################################################################ Jim, In your FOTD -- May 06, 2007 you describe the parent fractal as:

The parent fractal is a string of four north-south oriented large bays, with the south- ernmost bay showing the strongest Mandeloid characteristics.

When I calculate the parent fractal of this FOTD I do not see what you describe. I calculate the parent fractal as follows: After I calculate your FOTD I calculate its parent fractal by hitting <Z> <F6> and setting 0,0,1,1,0,0. After letting this fractal render I then zoom out as much as is needed to get the entire parent fractal to fit onto the screen. I rotate the parent fractal to get its longer axis horizontal. I also set the Log Palette (logmap) parameter on the <X> screen to zero. I have put the .PAR file I created for the parent fractal in question below. Any comments as to why I get a parent fractal that does not match your description would be appreciated. - Hal Lane ######################### # hallane@earthlink.net # ######################### START PARAMETER FILE======================================= FOTD-May6'07parent { ; Hal Lane May 06,'07 11:50 P400 1024x768 ; Parent fractal of Jim Muth's FOTD ; for May 6th, 2007. reset=2004 type=formula formulafile=_m.frm formulaname=mandautocritinz function=recip passes=1 center-mag=1.90028/-0.824587/0.1536318/1/90/3.885780586\ 18804789e-016 params=-6/-1.17/-0.8/-7.4/0/0/0/0 float=y maxiter=2000 inside=zmag periodicity=10 sound=off colors=000<9>00000000000000001000000Z00R00d50lA0lE0uH0j\ L0kM3jQ7ETA0VC0R80Q70<2>J11H07F0CE0FA0L80O70T50X30d30k1\ 5q1Mx1Tz8XxF`sMWlgVg_TbfEXlFRsKMyPFzUAzZ5zc0zf0zcazZ_zU\ Y<2>oFTkHRfER`LQW2ObfM<2>VyHTzHOzF<3>bzFfzFjzEnzErzEwzE\ zzEwzEtzHqzLozMmzQkzRizV<3>azd_zfYxb<3>QqQOoMMlJKkFIiC<\ 2>C_1AX08T3AR7COACMCELFFHJHJLHLOJLRLMTMMXMO_OQaQQdRRgRT\ iQYgQafQffQigQlgQqgQugQxiXqoalufgykazoXzvRzzLz<2>z5zzAz\ <2>yLzvOzqTznXxk_ufbqbfnYklVnkRqgMufJxdFzbJqXMgQO_JRQCV\ F5X70Y87Y8C_8J_8O_8Va8_a8daAkbAobAvbAzdAzdAzdAzYEzRFzLJ\ zELy7Ov0Qq0Rn0HT078000000000103808E0EL0JR0MY0Rd0Xi0ao0f\ v0kz0oz0su3vi7xXAzLEzFHvCLq8Ol3Rg0Vb0YX<2>0gH0kC0n80q71\ u5UfhFz0<3>fz0lz0sz0yz05z08z3CzAEzFHzMLzTMzYQzdTzkVzoYz\ v_zz<2>5zV0zJ0z80zO0za0zo0zz0zz0zu0z_0zF000 } 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========================================= ########################################################### No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.467 / Virus Database: 269.6.5/791 - Release Date: 5/6/07 9:07 AM