FOTD -- May 26, 2010 (Rating 5.5) Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts: Today's image shows a screen full of fractal stuff. When I saw the stuff, I named the image "More Fractal Stuff". The scene lies in the parent fractal that results when the formula Z^(1.025)+C is calculated 27 levels up the complex logarithmic hyper-spiral. This parent fractal resembles a stone arrowhead with the tip facing NNW. Today's image is located in debris on the western edge of the large and only open bay. The incredible thing about the image is that an expression so close to being linear can result in such detail when iterated a few thousand times. At first glance the scene looks totally chaotic, but a second look reveals tiny repeating patterns all through the frame. Unfortunately, there is no center of attention in the image, and this lack of a unifying theme costs a full rating point. The bit of extra work I put into the coloring raised the rating a half-point above an everyday 5, but do not expect the thrill of a lifetime when the image first appears. The calculation time of 6-2/3 minutes is slower than the result is worth, so I advise surfing out to see the finished image on the FOTD web site at: <http://www.Nahee.com/FOTD/> Summer arrived here at Fractal Central on Tuesday, with hot sun all day and a temperature of 86F 30C. The fractal cats of FC stretched out on the carpet and looked very happy. My day was reasonable, which is well within reason. The next FOTD will be posted in 24 hours. Until then, take care, and maybe I should follow the media, which tells us what we should worry about, and be more concerned about global warming and less concerned about cell-phone radiation. Jim Muth jamth@mindspring.com jimmuth@aol.com START PARAMETER FILE======================================= More_Fractal_Stuff { ; time=0:06:39.91-SF5 on P4-2000 reset=2004 type=formula formulafile=basicer.frm formulaname=MandelbrotBC3 function=ident passes=1 center-mag=-0.7913597645032089/-3.065371046706491/\ 5.402604e+010/1/-125/0 params=1.025/0/27/5000 float=y maxiter=3600 inside=255 logmap=418 periodicity=6 mathtolerance=0.05/1 colors=000RJPRKQRLRSMRSMSSNSTOTTPTSQUTRUUSUVSUWTVX\ UWYVXZWY_XZ`Y_aZ`b_ac`acabcaccbdccecdfcegcfhdgmehr\ fivgjzgkzkkzmmzppzsszvvzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz\ zhsugrugrtfqtfpteptdotdoscnscnsbmsblsalrakr`kr_jr_\ jrZiqZhqYhqYgqXgqXfpWfpVepVdpUdpUcoTcoTboSaoRaoR`n\ Q`nQ_oP_oPZoOYoOYoNXoMXpMWpLWpLVqKUqKUqJTrJTrISsHS\ sHRsGQtGQtFPtFPtEOuDPuEOuEOuENvFNvFMvFMvFLvGLwGKwG\ KwGJwHJxHIxHIxIHxIHyIGyIGyJFyJFzJEzJEzKDzKDzKCzMDz\ LCzKCzKCzJBzJBzIBzIAzHAzHAzGAzG9zF9zF9zE8zE8zD8zD8\ zC7zB7zB7mA6mA6m96m95m85m85m75m74m64m64c53c53c43c3\ 2c43c43c54c54U65X65Y66Z76Z77_87_88`88a98a99bA9bAAc\ AAdBBdBBeCCeCCfCDgDDgDEhEEhEEiEFjFFjFGkGGkGHlGHmHI\ mHInIJnIJoIJoJLnJNmJPlKRkKTkKVjLXiLZhL`gMbgMdfMfeN\ hdNjcNkcOjbOjbPjbPjbQibQibRibRibSibShbThbThbUhbUgb\ VgbVgbWgaWgaXfaXfaYfaYfaZeaZea_ea_ea`ea`daadaadabd\ adc`bda`db_dc_F__G_ZHZYIZ } frm:MandelbrotBC3 { ; by several Fractint users 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 |Z|<a } END PARAMETER FILE=========================================