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About the Fractal Image (Technical):

The "Fern Fronds" fractal is one of the Mandelbrot type or Type M example fractals. Type M fractals are infinitely detailed (literally) and are interesting for the patterns formed by the filaments, especially at high magnification. The Fern Fronds fractal is a portion of the Mandelbrot fractal shown at a magnification of 8,192X. The fractals’ interior regions are colored grey, and the fractals’ exterior regions are colored in shades of green. The Fern Fronds fractal is somewhat unusual in that the visually interesting portions of the image - the fern fronds - are comprised entirely of the fractals’ exterior region with essentially no participation by the fractals’ interior. In fact, the grey was selected for the fractals’ interior to make it vanish into the background. The image is unusual for its use of multiple exterior color cycles (three) - which directly gives rise to the three fern fronds seen in the image.