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FOTD 07-12-07 (The Truth Lies Within [9.5])
by Jim Muth 06 Dec '07

06 Dec '07

FOTD -- December 07, 2007 (Rating 9.5) Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts: Only rarely do I find a fractal image worthy of an ionospheric rating of 9-1/2, but today I have one. (at least IMO) It is a scene in the East Valley of the largest midget on the main spike of the fractal that will be the parent for the rest of December. Don't think that this main spike is anything like the very prominent main spike of the Mandelbrot set. This main spike, along with its entire period-2 radical, is misplaced so far to the right that it actually lies in kind of an East Valley, and it is so small as to be invisible unless it is magnified. The extra half point rating was earned by the semi-expert (IMO) coloring. As for the name, "The Truth Lies Within", I chose it because it sounds kind of new-agey, and the world of fractals is close to the same age as the 'New Age', (read age-old), ideas. And there is also something a bit mystical about the calculation time of 4:44.44 on the P4. I notice another peculiarity in the image. There are 12 purple elements forming the square, rather that the 2,4,8, . . . that would be expected. I could go into detail about why I consider the image so good. It has something to do with the large expanse of near-neutral colors. But the best way to see the reason for the astronomical rating is to ponder the image, which speaks loudly for itself. (Hmmm . . . we seem to have a talking fractal!) The calculation time of 4-3/4 minutes is a bit slow, but relief is at hand on the FOTD web site at: <http://home.att.net/~Paul.N.Lee/FotD/FotD.html> where the completed image is posted for instant viewing. The Wednesday snow ended, and the sky cleared at nightfall here at Fractal Central. The clear skies and light winds let the temperature drop to 12F -11C by sunrise Thursday. The rest of Thursday was chilly, but with light wind and full sun the after- noon temperature of 32F 0C felt rather pleasant. The fractal cats, whose motto is 'the warmer the better', hung out by the radiators all day. Once I finished the small amount of work on Thursday, the day was pretty good, with lots of spare time, as the quality of the day's fractal shows. I expect a repeat tomorrow. Until next time, take care, and if the earth were turning in the opposite direction, the stars would still rise in the east. We would have to switch the names of the east and west directions. We would also have to switch the names of the northern and southern hemispheres, and redraw our maps upside-down, which would make Australians and New Zealanders very happy. Jim Muth jamth(a)mindspring.com jimmuth(a)aol.com START PARAMETER FILE======================================= TheTruthLiesWithin { ; time=0:04:44.44-SF5 on P4-2000 reset=2004 type=formula formulafile=allinone.frm formulaname=MandAutoCritInZ function=recip center-mag=-3.216611489264438/+0.5748460602506118/\ 3.553654e+011/1/66.5/3.88578058618805e-016 inside=0 params=-2.475/-1.05/-0.275/-5.5/0/0/0/0 float=y maxiter=2000 periodicity=10 mathtolerance=0.05/1 colors=000hfcfdbecadb`ba_a`Z`_YZZXYXWXWVVVUUUTTTSS\ SRQRQPQPOOOMNNLMMKLLIKKHJJGIIFHHHJJJLKLMMMONOPOQRQ\ RSRTUSVWUWXVYZW__YaaZbb_ddaffbggciielkgnniqpltsnww\ wwwwwwwwwwwwwrrrrrrmmmmmmamlemljmlnhlrhlmhlihmfhmc\ hm`imYimVinSjnPjnLjnIknFkoCko9lo6lo3lo0lo2kn4jn6jm\ 8imAhmChmEgmFfmHfmJemLemNdmPcmRcmSbmUamWamY`m__ma_\ mcZmdZmbYlaXk`Wj_WiZVhYUgXUfVTeUSdTScSObRQaQM`PF_N\ LZMAYLJXKAWJHTIAUHARGASDA9FACHFFKGKMHPRIUUKZYLc_Lh\ cMmfMrhNvjNzmOzpOzsOzvOzuOzlHtgGobFiYEdTDZOBUKAOG9\ JC8D87846355555655855955A55C55D54F54G54H54J54K54M5\ 4N54OA8PFCQKGRPKRUOSZSTcWUgZUfYTfYTb_W_`YWa_TcbPdd\ MefBSIBTJBUJAUKAVKAWLAXLAXLBWMCVNCUNDTODSPERPEQQFM\ RGIR0ES0AT00T00A00A00A00A00A00ALEmMDZMCmLDYKUzJDYJ\ EmIEYHUzGFXGFmFFXEUzDGXDGmDESDDmDCmDBmDAmD96D82F76\ H79J6CL6FN5IP5LR4OT4RV3UX3XZ2_`2bb1ec1hb3ga5f`7e_8\ d_AcZCbYEaXFaeRSfVVgZYhb` } frm:MandAutoCritInZ {; Jim Muth a=real(p1), b=imag(p1), d=real(p2), f=imag(p2), g=1/f, h=1/d, j=1/(f-b), z=(((-a*b*g*h)^j)+(p4)), k=real(p3)+1, l=imag(p3)+100, c=fn1(pixel): z=k*((a*(z^b))+(d*(z^f)))+c, |z| < l } END PARAMETER FILE=========================================

