[Fractint] FOTD 12-02-03 (Fido [5])

12 Feb 2003

      FOTD -- February 12, 2003 (Rating 5)

Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts:

When I saw today's image, I saw such a clear image of the 
outline of a dog's head facing right that I had no choice but 
to name the the picture "Fido", the most generic of all dog's 
names.

The midget that forms the head is actually the largest midget 
on the largest filament of the fractal that results when the 
formula Z^(1.5596104695)+C is iterated 1234 levels up the 
logarithmic spiral.

No one has ever seen this spiral, which is even more abstract 
than the fractals that lie along it.  I assume that it is 
five-dimensional, at least in the case of formulas like today's. 
But being no math expert, I am only guessing.

With so little in the image other than the shadow of a dog's 
head, I could rate it no higher than a 5.  But the lightning-
fast render time of only one minute makes the work of running 
the parameter file worth the effort.

For those who prefer to download the finished image, the 
download is available at:

          <http://home.att.net/~Paul.N.Lee/FotD/FotD.html>

and:

          <http://sdboyd.dyndns.org/~sdboyd/fotd/index.html>

The snow-covered ground and temperature of 27F -3C kept the 
dynamic cats indoors all day Tuesday.  A snow squall in the 
evening dropped an additional few centimeters that assures they 
will be in jail again today.  Hopefully, the tuna will keep them 
satisfied.

I'll be satisfied when the modestly huge amount of work now 
before me is behind me.  So until tomorrow, take care, and put 
your faith in things that are real -- that is after you have 
determined what is real.  (clue -- it might not be what it seems)

Jim Muth
jamth@mindspring.com
jimmuth@aol.com

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frm:MandelbrotBC1   { ; by several Fractint users
  e=p1, a=imag(p2)+100
  p=real(p2)+PI
  q=2*PI*fn1(p/(2*PI))
  r=real(p2)-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 }

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