FOTD -- October 04, 2004 (Rating 6) Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts: I see a micro-debate brewing about the rating of the FOTD fractal images. To settle this matter I must state that the fractals have no totally objective accurate ratings. The ratings that I give to a posted image reflect my mood at the time I rate the image. This rating is always correct. Someone else may think more or less of the same image and rate it higher or lower accordingly. This different rating is also correct. The correct rating is whatever one feels when viewing an image. It's kind of a quantum thing, where the observation is part of the thing being observed. Curiously, when I go back in my files and look at my past images, the ratings I would give them are usually quite different. For today's image I returned to the barnsleyj2 formula, but before entering the C-value I checked the Mandelbrot version of the same formula to get some preliminary idea of what might be found in the Julia sets. Though some curious images are to be found when imag(c) is negative, I chose a point near the north- west shoreline of the M-set, with a positive imag(c) value and a negative real(c) value. The resulting Julia set resembles a snowstorm, almost demanding the title "Fractal Snowstorm". The rating of a 6 is above average, but only slightly so. The incredibly fast render time of 10+ seconds is partly due to the origin symmetry, and raises the overall value of the image to an apocalyptic 3333. Rather than running the included parameter file, those with Fractint-handicapped machines may download the completed GIF image from the FOTD web site, which may be found at: <http://home.att.net/~Paul.N.Lee/FotD/FotD.html> A perfect day on Sunday resulted in perfect cats here at F.C. Cloudless skies and a temperature of 73F 23C made outdoor conditions perfect for the duo, who, in addition to canned cat food, thrive on canned tuna, sliced turkey, cheddar cheese, spanish rice, as well as a mystery dish that the fractal lady occasionally prepares, which is officially nameless, but which I refer to as 'gook'. (No one is offended by the name because I mention the mystery dish by name only after finishing a huge serving of it. And it is actually quite good!) Unfortunately, there will be no gook today, but there is enough money-making work to keep me busy for a few hours. And then it's on to Fractal Land, and probably that skeptical magazine. The next FOTD will appear in 24 hours. Until then, take care, and abide in peace, knowing that fractals are everywhere. Jim Muth jamth@mindspring.com jimmuth@aol.com START PARAMETER FILE======================================= Fractal_Snowstorm { ; time=0:00:10.65--SF5 on a P200 reset=2003 type=barnsleyj2 center-mag=1.11022e-016\ /0/2.606202 params=-1.053990610329/0.72698329853862 float=y maxiter=1200 bailout=25 inside=0 logmap=yes passes=1 symmetry=origin periodicity=10 colors=000GORGOSGOUHOVHOXHOYHOZHO`IOaIOcIOdIOfIOgI\ OhMRjPUlSXnW_oZbqaesehthkvknxnpygnxamxVlxPjwIiwChw\ 6gw5dv5bu5`u4Zt4Wt4Us3Ss3Qr3Nr3Lq2Jq2Hp2Ep1Co1Ao18\ n16nB4WO7f`9pmBzlCwkDtkEqjFoiGliGihHggIdgJafKZeLXe\ LUdMRcNPcOMbPJbPHZSJWUKSWMPYNL`PIbQEdSBfT8hU9eTAcT\ AaTBZTBXSCVSDSSDQSEOREMRFJRGHRGFQHCQHAQI8QI6QG6OZO\ XXHRVAMPKOJTQYKUlBYz2`u3aq3am3ai4ae4aa4aY4aV7_SAZP\ DXNGWKJVHMTEPSCRRDWYE`cEejFjpFovtHJqMInRHkWGh`FfdE\ ecIdcMccQbcUacY`ca_ceZciYcmXcqWcuWcyYbv_bsabpcbneb\ kfbhhbejbclb`nbYobWamcOwjQqkRklSelU_mVUmWOnYIoZCo_\ 6p`0pWArRKtMUvHcxClzKvQLrTMoWNkZNhaOdcPafPYiQVlRRo\ ROqQRnPUlOXjO_hJbjEek9hm4jn9fnEcnI_nNXnRUnWQn_NndK\ nhGnmDnqAnmBmjClgCkcDj`DiYEhVEgRFfOFeLGdIGcJOfJViK\ TgKReLQcLOaLN`MLZMKXNIVNHUNFSOEQOCOOBNRALT9KV8IY7H\ _6Fa6Ed5Cf4Bh39k28m16o15n58n9BmDEmHGlLJlPMlTOcWSWY\ VO`YGb`8ec0gf1egFOMGOOGOP } END PARAMETER FILE=========================================