FOTD -- May 19, 2004 (Rating 4) Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts: I am still lagging behind in my regular work, so I must be brief. Z^(0.15) does not make a fractal; nor does Z^(-0.15). And combined they do not make a fractal. They make a blank screen consisting of trapped 'inside' points, but just as with the 'evaporated' images, these points can be brought to life by rendering them with an active inside fill. In today's case, the bof61 fill works best, though the main action lies just beyond the left border of the default screen. Hiding almost invisibly there lies the scene of today's image, which pictures a strange Mandeloid with unusual decorations. I named the image "Decorated Mandeloid". The rating of 4 combines with the render time of just under 2 minutes to give an overall value of 205. That value might be raised by downloading the completed GIF image from the FOTD web site at: <http://home.att.net/~Paul.N.Lee/FotD/FotD.html> The weather here at Fractal Central on Tuesday was fair enough, with a temperature of 82F 28C. It was fair enough that is until it started thundering around 6pm. But by that time the fractal cats had long since come inside. The dynamic duo has taken a liking to the cicadas, which are in unlimited supply in the area. The bugs are good to eat and easy to catch, but the duo doesn't know when to stop catching and eating them. I guess the aging cats feel good about once again being able to catch prey at will, but I will likely have to limit their outdoor time until the cicadas are gone, which will be in about a month. I do not want the duo overstuffing themselves with wings. When the cicadas started singing, I thought there was a faucet running somewhere in the house, but now that I know what it is, I find the song rather enjoyable. It has a diffuse, direction- less, far-away quality about it that always raises feelings of nostalgia. The last time I heard it I had just discovered fractals, and had not even dreamed of leaving my designer position at the print shop to see what I could do on my own. A lot can happen in 17 years. If I don't fall too far behind in the work, the next FOTD will appear in 24 hours. Until then, take care, and search for the source of dark energy. Jim Muth jamth@mindspring.com jimmuth@aol.com START 20.0 PAR-FORMULA FILE================================ DecoratedMandeloid { ; time= 0:01:57.10--SF5 on a P200 reset=2003 type=formula formulafile=allinone.frm formulaname=MandelbrotMix4 function=ident passes=t center-mag=-1.998748343088183/0/1139.953/1.1658 params=1/0.15/1/-0.15/0/0 float=y maxiter=256 inside=bof61 symmetry=xaxis periodicity=10 colors=000L2OD0ND1OB6T9BX8Ga6Ld4Qi1Tl0Yq0bt0gz0lz0\ qz0tz0uz2qz8qzEpzJpzOnzTlz_lzdkzikzniztgzzgzzfzzfz\ zgzzizwizskzpksklkgladnT_nJXpBTp2Rn6Qn8Qn9OlBNlDNl\ ELlGJkIJkJIkLIkNLVQQRaTQkYOwaNznTzzYzzbwzfzpizdlzT\ pzJszBzz2zz0zxtzzzfzzdzqbzgbz_awRanJdzDfz4iz0kz9gz\ LdzXazgYzsVqzTkdkgEzf0zd0za4z_DtYJkXRbVYVTdbqiiznp\ zQObz0zz0zz0zzDzzQztbznnzszzwzzzzzzzzxzzszwnzqizld\ zg_wbVpYRkT_p_ftfnzktzqzzxzzzzzzqzwgst_kqQdpIYl9Rk\ 8Tl6Vl6Xl4Yl2_l2al1bl1bl8kqEqtJzxQzzVzzzEfkEbXE_IE\ X2ET4zg6sl8lq8fw9_zBTzBNzDGzD9zLDzRGz_JzfNzwbxzssz\ znzzqzztqzxfzzTwzItzIwzIwzIxzIxzLzzOzzRzzVzzXzz_zx\ bzxfzwiztkztnzsqzqtzqzzkxzpzznzznzzlzzk19T8EVDJXIN\ YNR_RX_X_aadbgidllfqqfwwgzzizzkqxzszzszzszztzztzzt\ zzwzzwzzwzzxzzxzzxzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz\ zzzzzzzzzzzxzzwzzwzztzzszzqzzqzzpzznzznzzlzzkzzRzz\ VzzXzzYqgxkaqfVkaNfVG_Q9V } frm:MandelbrotMix4 {; Jim Muth a=real(p1), b=imag(p1), d=real(p2), f=imag(p2), g=1/f, h=1/d, j=1/(f-b), z=(-a*b*g*h)^j, k=real(p3)+1, l=imag(p3)+100, c=fn1(pixel): z=k*((a*(z^b))+(d*(z^f)))+c, |z| < l } END 20.0 PAR-FORMULA FILE==================================