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FOTD 06-12-07 (Murmuring Ghosts [7.5])
by Jim Muth 06 Dec '07

06 Dec '07

FOTD -- December 06, 2007 (Rating 7.5) Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts: Today's scene in the parent of the month is titled "Murmuring Ghosts". The image actually does have a hauntingly supernatural feeling about it. And yes, I have heard that ghosts do not exist, at least they are not supposed to. They are mere wish- fulfillment delusions -- kind of an evolved biological defense mechanism against the thought of inescapable final oblivion. But do the ghosts know that they do not exist except in the minds of wishful believers? I doubt it. The shimmering spirit things are everywhere, and as today's image shows, they have even invaded the world of fractals. In fact, in my lifetime I have encountered several things that, if they were not ghosts, certainly gave good imitations of one. I put enough work into coloring the image to add the extra half point to the rating of a 7. We'll forget that I discarded the color palettes that I put all the work into, and used one that came about at the tap of the 'enter' key. With a calculation time of 50 seconds, today's parameter file could hardly be faster. But the fastest way to see the image, as always, is to give Paul a chance to render it and post it to the FOTD web site at: <http://home.att.net/~Paul.N.Lee/FotD/FotD.html> where it may be enjoyed at leisure. Light and occasionally moderate snow fell all day Wednesday here at Fractal Central. By the time it ended at nightfall, about 2 inches or 5cm of fluff had piled up on the sidewalk. A broom and a bit of salt took quick care of the stuff. The fractal cats watched the flakes drift down with puzzlement. My work day was on the slow side. Had it not been for the snow removal, the day might have bordered on boredom. The next FOTD will be posted in 24 hours, maybe a bit later if I can't connect to Mindspring. Until next time, take care, and never trust a spirit that doesn't murmur. Jim Muth jamth(a)mindspring.com jimmuth(a)aol.com START PARAMETER FILE======================================= Murmuring_Ghosts { ; time=0:00:50.43-SF5 on P4-2000 reset=2004 type=formula formulafile=allinone.frm formulaname=MandAutoCritInZ function=recip center-mag=-2.800551481860207/+0.8244168043957928/\ 1.420862e+007/1/102.5/-2.41406359750839794e-006 params=-2.475/-1.05/-0.275/-5.5/0/0/0/0 float=y maxiter=1250 inside=0 logmap=118 periodicity=10 colors=00065K64I53G52E51C50A63D65G68I6AL6DO6FQ6HT6\ KW6MY6P`6Rc6Ue6Wh6YjBYeFY`KYWOYRSYMXYH`YCdY8f_Dg`H\ haLjbPkdUleYnfaogephimgkjflgemednbco_bpXaqV`rS_sPZ\ tMYuKXvHWwEVxBUy9Uz8Rx8Pv7Nu7Ls6Jr6Hp6En5Cm5Ak48j4\ 6h44g56f57f58e5Ae6Bd6Cd6Dd6Fc6Gc7Hb7Jb7Ka7La7Ma6TU\ 6_M5fE5l77m98nAAnCBoDDoFEpGGpIHqJIqKJjQJcVJY`KReKK\ kKEpIGmHHjGJgFKeDMbCN_BOXAQV8RS7TP6UM5VK6VF7VB`blZ\ akYajX`iW`hV_hU_gSZfRZeQYePYdOXcNXbMXbOW`PVZQVXSUV\ TUTUTRWTPXSOYSM_RK`RIaQGcQEdPCePBZXLScVMjcFqm9xvCo\ wEfwHYwJPwLHwKIuKJtKKsKLrJMqJNpJOnJPmIQlIRkISjITiH\ RjHPkHNkGLlGJlGHmFFmFDnFBnE9oE7oE5pD3pD1qD0qG1nJ1k\ L1hO2eR2bT2_W3XZ3U`3Rc4Of4Lh4Ik5Fn5Cp59n7Em9IlBNkC\ RjEWZFtYIuXMuXPuWTuVXvV_vUcvTfvTjwSmwRqwRtwUnwXiw_\ cwbZwRduGjsUOvg1xa9jXGYSNKNU7LRBKPFJMJIKNHIRGFVFDZ\ EAbD8fC6jD9hEBfFDdGFbGI`HKZIMXJOVKQTKTRLVPMXNNZLN`\ KOaJOaJPaIPaIQaI79R68P67N } frm:MandAutoCritInZ {; Jim Muth a=real(p1), b=imag(p1), d=real(p2), f=imag(p2), g=1/f, h=1/d, j=1/(f-b), z=(((-a*b*g*h)^j)+(p4)), k=real(p3)+1, l=imag(p3)+100, c=fn1(pixel): z=k*((a*(z^b))+(d*(z^f)))+c, |z| < l } END PARAMETER FILE=========================================

