FOTD -- December 20, 2010 (Rating 5) Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts: Today's image is another quickie, worth only a 5. Something is wrong with the colors, (muddiness), and this keeps the rating at such a modest level. But with a rather fast calculation time of 4 minutes, the image is still worth at least a brief look. The name "Holiday Seasons" refers to the mood here at FC on Sunday as I was trying to find a fractal and make holiday preparations at the same time. The image lies in one of the typical double-negative fractals that results when various portions of Z^(-1.6) and Z^(-6.1) are mixed together and (1/C) is added. There are two ways to view the image: first, by running the included parameter file and seeing it almost at once; second, by checking the current FOTD web site at: <http://www.emarketingiseasy.com/TESTS/FOTD/jim_muths_fotd.html> where, if the image is not already posted, it soon will be. And keep checking the original FOTD web site at: <http://www.Nahee.com/FOTD/> It's far too early to give up on it. Sunday here at Fractal Central began with a temperature of 14F -10C, and with total sunshine, reached a high of exactly freezing. And speaking of freezing, the Susquehanna River, which flows only 1/4 mile from FC, is almost frozen solid, the first time I have seen it so. The fractal cats, who will never see the river, spent the day on their comfortable shelf over the heat. The shelf has become a surprisingly big hit with them. FL spent much of the day watching a couple of those latin soap-novellas. The next FOTD will be posted in 24 hours. Until then, take care, and do well. Jim Muth jamth@mindspring.com START PARAMETER FILE======================================= Holiday_Seasons { ; time=0:04:12.77-SF5 on P4-2000 reset=2004 type=formula formulafile=basicer.frm formulaname=MandAutoCritInZ function=recip passes=1 center-mag=+0.6109095943025089/-1.41001144689752/\ 3.204e+011/1/170/0 params=-6/-1.6/-0.6/-6.1/0/0/0/0 float=y maxiter=3000 inside=0 logmap=408 periodicity=6 mathtolerance=0.05/1 colors=000FAKFAKEAKEAKDAKDAKCAKCAKBAKBAKAAK9AK8AK7\ AK6AK5AK4AK3AK2AK1AK3AK4AK6AK7AK9AKAAKCAKDAKEAKFAK\ FAKGAKHAKHAKIAKIAKJAKKAKKAKLAKLAKMAKNAKNAKOAKPAKPA\ KOAKOAKLAKKAKIAKGAKEAKEAKEAKEAKGAKJAKKAKPAKMAKVAKP\ AK_AKVAKWAKSAKNAKIAKEAK9AK6AK5AK5AK5AK5AK5AK5AK5ca\ 5ca5ca5c`5c`5c`5c_5c_5c_5cZ5cZ5cZ5cZ9dWCeUFfRIgPLh\ NPhKSiIVjGYkD`lBbp8ci9diAeeAfcBg`BgYChVDiSDjPEkMEl\ LFnKClIFjIIhJKfLNdNQbOS`QVaPZ_RXZQWXPVWOUVNSTMRSLQ\ RKPPJNOIMMHLLGKKEIIDHHCGGBFEADD9CB8BA7A96875764644\ 353553753953B53D53F53H63J63L63N63P63R63T63V72W72Y7\ 2_72a72d72g75j8Am8Fp8Ks8Nv8Qy8Tz8Uu8Qv9Mu9Kt9Is9Hr\ 9GqACpADoAFnAGmAIzBKzBLzBPzBUzBUzCcfCceCcdCccChbDm\ aDm`Dm_DmZDmYEmXEmWErVEvUEzTCzSmmTmlTmkUmjUmiUmhVm\ gVmfVmeWmdWmcWmbXmaXmaXm`Ym_YmZZmYZmXZmW_mV_mU_mT`\ mS`mR`oQaqPatObwPazPazP`zQ`zQ_zQ_zRZzRZzRYzSYzSXzS\ XzTWzTWzTVzYJzWKzULzSMzRN } frm:MandAutoCritInZ {; Jim Muth a=real(p1), b=imag(p1), d=real(p2), f=imag(p2), g=1/f, h=1/d, j=1/(f-b), z=(((-a*b*g*h)^j)+(p4)), k=real(p3)+1, l=imag(p3)+100, c=fn1(pixel): z=k*((a*(z^b))+(d*(z^f)))+c, |z| < l } END PARAMETER FILE=========================================