FOTD -- April 04, 2011 (Rating 6) Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts: Today's image rates only a 6, and the major part of that rating was earned when I rendered the scene with the outside set to 'tdis'. The parent fractal is a grossly oversized thing with a 'fan' and lots of filaments terminating in rings, the features that are typical of fractals created by double negative powers of Z. Today's image lies inside one of these terminal rings. I named the image "Briefly Beautiful" because at one time I found a color palette that would have raised its rating to an 8. But when I struck the wrong key, I lost the palette. Rather frustrated, I substituted today's lackluster 'tdis' palette. The calculation time of 2-1/2 minutes is brief enough that little effort will have been wasted if the image turns out disappointing. And as always, the finished image may be found on the current FOTD web site at: <http://www.emarketingiseasy.com/TESTS/FOTD/jim_muths_fotd.html> The original FOTD web site may be accessed at: <http://www.Nahee.com/FOTD/> My own web site is coming. No, it is not just a fantasy; it really is under construction. The delay is due to unexpected problems that keep arising. Sunday began pleasant enough here at Fractal Central, but things went downhill as the day progressed, and by afternoon heavy clouds filled the sky. Luckily, the rain held off until after dark. The fractal cats approved of the temperature of 54F 12C, though they would have enjoyed a bit more sun. I passed the day getting caught up in a pile of loose ends, while FL pondered this year's garden. The next FOTD will be posted in time to be thoroughly enjoyed. Until whenever, take care, and could the so-called obesity epidemic be a sign that our technology is turning on its creators like a Frankenstein monster? Jim Muth jamth@mindspring.com START PARAMETER FILE======================================= Briefly_Beautiful { ; time=0:02:31.88-SF5 on P4-2000 reset=2004 type=formula formulafile=basicer.frm formulaname=MandAutoCritInZ function=recip passes=1 center-mag=+198.7100824673263/+516.0210595923169/\ 1.568941e+007/1/-82.5/0 params=-1.1/-4.2/-4.4/-1.2\ /0/0/0/0 float=y maxiter=1500 inside=0 outside=tdis periodicity=0 colors=000zkVzkTzkRzkPzjOzjMWjKYjIZiGziEbiCdiAzi9z\ j8zk7zl7zmzzn5znzzo4zpzzq3zrzzs1zszzr3zrzzr5zqzzq8\ zqzzpAzpBzpDzoEzoFzoGznIznJznKzmLzmNzmOzlPzlQzlSzk\ THkUGkVHlSHlQHmOImMInJInHJoFJoDJoCJoBKnELmHLlKMkNN\ jPNiSOhVOgYPf_QebQdeRchSdkRcjQbjQbiPaiP`iO`hN_hNZh\ MZgMYgLYgKXfKWfJWeJVeIUeHUdHTdGSdGScFRcDPdFRcHScJT\ cLUbNWbPXbRYaTZaV_aWa`Yb`_c`ad_ce_eg_ghZiiZkjZlkZh\ i_eh_af`Ze`VcaSbaQXgPaaOfWOkRNpLNuGPtJRsMTrPVrSXqV\ YpY_o`aoccnfemigllhlnfjldhkcfjadi_bhZ`gXZfVXeUVdST\ cQSbPQaNO`LM_KKZIIYGGXFEWDCVBAU98VA9TB9RBAPCANCALD\ BJDBHEBFFCDFCBGC9GD7HD5IC1HD3HE4HF6HG7HH9HIAGJBGKD\ GLEGMGGNHHMHGOIFPIEQIDSICTJBUJAVJ9XJ8YJ7ZK6`K5aK4b\ KKTf4cK5aL6_M6ZM7XN8WN8UO9SPARPAPQBOQBMRCLRDJSDHTE\ GTFEUFDUGBVE9XGAVHBUICTJDSKERLFQMGPNHOOINPJMQKKRLJ\ SMITNHUOGLKPKLPKNQJPRJRSJSTIUUIWVHYWHZWG`XGbYGdZFe\ _Fg`EiaEkbCmdElbGl`IlZKlX } 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=========================================