Friday, 30 November 2007

Lettuce Leaf - Fractals in Nature

Lettuce Leaf - God's Fractals in Nature
lettuce leaf - fractals in nature - spiky (spikey) edges of a lettuce leaf look like a fractal of creation
Yesterday I was out in the garden checking the lettuce plants we have growing, and I happened to look down from directly above a plant to see this pattern. The lettuce leaves formed a complicated pattern resembling the precise mathematical form of a fractal. The very fine edges of each leaf are curled in a delicate pattern which imitates the fractal's recursive spirals. This is an example of how creation is so complete - the forms which our best mathematicians struggle with are reproduced in nature without any human intervention!

This photo taken with the Fujifilm S9600 digital camera.
Shutter speed: 1/28, F3.9, ISO 100
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11 comments:

  1. Merging Point1 December 2007 at 12:58 pm

    Beautiful one1
    True! "Creation is so complete"
    just one's outlook and the mind interprets as it wishes.

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  2. Unknown1 December 2007 at 2:52 pm

    Hi merging point,

    Thanks for your comment. The world of nature is a most amazing creation, and more complete than anything man has ever made. It's just up to us to take care of it.

    Cheers,

    David

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  3. Unknown2 December 2007 at 1:37 am

    Tag! I have tagged you for a meme challenge. See the rules here:

    http://your-best-life.blogspot.com/2007/12/meme-challenge.html

    Hope you can play along... if not, you just received a free link to your blog! :)

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  4. Chris2 December 2007 at 9:59 am

    Great picture. It takes an artistic eye to spot something like this, thanks for sharing!

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  5. Unknown2 December 2007 at 11:36 am

    Hi angie,

    This is actually the third time I have been tagged, so I really should get around to it this time! I'll certainly try, thanks for thinking of me too.

    Cheers,

    David

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  6. Unknown2 December 2007 at 11:38 am

    Hi chris,

    Thanks for visiting and for your comment. I'm glad you like the "fractals of creation". Hope I'll see you round again.

    Cheers,

    David

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  7. DigitalShutterMania4 December 2007 at 3:49 am

    I am worm and I am hungry ; )
    Nice view and you make your lettuce more interesting.

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  8. Unknown4 December 2007 at 8:45 am

    Hi DSM,

    Mmmm, sounds like a nice tasty worm meal! I think you're not the only one who likes this lettuce - the butterflies like to lay their eggs on these tasty plants for their grubs to eat too.

    Cheers,

    David

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  9. Garden Lily22 January 2008 at 5:36 pm

    Gorgeous! Thanks for the great photo and thoughts.

    Makes me think of the Marcie Hans poem:

    Fueled by a million man-made wings of fire -
    the rocket tore a tunnel through the sky -
    and everybody cheered.
    Fueled only by a thought from God
    the seedling urged its way through the thickness of black
    and as it pierced the heavy ceiling of the soil and launched itself up into outer space -
    no
    one
    even
    clapped.

    Garden Lily

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  10. Unknown22 January 2008 at 8:51 pm

    Hi Garden Lily,

    That's a great poem! It fits exactly into the spirit of this picture. Great comment!

    Cheers,

    David

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  11. Unknown27 July 2009 at 4:45 pm

    Beautiful photo. But I do not think creation is complete as you commented. If it was babies would be born with clothes on.

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