FOTD -- January 17, 2011 (Rating ?) Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts: Today's quick fractal lies on the southwest shore line of the main bud of the Z^(2.002)+C Mandeloid. But it's not what would be expected at this location. The entire parent fractal has been rotated so that the negative X-axis cuts through the bud at this point, and things almost always get somewhat chaotic near the X-axis of fractals with fractional exponents of Z. The rating of a ? means that I was undecided on how to rate the image. On one hand, it's something never before seen; on the other hand, it's just another picture of a minibrot with a fancy basin around it. The name "Testing the Second" is a re-arrangement of the first title that came to mind -- "The Second Test". There was a first version of the same scene that failed miserably. The whole image is still little more than a test, which is another reason why I could not decide on a rating. The calculation time of 1/100 second under 2 minutes is fast enough to keep boredom at bay, yet slow enough to allow time to pour a drink in preparation for the grand revelation of the never-before-seen image. Those who would rather not run a parameter file may view the full image in hi-def, rendered by Hal Lane and posted to the current FOTD web site at: <http://www.emarketingiseasy.com/TESTS/FOTD/jim_muths_fotd.html> Paul's original FOTD web site is still at: <http://www.Nahee.com/FOTD/> though it has not been updated in a while. I think we'll begin uploading stuff to my own FOTD web site on Monday, so be prepared for an upcoming announcement. Except for a heavy but brief snow shower in the morning, Sunday was a typical midwinter day here at Fractal Central, with ample sun and a temperature of 34F +1C. The fractal cats took full advantage of the sun while it was shining, and fled to the warmth of the shelf over the heat when the sun sank beneath the top branches of a tree across the road. The humans had an active but not hectic day. The next FOTD will be posted in 24 hours. Until then, take care, and sometimes the answer to a perplexing problem is found where least expected. Jim Muth jamth@mindspring.com jimmuth@aol.com START PARAMETER FILE======================================= Testing_the_Second { ; time=0:01:59.99-SF5 on P4-2000 reset=2004 type=formula formulafile=basicer.frm formulaname=MandelbrotBC3 function=ident logmap=214 center-mag=-1.189344865796988/+0.00123281218592462\ /2.17847e+010/1/2.57/-0 params=2.002/0/0.1/0 float=y maxiter=1200 periodicity=6 inside=255 mathtolerance=0.05/1 colors=000Q0PS0QU0RW0SY0T_0Ua0Vc0We1Xg2Yi3Zk4_m5an\ 6bm7ci7`f6Yb6V_6SW5PT5MP5JM4GI4DF4AB37834531762892\ AB2BE2DG2EJ2GM3HO3JR3KT3MW3NY3CyFHsDMnCQhAVc9_Z8cT\ 6hO5mJ4qD2v81z30t6Do9PjC`eFlaMnYSpUYrQctMivIoxEuya\ VucWaeXJfX0d`3bc6`g8ZjBZmEdqGjtJlwLjtJdqIZnGUkFPiD\ LfCHcAF`9EZ7DW6BT4AQ39O2DS5HV8LYBO`EScHWfK_iNblQfo\ TjrWmuYjp_gl`egbbcc_ZeYVfVRgSMiQIjNDlK9mI5ncFTxP7s\ SCoVGpZJqaMrdPshStkVunYri_odal_biVdfQf8GV8GV8GU7GU\ 7FU7FU7FU7FU7FU7FU7FU7EU7EU7EU7EU7EU6EU6DU6DU6DU6D\ U6DU6DU6DU6CT6CT6CT6CT5CT5CT5BT5BT5BT5BT5BT5BT5BT5\ AT5AT5AT4AT4AT4AT4AT49T49T49S49S49S49S48S48S48S38S\ 38S38S38S37S37S37S37S37S37S36S36S26S26S26S26R26R25\ R25R25R25R25R25R24R14R14R14R14R14R14R13R13R13R13R1\ 3R13R22Q13R13R13R14R14R14S15S15S15S16S16T16T17T17T\ 17T18T18U18U18U19U19U19V1AV1AV1AV1BV1BV1BW1CW1CW1C\ W1DW1DX1DX1DX1EX1EX1EXzzz } frm:MandelbrotBC3 { ; by several Fractint users e=p1, a=imag(p2)+100 p=real(p2)+PI q=2*PI*fn1(p/(2*PI)) r=real(p2)+PI-q Z=C=Pixel: Z=log(Z) IF(imag(Z)>r) Z=Z+flip(2*PI) ENDIF Z=exp(e*(Z+flip(q)))+C |Z|<a } END PARAMETER FILE=========================================