[Fractint] FOTD 18-07-08 (Too Much Too Early [5.5])

18 Jul 2008

      FOTD -- July 18, 2008 (Rating 5.5)

Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts:

Today's image takes us back to the Z^(1.875)+C Mandeloid.  This 
time we examine the version that appears 1 level down the 
complex logarithmic ladder when the 'floor' function is applied.

At this basement level, the formula produces a fractal shaped 
like a puffed-up kidney bean with a large bud hanging from its 
bottom.  Today's image is located in a curiously striated area 
on the western shore of this bud.

When I delved into this area, I did not find the infinitely 
divided striations I expected.  I found an area exceedingly rich 
in random detail but with no unifying theme, leading me to the 
name "Too Much Too Early".  The rating of 5.5 indicates my dis-
satisfaction with the plethora of detail, while including a half-
point bonus for my modest coloring effort.

The calculation time of 7-3/4 minutes is somewhat slow, so why 
not speed up things by visiting the FOTD web site at:

       <http://home.att.net/~Paul.N.Lee/FotD/FotD.html>

and viewing the finished GIF image there.

An uncomfortably muggy day here at Fractal Central on Thursday 
was mitigated by a brief but heavy thunder-shower in the late 
afternoon.  The rain dropped the temperature from 90F 32C to 73F 
23C, and made the fractal cats happy in the process.

My day was once again on the busy side, but better things could 
happen tomorrow, when the next FOTD fractal appears.  Until 
then, take care, and now, even some physicists are saying that 
the universe, as well as empty space itself, might be a great 
fractal.  Maybe the skeptics and Atheists are wrong when they 
claim it's all a meaningless accident; maybe the believers are 
wrong when they claim that a supernatural God did it.  Or, maybe 
I'm wrong when I think the answer lies far beyond the ability of 
the human intellect to comprehend.

Jim Muth
jamth@mindspring.com
jimmuth@aol.com

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  e=p1, a=imag(p2)+100
  p=real(p2)+PI
  q=2*PI*fn1(p/(2*PI))
  r=real(p2)+PI-q
  Z=C=Pixel:
    Z=log(Z)
    IF(imag(Z)>r)
      Z=Z+flip(2*PI)
    ENDIF
    Z=exp(e*(Z+flip(q)))+C
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