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FOTD 05-12-07 (Inside-In [8])
by Jim Muth 05 Dec '07

05 Dec '07

FOTD -- December 05, 2007 (Rating 8) Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts: The FOTD is late again, which means that I was unable to get connected to Mindspring in the evening once again. When I find more spare time than expected, I sometimes write short science-fiction and fantasy stories. One story I wrote a few years ago concerned voice communication with a humanoid alien on a planet in a distant galaxy. (For convenience we forget the cosmic speed limit of light.) The problem was to communicate our earthly directions. Communicating which directions are up and down was easy for our earth man. Up is toward the sky; down is toward the center of the planet. Communicating east and west was almost as easy. East is where the sun rises; west is where it sets. But then the man on earth tried to think of a way to communicate north and south. He told the alien that when he faces east, north is on his left side. But the alien didn't know which hand was his left hand, and to make matters worse, the bodies of his race had perfect left-right symmetry. When the man on earth then said that the north pole is the one around which the sky appears to rotate in a counter-clockwise direction, the distant alien asked which way is counter-clockwise. And so it went until both men gave up in frustration. I have been wondering ever since if a way actually exists to communicate the left and right directions to someone on a distant planet, who has no objects common to both parties to refer to. A non-symmetrical sub-atomic reaction might work, since it would give an objective reality to these directions, but this would raise a whole new series of technical problems. In deep space the situation would be worse, but with no planets in the vicinity, directions such as up-down, east-west and left- right would have little meaning. Well, I seem to have gotten off the fractal track, and we have a fractal to be concerned about. It's another scene in the parent fractal, which I have decided will be parent of the month. Today's scene falls in the 'half-evaporated' category. The bailout radius has been raised just to the point where the 'outside' stuff has been caught halfway through the evaporation process. I have rendered the scene with the 'inside' set to 'atan' and