FOTD -- April 02, 2004 (Rating 7)
Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts:
Today's image is a view of a sub-midget that lies in the 'East
Valley' area of a larger midget situated near the main bay of
the Z^(1.55)+C Mandeloid. I put the words east valley in quotes
because the valley might or might not be an actual East Valley.
I consider it an east valley because it appears to be connected
to the main body of the parent fractal by a broken series of
elements. The thing that appears in today's image is a close-up
of the center of one of these disconnected elements.
When I saw the completed image, I was immediately reminded of a
strange alien sun bursting through storm clouds. The name
"Helios" quickly came to mind. I rated the image at a 7 because
it is rather striking when viewed for the first time. When the
render time of 9-1/3 minutes is figured in, the overall value
rates a 75.
To see the alien sun, run the included parameter file, or let
Paul do the work, and download the image from his FOTD web site
at:
<http://home.att.net/~Paul.N.Lee/FotD/FotD.html>
The rain fell steadily all day Thursday here at Fractal Central,
with a temperature than never made it above 46F 8C. The dynamic
fractal cats were most dis-satisfied with the conditions, and
let their frustration be known by getting into a fight. The
fight started when Thomas tried to take the spot on the couch
that Tippy had already settled in. Thomas received a scratched
head; Tippy got a nick on his ear. When they made up, I treated
them to some tuna, and they ended the day peacefully. Today is
starting cloudy and quite cool, with occasional light rain
showers. Hopefully, the duo will get through the day without
fighting.
My work is reasonably light, but even this small amount of work
will never be finished unless it is started. Until next
fractal, take care, and watch out for alien fractals invading
from outer space.
Jim Muth
jamth(a)mindspring.com
jimmuth(a)aol.com
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Z=Z+flip(2*PI)
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FOTD -- April 01, 2004 (Rating 7)
Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts:
Yesterday's image reminds me of an extinct prehistoric creature
crawling on the floor of some ancient sea. On the surface, the
image shows no signs that it might hold minibrots, but in the
world of fractals, things often are not as they first appear.
Look closely at the northeast extremity of yesterday's image,
and two tiny tails will be found that appear different from the
rest of the figure. Such 'different' areas are places where the
more interesting and unusual midgets are most likely to be found.
When one of the 'tails' is enlarged to fill the screen, places
with two-way symmetry that lie in it become visible. Two-way
symmetry often means that a midget is lurking invisibly at the
center of symmetry. Today's scene lies in one of the tiny tails
of yesterday's image.
The overall character of the feature that appeared in yester-
day's image is quite well reflected in the pattern surrounding
the midget at the center of today's image. The eight straight
bars immediately surrounding the midget are filled with far more
detail than is visible in today's view. They are well worth a
closer look, if over two hours is not too long a time to wait
for that closer image to finish.
I named today's image "Historical Midget" because it is located
in a larger image named "Pre-Historical". I rated the image at
a 7. The frustratingly slow render time holds the overall value
to a similar 7.
This slow render time may be avoided however by downloading the
completed GIF image from Paul's FOTD web site at:
<http://home.att.net/~Paul.N.Lee/FotD/FotD.html>
I sent the image to Paul separately, so it should be posted as
soon as this letter appears on the site.
Heavy clouds, cool temperatures and light rain kept the dynamic
duo indoors most all day Wednesday. They checked the outdoors
once during the afternoon, but the rain wet their whiskers and
the temperature of 48F 9C chilled their ears, and they were back
inside in less than 5 minutes. A treat of tuna was definitely
needed to restore their spirits. Today is starting with heavier
rain; I assume the duo will have another frustrating day.
For me it's work then play. Until tomorrow's FOTD, take care,
and once you catch that runaway fractal, what will you do with
it?
Jim Muth
jamth(a)mindspring.com
jimmuth(a)aol.com
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