FOTD -- November 16, 2006 (No Rating) Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts: Today's image shows a scene deep in a valley of the parent fractal that results when Z^2.2 and Z^3.3 are combined and C is added. I named the image "The Lost Midget". Until I stumbled upon the midget, it had been worse than lost. It had been absolutely unknown. Perhaps the most outstanding thing in the image is the fractal star surrounding the midget. The pastel color palette could have been a little more intense, but it is still pleasing. With so much work to do and so little time for fractals, I gave the image no rating. To make matters worse, the render time of over 53 minutes is slower than the image is worth. But the wait may be avoided by viewing the finished image on the FOTD web site at: <http://home.att.net/~Paul.N.Lee/FotD/FotD.html> A nondescript day here at Fractal Central on Wednesday made no impression on the fractal cats, who spent most of the day watching a flock of birds that visited the yard, and the rest of the day chasing each other around the house. In my department the work was heavy. But it was accomplished. The next FOTD will appear in 24 hours. Until then, take care, and I see an interesting God vs. science article in the Nov. 13 issue of Time Magazine. Jim Muth jamth@mindspring.com jimmuth@aol.com START PARAMETER FILE======================================= The_Lost_Midget { ; time=0:53:46.70--SF5 on a P200 reset=2004 type=formula formulafile=allinone.frm formulaname=MandelbrotMix4 function=ident center-mag=-0.95326329276198000/+0.273943255335962\ 80/4.772799e+009/1/-102.499459344882908/-0.0005985\ 0968978859137 params=1/2.2/1/3.3/0/0 float=y maxiter=16000 inside=0 periodicity=10 colors=000UnYbpHjq1mr1or1qr1tr1vr1xr1zr1jmyhhyfdye\ _ycWybRy`Ny_JybOxdTwfYviavkfumktootfghZ_YQTNILCAE1\ Og_T`dYUibNngGslAwgHqbOkYVeTa_OhUcoPmwO9GT2HXD`ZOs\ `QkUSdNUYHWRAXK4PK6IK8AKA3KBBOEISHPWKX_NccQjfThdMg\ bGe`AdZ4hVIlRVpNhsKuOyXXzPezInzAwz3xv6yr9yoCzkFzhH\ fTUNEfPVul7YTCCXGE_KFcOGfSHiWJm_KpcLsfM1xc9thGpmNl\ rUivcUfmFSw0Dq9GkHJePM`XPXQLUKHQEDN89K26O1AS1EW1I_\ 1Mc1Qg1Uj1Yj8`jFbaNVMRuHVtCZs7as8fq9jp9noArnAvmCtl\ DrlFqlGolHnlFihDddB_`9VX7QT5LP3GM5a`7wn7EhIGYTHNcJ\ CnK2BYpAVlATh9Qe9Oa9MZ7NT6NN5NI4OC3O62O1DNFNNT8sDZ\ uUyvjuohqifmbdiXbeQ`aK_dSYgZXjfWmmVboOTqHJrACe66T2\ 5FQ41lD6gLBcUGZaLVjQQrUMnUTjU_wbkgUfSLaDDXOJSYPNiV\ 8gUJlLMeUU_aaUiiWoQXt6OjJFaVHTSJLPLCMN4JW4Tc4ak4ks\ 4tiBr`HpROnIUlAUn9_j8ef7kb0xV6pZChaIadNUhTNkZFnc8q\ YElTJgOObJTYEYTISRNMORGMVAJZ5H_HR_T``dj`otgjtmfttb\ tzZtt`snbrhdqbfpXhoRjnLln } 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=========================================