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After Hours

Flame Fractals continue to dazzle

By Bill Detwiler January 3, 2007, 10:10 PM PST Bill Detwiler on Twitter billdetwiler

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Flame Fractals continue to dazzle

Auroral Spiral

Auroral Spiral

Revisit the beauty of mathematics with this second flame fractal set. Click here to view our first, extremely popular flame fractal gallery.

Webshots member rajah created these Fractal Flames with Apophysis–a freeware Windows application with which you can design and render fractal flames. According to http://apophysis.wikispaces.com/ and http://www.flam3.com/, Fractal Flames were created by Scott Draves in 1992 and are an “extension of the iterated function system class of fractals”.

Click on each image for a full-size version.

© Webshots – rajahh

Flame Fractals continue to dazzle

Flame Caricature

Flame Caricature

This flame was a pleasant surprise to me. It reminds me of the kind of painting used for animated cartoons.

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Flame Fractals continue to dazzle

Agony

Agony

Between angst and mere agony -like what I’ve been through recently with my computer.

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Flame Fractals continue to dazzle

Mardi Gras

Mardi Gras

A festively dressed dancer coming down the street.

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Flame Fractals continue to dazzle

Metaspiral

Metaspiral

This flame is in honor of the fine images coming back from the Cassini-Huygens probe. The fine detail in this flame is not unlike the pencil thin structures in Saturns rings. Hope you enjoy.

© Webshots – rajahh

Flame Fractals continue to dazzle

Feather Tunnel

Feather Tunnel

I usually steer away from spirals but this one caught my eye, probably because of the natural, organic appearance.

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Flame Fractals continue to dazzle

Broken Feather

Broken Feather

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Flame Fractals continue to dazzle

Chance Meeting in Space

Chance Meeting in Space

An encounter between two ethereal creatures.

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Flame Fractals continue to dazzle

Sheets of Light

Sheets of Light

Spectral Display

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Flame Fractals continue to dazzle

Nebular Bubble

Nebular Bubble

Birthplace of flame galaxies

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Flame Fractals continue to dazzle

Cirque du Apophysis

Cirque du Apophysis

Ever wonder what the stage would look like if all those Cirque acrobats came crashing down?

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Flame Fractals continue to dazzle

Moment of Conception

Moment of Conception

Creation and conception are intertwined.

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Flame Fractals continue to dazzle

Banded C'pillar

Banded C'pillar

Well-protected larval flame

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Flame Fractals continue to dazzle

Feathers

Feathers

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Flame Fractals continue to dazzle

Elephractal

Elephractal

My daughter loved collecting elephants as she grew up. Here’s one hiding in an Apophysis 2.02 flame

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Flame Fractals continue to dazzle

Eye Wonder

Eye Wonder

An eye peering in from the darkness

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Flame Fractals continue to dazzle

Flowing Jelly

Flowing Jelly

Imagine a waterfall of jelly… We’ve got Orange Marmalade, Grape, Strawberry, Blueberry… and what was that other one?

© Webshots – rajahh

Flame Fractals continue to dazzle

Fur Snail

Fur Snail

I thought perhaps this could be a new type of snail bred for its fur…;o) Or maybe a tribble?.. any Trekkies out there?

© Webshots – rajahh

Flame Fractals continue to dazzle

Golden Fob

Golden Fob

Does anyone remember what a fob is? Can anyone figure out why I associated a fob with this flame?

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Flame Fractals continue to dazzle

Wavespiral

Wavespiral

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Flame Fractals continue to dazzle

Furball

Furball

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Flame Fractals continue to dazzle

Witch's Brew

Witch's Brew

A pot boiling with the poisonous fumes from unspeakable ingredients. Have a sip, my lovelies…

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Flame Fractals continue to dazzle

Reflections in a pond

Reflections in a pond

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Flame Fractals continue to dazzle

Shaving Tree

Shaving Tree

Intertwined sinews of shavings from a carver’s knife….. or whatever you want it to be.

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Flame Fractals continue to dazzle

Stacked Cool Flames

Stacked Cool Flames

This is what happens when fractals tailgate.

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Flame Fractals continue to dazzle

Tapestry with Teeth

Tapestry with Teeth

Although not having the visual impact that I wanted, I really like the recursive interdigitating cuspids worked into the cloth.

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Flame Fractals continue to dazzle

WindSwept

WindSwept

A windswept, whirling, feathery whatchamacallit

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Flame Fractals continue to dazzle

Trojan flame

Trojan flame

Reminded me of the Trojan Horse. Wonder what is hiding inside?

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Flame Fractals continue to dazzle

Apparition

Apparition

A nebulous apparition floating by in the night.

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Flame Fractals continue to dazzle

Cloud Coils

Cloud Coils

Ever wonder what holds clouds in those fluffy shapes? Here’s an X-ray showing the internal scaffolding of one cloud. Cloud manufacturers have gotten really sophisticated, huh?

© Webshots – rajahh

Flame Fractals continue to dazzle

Conspicuous Fog

Conspicuous Fog

An old ghost of a flame perhaps

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Flame Fractals continue to dazzle

Cyber Squid

Cyber Squid

As beautiful as a squid… I’m always surprised at the infinitude of shapes we can generate with Apophysis. Keeps me looking for more.

© Webshots – rajahh

Flame Fractals continue to dazzle

Meditation

Meditation

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Flame Fractals continue to dazzle

Swarm Symmetric

Swarm Symmetric

Just playing around with a simple APO flame using PSP. Unabashed manipulation; not for the purists.

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Flame Fractals continue to dazzle

Flame Parfait

Flame Parfait

A delicious dessert of flame goodies.

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Flame Fractals continue to dazzle

Driven to Abstraction

Driven to Abstraction

Another dark tunnel with shapes mildly reminiscent of Giger.

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Flame Fractals continue to dazzle

Cellular Eruption

Cellular Eruption

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Flame Fractals continue to dazzle

Reverie Wrap

Reverie Wrap

American Indian motif

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Flame Fractals continue to dazzle

Butte

Butte

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Flame Fractals continue to dazzle

Crystal Cave

Crystal Cave

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Flame Fractals continue to dazzle

Power Surge

Power Surge

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Flame Fractals continue to dazzle

Nebular Wind

Nebular Wind

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Flame Fractals continue to dazzle

Spinewood

Spinewood

View of a spiny basket in a dark room

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Flame Fractals continue to dazzle

Star Spiral

Star Spiral

Lots of rays

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Flame Fractals continue to dazzle

Zazzle

Zazzle

Electric eye

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Flame Fractals continue to dazzle

Cotton Candy Flame

Cotton Candy Flame

NOT a low-carb flame

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Flame Fractals continue to dazzle

Doppler Event

Doppler Event

We’ve got rotation!

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Flame Fractals continue to dazzle

Downdraft

Downdraft

Flame out of control

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Flame Fractals continue to dazzle

Just Cuz I Like It

Just Cuz I Like It

Classic wispy flame fractal

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Flame Fractals continue to dazzle

Laceflame

Laceflame

Lacey crocheted thing

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Flame Fractals continue to dazzle

Leaves Falling Leaves

Leaves Falling Leaves

E.E. Cummings approved

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Flame Fractals continue to dazzle

Monterey flame tree

Monterey flame tree

Windswept shore tree aflame

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