Fractal Tree No. 6

"Fractal Tree No.6" is a black-and-white digital artwork constructed by graphically iterating an arrangement of a small portion of a photograph taken in Hawaii of a royal poinciana tree. The original photograph was digitally altered to allow smooth joining of the smaller copies. In addition to being scaled by half, the four smaller copies added with each iteration are all rotated by varying angles. A total of eight iterations is performed. In this particular design, the iteration rules result in considerable overlap of the branches. . The resolution of the print is quite high, resulting in rich and sharp detail even at a size of 34" x 40".

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Copyright 2009 Robert Fathauer
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