the remaining outside still set to 'iter'. In my opinion, the image is different enough to rate a lofty 8, so that's where I rated it. The name "Bad Day for Fractals" can mean anything the viewer wishes. The calculation time of 1-1/2 minutes may be avoided by visiting the FOTD web site at: <http://home.att.net/~Paul.N.Lee/FotD/FotD.html> and viewing the finished GIF image there. Chilly, blustery weather with freezing temperatures and flurries of snow prevailed here at Fractal Central on Tuesday, making the day unpleasant for outside activity. The cats ignored the snow and crowded by the large radiator in the hallway. My day was busy enough to keep boredom at bay. The next FOTD fractal will be posted in 24 hours. Until then, take care, and what's left is right. Jim Muth jamth(a)mindspring.com jimmuth(a)aol.com START PARAMETER FILE======================================= BadDayForFractals { ; time=0:01:36.43-SF5 on P4-2000 reset=2004 type=formula formulafile=allinone.frm formulaname=MandAutoCritInZ function=recip passes=1 center-mag=+9.941892031369065/+16.90580804773217/\ 9285827/1/-20/0 params=-2.475/-1.05/-0.275/-5.5/0/\ 12500000000000.0/0/0 float=y maxiter=2000 inside=atan periodicity=10 colors=000KOYIOWIOVHNTGNRENQENQGRTGVWGYZH`aHcdHfhI\ ikInlIqoKtsKxvKzyLzzLzzLzzQzzVvvWqqYlnZhk`cf`ZcaV`\ cQWdLTdHQfDLh9Ii4Gi0Dl0Ko0Qs0Yv0cy0kz0qz0xz2yyBzvK\ zsTzq`znizkszhzzfzzTszGcs2Ok0Ac0Df0Gh6IkALlGOoKRqO\ VsLRqKQzHOqGNqDLqBKq9Iq7Hq4Eo2Do0Bo0Ao09o07o06o04o\ 06h06a06W07Q4Y26Y47Y69Y79Z9AZABZBDZDDZDB`OA``zz07a\ yzx0NnqzsncykkzhszdxzaztZzlYzdVzYTzd0ta0kZ0aW0TT0L\ Q0W0dT0cR0aQ1aO4`L6`K7ZIAYHBYEDWDGWBHVAIV9HY9HZ7H`\ 7Ha7Hc6Hd6Hf6Hh4Hi4Hk4Hl2Hn2Ho2Hq1Iq0Iq0Iq0Iq0Iq0K\ q0Kq0Kq0Kq0Kq0KqBQfRWWhaNaYLWVLQQKKNKEIIAGIDKLGOOI\ TRLWVO`YRd`VicYlf`qicvlfzohzqlqhof`sWTxLLzBEz17o4A\ c6BQ9DtAE1DG0EH0IK0sL0RN4WO7ZQAcRDhTHlWKqYNtZRy`Vz\ aYzc`zddz`hzWlzRozNszIxzEzzAzz7zsAzlBzcDzVEzNGzGHz\ 9IzDQtGWkIcaLi`Oh`Tf`WdZZcZaaZd`Zh``iW`kRalOanKcoH\ cqDdqAds6ft1fv0hx0hy0iz0iz0Z`2QBLRDOTDQTDTVDVVDYWD\ ZWDaYDcYDfZDhZDkflOknOnoO } frm:MandAutoCritInZ {; Jim Muth a=real(p1), b=imag(p1), d=real(p2), f=imag(p2), g=1/f, h=1/d, j=1/(f-b), z=(((-a*b*g*h)^j)+(p4)), k=real(p3)+1, l=imag(p3)+100, c=fn1(pixel): z=k*((a*(z^b))+(d*(z^f)))+c, |z| < l } END PARAMETER FILE=========================================

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FOTD 05-12-07 (Bad Day for Fractals [8])
by Jim Muth 05 Dec '07

