FOTD -- August 11, 2013 (Rating A-5,M-5) Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts: Today's image is a diversion, a harmless interlude between greater things. At least I hope so. The parent fractal is an open circle with a triangular mass inside. Today's image lies near the terminus of a filament extending from a bud on the southwest edge of this mass. The image is a not-particularly-attractive mix of flat disks, which I have tried to bring to life with the 'tdis' outside option . . . with only mild success. The name "Abnabiab" sounds important but means absolutely nothing. It simply popped into my head as I pondered a possible name. My disappointment with the image is made clear by the art and math ratings of a below-FOTD-average 5. The day is almost saved however by the very fast calculation time of 45 seconds. If one is to be disappointed, it is best to have put as little time as possible into creating the failure. And the web sites are always there as an alternate way of viewing the image. The finished image is available in various guises on the following FOTD web sites: <http://www.crosscanpuzzles.com/Archives.html> <http://www.emarketingiseasy.com/TESTS/FOTD/jim_muths_fotd.html> <http://www.Nahee.com/FOTD/> <http://user.xmission.com/~legalize/fractals/fotd/about.html> Today brought a mix of clouds and sun to Fractal Central, with a temperature of 79F 26C. A little more sun would have produced a perfect day. The fractal cat passed the afternoon as a lump under a cover on an overstuffed chair. The humans made it through the day with no notable problems. The next FOTD will be posted in an appropriate length of time. Until whenever this might be, take care, and when a culture loses its wisdom, it is no longer wise enough to realize what it has lost. (And technology can substitute for only a limited time.) Jim Muth jimmuth@earthlink.net START PARAMETER FILE======================================= Abnabiab { ; time=0:00:45.00 SF5 at 2000MHZ reset=2004 type=formula formulafile=basicer.frm formulaname=MandAutoCritInZ function=ident center-mag=-0.1269907412213486/-1.050448835516018/\ 5.267368e+012 params=1/-33/-1/-3/0/0/0/0 float=y maxiter=1200 inside=0 outside=tdis periodicity=6 mathtolerance=0.05/1 colors=000VI`UOXTUSS_OReKUbJX`IUXHRUHPRHMNGKKGHHGF\ EGTSNfeUfOPz7Kr6If6GV5FSADOKBKUAGU8D37H6BL8FOAJSCN\ VER_FTcGVgHXlIZpJ`tJb45`5DU6LO7TI8`C9h6Ap0Hg6O_CUS\ I`cOgcUmcZicYemXamWdmUfzThzSjzRmzQozPqzOszN`z_IzkF\ zeCz`AzW7zR4zM2zH7zKCzMHzPLzRQzUVzW_zZcz`_zQczSfzU\ izWlzYoz_rzadzSRzIDz8Cz9Cz9Cz9Bz9Bz9Bz9GzHKzOPzVTz\ aYzhazoZz`WzMTz8RzCPzFOzJMzMLzQJzTIzWczIXzcQzxUzoX\ zg_z_czRfzJizBbzFWzIPzLIzOBzR4zUQzjNzdKzZHzTEzNBzI\ Mz`GzaBzb6zbGzdPzfYzgfziozkxzlvzhuzdsz`rEXqDToCPnB\ LmBHnEHoHHpLHpOHqRHrVGsYGs`GtdGugGvjGvmGrnOnnWjncf\ nkbnsZnzYkuYiqXfmXdiWbeW_aVYYVVUUTQURMTOITMESJASH6\ SF2TE4UE5VE6WE7XE9YEAZEB_EC`EEaEFbEGbEHcDKdCMeBPeA\ RfATg9Wh8Yh7`i6bj6dk5gk4il3lm2nm2pj4qg5qd6ra7rZ8sW\ 9sTAtQBtNCuKDuHEvEFvBGw8Hw5Ix2JxobTehPWnMhbZtRklTW\ eUHZV2ZS3ZQ4ZO5ZL6ZJ6ZH7ZE8ZC9ZAAZ8A_9B_AB_BB_CC_D\ C_EC_FD_GD_GDWLGTQJQULWCd } 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=========================================