Today's fractal, a product of Fractint's built in lambdafn formula, repeats yesterday's theme of frost. The fern like outline parallels the shape of frost on a windowpane and the cool blue palette suggests the chill. But when it comes to representing the glass what color is transparency? fract400.gif { ; frost ; blank ; calctime 0:01:53.64 ; created Sep 03, 2010 ; Fractint Version 2004 Patchlevel 9 reset=2004 type=lambdafn function=sin center-mag=3.5505/22.1953/0.1738452 params=0.8528397473067415/0.8138920255134739 float=y maxiter=1500 inside=0 invert=-1.53138828699606/-1.70699179052095/1.36835840937529 colors=00000000200400600800A00C00E00G00I00K00M00O00Q00S00U00W00Y00_00a00\ c00e00g00i00k00m00o00q00s00u00w00z01z03z05z07z09z0Bz0Dz0Fz0Hz0Jz0Lz0Nz0P\ z0Rz0Tz0Vz0Xz0Zz0`z0bz0dz0fz0hz0jz0lz0nz0pz0rz0tz0vz0xz0zz0zz0yz0xz0wz0v\ z0uz0tz0sz0rz0qz0pz0oz0nz0mz0lz0kz0jz0iz0hz0gz0fz0ez0dz0cz0bz0az0`z0_z0Z\ z0Yz0Xz0Wz0Vz0Uz0Tz0Sz0Rz0Qz0Pz0Oz0Nz0Mz0Lz0Kz0Jz0Iz0Hz0Gz0Fz0Ez0Dz0Cz0B\ z0Az09z08z07z06z05z04z03z02z01z00z00z03z07z0Bz0Fz0Jz0Nz0Rz0Vz0Zz0bz0fz0j\ z0nz0rz0vz0uz1tz1sz2rz3pz3oz4nz5mz5kz6jz7iz7hz8gz9ez9dzAczBbzB`zC_zDZzDY\ zEWzFVzFUzGTzHSzHQzIPzJOzJNzKLzLKzLJzMIzNGzNFzOEzPDzPCzQAzR9zR8zS7zT5zT4\ zU3zV2zW0zW0zV0yV0xU0wU0vT0uT0tS0sS0rR0qR0pQ0oQ0nP0mP0lO0kO0jN0iN0hM0gM0\ fL0eL0dK0cK0bJ0aJ0`I0_I0ZH0YH0XG0WG0VF0UF0TE0SE0RD0QD0PC0OC0NB0MB0LA0KA0\ J90I90H80G80F70E70D60C60B50A509408407306305204203102101 } Roger Alexander