FOTD -- March 05, 2012 (Rating 6) Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts: Today's image rates only a modest 6. Something hard to identify about it leaves me dis-satisfied. Maybe it's the too-bright colors, or the bands, which are too obvious, or maybe it's the slow calculation time of 8 minutes, but whatever it is, it holds the rating firmly to a 6. The parent fractal came about when I combined 2 parts of Z^(0.05) with 2 parts of Z^(3) and added straight C on each iteration. This parent resembles a Mandelbrot set with its west half obliterated and a scattering of debris extending to the north. Today's scene is located rather deep in the north side of what remains of the ruined M-set's East Valley. The image consists mostly of bluish bands, which are actually inside stuff brought to life by the 'fmod' inside option. The outside parts can be identified by their reddish and peach-like coloring. The calculation time is slow, and I cannot guarantee that the result will always be worth the effort, but the FOTD web sites are always there to make life easier. So join the trendy set and avoid the hassle. Check the finished image posted on the official FOTD web site at: <http://www.crosscanpuzzles.com/Archives.html> The high-definition version is posted at: <http://www.emarketingiseasy.com/TESTS/FOTD/jim_muths_fotd.html> and all the past images are available at: <http://www.Nahee.com/FOTD/> A mix of sun and clouds made a picturesque scene here at Fractal Central today, though the temperature of 41F +5C was too chilly for a preview of spring. The fractal cats paid little attention to the outside weather as they spent the afternoon trying to settle some kind of quarrel between themselves. FL and I, the house humans, spent some time paying bills, and the rest of the day doing routine things. The next FOTD will be posted in 24 hours. Until then, take care, and cling to the classic Newtonian view of the universe or get your foundation pulled out from under you by the incomprehensible discoveries of present-day physics. Jim Muth jimmuth@earthlink.net START PARAMETER FILE======================================= FMOD_Fantasy { ; time=0:08:00.00 SF5 at 2000MHZ reset=2004 type=formula formulafile=basicer.frm formulaname=MandAutoCritInZ function=ident float=y center-mag=-1.6288960207/+0.0009464414/78919/1/\ -135/0 params=2/0.05/2/3/0/0/0/0 maxiter=1200 inside=fmod proximity=0.1 periodicity=6 colors=000lLfhKhdJj`IlXHnUGps8SjSQbjP`gVZd_XbeV_jT\ XpSVuUUkWTbYTU_SLaSC_8lNVsHSnCQi6Nd1L`5TV8_PCfKFmE\ It9JlBJeCKYEKRFLJHLCIL5JIDWFLhCTuJYtQbtXgscksjprqu\ rwyrrsnmnjhifdcb_ZZVUVRPSJT4FYnGPgHHaI8VI0PF2NC4MA\ 6L78J4AI2CH7IKCKUOKcUKmAScAScAScAScAScAScAVcAXcAZc\ AacAacKWXQbYWiZap_fv`glfgbkgUpgKugBzhCrhDjhEchFWhJ\ OhKHjOKkPNmOQnTToXWqaZrcasddrbcq_bqWaqOaoL`nI_nK_q\ RgsYoqdlokimmfkociq`gsYfuWiRebOiWLlPIoIFrCCu000FE8\ CD79D7MPHZ`QjlZfhWZeTiVQgLHdJG`KFYJEVIDSHCPHBLGAIF\ 9000k8Xq6gnChlHhjNhhShfPgdNfbKe`IeZGdXDcVBbU9bSKWR\ UPQcJPmCOw6LsCJpHGmMEjRCfW9c`7`ezYjq6Nj7RZ7VDLQEYM\ FkIGxEGTfQLR_EBeBM000000i_afYZcXXaVVZTSWRQUPOROLOM\ JMKHJIEGGCDE9EFAFGAFGAGHAHHAHIAIJAIJAJKAKKBKLBLMBM\ MBMNBNNBNOBOOBPPBPQBQQCRRCRRCSSCSTCTTCUUCUUCVVCVVC\ UWDTXESXFRYFQZGPZHO_HN_IM`JLaJKaKJbLNfKJbL000CET8H\ W4JZ0Ma0Oc3Sd9VdFZhLfpRmw } frm:MandAutoCritInZ {; 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)+(p4)), k=real(p3)+1, l=imag(p3)+100, c=fn1(pixel): z=k*((a*(z^b))+(d*(z^f)))+c, |z| < l } END PARAMETER FILE=========================================