FOTD -- November 04, 2004 (Rating 4) Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts: Things have been a bit un-smooth here at Fractal Central for the past day or so. The fractal cats are well enough, but the fractal lady has been sullen ever since her candidate lost the election. Last evening I told her to save the left-over loser's bumper stickers because the stickers might become valuable in the future. I was only joking, but she became very irate with me, and since then conditions here at F.C. have not been very conducive to finding great or even average fractals. But despite the sulking and bickering I managed to find a fractal in the magnet1m formula. This formula is the Mandelbrot version of the magnet1j formula, and it draws similar images filled with bits and pieces of Mandelbrot sets and midgets rather than with Julia sets. The scene I chose to explore lies in one of the main valleys of the parent fractal. At the center lies the familiar Mandelbrot midget. The name "Lime Green" refers to the color of the prominent elements surrounding the midget. The rating of a 4 indicates that I put little effort into the image. Due to the brief 2-1/2 minute render time, the overall worth of 157 is exaggerated. The final result can be accessed at the FOTD web site at: <http://home.att.net/~Paul.N.Lee/FotD/FotD.html> There was just enough sun on Wednesday, and, with a high of 59F 15C, just enough warmth to keep the fractal cats moods bearable. They went out at noon and were in by 3pm. They spent the three hours sleeping and chasing moving patches of sunlight. This morning is rainy, so the cats will not be happy this afternoon. I fear extra tuna will be needed. For me it's work before fun. The next FOTD image will appear at this same time tomorrow at this same place. Until then, take extra care when you're in the doghouse with fractal cats. Jim Muth jamth@mindspring.com jimmuth@aol.com START PARAMETER FILE======================================= Lime_Green { ; time=0:02:32.63--SF5 on a P200 reset=2003 type=magnet1m passes=1 center-mag=+1.188052370213322/+0.000002836145359\ 49/1.377659e+008/1/-115/4.31863653699293693e-007 params=0/0 float=y maxiter=1500 bailout=9 inside=0 outside=summ symmetry=none periodicity=10 colors=000I9aQ9bY9be9bl9bnAepAhrAjtBmvBpwBr`XXFrBK\ kHOeMTZRXTWaM`eGeiAjKdWM__NVbOReQMhRIkSDnT9qIOiGNg\ FMfDLeCKdAJb9Ia7H`6G_CI4BN5AR69V69_78c77g87k86h95f\ A4cB4aB3_C2XD1VE1TE5QF9NFDKFGHFKEGOBGS8GV5GUAHTFIS\ KJRPKQULQZMOVONSPLOQKLRIHTHEUFAVE7WCCYBH_AMa9Rc8We\ 7_gbXEQbSDhe0ms4F1IRGWaUhlgf`YeQOcFEb45iFHpQTv_ctR\ pmhRmz2hr7ckBZdFUYJPRNKKRFDVA9_W6dk3iz0nv8esFYpMQm\ UIj`Agg2hcAh`IhYQhUYhRehOlniJnjJnjJnkKnkKnlKdF8Z86\ U14Z5Gb9RfDajHlnLwlJqjHlhFgfDbeCYkI`pObuUdhT6jS8kS\ 9mRAnRBjY9fd7bk5Zr3Wk9UeFR_LPUQMOWKIaICfGIeFNeESeC\ NjBJnHIhMIbNOXOURPZLQdFRj9So4XmDakLfiTkgapeiucqsgm\ qkione0Rf4Hemd3YeLVOeT6zW6uY6q_6lb6hd6cf6_dISbTL`c\ EZn7Xy0`q5cjAgcFjXKnQPqJUtCYlI`eObZUeS_gLejEkl7qo0\ wq3rk6mf8haBcXDZSGUNIQIaeEttAqkGnbMlUSiLYgCciJSjON\ jTIkXDka8ke3d`3ZX3TT3NP3HL3BH3CQGCZTDgeDpqOdhZT_iH\ Rs5IkBHdHHXNGQTGIZFePFUHR } END PARAMETER FILE=========================================