[Fractint] FOTD 20-12-13 (Missing Seahorses [A-7,M-8])

20 Dec 2013

      FOTD -- December 20, 2013 (Rating A-7,M-8)

Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts:

In yesterday's image we checked the ersatz East Valley of the 
parent Zexpe fractal; in today's image we check the ersatz 
Seahorse Valley.  We certainly do find a lot of broken seahorse 
tails there, but few intact seahorses.  This lack of seahorses 
is the inspiration for the name "Missing Seahorses".  But who 
needs whole seahorses when their dismembered tails make an image 
with an art rating of a 7 despite the preponderance of brownish 
and reddish hues?

The somewhat liberal math rating of an 8 is based on the 
minibrot at the center, which is the mirror image of the parent 
fractal and has the pathological growth on the southeast side of 
the main bay rather than the southwest side.  This is the first 
time I have noticed this relation, but certainly not the first 
time it has happened.

The calculation time of 7-1/2 minutes is slow, and I'm not sure 
the image is worth it, but the FOTD web sites are always ready 
to cure the problem of slowness.

The completed image is posted online at:

      <http://www.crosscanpuzzles.com/Archives.html>

<http://www.emarketingiseasy.com/TESTS/FOTD/jim_muths_fotd.html>

       <http://www.Nahee.com/FOTD/>

  <http://user.xmission.com/~legalize/fractals/fotd/about.html>

Cloudy skies and occasional sprinkles of rain made today far 
less than ideal here at Fractal Central, though the temperature 
of 43F +6C kept the outdoors reasonably comfortable.  The 
fractal cats were too busy keeping an eye on each other to 
notice what was happening outside.  The humans kept themselves 
busy making final preparations for the big day.

The next FOTD will be posted in a number of hours.  To find out 
the exact number, check here every few hours.  Until whenever, 
take care, and everyone has the freedom to speak his mind and 
the freedom to disagree with the spoken opinions of others.

Jim Muth
jimmuth@earthlink.net

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