FOTD -- April 13, 2008 (No Rating) Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts: Today's image is named "Minibrot", and that's all it is. After spending the entire afternoon clearing the winter debris from the yard, I had almost no time for a proper fractal search. So I took the first minibrot I could find in the Z^(1.75)+C Mandeloid as it appears 6 levels up the logarithmic ladder when the cosine function is applied, and declared it Fractal of the Day for April 13. The parent fractal is a distortion of the classic Mandelbrot set, with today's scene located in its Seahorse Valley area. With no effort involved in its creation, the image could not be given a rating. The calculation time of 4-3/4 minutes is within reason. But it is equally reasonable to completely avoid the effort of calcula- tion and view the finished image on the FOTD web site at: <http://home.att.net/~Paul.N.Lee/FotD/FotD.html> Saturday was the best day so far this spring here at Fractal Central. A heavy thunder-shower around 5am cleared out the murk, and by 9am the day was sunny with a temperature of 68F 20C. Things got even better in the afternoon when it reached 73F 23F. The fractal cats watched from the back window with amusement as I started work in the yard. The next FOTD is due and will likely appear in 24 hours. Until then, take care, and don't waste energy on a heroic but futile effort to create true meaning in a meaningless universe. This is what born-again skeptics and Atheists do, and I have never yet seen one succeed. But above all else, think positive. Jim Muth jamth@mindspring.com jimmuth@aol.com START PARAMETER FILE======================================= Minibrot { ; time=0:04:43.24-SF5 on P4-2000 reset=2004 type=formula formulafile=allinone.frm formulaname=MandelbrotBC3 function=cos passes=1 center-mag=-0.643729366910521/+0.3961159852470334/\ 95347.75/1/97.5/0 params=1.75/0/6/0 float=y maxiter=7500 inside=0 logmap=212 periodicity=10 colors=0002G83G94GA6GB7GC8FDAFEBFFCFGDFGKJKRMOYPSd\ TWkW_rZbo`alaajbagc`ed`be`_f`Yg_Vh_Ti_Qj_NkZLlZImZ\ GnZEfdDZiCSnBKsADxGLwMTvS`uYhtcpt`nsYlsVksTisQhsNf\ sLesKctJatI_tIYtHXtGVtFTtFRuEPuDOuCMuCKuBIuAGuAFu9\ Gr9Ho9Im9Jj9Kh9Le9Mb8M`8NY8OW8PT8QQ8RO8SL8SJ9RK9RL\ 9RL9RM9QN9QN9QO9QP9QPUZKnfGmdImcKlbLlaNk`Pk_QjYSjX\ TiWViVXhUYhT_hS`fXad`acdbahb_mcZqcXudWydTzeRzePzeN\ zeLzeJzeHzeFzeDzeBzeEvcGrbIoaLk`Nh_PdZRaYUYWWUVYRU\ `NTbKSdGRfDQcPR``RZkR_jT_jU`jW`iX`iZai_ahabhbbhdbh\ e`ggZfhXeiWdjUckSclRbmPanN`oM_pK_qIZrHYsFXtDWuCWvD\ UvDSvDRvDPvDOvDMvEKvEJvEHvEGvEEvEDvIKoMRiPYcTdYXkS\ _rM`pOanPblQcjRdhSefTfdUgbVh`XiZYjXZkV_lT`mRanPboO\ c_WVKbM5iE5jG4kI4lK4mM4nO3oQ3pS3qU3rW2sY2t_2ua2vb3\ wa4xa5ya5za6z`7z`8z`8z`9z`Az_Bz_Bz_Cz_Dz_EzZEzZFzZ\ GzZGzZKz`NzaQzbTzcWzdZzeazfezghzhkzinzjqzktzlwzmtz\ oqzpozqlzrizsgzt2z81z70z7 } 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=========================================