FOTD -- February 10, 2010 (Rating 6) Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts: The formula behind the parent fractal of today's image includes only one sign change, but that change makes a world of difference. I'll not try to describe the difference, which is better observed than described. Today's scene lies very near the negative X-axis of its parent, in an area as full of holes as a sponge. The sponge-like characteristics are quite obvious in the image. The rating of a 6 seems fair enough. I was a bit disappointed when I saw the finished product, which holds the rating down. The name "Epsilon in the Oats" makes no more sense than first appears. The calculation time of 1-3/4 minutes is surprisingly fast for an image with so much 'inside' area. The solution to the calculating situation is to visit the FOTD web site at: <http://home.att.net/~Paul.N.Lee/FotD/FotD.html> and see the finished image there. Grey skies and a temperature of freezing here at Fractal Central on Tuesday gave way to light snow at nightfall. The forecast of a blizzard on Wednesday seems a bit exaggerated, but we'll see what happens. The fractal cats never worry about what might happen tomorrow. They live in the present. As for me, I expect another round of sidewalk clearing, with FL manning the coffee maker. The next FOTD will be posted in 24 hours. Until then, take care, and live positive. Jim Muth jamth@mindspring.com jimmuth@aol.com START PARAMETER FILE======================================= EpsilonIn_the_Oats { ; time=0:01:45.19-SF5 on P4-2000 reset=2004 type=formula formulafile=basicer.frm formulaname=FinalDivideBrot function=recip passes=1 center-mag=-0.88017347028/+0.01304219178/138098/1/\ 46.25/0 params=2.71828182845905/-2.71828182845905/\ 0/0 float=y maxiter=1050 inside=0 periodicity=6 colors=000fESaCNW9IR7DL48hKUfISdHQbGO`FMZELXCJVBHO\ MPNMRNNRNMSNLTNKTNKUNJUNIVNHVNHWNGWNFXOG_NFYNFXMFW\ MEVLEULETKDSKDRJDQJCPICOICN95OICMQIKYOJeUHm_FzcCue\ EqfGmhIiiKekLalNYnPUoRQqSMrUItWEuYAvZDuYGuYJtXLtXO\ tXRsWUsWWsWZrVarVdqUfqUiqUlpTopTuwYssVqpTomRmjPkgN\ idLhaJMBHNCFODDQEBSF9UG7WI5YK9_MDaPHcSKeUOgXSi_Wkb\ ZmebogfqjjsmmupqwsuyuxwrvuputmsrkrphqofomcnkamjZkh\ XjfUieSgcPfQ2tbNeoofokZogRxwRsmNocJkUFeS6gLCiFHk8N\ l2SUJKwaEwZDwWDwTCwQCuOBvLBwIAvFAtDArDAmDBhDBcDBZD\ CUDCPDCKGBFJAAMA5P92S91V81Y81`71c61f60i50l50o40r40\ u30x35s9AnEFiKKdPP`VUW_ZRecMjhHpmDujCzgBzdAzH5za9z\ Z8zX7zU6zR5zO4zL3zI2z9FzAEzADzADzBCzBCzBBzCAzCAzC9\ zD9zD8zD7zE7zE6zE6zF5zF4zF4zG3zG3zG2zCozDlzDizDfzD\ czEazEZzEWzETzERzFOzFLzFIzFFzGDzGAzG7zG4zNSzMQzMPz\ MOzLNzLMzLLzKKzKJzKIzKHzJGzJFzJDzICzIBzIAzI9zH8zH7\ zH6zG5zG4zG3z7dzwMzqJzlHz } frm:FinalDivideBrot { ; Jim Muth z=(0,0), c=pixel, a=-(real(p1)-2), esc=(real(p2)+16), b=imag(p1)+0.00000000000000000001: z=(-b)*(z*z*fn1(z^(a)+b))-c |z| < esc } END PARAMETER FILE=========================================