FOTD -- December 05, 2006 (Not Rated) Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts: Today's image takes us to the Mandelbrot set, where we examine the perturbed set with a starting point of 0.7-0.2i. (The starting point is actually the square root of 0.7-0.2i, but for some reason, the type=mandel formula calculates the square root of the coordinates of the entered starting point.) I named the image "Baby Ghost Buds" for obvious reasons. The ghostly buds in the background, partly obscured by a giant spiral, are quite obvious. These buds are formed because, regardless of where a point starts, its travels will always eventually take it to the same path as a point that started at 0,0. Since the Mandelbrot set is very well explored, and I have posted similar fractals several times, I gave today's image no rating. The calculation time of over 9 minutes can be cut by 1/3 by rendering the image with the passes set to g. The time can be cut much further by going to the FOTD web site at: <http://home.att.net/~Paul.N.Lee/FotD/FotD.html> and viewing the image there. Partly cloudy skies and a temperature of 32F 0C made things a bit too chilly here at Fractal central on Monday, especially when combined with a brisk wind straight from the northwest. The fractal cats endured the chill stretched by the radiator. Their lazy day seems to have affected their appetites. I noticed a definite lack of enthusiasm when treat time arrived. My day was slightly busy, whatever that is, but I finished the real work in time to explore the perturbed Mandelbrot sets. The next FOTD will appear in 24 hours, almost guaranteed to be an improvement over today's. Until then, take care, and look for the fractal lining. Jim Muth jamth@mindspring.com jimmuth@aol.com START PARAMETER FILE======================================= Baby_Ghost_Buds { ; time=0:09:11.45--SF5 on a P200 reset=2004 type=mandel passes=1 center-mag=-0.57697498572536430/-0.451916231083388\ 20/4842.782/1/147.5/-3.68905600511837406e-012 params=0.7/-0.2 float=y maxiter=250000 inside=0 logmap=200 periodicity=10 colors=000mb5la4la4la3la3j`5h_7fZ8dYAbXBaWD_VEYUGW\ THUSJTRKRQMPQNNPPLORKNSIMUGLVEKXCJYBI_9H`7Gb5Fc3Ee\ 2Ef8GgDHhIJiNKjSLkXNlaOmfQnkRopSpoTooTnnTmnTlnTkmT\ jmUimUhlUglUglUfkUekVdjVcjUbjSaiQ`iQ_iM_hMZhHYhHXg\ HWgHVfIUfITfISeISeIReIQdJPdJOdJNcJM_OL_OK_PK_PJaUI\ aUHaUG`UF`QE`QD_QC_VCZVBZVAZW9YR8YR7YR6XW5XR4XW4WQ\ 5WV6WQ7VV8VQ9VVAUPBUUCUPDUUETPFTUGTOGSTHSOISTJROKR\ TLROMRSNQNOQSPQNQPSRPNSPRSOMTORUOMVORWNLXNRYNLZMR_\ MM`MSaMNbLTcLNcLTdKPeKUfKRgJUhJRiJTjJRkIUlITmIUnHU\ oHUoHVpGWqGWrGXsGXtFWuFWvFWwEWxEWyEWzEWzDXzDXzDXzD\ YzDYzDYzDZzD_zD`zDazDazCbzCczCdzCezCezCfzEgzGhzIhz\ KizMjzOjzQkzSlzUlzWmzYnz_ozapzcqzcrzcrzcrzcrzcrzcr\ zcrzcrzcrzcrzcrzcrzcrzcrzcrzcrzcrzcrzcrzcrzcrzcrzc\ rzcrzcrzcrzcrzcrzcrzcrzcrzcrzcrzcrzcrzcrzcrzcrzcrz\ crzcrzcrzcrzcrzcrzcrzcrzcrzcrzcrzcrzcrzcrzcrzcrzcr\ zcrzcrzcrzcrzcrzcrzcrzcrz } END PARAMETER FILE=========================================