My entry for the DA Colours of Your Country fractal art contest organised by:
`Sophquest [Link to contest info]

Update, July 16th:
I'm delighted to say that this image won first place in the contest!

I thought I would have a go at creating the United Kingdom's Union Jack flag for this project. The cricket balls seemed a quintessentially English thing to add, as well as being the perfect colour for this red, white and blue image. The red cross on the background is a reference to the part of the union flag that represents England. All elements except for the signature are 100% fractally generated.

England is where I was born and where I live. There is so much about it that I love; the rich and fascinating history of our nation, the landscape, the culture, the language, the people. The complex interplay of all these factors that make us who we are today. I delight in the humour and eccentricities of the English, and admire the creativity and vision of our artists, musicians, writers, inventors and thinkers. We are blessed with a peaceful, prosperous and safe way of life which many people of the world can only dream of.
I could say so much more but space is limited so this will have to suffice.

<sub>Created entirely within Ultra Fractal 4.04. Minimal postwork.
Colourings used: Orbit Traps (UF3) and Thin Orbit Traps II plus S.F.B.M. Pixel and Plasma Convolution for the texturing.

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