Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2023/01/03

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Subject: [Leica] Mathematics Meet Art
From: pdzwig at summaventures.com (Peter Dzwig)
Date: Tue, 3 Jan 2023 11:34:53 +0000
References: <DM6PR04MB540359EE8C44DF5F95B08554B8F19@DM6PR04MB5403.namprd04.prod.outlook.com>

It definitely is! I haven't seen such and obvious and large scale one 
like that before. A couple of meters long, I would guess? Truly 
brilliant example of Mathematics in Nature.

One could spend all day speculating about just why it is such a good 
example. Sure that it says something about SoCal road layers!


Peter

On 31/12/2022 21:02, Aram Langhans via LUG wrote:
> On our walk this AM after some rare Southern California rain, I spotted 
> some oil drops on the road that reminded me of The Mandelbrot set. 
> Fractal math is alive and well on thestreets?of SoCal.? Incidently, I 
> did not manipulate the colors at all. Just the exposure, black and white 
> point.
> 
> View large. The Q2 can take it.
> 
> Oil fractal-1001286 (leica-users.org) 
> <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Aram/c22/Oil+fractal-1001286.jpg.html>
> 
> A closer view.
> 
> Oil fractal-1001285 (leica-users.org) 
> <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Aram/c22/Oil+fractal-1001285.jpg.html>
> 
> A few different drops.
> 
> Oil fractal-1001288 (leica-users.org) 
> <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Aram/c22/Oil+fractal-1001288.jpg.html>
> 
> Oil fractal-1001282 (leica-users.org) 
> <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Aram/c22/Oil+fractal-1001282.jpg.html>
> 
> Comments welcome.
> 
> Have a Happy and Safe New Year celebration.? I will sleep through it.
> 
> Aram
> 

-- 

Dr. Peter Dzwig