Another fractal
Jun 19, 2019 01:31:29 #
roadsideron
Loc: Apache Junction, AZ
I use my previous abstracts as a starting point. Then I use GIMP which has a fractal program in it. Please don't ask the settings because they are pretty much infinite. I can use the same setting on different pictures and get completely different fractals.
Jun 19, 2019 01:50:48 #
Jun 19, 2019 06:15:30 #
Yes, SOOC photography is great! But then again I say No Good Photo Shall Go Unmolested. Abstract opens the door to seeing things not there, stimulating to the neurons and synapses.
Jun 19, 2019 06:46:54 #
Jun 19, 2019 07:03:27 #
dpullum wrote:
Yes, SOOC photography is great!
Hello, I just Googled SOOC to learn what the acronym stands for. Also searched for GIMP and learned about the software.
So does the absolutely gorgeous photo above come from a "regular" (landscape, macro portraits) photo that has gone through the GIMP app? Can any photo be changed into a fractal?
Tank you in advance! Linda
Jun 19, 2019 08:02:19 #
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Jun 19, 2019 14:51:07 #
roadsideron
Loc: Apache Junction, AZ
These were all just regular photos I took of Antelope Canyon. People were doing twirl art so I tried it and it was too symmetric for me so I started hand adjusting the twirl art. It just got more complicated after that with hand manipulations and many many layers. The latest is taking my abstracts and running them through GIMP fractal program. It's too limited though. I'm going to have to search for a better one to use my photos with.
Jun 19, 2019 15:05:59 #
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Jun 20, 2019 06:58:50 #
roadsideron wrote:
These were all just regular photos I took of Antelope Canyon. People were doing twirl art so I tried it and it was too symmetric for me so I started hand adjusting the twirl art. It just got more complicated after that with hand manipulations and many many layers. The latest is taking my abstracts and running them through GIMP fractal program. It's too limited though. I'm going to have to search for a better one to use my photos with.
Thank you for your explanation.
Jun 20, 2019 07:26:30 #
I am not sure that these are really fractals. Here is the definition and these are more random art. While pleasing, they do not have the cell structure of a leaf for example, which is a fractal.
FRACTAL -
a curve or geometric figure, each part of which has the same statistical character as the whole. Fractals are useful in modeling structures (such as eroded coastlines or snowflakes) in which similar patterns recur at progressively smaller scales, and in describing partly random or chaotic phenomena such as crystal growth, fluid turbulence, and galaxy formation.
FRACTAL -
a curve or geometric figure, each part of which has the same statistical character as the whole. Fractals are useful in modeling structures (such as eroded coastlines or snowflakes) in which similar patterns recur at progressively smaller scales, and in describing partly random or chaotic phenomena such as crystal growth, fluid turbulence, and galaxy formation.
Jun 20, 2019 08:14:33 #
Wuligal
Loc: Slippery Rock, Pa.
If there is a positive side to an addiction it has to be fractals. Love the colors and shapes and interesting designs in your work.
Jun 20, 2019 08:35:05 #
OK, OK, I will download GIMP... I can afford it since it is free!
Linda, Google has a free program... Deep Dreams
https://deepdreamgenerator.com/
Linda, Google has a free program... Deep Dreams
https://deepdreamgenerator.com/
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