FOTD -- January 23, 2010 (Rating 7.5) Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts: Today's image is another fractured one that lies between unity and Z^2. The power of Z is 1.5 to be exact, and we check the Mandeloid that is created by Z^1.5 when it is calculated by the MandelbrotBC3 formula 33 levels up the logarithmic ladder when no function is applied. The parent fractal is nothing exceptional -- an everyday Mandeloid with one large bay and one distorted large bud on the south side of the bay. Today's scene is located in a spiral- shaped string of debris on the east side of the main bay. I rated the image at a 7-1/2, which includes an extra half-point for the extra 15 minutes or so I spent on the coloring. The name "Sequestered" can mean most anything the imaginative fractalist wishes. The calculation time of 1-1/3 minutes is quite speedy, and will keep the risk of fractal disappointment to a minimum. The risk may be eliminated entirely by surfing out to the FOTD web site at: <http://home.att.net/~Paul.N.Lee/FotD/FotD.html> and checking the pre-calculated image posted there. Lots of clouds, a lack of sun and a temperature of 39F +4C left much to be desired here at Fractal Central on Friday. The fractal cats never even tried to find the sun. They spent the day in the vicinity of the heat. My day was quite average, and now that FL has recovered from the shock of seeing just so much more politics as usual, I expect we'll take an antiquing expedi- tion on Saturday. So don't be surprised if the FOTD for January 24 is late or doesn't appear at all. Until whenever, take care, and will disappointed leftists please queue up on the right. Jim Muth jamth@mindspring.com jimmuth@aol.com START PARAMETER FILE======================================= Sequestered { ; time=0:01:20.34-SF5 on P4-2000 reset=2004 type=formula formulafile=basicer.frm formulaname=MandelbrotBC3 function=ident passes=1 center-mag=+0.7796928496155245/-0.559506159308004/\ 7.474797e+007/1/7.5/0 params=1.5/0/33/0 float=y maxiter=1800 inside=0 logmap=113 periodicity=6 colors=000dWxhYxk_xnaxpaxraxn`rhZmbWhXVbSTYMRTGPNA\ NI5LDBIBHEANF8TK7ZP5cU4eZBfcHhhNilTmo_rqevvkzzqvul\ rphmkdkd`j`XgXSdTOaPKZLGWHCVD8XGCYJGZMK`OOcRSeUVfX\ ZgZbhafhdjhlnhgpicrjesjctkbuk`vlZwlYxmWynUznSzoRzz\ PzzNzzMzzPzzSzzVzzXzfIzO4zR3zU2zX2zZ1za1zd0zf0ze1z\ e2ze2ze3ze3zd4zd4zd5zd6zd6zc7zc7zc8zc8zc9zc9zd8ze8\ ze7zf7zg6zg6zh5zh5zi4zj4zj3zk3zl2zl2zm1zm1zn5dn8dn\ BdnEdoHdoKdoNdoQdpUdpXdp_dpbdqedqhdqkdqndricrdbs_b\ sVatQatL`tG`rEUoCMmBFhDEdFE`HDWJDSLCONCKOCOKPSGaVC\ n`Aje8gj6dp4au2Zz1WvGOsVHoi9lx2jfKhQacMh_IoWEvVJsU\ NpTRmTVjS_gRcdQgaQi_PkeOnjNqpMtuMwzzzsWzzzzT_zzzzZ\ PzzzzBIzzzzHRzzzzM_zzzzR1zzzzGHzz4z2Bz7IzBPzGWzKbz\ PkzwmzEkzJizO8z`EzZJzYOzXUzWZzVczUSzxYzmczb8zhFzeL\ zbRz`XzYbzVez_fzYfzXgzWgzVhzUGzyQzn_zcDzFIzHNzJRzL\ WzN_zPdzRzz0qzFXzS_zTbzTezT`zhqz3oz8nzClzGkzLizPXz\ BbzKyz4vz8tzCqzFozJlzMjzQ } 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=========================================