FOTD -- April 26, 2011 (Rating 6) Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts: In today's image I returned to the mixed-up world created by the MandAutoCritInZ formula. I intentionally used only the numeral one, combining 1.1 negative parts of Z^(-11.11) with 11 negative parts of Z^(-1.1) to create the parent fractal, which is little more than a big fan blade. Today's image lies inside a tiny dot near the eastern edge of the blade. I named the image "The Wheel of Life", giving the impression that there is some deep cosmic message beneath the rather sullen surface appearance of the image. And that impression is not totally without merit. The term 'wheel of life' actually refers to the cycle of birth, death and rebirth prevalent in the east- ern philosophies, where the injustices of this life are made right in a future life on earth, and the bad deeds reap their just wages. It all seems very fair, but . . . The rating of a 6 is equal to the old rating of a 7, making the image worth the brief 2 minutes required to run the included parameter file. To bypass the trouble of running the parameter file, check in at the FOTD web site at: <http://www.crosscanpuzzles.com/Archives.html> to view the finished image there. The image is posted in high-definition at: <http://www.emarketingiseasy.com/TESTS/FOTD/jim_muths_fotd.html> Paul Lee's original classic web site is still available at: <http://www.Nahee.com/FOTD/> Monday began with clouds and a chance of rain, but by midday turned sunny and warm, with a temperature of 84F 29C. The fractal cats voiced their approval of the weather, but did not approve of a stray yellow tomcat they spotted prowling the neighborhood. My day was average. But with a busy day expected tomorrow, do not be surprised if the next FOTD is late or does not appear at all. Until whenever, take care, and when we finally, if ever, discover the elusive Higgs particle, what help will it bring to the everyday man on the street? (If we're lucky, it might bring as much help as the overhyped International Space Station.) Jim Muth jamth@mindspring.com START PARAMETER FILE======================================= The_Wheel_of_Life { ; time=0:02:00.03-SF5 on P4-2000 reset=2004 type=formula formulafile=basicer.frm formulaname=MandAutoCritInZ function=recip float=y center-mag=+4.722782258417/-0.344354517991/2.1e+8\ /1/-148.75/0 params=-1.1/-11.11/-11/-1.1/0/0/0/0 maxiter=2500 inside=0 logmap=380 periodicity=6 colors=000A0R60F90JC0OF0SD0HL0PE0NI0AB09E09A096095\ 0840780B70A60950850890ED0J000V7aZ7hb7zf6sjFznKzlKz\ jBziHufFtdHsbKq`MqZOoXQnUSmTVlQXjOZjN`iLbhKdhMafO_\ dPYbRWaSU_USYWQWXOVZMT_KRaIPbGOcJMdLKdOIeQHfTFfVDg\ YCgcAhc8mh7rm5vw3zzzzw5zw7vrArmCmhEghH`YJ_XLfSJmOH\ tJFzFEyEJyENxDRxDWwC_wCcvBhvBlvBpsGiqKbnOXlSQiWJg_\ Ddc6bg0_i5Xj9VkESlIPnNNoRKpWHq_FsdCth9um7vqQhrhWsg\ Ypg_mgHjfbgfXdffamhZsiWckTdmQdoNdpKcrHctEcvBcw9`vF\ ZvKXvPVvUTvZRvcPvhNvmLvrNwsOwtQwuRwvTwxUwzVwzXwzYw\ z_wz`zzazzZnzWfzUZzRRuPJuHPw9UyASxBRwCQvDPuEOtFNtG\ OsGPqGQpHRoHRnHSlITkIUjIViJWgJXfJXeKYdKZcK_aL``La_\ LbZMkXMlWOzOMxVNsUNfSNgROhQOiPAAZBIYBNYBNYCOYCOXCP\ XDPXDQXDRWERWESWESWFTVFTVFUVGVVGVUGWUHWUHXUHXTHYTI\ ZTIZTIcSJcSJcSJcSKcRKcRKcRLcRLmQLmQMmQMmQMmPNmPNmP\ NmPOmOOmOOmOgzY`zUUzRpzsfzhXzYAz5zz6zz6zz7zz7zz8zz\ 8zz9zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz } 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=========================================