| Fractal of the Month: Mercator Projection |
January 2004 |
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A choice having some seasonal relevance, either via the title or the picture itself. |
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| January - time for a fresh look at the world | |
| Originally created in Vchira as 'Archaeological artefact', this was then heavily manipulated using Paint Shop Pro, purely on an experimental basis. Suddenly, a colour swap brought out the blue and the resemblance to the Earth as reproduced in an atlas became apparent: the title is the name given to the standard representation of the three-dimensional globe in two dimensions. | |
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