On Sat, 04 Dec 2004 09:00:44 -0500, Jim Muth wrote: FOTD -- December 04, 2004 (Rating 5)
Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts:
Today's not-so-glorious image was created by the 'tetrate' formula, a formula even more simple (if possible) than the Mandelbrot formula. The iterated expression is simply C^Z, but even this simple expression creates a fractal.
The fractals it creates consist mostly of large flat blocks, so to add interest I rendered today's image with the inside set to 'atan' and the outside set to 'real'. In the resulting fractal I found a scene that vaguely reminded me of the top part of a helmet or ceremonial headdress peeking over a hill. Since the bottom of the helmet, along with the head wearing it, is hidden, I named the picture "Hidden Helmet".
[cut] I thought it rather good, actually. Perhaps it should be named "Half Hidden Helmet" thus improving the alliteration! :-) John -- John Lewis, jlewis@clara.net on 04/12/2004