FOTD -- June 03, 2005 (Rating 5) Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts: I have recently done several studies of what happens in the main stem area of the M-set when the exponent of Z is increased very slightly. For today's fractal however, I checked what happens when the exponent is reduced. A problem immediately arose, since the main stem of the M-set vanishes when the exponent of Z is less than 2. Luckily, I have a formula, JimsCompMand, that can pull the vanished stem from its hiding place and place it in the full light of day, ready to be checked. The new formula is a generalization of the formula 'cmplxmarksmand', which has been in Fractint for many years. To produce today's image, I set the exponent of Z at 1.9 and the exponent of the extra C at 0.09, which brings the main stem barely out of hiding. Then I checked the East Valley area of the large stem midget. Instead of the explosion in a switching yard effect, I found large disconnected chunks scattered around the scene in a near chaotic arrangement. Today's FOTD image is typical of the situation in the area. I named today's picture "Broccoli", which is a vegetable I can't get too much of. I'm not quite sure why I gave it this name. There must be something suggestive of broccoli somewhere in the image, though at the moment I seem to have lost sight of it. Despite being named after my favorite vegetable, today's FOTD rates only an average 5, but its render time of a minute or so makes up for the lack of superior quality. Those who dislike both broccoli and rendering fractals can see the image by down- loading it from the FOTD web site at: <http://home.att.net/~Paul.N.Lee/FotD/FotD.html> The rain held off until after dark on Thursday here at Fractal Central. The temperature of 66F 19C was cool for the season, but the cats didn't seem to mind as they passed the afternoon in the holly thicket. At one point another neighborhood cat roamed into the yard, but when Tippy advanced on him ready to fight, the intruder beat a hasty retreat. Unfortunately, today is starting with rain in the area. This is bad for cats, but good for me, for it will give me a chance to catch up on some work that is starting to back up. The next FOTD, which will appear in 24 hours, will probably be an improve- ment over today's, but check back to be sure. Until then, take care, and why is global warming always worse when it is summer in the northern hemisphere? Jim Muth jamth@mindspring.com jimmuth@aol.com START PARAMETER FILE======================================= Broccoli { ; time=0:01:22.39--SF5 on a P200 reset=2004 type=formula formulafile=jim.frm formulaname=JimsCompMand center-mag=-1.73970084521555300/+0.045170357407869\ 22/1992095/1/25/-1.00643305703251862e-008 params=1.9/0/0.09/0/0/0 float=y maxiter=1500 inside=0 logmap=59 periodicity=10 colors=000KAKK7MKCOKHPKMKKRJKVFKdKKnP7gW6aa5Vg4Pm3\ Js2Hn2Gi1Ed1D`1CW0AR09M08Izp0uk5qf9maDiXHeSLbWR`_W\ Zc`WgeUkjSooaaiZ_lXYnVWpTVrRTtPRvNQxRRrVRlYSfaS`dT\ VzTPzTUZULMVM9WNDL`GBmJ1zejTtHXpFVlDThCRdAQ`8OX7MT\ 5KP4JT9IWDHZIHbMGeRFhVFdz3gzDizNleXnZfqSpsMzkLtcKn\ WKhOJbGJX8IR1IMBLKKOJTRHbUGkXEt_DsaPsc`selsgwkaxdW\ xYQyQKyJEzC8zJEuQKpXQkcWgjabfgYchRIiKHjKGkJFkJFlJE\ mJDmJCnICoIBoIApICpIEoHGoHIoHKnHMnHOnHQnHSmHUmHWmH\ YmH_mHanHcnHenHgnHioGknGmoGooGqnGsnGunGwnGwmGwmGwm\ GwlGwlGwlGwkGwkFwkFwkFwjFwjFwjFwiFwiFwiFwjFwkFwlFw\ mFwnFwoFwpEuqErrEosEltEitEftEctEZtEYtEYuEYvEZwEZxE\ _yE_zD`zD`zD`zDazDazDbzDbzDczDczDczDdzDhzDmzDrzDvz\ JzzIzzHzzGzzFzzEzzDzzPzzOzzOzzOzzOzzOzzNzzNzzNzzNz\ zNzzMzzMzzMzzMzzMzzLzzLzzLzzLzzLzzKzzKzzKzzKzzKzzJ\ zzJzzJzzJzzJzzIzzIzzIzzIzzIzzHzzHzzHzzHzzHzzGzzGzz\ GzzGzzGzzFzzFzzFzzFzzFzzV } frm:JimsCompMand {; Jim Muth z=c=pixel: z=z^p1*(c^p2)+c, |z| <= p3+100 } END PARAMETER FILE=========================================