FOTD -- January 21, 2005 (Rating 7) Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts: Today's image is an outzoom of the 'Golden Rectangle' image of January 18, which is a scene in a Julia set of the formula Z^(2.003)+C. I even went so far as to reuse the color palette from that image. The original rectangle is still intact, quite visible at the point where the arms branch off from the main figure. This fractal area and color palette also appeared in the 'Mainline Railroad' image of January 19, where we examined the Mandelbrot aspect of the scene. I named today's image "Hip-Hopping Figure". This does not imply that I enjoy the so-called 'music' which goes by that name. In fact I would never listen to it. The name was chosen because the central figure resembles a person caught up in a wild twisting dance. The image has a lively, joyous feeling to it, which earns a rating of 7. When the rating is adjusted for the render time of just under 2 minutes, the overall worth equals an impressive 377. All this rating stuff can be bypassed by downloading the completed GIF image from the FOTD web site at: <http://home.att.net/~Paul.N.Lee/FotD/FotD.html> I might devote the month of February to exploration of this particular area of the Z^(2.003)+C Julibrot. We'll see how it goes. A bit more of the promised philosophical pondering is included in the philofractal version of this FOTD. A cloudy cold (34F 1C) day on Thursday here at Fractal Central kept the fractal cats outdoor time limited to two brief trips to the holly thicket, where the birds were finishing off the last of the holly berries. Both times when I called them, they came without hesitation. Their evening was uneventful. This morning is starting bright and sunny but, at a temperature of 14F -10C, it is quite cold. It will not be the best of days for the dynamic duo. For me the work is about average, which means anywhere from three to eight hours, depending on how efficient I am. Then it's back to the world of fractals. Until next FOTD, take care, and be lively. Jim Muth jamth@mindspring.com jimmuth@aol.com START PARAMETER FILE======================================= Hip-Hopping_Figure { ; time=0:01:51.34--SF5 on a P200 reset=2004 type=julzpower passes=1 center-mag=-0.0\ 00437451/0.0547483/9.28 params=-1.7435/0.00025/\ 2.003/0 float=y maxiter=500 bailout=9 inside=0 logmap=10 periodicity=10 colors=00088JA9HCAFEBDGCBID9KE7MF5OG2PJ3QM3RO4SR4T\ T4UW5XY5Z`6bb6de6gg7jj7ll8oo8rq8uuJuvUqvSouRmrPkpO\ inNilLjkKklIlmHmmGomEqmDsmCumCwm8zmCekGbdF_YEXRDPN\ DUKCYHBbEAfBAk89o58s38p49m59j59g69d7Aa7AZ8AW9AT9AQ\ ABNBBKBBHCBECBKDGPELUFQZGVcH_hIdmJirKmqIoqHpqFrqEs\ qCuqBvq9xq8yeDxUHxILx7Px7A1DPAJbIOpQNqSMrTLrVKsWKs\ YJtZIt_HuaGvbGvdFweEwgDxhDxiEwjFwjGwkHwkIvkJvlKvlL\ vlMvmNumOumPunQunQunNqlKnkHkjEhiBdh8ag5Zf3We5`Y7eR\ 9jJBoCDpDFpEGpFIqGJqGLqHMrIOrJPrKRsKSsLUsMVtNXtOTr\ TYtObuJgvEmx9lwAlwAlwAkvAkvAkvAjuAjuAjuAitAitAmw8i\ vAewCaxEZyGVzHRzJOzLKzNGzODzQ9zS5zU2zV6zT9zRCzPFzN\ IzLLzJMzDOzIQzMSzQTzVVzZXzbYzfWzdVzcUzaSz`RzZQzYPz\ WNzVMzTLzSJzOKzRLzTMzWNzYNz`OzbPzeQzgRzjUzmRzlPzlN\ zlKzkIzkIzpGzkEzfDzaBzX9zS8zN6zI4zD3z97zAAzADzAGzA\ JzAMzAQzATzAWzAZzAazAdzAbzDazG`zJZzMYzPXzSVzVUzYnz\ ClzCjzCsz4izC_zJQzQPzNPzL } END PARAMETER FILE=========================================