FOTD -- January 07, 2005 (Rating 5) Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts: Today's fractal combines 0.4 negative portions of Z^(1.5) with 6 portions of Z^(-0.5) before adding C. When the parameters are entered into the formula, the default image looks most unpromising, consisting of nothing more than a few flat equal- iteration bands. But an out-zoom reveals a quite interesting display of distorted Mandeloids and pseudo-Mandeloids lying off the screen to the north and west. Today's scene is located in a disconnected area of interest in the interior of the northern valley of the very large bud of the eastern Mandeloid. I named the image "Fire-Wheel" after the broken ring of fiery red elements surrounding the midget at the center. The rating of a 5 seems fair enough. And the render time of 15 minutes gives the image an overall value of 33. The most convenient way to see the image is to download it from the FOTD web site at: <http://home.att.net/~Paul.N.Lee/FotD/FotD.html> The philosophy appears as promised in the philofractal version of today's FOTD discussion. With cloudy skies, drizzle, and a temperature of only 45F 7C, Thursday left much to be desired in the cat department here at Fractal Central. Just a single glance out the door and a wet paw or two convinced the duo that the day would be far more pleasant if they passed the time indoors on their shelf by the window. A generous treat of tuna eased their disappointment. Conditions this morning are somewhat improved. It should be a better day for the duo. For me, the work is normal and I already have two more FOTD's in storage. I'll keep storing extra ones until I have a week's supply on file and ready to go if the work becomes too heavy to write a new FOTD each day. The next FOTD, along with more philosophy, will appear in a few days. Until that golden moment arrives, take care, and keep thinking. Jim Muth jamth@mindspring.com jimmuth@aol.com START PARAMETER FILE======================================= Fire-Wheel { ; time=0:15:07.59--SF5 on a P200 reset=2004 type=formula formulafile=allinone.frm formulaname=MandelbrotMix4 function=ident passes=1 center-mag=-0.77174139347286160/+7.555493521532266\ 00/330120.1/1/97.5/2.15404465632451636e-007 params=-0.4/1.5/6/-0.5/0/525 float=y maxiter=1800 inside=0 logmap=246 periodicity=10 colors=0000RA0SA0TA0TA5UB8UFAUICTMETPGTSITWKSZSkYR\ iZRhZQgZQfZQd_Pc_Pb_Pa_O_`OZ`NY`NX`NVaMUaMTaqlLfeR\ WZXakXZgYWdZUa_RY`OVaBKmCLhDLZEMUEMUFNZGNbGOfHOj7S\ m6Qg6Oc6MaZJNzH4yQ7xZ9wgBvpDvyFqvGmtGhqGdoG`mGWjGS\ hHNeHJcHFaHAZH6XH2VH5QO8MVAHaDDhF9nQZIPVOORUNO_MKd\ LHjKDpKAuKFqKJnKOjKSgKWdK``KdYKhVHjLElCBm3Ch5Cd6C_\ 8CW9DSADNCDJDDFEHEFLEGOEGSEHVEIZEIbDJeDKiDKlDLpDMs\ DMmILhMLcQLYVKTZKObKJfKKdNLcQMbTM`WN_ZOZaPXdPWfQVi\ RTlSSoSRrTPuUOxUNzuwNrrMpmLniLkdKi`JgWJeSIbNH`JHZE\ GXAGVEIUHJTKLSNMRQNPTPOWQN_SMbTLeUJhWIkXHnZGq_Ft`J\ sXNrTRqPUqMYpIaoEdoBniBwdBrWOmO`iGlYJgNMbCPYDQZEQZ\ FQZFQ_GR_HR_HR_IR`JR`KSoKSaLTaLSaMSaW71SEEPLQU0mT0\ mScpRcmQckPchOcfNccUHLTJNSKPRLRQMSQNUPOWOPXNQZMR`u\ 7icIe9yiAzhBzgCzgDzfEzfFzeGzeGzdHzdIzcJzcKzbLzbMza\ Kz`Lza4z_Dz`jzoezl`ziWzfWzciz4fz8dzBbzE`zHZzKWzNUz\ QSzTQzWOzZmzlizjfziczh`zg } frm:MandelbrotMix4 {; 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, 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=========================================