FOTD -- September 28. 2012 (Rating 7.5) Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts: Today's image lies in the same parent fractal as yesterday's, but instead of being found near the tiny bud at the eastern extremity, it is located in a valley of a strange-shaped minibrot near the center of a ragged island in the center of the main bay of the parent Mandeloid. I named the image "Injured Starfish". The resemblance to a starfish with missing arms is quite striking. The rating of 7-1/2 includes a half-point bonus for the extra effort necessary to bring out the starfish resemblance. The calculation time of 1-3/4 seconds is a bit slow. But this is no need to worry. The web sites will make the access near instant. The finished image is posted on the official FOTD web site at: <http://www.crosscanpuzzles.com/Archives.html> The hi-def version is available at: <http://www.emarketingiseasy.com/TESTS/FOTD/jim_muths_fotd.html> The FOTD back images are online at: <http://www.Nahee.com/FOTD/> Lots of clouds and occasional showers left today with a lot to be desired here at Fractal Central. The fractal cats, much less active than the old fractal cats, took it easy most of the day. The humans, always active, had a typical day with a lot to do but nothing to report. There will be no FOTD for September 29, since I'll be going back to Old Fractal Central to check things. Most likely, the next FOTD will be posted on September 30, but as always, there is no guarantee given or implied. Until whenever, take care, and why do people need so many technologi- cal gadgets to distract them from the world? Jim Muth jimmuth@earthlink.net START PARAMETER FILE======================================= Injured_Starfish { ; time=0:01:45.00 SF5 at 2000MHZ reset=2004 type=formula formulafile=basicer.frm formulaname=FinDivBrot-2 function=recip passes=1 center-mag=-0.5823524453967268/+0.0261965516683267\ /1.906265e+009/1/-90/0 params=6.5/-6.5/0/0 float=y maxiter=2500 inside=0 logmap=108 periodicity=6 colors=000GL`GOaGRbGUcBXZ7_UBbWEeYHh_KkaNncQqeTtgW\ wiZzkazmdznezofzpgzqhzqizrjzskztlzulzujzoDzVSmlRmm\ TmjUmgWmeXmbYm__mY`mVbmScmQdmNfmKgoIiqFjsCkzAhz9ez\ 8bz8_z7Xz7Uz6Rz6Oz5Lz5Nz8PzBQzDSzGUzIVzLXzNYzQ_zSa\ zVbzXdz_ezacz`bz_`zZ_zYYzXXzWVzVUzUSzT5W89YAC_BGaC\ JcDMdEQfFThGXjH_lIbmJfoKiqLmsMpuNsvOfiqhhsdfn`eiXd\ eTc`PbWLaSDZI4JP40963B86DA9ECCGEFIGIJILLKONMROOUQz\ XRzVQzUPzSOzRNzQMzOLzNKzMJzLIzKIzJIzIIzHIzGIzGIzFH\ zEHzDHzCHzBHzAHzAHzJGzRGz_FzgFzpEzxEzsFGnFEjFCeFA`\ F8XF6SF4NF2JF2OE2SE2WE2_E2cE2gE2kE2oE2sE3qD4pD5nD5\ mC6lC7jC7iC8hB9fBAeBAdABbACaAC`ABbBBcCBdDBeEBfEBgF\ BhGBiHBjHBkIBlJBmKBnKElKHmKKmKNmKQzKSzKVzKYzK`zKcz\ KezKhzKkzKnzKqzKszKtzJtzJtzJtzIzzczzczzczzmzzmzzmz\ zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz\ zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz\ zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz } frm:FinDivBrot-2 { ; Jim Muth z=(0,0), c=pixel, a=-(real(p1)-2), esc=(real(p2)+16), b=imag(p1): z=(b)*(z*z*fn1(z^(a)+b))+c |z| < esc } END PARAMETER FILE=========================================