FOTD -- April 30, 2012 (Rating 8.5) Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts: Today's 8.5 rated image lies in the parent fractal that results when 0.2 part of Z^2 is combined with 15 parts of Z^(-1.5). This parent appears as an oversized but skeletal Mandelbrot set with a well-defined much smaller M-set in the area of its East Valley and two minibrots symmetrical to the X-axis in the area of its main spike. Today's scene lies in the intricate debris between these two minibrots. I named the image "Deep Green" because of the vivid green ring surrounding the central minibrot. The rating of 8-1/2 includes a sizable and perhaps too liberal bonus for my coloring. The calculation time of 1-3/4 minutes borders on slowness, making the web sites a good calculation alternative. Find this calculation relief on the official FOTD web site at: <http://www.crosscanpuzzles.com/Archives.html> and classy variations at: <http://www.emarketingiseasy.com/TESTS/FOTD/jim_muths_fotd.html> Hordes of back images are posted at: <http://www.Nahee.com/FOTD/> Lots of clouds hung overhead here at Fractal Central today, and a few flurries of drizzle drifted down now and then, but the sun also broke through several times, and the temperature of 66F 19C was so close to average that it left no grounds for complaint. The fractal cat took it all in stride, satisfying himself when he evicted me from my favorite chair and took it over with a satisfied smirk on his face. The humans meanwhile checked the latest news, seeing nothing new, of course. The next FOTD will be posted when I get a round tuit. Until I can find a tuit shop, take care, and there is a question I want a clear answer to. It is, 'why are we here on earth?' (Answers such as 'to get to heaven' 'to propagate the species' 'it's a lucky accident' or 'it's up to each of us to decide' are rational enough but not really satisfactory.) Jim Muth jimmuth@earthlink.net START PARAMETER FILE======================================= Deep_Green { ; time=0:01:45.00 SF5 at 2000MHZ reset=2004 type=formula formulafile=basicer.frm formulaname=MandAutoCritInZ function=ident passes=1 center-mag=-13.76762576559253/+0.00003824191632297\ /8.95286e+011/1/88.25/0 params=0.2/2/15/-1.5/0/800\ /0/0 float=y maxiter=1600 inside=0 logmap=126 periodicity=6 mathtolerance=0.05/1 colors=000zKzzKzyPzyRszXzzUxz_qz`xzZzzWzsUzxRzsPzq\ OzoMznLzlKzhJzkLqfMueOjePedQKdRfcT3cU09TV8MO6II5DB\ 0850320800A20D00L00V20f30T42Q55I69D66A848924A02A5F\ FFKGJOIORIRVJP_KOcKLfLKjLRiGZhDdf9ke4sd0yc0neIdh`V\ itUdiT_ZRPOUaPVUPY`QZaQ_dQaeRchRdiRdaPdVMdOLdGJdAI\ cIJcPKcVLcaMchOdkOinGlo9pp2tq0np0ip2co5Zo9TnDOnFJh\ EEcE9YD4TDEYEOaFYeGfjIonJZqOIuT2xW6pVAiVEaVIWVMPUQ\ IUUAUY4U`RIdl5xT0qW0l_0fc0af0Wj2Rn2Lq3Gt3LuBQvJUvR\ ZxZcyffynkzvozzxffzPKzTPuWTpZWka_fecchfWcdPZaIU_BQ\ YMZ_Yf`hocqvdkjVeZM_MDUA4O00R94VJBZTJaaRekZiuekzl`\ qpRdtGRx6FzEAvL6sT3oZ0ka5neAohFqkKsnPuqUvtZxi`yZhz\ OjzLizJnzGrzErzBpz9kz6kzBnzFkzJnzMpzQszUpzYqzRqzcs\ zcszctzctzcuzcuzcvzevzmxzmxzmyzmyzmzzmzzmzzmzzmzzm\ zzmzzmzzmzzmzzmzzmzzmzzmzzmzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz\ 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=========================================