This may be a lot of text, but it is intended for those
interested in more than just the surface.
Notes about the Fractal Gallery pages and images:
- Quote: Not all images have a quote associated with
them, but I wanted to add something to the visual experience behind the
art. If I borrowed the quote from someone, I will either indicate
the author/source or note the quote as "Unknown" (just because I don't
state who is the source only means that I don't know who the source
is). Otherwise, the quote is mine. On rare instances, I
will even note a song that inspired the image or that the images
aspires to. But usually, try almost anything by Enigma, Enya, or Philip
Glass.
- Latin Names: I wanted to give some of the images a
pseudo-species name, similar to the scientific names given to plants
and animals (ie: Tyrannosaurus Rex = Tyrant Lizard King). I felt
that some images have certain qualities that were not always self
evident.
- Discovery Date: Most of the dates listed are
approximate only and are provided as a guide to the age of the image.
- Rendering Application: Although most images are
created with UltraFractal V2.04,
some are created with Fractint 19.6.
I justed wanted to give credit to the excellent programmers and hope
that you will learn how to use the applications for yourself.
- Source File Size: Even though file size is kind of
irrelevant to digitally produced images since a single parameter file
can be used to generate a file of almost any size, this info is made
available to show the image quality that can be produced. I have
produced larger images, but this is the size that I keep in my personal
permanent collection or that I use to produce images for my portfolio.
Obviously, the printed images have exponentially higher quality than
those on this web site. Typically a web images is less than 1 MB (at 72
dpi) where as printed images that I have created have ranged from 12 to
50 MB file (typically at 300-400 dpi).
- Number in Series: This is the number of prints that are
available in the limited series. With a digital image, each print
is an "original" print (though some call it an "original copy").
For me, in order to keep the uniqueness of the images intact, I
restrict the number of printed images low, typically just 8. This
number does not include my portfolio image, but it does include those
images either hanging on my walls at home or given to family or friends
as gifts.
- Primary Equation: as much as possible, this is the
defining equation that the images is based on. Most images are
based on the "original" Mandelbrot equation. If I could not find
an actual name I will usually name the equation after the source author
or try to indicate the equations itself. For simplicity, if I
indicate the equation directly, I will use a pseudo-equation based on
the Z = a + b i format where the "a" parameter is the real
portion and the "b" parameter is the imaginary portion. I am not
a mathematician, so I try my best to describe the primary equation.
- Comments: These are some of my own personal comments
for each image. Some images have a particular history or meaning
to me, and this is the only way for me to convey that to others.
- For more information about the web site in general, click here or the INFO button below.
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