FOTD -- November 05, 2004 (Rating 5) Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts: A rather busy day on Friday left little time for fractaling, but I did manage to find one image that I consider worthwhile. That image appears as today's FOTD. To create the image, I returned to the JuliaBC formula. The Julia set I found is related to the Z^(1.5)+C Mandeloid as it appears 23 levels up the logarithmic spiral. The 'Seahorse Valley' effect indicates that the Julia set corresponds to a prominent valley area of the Mandeloid. I studied the image for several minutes before coming to the conclusion that it is just another Julia set. I named it "Julia Variation-9" as a continuation of the previous series, and rated it at a 5. The 1-1/2 minute render time is fast enough that little time will have been wasted if the image disappoints its viewers. The easiest way of all to view the image is to down- load it from the FOTD web site at: <http://home.att.net/~Paul.N.Lee/FotD/FotD.html> where, if all goes well, it will be found posted. Well, I have hinted as much in past discussions, but now it is certain. Within a few months, how many I am not sure, (8 is a good guess), Fractal Central and its associated graphic design business will be moving from Baltimore, its present location, to a new location in central Pennsylvania. More details will be known as the time grows closer. Hopefully, the move will be accomplished with as few interruptions in the FOTD as possible. But until we are settled in the new F.C., things will be a bit hectic and the FOTD schedule might become a bit irregular. The fractal cats might or might not move with us to the new Fractal Central. Moving would be hard on them. They are 15 years old and quite settled in their present location. Since my sister will be moving into the old F.C. when fractal lady and I move out, we very possibly may leave Thomas and Tippy to finish their lives in the only home they have ever known. But this means we will find two new fractal cats to occupy the new Fractal Central, so stay tuned for further cat developments. Partly cloudy skies, gentle winds and a high temperature of 68F 20C here at Fractal Central on Friday proved satisfactory for the fractal cats, who were in the yard from noon until 5pm, doing little but sleeping. For me things were a little busier than expected, but by the end of the day everything that needed to be done was out of the way. Today is starting the same, which will likely lead to the same results. The next FOTD will appear in 24 hours. Until then, take care, and keep looking up. Jim Muth jamth@mindspring.com jimmuth@aol.com START PARAMETER FILE======================================= Julia_Variation-9 { ; time=0:01:33.32--SF5 on a P200 reset=2004 type=formula formulafile=allinone.frm formulaname=JuliaBC center-mag=0.237872/-0.157428/\ 0.9363296 params=1.5/0/23/0/0.75/-0.083/0/0 float=y maxiter=1250 inside=0 logmap=yes periodicity=10 colors=0000KK0LK0MK0NK0OK0PK0QK5RKASKFTKKUKPVKUWJZ\ XIcYHjZGs_GriIvsKtqJroIpmHokGmiFkhEifDhdCfbBd`AbZ9\ aY8UY7MY7FY67Y60Y62W74V76U78T8AS8CR8EQ9GP9IO9KNAMM\ AOLAQKBSJBTIBWLAYN9_P8aR7cT6eW5gY4i_3ka2mc1oe0pc5q\ bAqaFr_KsZPsYUtWZuVcuUhvSmwRrwQwvPwuPwtPwtPwsPwrPw\ qPwqPwjMrdJmZHhYGeXGbWF`VFYVEVUETTDQSDNRCLRCIQBFPB\ DOAANA7NA5P97R98S89U8AV7BX7CZ6D_9FaCGbFHdIIfLJgOKi\ RLjUMkXRl_Wlb_medmhhnkmnnqoqvotzUwv9zs8yq8xo8wm7vk\ 7ui7tg6se6rd6qb5p`5oZ5nX4mV4lT4lS7kT9jTBiUDhUGgVIf\ VKeWMdWPcXRbXTaYVaY`VbfOflHjrAnx4rr5ol5mg5ja5hW5eR\ 5cL5`F5ZA5XH6WN6VT6UZ6Td6Sj6RhAQfEQdIQbMQ`PQZTQYXQ\ W`QUdQSgQQkQOoQMsQLvQFmUAdY5Wa0Od7QZESULUPSVKZXFeZ\ Ak_5hY9fWDdUGaTK_ROYPRVNVTMZRKaOIeMGiKFlJEjIDiHDgG\ CfFCeEBcDAbDA`C9_B9ZA8X97W87U76T76SF8ZMAeLBdKCdJCc\ IDcHEbGEbFFaEFaDG`CH`BH_AI_9JZ8IZ7HY7GYAFXDEWGDWJC\ VMBVPAUS9TU8TH7ZF6YD5XB4W } frm:JuliaBC { ; Formula by Andrew Coppin e=p1, p=real(p2)+PI, q=2*PI*floor(p/(2*PI)), r=real(p2)-q, C=p3, Z=Pixel: Z=log(Z) IF(imag(Z)>r) Z=Z+flip(2*PI) ENDIF Z=exp(e*(Z+flip(q)))+C |Z|< p4+100 } END PARAMETER FILE=========================================