Jim Muth wrote:
FOTD -- December 07, 2011 (Rating 9.5)
Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts:
Today's image lies in the same parent fractal as yesterday's, but instead of lying in East Valley, today's image lies near the terminal point of the filament extending from the large bud on the south shore of the main bud of the parent, which is shaped like the body of a stringed instrument.
When I first saw the image, I had to double check to be sure I had not inadvertently reset the 'outside' to something other than the standard 'iter'. When I did, I found that the dagger- like features are real, and not mere artifacts of a fancy algorithm. (IMO, the equal-iteration-band method creates the only 'true' fractals.)
The image, with its vaguely threatening streaks of brilliant colors, rates an honest 9.5, which is really outstanding by FOTD standards.
I named the image "Starfish Playground" when something in the scene reminded me of an 8-armed starfish.
The calculation time of 2-1/4 minutes is quite a bargain for such an unusual image.
And even this brief time may be saved by viewing the image already calculated and posted to the official FOTD web site at:
<http://www.crosscanpuzzles.com/Archives.html>
And check the spectacular high-definition version at:
<http://www.emarketingiseasy.com/TESTS/FOTD/jim_muths_fotd.html>
The original FOTD web site may be accessed at:
Yowza, that's a great one! The antialised HD version is nice, although it looks like the minibrot didn't survive the antialiasing intact. -- David gnome@hawaii.rr.com authenticity, honesty, community