[Fractint] FOTD 08-12-03 (The Second Scorpion [5])

8 Dec 2003

      FOTD -- December 08, 2003 (Rating 5)

Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts:

It's a busy Monday here at Fractal Central, so the discussion 
will be correspondingly short.  In yesterday's discussion, I 
mentioned an element in the image that reminds me of a scorpion 
and inspired the name.  Today's image is a close-up of that 
scorpion, which fills the center of the screen and faces the 
upper-right corner of the frame.  (Perhaps I should have called 
it a lobster.)

The curled-up tail of the scorpion is clearly visible, though a 
bit of imagination is needed to see the claws.  The background 
has a theme of square rather than smoothly curving spirals, one 
of the more unusual types of spiral.

Since I spent almost no time finding the image, and only a few 
minutes writing this discussion, I can rate the image no higher 
than an average 5.

The 11-minute render time can be cut significantly by download-
ing the completed GIF file from:

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

or from:

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

A cold, windy Sunday here at Fractal Central produced moody 
cats who sulked around the house most of the afternoon.  Two 
treats of tuna were needed to restore their spirits.  I'm 
beginning to wonder how much tuna is too much.  If we need to 
continue giving them so many tuna treats, the duo might grow 
bored with tuna and demand something like lobster.

Well, I've got that work to finish, so I'd best start moving.  
Until next FOTD, take care, and keep those iterations coming.

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

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