[Fractint] FOTD 18-04-09 (Cheshire Elephants [6])

18 Apr 2009

      FOTD -- April 18, 2009 (Rating 6)

Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts:

Those familiar with the Alice in Wonderland stories know that 
one of the abilities of the Cheshire Cat is to show its smile 
without showing the rest of itself.  I named today's image 
"Cheshire Elephants" because it shows elephant trunks without 
the rest of the elephants.

The parent fractal is the Z^(1.5)+C Mandeloid as it appears 
1.64159265 levels down the logarithmic hyperspiral.  (The number 
is 1.5 minus PI)  Today's scene is located in the East Valley of 
the parent, an unusually well defined East Valley for a 
Mandeloid of such a low order.

I rated the image at a not-too-impressive 6.  After all, how 
impressive can a couple disembodied elephant trunks sitting over 
some half-squashed buds be?

The calculation time of 110 seconds is not at all bad.  Viewing 
the finished on the FOTD web site at:

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

is even better.

Friday was the best day so far this spring here at Fractal 
Central in central Pennsylvania, with total sunshine and a 
temperature of 72F 22C.  The fractal cats made the most of 
things.  In fact, they made too much of things when they got 
into a tussle over their catnip rat.  I guess we'll have to get 
a second catnip rat to keep them both happy at the same time.

My day was average enough to keep everyone but the cats happy.  
And if all goes well, tomorrow will be another average day and 
the FOTD will be posted on schedule in 24 hours.  Until then, 
take care, and where does one's lap go when he stands up?

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

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