FOTD -- September 29, 2009 (Rating 6.5) Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts: Things are rather rushed here at FC today, so the discussion will be short, leaving the image to speak for itself. The image, which shows a cubic minibrot lying in the Scepter Valley of its Mandelbrot parent, rates a 6.5. I don't know why I added the extra half-point. The coloring is not that great. The name "3-Way Intersection" has nothing to do with traffic engineering. It refers to the cubic nature of the scene. The calculation time of 1-2/3 minutes will keep the doctor away, but the trip to the FOTD web site at: <http://home.att.net/~Paul.N.Lee/FotD/FotD.html> to view the finished image there, will even pay the doctor's bill. Monday started sunny here at Fractal Central, but by mid-morning clouds moved in and by noon moderate rain was falling. The rain culminated in a sharp heavy shower around 2pm, followed quickly by a clearing and brisk wind. The temperature of 70F 21C was near ideal. The fractal cats noticed the changes and then went back to sleep. My day was as usual. Due to a work-connected trip on Tuesday, there will be no FOTD for September 30. The October 1 FOTD will be posted on schedule. Until then, take care, and be somewhat enlightened. Jim Muth jamth@mindspring.com jimmuth@aol.com START PARAMETER FILE======================================= 3-Way_Intersection { ; time=0:01:40.39-SF5 on P4-2000 reset=2004 type=formula formulafile=basicer.frm formulaname=NewDivideBrot function=recip center-mag=-3.581162722144/+0.066980258199/2754663\ /1/57.5/0 params=3/3 float=y maxiter=1800 inside=0 logmap=171 periodicity=10 colors=000oU7pW7qY8r_9saAtcBueCvgBwiCvgCueCscDraDq\ ZDoXEnVEmTElREjOFiMFhKFfIGeGGdDGbBHa9H`7Hb2J_5HX7G\ U9FSBEPEDMGCKIBHKAEN9CP89R76T64V56U78U8AT9CTAESCGS\ DIREKRFMQHOQIQPJSPKYQKUPLQPLNPLJOMFOMCOMzzNzvNzrNz\ mKzkHziEzgCzeDzcEzaEz_FzYGzWGzUHzSHzQIzOJzMJzKKvIK\ rCImBGhAEc9Ca8A`7A_6AZ5AY4AX3AW3AV5AU6AT7AS8AR9AQA\ APBAKCAFDAEEAFFAFHAGIAGJAHKFHLKIMPINUJOZJPcKQhKRmK\ TeKU_KVTKWNKXGKYAL_3KZ4KY5KX6JW7JW7JV8IU9ITAITAHSB\ HRCHQDGQDGPEGOFFNGFNGFMHELIEKJEKJHJIJIHLHHNHGPGGRF\ FTEFWEEYDE_CDaBDcBChFCmKBrPBvUAzZAzc9zh9vc8rU8mK7h\ CKcEUZG`XIzUKzRKzPKzMKzJIzHFzEDzBBz7Az99zA9zB9XC9W\ E8UF8TG8SH8QJ8PK7NL7MM7LO7JP7IQ6GR6FT6DU6CV6BW59Y5\ 8Z56_55_33`54a74b95cB5dD5eF6fH6gJ6hL7iN7jO7kQ8lS8m\ U9nW9oY9p_AqaArcAseBtgBviAukBumBuoBuqCusCuuCuwDvxD\ wyDxzEyzEzzEzzFzzFzzFzzGzzHzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz\ zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz } frm:NewDivideBrot { ; Jim Muth z=(0,0), c=pixel, a=-(real(p1)-2), b=imag(p1)+0.00000000000000000001: z=z^2*fn1(z^(a)+b)+c |z| < 1000000 } END PARAMETER FILE=========================================