FOTD -- August 07, 2007 (Rating 8) Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts: Today, we return for the next-to-last time to the parent fractal of July 31. We check the area around the edge of one of the fields of chaos extending from one of the buds of the Mandeloid. I was quite satisfied when I saw the results of the day's fractal efforts, so I rated the image at an 8. The name "Gilded Iterations" sounds poetic, but doesn't really fit the image. If I had not had an attack of laziness, I would have written more about the image, which really is quite enjoyable. As it is, the image will have to speak for itself. And what better place to hear a fractal speaking than at the FOTD web site at: <http://home.att.net/~Paul.N.Lee/FotD/FotD.html> where the image is posted for instant enjoyment. Those who decide to calculate the image themselves will be in for a wait of 4-1/3 minutes if they have a P2000 processor. This time will be stretched to near 25 minutes on a tired old P200 machine, and several hours on an antique 80486-100mhz unit. Monday here at Fractal Central was one of those days when a person could drown in the atmosphere. The temperature of 88F 31C was not too bad, but the humidity was horrendous. The fractal cats endured the conditions stretched to their full cat lengths on the carpet. Meanwhile, I had a relatively slow and lazy day. The next FOTD is due in 24 hours. I'll give a 98-percent chance that it will appear on schedule. Until that glorious moment, take care, and fractals should speak softly but carry a big magnitude. Jim Muth jamth@mindspring.com jimmuth@aol.com START PARAMETER FILE======================================= Gilded_Iterations { ; time=0:04:19.19-SF5 on P4-2000 reset=2004 type=formula formulafile=allinone.frm formulaname=MandAutoCritInZ function=recip passes=1 center-mag=+82.34550699452583/+165.3061481687892/\ 4.516205e+007/1/-100/5.29859569796398144e-005 params=2.5/-1.05/0.35/-5.05/0/0/0/0 float=y maxiter=2500 inside=0 logmap=410 periodicity=10 colors=000jKajKajJajIajIajHajHajGajGajFajEajDajDaj\ CbjBcjBdjAdj9dj9djA_kA_jBZjBZjCYiCYiDXjDXjEWkEXlFX\ lFXmGXnGXnHXoHXnIXmNXlJXkQXjMZjT_hQ`hWagUbgZcgYdea\ ecafaegZfiXhjVjkTllRnmPonNroLuqJvsHwvFzvGxvHvvIuvJ\ svKsvLsvMsvNrvOpvPovQmvRkvSjvThvUgvVevVbvV`vVYrWVn\ WTdWR`WQRXOGXMGXLDYJC_HAaG8bE6dD5eE4fE3fE3fE2eE2eE\ 1gF0cE1`D5ZC9VBDSAHP9LM8KM6JL7GL8DM98L80M90NA0OB0P\ C0PD0QE0RF0SF0TG0YH0ZI0dJ0eK0jL0kM0lM0mN0nO0nP0oQ0\ pR0qS0qS0pR1pR1pQ2pQ2pP3pP3oO4`O4`N5`N5`M6`M6aP7bR\ 7bT8cV8cX8dZ9dP9eR9e`Af_AgiAgkBhmBhpBprCwtCwvCwxDw\ zDkzDlyFmvGntHoqJpnKqlLqiMrfOsdPtaQuZSvXTwUUwSVlQR\ bONTNJILF8JB0I73L87N9BQAGSBKUCOXCSZDX`E`cFdeGggChh\ GhiJhjMhkPhlThmWhnZhoajpeoqhsrkwspwtnwulwvjwwhwxfw\ yewzcwzawz_wzYwzWwzVwzTwzRwzPwzNwzOwzPwzQwzQwzQwzQ\ wzQwzQwzQwzQwzQwzQwzQwzQwzQwzQwzQwzQwzQwzQwzQwzQwz\ QwzQwzQwzQwzQwzQwzQwzQwzQ } frm:MandAutoCritInZ {; 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)+(p4)), 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=========================================