05 Dec '07

FOTD -- December 05, 2007 (Rating 8) Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts: When I find more spare time than expected, I sometimes write short science-fiction and fantasy stories. One story I wrote a few years ago concerned voice communication with a humanoid alien on a planet in a distant galaxy. (For convenience we forget the cosmic speed limit of light.) The problem was to communicate our earthly directions. Communicating which directions are up and down was easy for our earth man. Up is toward the sky; down is toward the center of the planet. Communicating east and west was almost as easy. East is where the sun rises; west is where it sets. But then the man on earth tried to think of a way to communicate north and south. He told the alien that when he faces east, north is on his left side. But the alien didn't know which hand was his left hand, and to make matters worse, the bodies of his race had perfect left-right symmetry. When the man on earth then said that the north pole is the one around which the sky appears to rotate in a counter-clockwise direction, the distant alien asked which way is counter-clockwise. And so it went until both men gave up in frustration. I have been wondering ever since if a way actually exists to communicate the left and right directions to someone on a distant planet, who has no objects common to both parties to refer to. A non-symmetrical sub-atomic reaction might work, since it would give an objective reality to these directions, but this would raise a whole new series of technical problems. In deep space the situation would be worse, but with no planets in the vicinity, directions such as up-down, east-west and left- right would have little meaning. Well, I seem to have gotten off the fractal track, and we have a fractal to be concerned about. It's another scene in the parent fractal, which I have decided will be parent of the month. Today's scene falls in the 'half-evaporated' category. The bailout radius has been raised just to the point where the 'outside' stuff has been caught halfway through the evaporation process. I have rendered the scene with the 'inside' set to 'atan' and the remaining outside still set to 'iter'. In my opinion, the image is different enough to rate a lofty 8, so that's where I rated it. The name "Bad Day for Fractals" can mean anything the viewer wishes. The calculation time of 1-1/2 minutes may be avoided by visiting the FOTD web site at: <http://home.att.net/~Paul.N.Lee/FotD/FotD.html> and viewing the finished GIF image there. Chilly, blustery weather with freezing temperatures and flurries of snow prevailed here at Fractal Central on Tuesday, making the day unpleasant for outside activity. The cats ignored the snow and crowded by the large radiator in the hallway. My day was busy enough to keep boredom at bay. The next FOTD fractal will be posted in 24 hours. Until then, take care, and what's left is right. Jim Muth jamth(a)mindspring.com jimmuth(a)aol.com START PARAMETER FILE======================================= BadDayForFractals { ; time=0:01:36.43-SF5 on P4-2000 reset=2004 type=formula formulafile=allinone.frm formulaname=MandAutoCritInZ function=recip passes=1 center-mag=+9.941892031369065/+16.90580804773217/\ 9285827/1/-20/0 params=-2.475/-1.05/-0.275/-5.5/0/\ 12500000000000.0/0/0 float=y maxiter=2000 inside=atan periodicity=10 colors=000KOYIOWIOVHNTGNRENQENQGRTGVWGYZH`aHcdHfhI\ ikInlIqoKtsKxvKzyLzzLzzLzzQzzVvvWqqYlnZhk`cf`ZcaV`\ cQWdLTdHQfDLh9Ii4Gi0Dl0Ko0Qs0Yv0cy0kz0qz0xz2yyBzvK\ zsTzq`znizkszhzzfzzTszGcs2Ok0Ac0Df0Gh6IkALlGOoKRqO\ VsLRqKQzHOqGNqDLqBKq9Iq7Hq4Eo2Do0Bo0Ao09o07o06o04o\ 06h06a06W07Q4Y26Y47Y69Y79Z9AZABZBDZDDZDB`OA``zz07a\ yzx0NnqzsncykkzhszdxzaztZzlYzdVzYTzd0ta0kZ0aW0TT0L\ Q0W0dT0cR0aQ1aO4`L6`K7ZIAYHBYEDWDGWBHVAIV9HY9HZ7H`\ 7Ha7Hc6Hd6Hf6Hh4Hi4Hk4Hl2Hn2Ho2Hq1Iq0Iq0Iq0Iq0Iq0K\ q0Kq0Kq0Kq0Kq0KqBQfRWWhaNaYLWVLQQKKNKEIIAGIDKLGOOI\ TRLWVO`YRd`VicYlf`qicvlfzohzqlqhof`sWTxLLzBEz17o4A\ c6BQ9DtAE1DG0EH0IK0sL0RN4WO7ZQAcRDhTHlWKqYNtZRy`Vz\ aYzc`zddz`hzWlzRozNszIxzEzzAzz7zsAzlBzcDzVEzNGzGHz\ 9IzDQtGWkIcaLi`Oh`Tf`WdZZcZaaZd`Zh``iW`kRalOanKcoH\ cqDdqAds6ft1fv0hx0hy0iz0iz0Z`2QBLRDOTDQTDTVDVVDYWD\ ZWDaYDcYDfZDhZDkflOknOnoO } frm:MandAutoCritInZ {; Jim Muth a=real(p1), b=imag(p1), d=real(p2), f=imag(p2), g=1/f, h=1/d, j=1/(f-b), z=(((-a*b*g*h)^j)+(p4)), k=real(p3)+1, l=imag(p3)+100, c=fn1(pixel): z=k*((a*(z^b))+(d*(z^f)))+c, |z| < l } END PARAMETER FILE=========================================

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FOTD 04-12-07 (Inside-In [7])
by Jim Muth 04 Dec '07

