FOTD -- May 17, 2010 (Rating 5) Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts: To create today's unexceptional, 5-rated image I subtracted 0.6 part of Z^5 from Z^3 and added straight C. The image is located on the positive X-axis of the parent fractal, which is far easier to see than to describe. The name "Breaking the Rules" refers to the lack of any kind of 2,4,8... symmetry in the elements surrounding the obviously quadratic minibrot at the center. Quadratic minibrots are not always found by searching for 2-way symmetry. The calculation time of the image is a surprisingly brief 38 seconds, which is about half the time needed to view the image on the FOTD web site at: <http://www.Nahee.com/FOTD/> but viewing the already finished image avoids the hassle of setting up and running the included parameter file. The Sunday weather here at Fractal central was a repeat of Saturday's, minus the morning cat fight in the yard. The sky was partly cloudy, while the temperature reached a high of 70F 21C. The fractal cats were far more relaxed with no shouting tomcats squared off outside. The next in the apparently endless string of FOTD's will be posted in 24 hours. Until then, take care, and one day there will be a final FOTD, but not for some considerable time, I presume. Jim Muth jamth@mindspring.com jimmuth@aol.com START PARAMETER FILE======================================= Breaking_the_Rules { ; time=0:00:38.28-SF5 on P4-2000 reset=2004 type=formula formulafile=basicer.frm formulaname=MandAutoCritInZ function=ident inside=0 center-mag=+1.081611773/0/4800/1/90/0 logmap=36 params=1/3/-0.6/5/0/0/0/0 float=y maxiter=750 colors=000demcfmbgmahm`im_jmZkmYlmXmmWnmVomOpmIqmB\ rmCsmDtmLumTvm`wmhxnpyoxzpzzzzzzzzzzzzznnmUUmUJmU8\ mUDhW8cTDZRHUOMWNQYMU_MSaLRcKPeIOgFMiDLkBJm9Ii7OX5\ YK3c72hG8cODZWNUcSPkXLjVHjWDkWAnU6qS3tQ0wO0zQ0zS9z\ TAmVBjXCjYDj_Ej`FjbGkdIkeJkgKkgQkhLkjMklNkmOkoP5D4\ 8G6BI7DL8GNAIQBLSCNUEQXFSZGVaHXcJ_eKahLdjNfmOioPiS\ qhUohVngWmgXkgYjf_if`geafebeeccdebdfadg_hhZc_YbaWb\ bVbcUadSaoR2nBCpELqHUsKboNHo_JpZKpZLpYMpYNqYPqXQqX\ RqWSrWTrWVrVWrVXrVYsUZsU`sTasTbtTctSdtSftRguRhuRiu\ QjuQ3tx5sv7st9ssBsqDspFrnHrmJrmLrmNrmPmmRlmTlmVlmX\ lmZlm`lmbkmdkmfkmhkmjkmRmmSlmSlmTlmUlmWlmYlm_lmalm\ clmelmglmimmkmmmnmonmqomtomwpmxpmzqzzqzzqzzqzzpzzp\ zzpzzpzzpzzpzzpzzpzzpzzpzzpzzpzzuzzuzzuzzuzzuzzuzz\ uzzuzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz\ zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz\ zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz } 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=========================================