[Fractint] FOTD 02-04-04 (Helios [7])

2 Apr 2004

      FOTD -- April 02, 2004 (Rating 7)

Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts:

Today's image is a view of a sub-midget that lies in the 'East 
Valley' area of a larger midget situated near the main bay of 
the Z^(1.55)+C Mandeloid.  I put the words east valley in quotes 
because the valley might or might not be an actual East Valley.  
I consider it an east valley because it appears to be connected 
to the main body of the parent fractal by a broken series of 
elements.  The thing that appears in today's image is a close-up 
of the center of one of these disconnected elements.

When I saw the completed image, I was immediately reminded of a 
strange alien sun bursting through storm clouds.  The name 
"Helios" quickly came to mind.  I rated the image at a 7 because 
it is rather striking when viewed for the first time.  When the 
render time of 9-1/3 minutes is figured in, the overall value 
rates a 75.

To see the alien sun, run the included parameter file, or let 
Paul do the work, and download the image from his FOTD web site 
at:

       <http://home.att.net/~Paul.N.Lee/FotD/FotD.html>

The rain fell steadily all day Thursday here at Fractal Central, 
with a temperature than never made it above 46F 8C.  The dynamic 
fractal cats were most dis-satisfied with the conditions, and 
let their frustration be known by getting into a fight.  The 
fight started when Thomas tried to take the spot on the couch 
that Tippy had already settled in.  Thomas received a scratched 
head; Tippy got a nick on his ear.  When they made up, I treated 
them to some tuna, and they ended the day peacefully.  Today is 
starting cloudy and quite cool, with occasional light rain 
showers.  Hopefully, the duo will get through the day without 
fighting.

My work is reasonably light, but even this small amount of work 
will never be finished unless it is started.  Until next 
fractal, take care, and watch out for alien fractals invading 
from outer space.

Jim Muth
jamth@mindspring.com
jimmuth@aol.com

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  e=p1, a=imag(p2)+100
  p=real(p2)+PI
  q=2*PI*floor(p/(2*PI))
  r=real(p2)-q
  Z=C=Pixel:
    Z=log(Z)
    IF(imag(Z)>r)
      Z=Z+flip(2*PI)
    ENDIF
    Z=exp(e*(Z+flip(q)))+C
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