04 Dec '07

FOTD -- December 04, 2007 (Rating 7) Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts: I would have rated today's image at an 8 if it had not been rendered with the inside set to 'fmod' and the outside set to 'tdis', thereby spoiling the purity of the image. As it is, the rating of a 7 is adequate for the day's effort. The parent fractal is the same one that has been the source of the four most recent FOTD images. In fact, this indescribable parent is so rich in its depths that I might devote the rest of the month to its exploration. To find today's image I ventured to an area that could possibly be the East Valley of the parent, if it has an East Valley, that is. I checked the shore line of a small out-of-place bay there. This shore line is dotted with very small semi-buds filled with broken fractal stuff. Today's image shows a minibrot I found in the stuff in one of the buds. I named the image "Inside-In". I must have had a reason for the name, but the reason has long since been forgotten. The calcula- tion time of 13-3/4 minutes on the fast machine is rather slow. But I have sent the finished image on ahead to Paul at the FOTD web site, where it will likely be waiting for immediate viewing by the time you read this. The web site may be accessed at: <http://home.att.net/~Paul.N.Lee/FotD/FotD.html> The winds blew at 30mph (50kph), the snow showers flew, and the temperature hovered just above freezing here at Fractal Central on Monday. The fractal cats don't like wind, they don't like snow, and they don't like cold. It was lucky for them that the radiators were comfortably warm. For me the day was quite un-notable, and I have no reason to expect that tomorrow will be different. The next FOTD will appear right here in 24 hours. Until then, take care, and stay tuned for more exciting revelations. Jim Muth jamth(a)mindspring.com jimmuth(a)aol.com START PARAMETER FILE======================================= Inside-In { ; time=0:13:44.76-SF5 on P4-2000 reset=2004 type=formula formulafile=allinone.frm formulaname=MandAutoCritInZ function=recip passes=1 center-mag=-1.429354931270962/-15.39071435264147/\ 3276.279/1/-50/0 params=-2.475/-1.05/-0.275/-5.5/\ 0/0/0/0 float=y maxiter=2000 inside=fmod proximity=1 outside=tdis periodicity=10 colors=0005t05t05r05r05p05p05m05m07k09g0Bc0DZ0FV0H\ R0IN0KI0NF0P90R70T50X30Z10c00e00i00k00p00r00w00y00\ z00z00y01t05r09m0Bk0Fg0Ie0Nc0PZ0TX0XT0aR0cN0gK0kH0\ pa0gw0Xz0Nz0Rp7VZPZKgc7zg0zm0zi0zc0mXzzezzpzzpwypi\ rpXkpNepBZp0Tp0Np0XpDipRtpezmazkVzgPzcIzZDzV7zT1zP\ 0zK0zH0zD0z90yH0ZP0DZ00g00r00p00m00k00i00g00e00a01\ Z07X0BV0FT0KR0PP0VK0VP0TT0RX0Pc0Pg1Nk5Kp9Iw1Fk0BZ0\ 5N03R00X70cF0iK0pT0wa0zi0zr0zk0zc0zV0zN5zHBz9Iz1Rz\ 0Xz0ey0kw0tt0zr0tr0kt0ct0Vw0Nw0Fy07y00z00z00y00t00\ p00k00g00c00Z00V00R00N00I00F00B00700100300501707B0\ DD3KF5RH9ZK3cT0gc0kk0pw0tz0yz0zz0mz0Zz0KzB7zP0zc0z\ r0zp0zk0zi0ze0ta3pZBkVIeRRaPZXKgTHpNFyIBzF7z9t00VR\ 05z00000000000z00e1KKIi1az0tz0rz0mz0iw0er0am0Xi0Te\ 0Pa0KX0HZ0Kc1Pg7TiBZmHcrNgtTkyXrzcwzizzpzztzzzzzzz\ zzzzzzzzzzzzzwzzrtzmmzigzeZzaTzXNzTHzPBzK5zH0zB0ea\ 05z05z05z05z05y05y05w05w0 } frm:MandAutoCritInZ {; Jim Muth a=real(p1), b=imag(p1), d=real(p2), f=imag(p2), g=1/f, h=1/d, j=1/(f-b), z=(((-a*b*g*h)^j)+(p4)), k=real(p3)+1, l=imag(p3)+100, c=fn1(pixel): z=k*((a*(z^b))+(d*(z^f)))+c, |z| < l } END PARAMETER FILE=========================================

