FOTD -- April 29, 2007 (Rating 6) Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts: Fractal fans take note. Today's image was created with a new formula, MandelbrotMixImag, which mixes various parts of real and imaginary powers of Z. I have attached the new formula below. START NEW FORMULA------------------------------------------------ MandelbrotMixImag {; Jim Muth z=p3, c=fn1(pixel), a=real(p1), b=imag(p1), d=real(p2), f=imag(p2): z=a*(z^b)+d*(z^flip(f))+c, |z| <= 100 } END NEW FORMULA-------------------------------------------------- In today's image, which is really only a test, I have added 0.05 part of Z^(i) to Z^2 to create a parent fractal that resembles a degenerate Mandelbrot set shattered almost beyond recognition. Today's image is located in the fragmentary stuff filling most of the main bay of the M-set. I named the image "Fearsome Forest" though there is very little in it that might cause fear. Actually, the image resembles nothing as much as the edge of a fantastic forest that might grow on the earth-like planet that was recently discovered. After not too much thought, I rated the image at a 6. The lack of a central midget cost one point. The render time of 2-1/2 minutes is appropriately fast for such an image. And as always, the finished image is available for viewing on the FOTD web site at: <http://home.att.net/~Paul.N.Lee/FotD/FotD.html> The fractal cats once again showed unusual interest in the weather here at Fractal Central on Saturday. But I saw nothing unusual in the cloudy sky and temperature of 59F 15C. The cats must know something I don't. For now, I have bad news and good news. The bad news is that there will be no FOTD for April 30, when I will be on the way back to Old Fractal Central. The good news is that if I can get the old computer which I left there to work, the FOTD will return on Tuesday, May 01. Until then, take care, and be at peace with all things. Jim Muth jamth@mindspring.com jimmuth@aol.com START PARAMETER FILE======================================= Fearsome_Forest { ; time=0:02:32.00--SF5 on a P200 reset=2004 type=formula formulafile=allinone.frm formulaname=MandelbrotMixImag function=ident passes=1 center-mag=-0.262865/-0.117427/44.4193/1/-140.0234\ 74524429645/-11.8893132505643049 params=1/2/0.05/1\ /0/0 float=y maxiter=1500 bailout=16 inside=255 periodicity=10 colors=000rpSW09U08S07Q06O05M24K73IA4HD5HG6HJ6HM7H\ P8HS9HU9GXAGZBGaBGcCGhDGmEGrEKwFUzGczGhzHmzIrzJvzJ\ zzKzzLzzLzzMzzNzzOzzOzzPzzQzzQzvTzsWzoYSl`VibZeeab\ gd_jhWlkTonQqnQrnQrnPrnPrnPrnOrnOsnOsnNsnNsnNsnMsn\ MsnMtnLtnLtnLtnKtnKtnKunJunJunJunIunIumKrlMpkOnkPk\ jRiiTghUdhWbgY`fZZe`WebUddScePbgNbiLajI`lG_nE_oCYp\ DXpEVqFUqFTqGRrHQrHPrINmzroTqnUqmVqlWqkXpjYpiZph_p\ g_nhZmhYlhXkiXjiWiiVhiVfjUejTdjTckSbkRakR`kQZlPYlP\ XlOWmNVmNUmMTmLRnLQnKPnJOoJNoIMoHLoHPiJSdKV_LYUM`P\ NcKOfEPi9Ql4Ri5Qg6Pe7Oc8O`9NZAMXBMVCLTDKQEKOFJMGIK\ HIIIHFJGDKGBLF9ME7NE4ME6OG8PIAQJCRLESNGTOIUQKWSMXT\ OYVQZXS_YU`_WaaYcb_ddaefcfgegighkiildkh_mdWnaRpYNr\ UIsREuN9wJ5xG7vI9tJBrLDqMFoOHmPJlRKjSMhUOfVQeXScYU\ aZW``YZaZXc`VdbUfdSgfQihPjjNllLmmKnkMmiNlhOkfQjeRi\ cShbUh`VgZWfYYeWZdV_cTachFIgGIfHHfHGeIGdJFdJFcKEbL\ EbLDaMC`NC`NB_OBZPAZPAUcu } frm:MandelbrotMixImag {; Jim Muth z=p3, c=fn1(pixel), a=real(p1), b=imag(p1), d=real(p2), f=imag(p2): z=a*(z^b)+d*(z^flip(f))+c, |z| <= 100 } END PARAMETER FILE=========================================