more than a dozen words on the wiki site but then a picture has a 1000 of them.

Lyn said...

Oh I like it! I've been wanting to try fractal art for a while - now I have an idea of the software.

Naquillity said...

you always make such wonderful fractals. thanks for sharing the link. i'll check it out soon. have a great day.

Jay said...

I've never tried it, or anything like it, but I love your King of Grim!!

kml said...

I have used it and find it absolutely amazing. Never the same thing twice! Your Grim came out great!

Maria's Space said...

Cool and creepy at the same time

ChrisJ said...

I'm still in the dark about this. Will have to do some 'research'. But I do love you butterfly design.

Jingle said...

brand new concept.
thanks for the fresh idea!

brenda w said...

This is amazing Sue. Thank you for the link. Your post is informative and useful.
Cool fractal, too.

Cheryl said...

I'm not sure I'm quite ready for fractals quite yet. I do like numbers so this may be right up my alley.

Linda said...

What an amazing fractal--just beautiful. I wonder if that program would work on an ITouch.

Thanks for your unique entry.

Linda
ABC Wednesday Team

Anonymous said...

Cool! I have no idea what a fractal is, but The King of Grim looks like he should be a Beowulf demon.

Megan

GreensboroDailyPhoto said...

Way too 21st century for me. I'm clueless, but love the poetic aspect of it all!

dianasfaria.com said...

The 'king of Grim' looks as if he may be playing a unique instrument.

Caroline said...

Amazing - I never knew what they were!

black eyed susans kitchen said...

I have a feeling that this will come in handy for the crossword puzzle one day.

Marie said...

I had never heard of that. Interesting. I will have a look at the program :-))

Serline said...

No idea at all about fractals, but the King of Grim it certainly is! Have a blessed weekend!

Vinay Leo R. said...

interesting idea indeed. :) will have to check it out.

Self Sagacity said...

With all the programs available, the creativity is endless. An informative A post.

Gerald (Ackworth born) said...

I've not played around with fractals for a long time - once you get hooked it can be quite time consuming - was using a slower computer at that time though.