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FOTD 03-12-07 (Somewhere Sometime [8])
by Jim Muth 03 Dec '07

03 Dec '07

FOTD -- December 03, 2007 (Rating 8) Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts: Today's image lies in the same parent fractal that gave us the images of the past two days. This parent is indescribable, but I can state with perfect confidence that the scene of today's image is located in the valley leading to a period-13 bud. Despite its high periodicity, this bud is the largest on the circular main bay of the parent fractal. (The normally largest period-2 bud is located far around to the northeast, actually lying on the edge of a valley.) Since I consider today's image a notable improvement over the past two days' efforts, I rated it at an 8. The name "Somewhere Sometime" has whatever meaning the viewer chooses to see in it. The calculation took 1/100 of a second less than 4 minutes on the fast machine. On the slow one it would take about 20 minutes. The trip to the FOTD web site, where the completed image is posted, will be even faster. The web site may be accessed at: <http://home.att.net/~Paul.N.Lee/FotD/FotD.html> About 2 inches, 5cm, of snow fell overnight Saturday here at Fractal Central, but above freezing temperatures on Sunday melted it quickly. Otherwise, the day was cloudy and raw. The fractal cats spent the day huddled next to the radiators. My day was slow and uneventful. If tomorrow is the same, I'll be thankful. The next FOTD will be posted by me in 24 hours. Until then, take care, and what time is it at this moment in the Andromeda Galaxy? Jim Muth jamth(a)mindspring.com jimmuth(a)aol.com START PARAMETER FILE======================================= Somewhere_Sometime { ; time=0:03:59.99-SF5 on P4-2000 reset=2004 type=formula formulafile=allinone.frm formulaname=MandAutoCritInZ function=recip center-mag=-87.959320712298/-51.493685900047/72224\ 08/1/-60/0 params=-2.475/-1.05/-0.275/-5.5/0/0/0/0 float=y maxiter=5000 inside=0 periodicity=10 colors=000cuYu0xeoYcu_eoYelYghYgdYgZYiVYiSWjOWjIWj\ FWlAWl7Wu0Yp0Wl2WgHWcSW_dUUoUPoUKoU8oWDoUHoUKoURoS\ UoSYoSaoQgoQjoQnoOroOuoOuoNuoNuoEuoJuzNuzSuzWuzauz\ euzkuzntztrzwpzx_ztJzn2zi0zk0zg0zc0x_2lWAqUCfQCnOD\ jLDlJDlFFnEFoAFo8Hq4Hs2Ju0Ju0Jv0Kx0Kz00z0Cz0Kz0Wl0\ eX0pI0u20u00u00u00u00u80uH0uM2tT4r`6pf8lnAjuClzAiz\ EguHeoLajO_dSY`UWVYTQaRKePFiK2nN7lNAkNDiNHgNIePMcP\ QaPS_PVYPXWR`URdSRfQRjOezJYvLRlNJ`OCQQ3FS02U00U00W\ 04Y0I_6X_CjaHvcNzcRzeTqeUheYZe_QeaHeu0xr2xc7ePDJCI\ 0AH08F48DC6AH68O37W24c22i00p00w00x00n0cx0cx3cxUcxP\ cxKcxHcxCcx8cx3cx0cx0cx0cx0cx0cx0cx0cx0cx0cx0cx0cx\ 0cx0cx0Mx0Mx0Mx0Ox0Ox0Ox0Ox0Ox0Qx0Qx0Qx0Qx0Qx0Qx0Q\ x3Sx8SxDSxJSxNSxTSxUOxWSxWMxYLxYKx_Ix_Hx_Fx`Dx`8x`\ 7x`4x_2x_2x_2xY2xY2tW2tW2kW2kU2cU2aU2VW2SU7JY2JT8A\ Y0ASA0_70UF0aH6XICaOHYMNcXS`RYgdccXilnnfbpuoukhwtu\ xjlxpzxlpxjzxgsxczxexnWzx } frm:MandAutoCritInZ {; Jim Muth a=real(p1), b=imag(p1), d=real(p2), f=imag(p2), g=1/f, h=1/d, j=1/(f-b), z=(((-a*b*g*h)^j)+(p4)), k=real(p3)+1, l=imag(p3)+100, c=fn1(pixel): z=k*((a*(z^b))+(d*(z^f)))+c, |z| < l } END PARAMETER FILE=========================================

