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What do these have in common?

Journal Entry: Fri Feb 1, 2008, 5:25 AM
Gill


Some Thoughts


What do these have in common?

A tornado

A variety of Aloe

The  Milky Way

Rams' Horns

Star WR 104

DNA


From the macrocosm to the microcosmic; from the unimaginable vastness of space to the microscopic building blocks of life; from organic flora and fauna to inorganic crystal growth; from the megalithic  carvings at Newgrange to the Guggenheim Museum in New York , spirals are everywhere.

So please, if you're bored with seeing spiral structures in Fractal Art, just move on and stop berating those of us displaying what I would posit is a perfectly natural affinity for them.

And while I'm on the subject of nature and fractals, take a look at the Richat Structure and these cloud formations






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  • Mood: Homicidal
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:icontwilightambiance:
~TwilightAmbiance Feb 5, 2008   Digital Artist
I don't do many spirals, but I totally understand where you're coming from. Being in the *Apophysis chatroom a lot, I know a lot of people complain about them.

"Baaaaaw, why are there so many spirals!? :crying:"

I say move on. If you have nothing nice to say about them, don't complain and look at stuff you do like. :roll:
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:iconwelshwench:
:thumbsup: Complaining about spirals in fractal art is a bit like complaining about water-colour flowers, if you ask me ;)
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:iconideviant:
~IDeviant Feb 2, 2008  Hobbyist Digital Artist
Oh dear. People and their tedious little memes. May their DNA unravel :giggle: That second link led me to this and I was remined of this (and many others). I need to know the mathematical formula that generates these...
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:iconwelshwench:
I see a glint in your eye: it says "Ian's on a quest" !:D

"May their DNA unravel" is brilliant, I am going to shamelessly steal it ;)
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:iconideviant:
~IDeviant Feb 3, 2008  Hobbyist Digital Artist
You may borrow it ;P
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:iconwelshwench:
Damn. Where's the emote for ';pout' when you need it? ;)

Still .. at least you didn't say I had to rent it :D
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:iconideviant:
~IDeviant Feb 4, 2008  Hobbyist Digital Artist
Bugger! A missed opportunity :giggle:
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:iconsubee:
I'm always amazed at what people can do with spirals in fractals!
Poo on the nay-sayers! :D
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:iconwelshwench:
Double-poo, I say ;)
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