FOTD -- April 07, 2010 (Rating 6) Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts: I named today's image "Separated Selves' because it appears to have somehow come apart. At the center of the scene, well beyond resolution, lies a minibrot. The pattern around it is of the typical East Valley variety, but in this image the parts are disconnected, with new radiant centers appearing from nowhere within the main pattern. The generating expression subtracts 2Z from Z^3 and adds straight C to produce a Mandelbrot set with an extraordinary main stem. Instead of having a large minibrot on its negative spike, this parent has an open object shaped like an upright numeral 8 centered on the X-axis. Today's scene is located in the east branch of the valley separating the top and bottom halves of the figure 8. The rating of a 6 is all I could give the image. Maybe if I had put more effort into it, I might have raised it to a 7, but with a serious attack of spring fever that lasted all day, more effort was the last thing on my mind. To see the image, run the included parameter file and relax for just under 4 minutes, or forget the parameter file and hop over to the FOTD web site at: <http://www.Nahee.com/FOTD/> where the image is posted in finished form, ready to bring indescribable happiness to all who venture there. I avoided another philosophical debate at lunch on Tuesday. FL and I were watching the TV news when an overhyped report about the current church scandal came on. FL turned to me and said she wondered what the big guy up in heaven must be thinking as he sees what has become of his church. I remained quiet, remem- bering that, according to church doctrine, there is no salva- tion outside the church. Well, it now looks like there is no salvation inside the church either. I guess the devil has just about won the contest for souls! Tuesday began with a shower and one grumble of thunder here at Fractal Central, but the rain ended by 8am and by 10am the sky cleared. The rest of the day was a beauty, with sunny skies, balmy southwest winds and a temperature of 86F 30C. When the fractal cats felt the heat, they went into their stretched-out postures for the first time this year. The rest of the action on Tuesday was average, with nothing to make the day different from thousands of similar days. The next FOTD fractal image, guaranteed to be at least different and possibly better than today's, will be posted in 24 hours. Until then, take care, and perhaps everyone's truth is the true truth. Jim Muth jamth@mindspring.com jimmuth@aol.com START PARAMETER FILE======================================= Separated_Selves { ; time=0:03:53.08-SF5 on P4-2000 reset=2004 type=formula formulafile=basicer.frm formulaname=MandAutoCritInZ function=ident passes=1 center-mag=+0.5990981963240228/+0.000001370401281/\ 8.077627e+011/1/-23.5/0 params=1/3/-2/1/0/0/0/0 float=y maxiter=1400 inside=0 logmap=290 periodicity=6 mathtolerance=0.05/1 colors=000KYuKYtKYsKYrKYqKYpKYoLYnMYmNXlOVkPTjQRiR\ PhSNeTLbUJ_UHXUKVUP9UUEZZJccGhhEmmBrr9vvAzzALzzMzz\ MzzNzzNzzOzzPzzPzz6za76_85Y94X93VA2UB1SB1RD4QE7QFA\ QzDQIGQJJQzmQLPQKROzcMIUKIVIzmGGYEF_CzcALZEQYHzmK`\ WzeVQjUTojznUYmV_lWzkXcjYeimzi_ih`kgazfboecqddzceu\ RQ9pTHmXFj`DhcBeg9bk7HfMOiGVlBwokqn`knRenGttSqsPor\ MlqJjqHnAznz3oAzpz1pAznC1mEzlz1kH1jIziz1gM2aP2`P2_\ Q2ZS2YT2XV2_m3ZY3Y_3Xm3Wb3Vc3Tm4Sg4Rh4Qm4Pz4Om4Nz4\ Om6Oz7Om8Pz9PmBPzCQlDQzEQlFQzHRkIRzJRkKSkMSkNSjOSj\ PTjQTjSTjTUiUUiVUiXViYViZVh_Vh`WhbWhcWhdXgeXggXghX\ giYgjYfkYfmZfnZfoZfpYgrZfqZep_do_cn`bn`ama`la_kb_j\ bZjcYicXhdWgdVfeUfeTefSdfScgRbgQbhPahO`iN_iMZjLZjK\ YkKXkJWlIVlHVmGUmFTnESnDRnDRkBXiAaf9fd8k`6sb7pc8md\ 9jfAhgBehCbjD_kEYlFVnGSoHPpINrJKsKHtLEvMCwN9xO6yO4\ xQ5wR5vS5vT5uU6tV6sW6sX6rY7qZ7p_7p`7oa7nc8nd8me8lf\ 8kg9kh9ji9ij9hkAhlAgmAfnA } 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=========================================