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FOTD 02-12-07 (Followed the Rules [5.5])
by Jim Muth 02 Dec '07

02 Dec '07

FOTD -- December 02, 2007 (Rating 5.5) Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts: There is not much to be said about today's fractal image, which lies in the same parent fractal as yesterday's image, except that I found it in less than 2 minutes. The rating of a very modest 5-1/2, including 1/2 point for the coloring, shows that great fractals cannot be found in a time as brief as 2 minutes. The name "Followed the Rules" means nothing at all. To find the name I opened a book randomly and used the first three suitable words I came upon. The calculation time of under 3 minutes is brief enough to make the less-than-stellar image worth the effort. Even less effort is needed to view the image on the FOTD web site at: <http://home.att.net/~Paul.N.Lee/FotD/FotD.html> Mostly sunny but very chilly weather prevailed at Old Fractal Central, where I spent the day Saturday with the old fractal cats Thomas and Tippy, who, in their advanced age, are now being looked after very well by my sister. The trip back to NFC went smoothly, leaving just enough time for a quickie fractal. The next fractal, not such a quick one, will be posted in 24 hours. Until then, take care, and never give up. Jim Muth jamth(a)mindspring.com jimmuth(a)aol.com START PARAMETER FILE======================================= Followed_the_Rules { ; time=0:02:42.10-SF5 on P4-2000 reset=2004 type=formula formulafile=allinone.frm formulaname=MandAutoCritInZ function=recip center-mag=-203.6012450004701/+8.529657248892084/\ 1140440/1/-62.5001563856791336/0.000164812558466585 params=-2.475/-1.05/-0.275/-5.5/0/0/0/0 float=y maxiter=2000 inside=0 periodicity=10 colors=000jMrkLqlKqmJpnIooHnpGnqFmrElsDltCkuBjvAiw\ 9ix8hy7gy6gw9huBhtDirGipIioKjmNjlPkjRkhUkgWleYld_l\ aXk_UkOGkWOjNEjRIjMCjNCiLAiKBhKBhKBhKBgKBgKBgKBfKB\ fKBfKBeKCeKCeKCdKCdKCdKCcKCcKCcKCbKCbKCbJBaJAaJAaJ\ 9`J8`J8`J7`J7_J6_J5_J5ZJ4ZJ4ZJ3ZJ2YJ2YJ1YJ1YL3WN5V\ P7TR9STBQVDPWFNYHM_JKaLJcNHePGgREhTDeVGcXI`ZLZ_NXa\ QUcSSeVQfXNhZLjaIlcGmfEohBqk9sm7toFpqNlrUhtaduh`wp\ XxwTyk_n_edOlUCrK1xA9vDHuFPtHWsJcrMkqOspQzoSjkbWgm\ HdwLftPhrTjpXlm`nkdoi`mgXlfTjePidLgcHfaDd`9c_5aZ2`\ Y4ZX6YW8XV9VUBUTDTSFRSGQRIPQKOPMMONLNPKMRIMTHLUGKm\ EJmDImCHmBHzCIzCJzDKzcLzcMzcMzcNzcObFPbFQcGQcGRcGS\ cHTcHUcHUbIVbJWbKWbKXbLYbMYbNZbNZbO_bP`bP`bQabRabS\ bbScbTcbUdbUdcTedSedReeQeePefOefNegNegMehLehKeiJei\ IejHejGekGekFelEelDemCemBenAenAenAcoAbpA`pAZ`kj_kj\ ZkjYkkXkkWkkVkkUkkTkkSklRklQklPklOklNklQhnSeoVcpX`\ qZYsaWtcTueRvfQugPthOsiNs } frm:MandAutoCritInZ {; Jim Muth a=real(p1), b=imag(p1), d=real(p2), f=imag(p2), g=1/f, h=1/d, j=1/(f-b), z=(((-a*b*g*h)^j)+(p4)), k=real(p3)+1, l=imag(p3)+100, c=fn1(pixel): z=k*((a*(z^b))+(d*(z^f)))+c, |z| < l } END PARAMETER FILE=========================================

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