FOTD -- October 10, 2006 (Rating 7) Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts: Surprising fractals sometimes lurk where least expected. In today's image for example, I used no fancy formula. The entire image was done with the type=manzpower formula built into Fractint, using the basic equal-iteration bands on the outside and a solid black on the inside. I was thinking of the curious rectangles on the negative X-axis of the Z^2.003 Mandeloid, when I wondered what might lie on the negative X-axis of the Z^3.003 figure. I found no rectangles there. What I found instead is a fractal filled with cobwebs. I named it "Cobweb Corner", though I could just as easily have given it a Halloween name. The image has an equally interesting Julia set, which will be calculated if the space bar is struck twice with today's image on the screen. The odd planes and oblique slices are most likely interesting also. I might check these slices tomorrow. If I find anything of interest, it will appear as tomorrow's FOTD. The rating of a 7 seems a bit overblown. I chose the rating when I first saw the image with its excessive detail. Since then the image has come to appear too busy, with no central theme and too much color. But the rating of a 7 was an honest one at the time, and it will remain. The calculation takes 28-1/2 minutes to complete on my old compu- ter. It will go far faster on the SOTA units that do not choke on DOS programs. The fastest way of all to see the image is to go to the FOTD web site at: <http://home.att.net/~Paul.N.Lee/FotD/FotD.html> and enjoy the image there. Another perfectly perfect day here at Fractal Central on Monday went un-appreciated by the fractal cats, who discovered the fun of zooming up and down the hallway, putting on the brakes on the hall carpets and sliding 6 feet. Their fun will come to an abrupt end tomorrow however, when we tack the carpets in place. My day was slower than expected, but it is looking more like that big job will be coming in at the start of next week. I guess I had best enjoy this week, which will be slow. Who knows what next week will bring. One thing near certain however is that the next FOTD will appear in 24 hours. Until that glorious moment arrives, take care, and fly like the eagles. Jim Muth jamth@mindspring.com jimmuth@aol.com START PARAMETER FILE======================================= Cobweb_Corner { ; time=0:28:33.62--SF5 on a P200 reset=2004 type=manzpower passes=1 center-mag=-0.38585624673513200/-0.001836768333955\ 08/9.279313e+007 params=0/0/3.003/0 float=y maxiter=9000 inside=0 logmap=373 periodicity=10 colors=050650A50F50J50O50S50V80YC0`H0cL0dQ6aUD`YKT\ dSMiWFlT7lS0lP0nO0nK0oH0oG0oD0qA0q90r60r40t10t00t0\ 0u00u00w00w00w00t01r04q09o0Cl0Gk0Ji0Oh0Qf0Vd1_b3aa\ 4f_6iX7mV9pUAuTCxRDzRFzRHzRJzRMzROzUPyVPuXRoYRj_Rd\ aS`bSVdSPfTLhTFiVAkV4lV0nW0oW0qWMz0Lz0Lz0Lz6LzAJrG\ JkKJdRJXVJQZMOZPNZSNZVLZYLZ`KZcIZfIZiHZlHZoFZpFZoQ\ Zo_ZzoZzsZzwZzzZzzfzzmzzmzzmgzhgzlgxpfrsfkwfeyghwg\ ivgktgnsgorgqpgrogumgwlixjizhizgizfizdizcizaiz`izZ\ izYjzVjzTjzSjzRjzOjzMjzKjzJjzHjzFjzDjzCjzAjz7jz6jz\ 4lszjz1sz6zl9z_CzNFzRAyV7r_3jd0cf0Xw0Po0It0Ax03z0C\ r0Li0Sb0`U0gN0pE0x60uH0rQ0o_0lh0ir0fz0dz0IQtJOtJOt\ JNtJNtLLtLLtLKtLKtMItMItMHtMHuOFvOFwOExOEyMCyMCyMC\ yMCyMCyNCyOCyPCyQCyRCySCyTCyUCyVCyWCyXCyYCyZCy_Cy`\ CyaCybCycFydIyeLyfOygRyhUyiXyjYykYylYymYynYyoYypYy\ qYyrYysYytYyuYyvYyw_yxayybyzdyzeyzfyzhyziyzkyzlyzl\ yzlyzlyzlyzlyzlyzlyzlyzly } END PARAMETER FILE=========================================