FOTD -- July 29, 2009 (Rating ?) Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts: Today's image shows nothing. Take my word for it, there is nothing in the image. If you doubt this, reset the inside to 'numb' and rerun the parameter file. True, there is nothing in the image, but like in quantum physics, where a vacuum can be filled with quite a lot of something, the nothing in today's image is filled with invisible energies, and an active inside fill will make the energy of the nothing visible. The 'bof60' inside fill did the job in today's image, where nothing fills the screen. The nothing appears to be a skeletal Mandeloid, which fades into even less than nothing as it approaches its East Valley. There is a curious thin broken line extending southeast from where the East Valley of the large Mandeloid should be. This line probably holds interesting patches of nothing also, but I have not yet checked it. Since it is rather hard to give a rating to nothing, I rated the image at a question mark. The name "Nothing In Sight" describes the image perfectly. The calculation time of 4-1/2 minutes is brief enough to make running the included parameter file worth the effort, especially since nothing will be visible when the calculation is completed. Another way to see nothing is to visit the FOTD web site where the finished image is posted. The web site may be accessed at: <http://home.att.net/~Paul.N.Lee/FotD/FotD.html> where you might be surprised at how attractive nothing can be. Typical midsummer weather prevailed here at Fractal Central on Tuesday, which means heat, haze, humidity and a continuing threat of showers. The fractal cats gave up activity when the temperature reached 88F 31C and spent the day under the cool air vent. My day was busy enough to keep me distracted from the hot weather but not so busy as to seem hurried. The next FOTD will be posted in 24 hours. Until then, take care, and prepare. Jim Muth jamth@mindspring.com jimmuth@aol.com START PARAMETER FILE======================================= Nothing_In_Sight { ; time=0:04:37.32-SF5 on P4-2000 reset=2004 type=formula formulafile=basic.frm formulaname=NewDivideBrot function=recip passes=1 center-mag=1.3263/4.64017/13.7457/1/-147.5/0 params=-0.5/50 float=y maxiter=1500 inside=bof60 logmap=yes periodicity=10 colors=000zzzzxxzwwzuvystxqqwnnvklviiufftcdt`asZ_r\ WXrTUqQSpOPoLMnIKmFHlFEkDFjCGiBHhAIg2Jf6Ke9LdAMcBN\ bCOaDP`EQ_FRZGSYHTXIUWJVVKWUKXTKYSKZRKZQK_PK_OK_NK\ _MK`LK`KK`KK`JKaJKaJKaJKaJKbJKbJKbJKbIKcIKcIKcIKcI\ KdIKdIKdIKdIKeIKeHKeHKeHKfHKfHKfHKfHKgHKgHKgHKgHKh\ GKhGKhGKhGKiGKiGKiGKiGKjGKjGKjFKjGKjGKjHKjHKjIKjIK\ jIKjJKjJKjKKjKKjKKjLKjLKjMKjMKjMKjNKjMKjOKjOKjOKjP\ KjPKjQKjQKjRKjRKjRKjSKjSKjTKjTKjTKjUKjUKjVKjVKjVKj\ WKjWKjXKjXKjXKjYKjYKjZKjZKj_Kj_Kj_Kj`Kj`KjaKkaKlaK\ mbKmbKmcKmcKmcKmdKmdKmeKmeKmeKmdKmdKmdKmdKmcKmcKmc\ KmcKmcKmbKmbKmbKmbKmaKmaKmaKmaKmaKm`Km`Km`Km`Km`Km\ _Km_Km_Km_KmZKmZKmZKmZKmZKmYKmYKmYKmYKmXKmXKmXKmXK\ mXKmWKmWKmWKmWKmWKmVKmVKmVKmVKmUKmUKmUKmUJKUJJTJJT\ JITIITIHSIHSIGSIGSIFSIFRIERIERIDRIDSFERIDRKCRMCROB\ QQAQSAQU9QW8PZ8P`7Pb6Pd6Of5Oh4Oj4Ol3WjbLr0Mp1No2On\ 3Pl4Qk5Rj6Ri7Sg8Tf9UeAVdB } frm:NewDivideBrot { ; Jim Muth z=(0,0), c=pixel, a=-(real(p1)-2), b=imag(p1)+0.00000000000000000001: z=z^2*fn1(z^(a)+b)+c |z| < 1000000 } END PARAMETER FILE=========================================