FOTD -- May 01, 2008 (Rating 7)
Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts:
The parent fractal of today's image resembles a crinkled
knockwurst with a squashed bud on the west side of its V-shaped
main bay. Today's scene is located on the inside of the north
branch of the valley that encloses this bud.
Rarely have I seen a fractal with so many spirals. The name
"Oodles of Spirals" came almost automatically. I could have
named it 'A Slew of Spirals' but I'm not sure how many a slew
is.
At first glance the coloring impressed me as having too many
blues and greens, and not enough reds, but the longer I looked
at the colors, the better they appeared to me.
When the time came to rate the image, I pulled a 7 out of the
fractal basket, and the rating stuck. The calculation time of
only 1-1/2 minutes will make life a joy for even the busiest
fractalist. And if even 99.86 seconds is too much to spare, the
finished image may be accessed in its full glory on the FOTD web
site at:
<
http://home.att.net/~Paul.N.Lee/FotD/FotD.html>
Unusually brisk weather prevailed here at Fractal Central on
Wednesday. The sun was strong, but a biting north wind and
morning temperature of 36F 2C made it feel more like February.
The fractal cats agreed as they fought for possession of their
catnip rat.
My day was about as routine as a day can be. The next FOTD will
be posted in its full glory only 24 hours from now. Until then,
take care, and if ghosts exist only in the minds of the super-
stitious, they do in fact exist, but exactly where are these
ghosts located?
Jim Muth
jamth@???
jimmuth@???
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