FOTD -- January 18, 2005 (Rating 6) Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts: The morning started with an unwanted e-mail with a subject line that read, 'hey jamster i found what you were looking for'. I was quite puzzled, for I had no idea who jamster is or what he was looking for. But all the sender wanted was to sell him something or other that he did not need, so no damage was done. I deleted the letter to the trash bin and got to the fractal. In today's image we return to one of my favorite fractal objects, the mysterious rectangle that exists in the C=-1.7435,0 Julia set of the formula Z^(2.003)+C. To make things a bit more interesting I added the small imaginary value of 0.00025 to C. The imaginary addition gives the whole scene a twist, making an image worthy of the status of FOTD. I named the image "Golden Rectangle". One glance at the picture will reveal why I chose the name. The render time of 3-1/2 minutes is certainly within reason, and results in an overall worth of 173. For the convenience of those who do not enjoy rendering, the completed GIF image will soon be ready for download on the FOTD web site at: <http://home.att.net/~Paul.N.Lee/FotD/FotD.html> The next installment of 'philosophy' is included in the philofractal version of today's discussion. It was partly cloudy but very cold here at Fractal Central on Monday. The temperature hovered around 23F -5C all afternoon, which kept the dynamic fractal cats safely indoors. They needed only to stick their noses out the door for a few seconds to know that they would not want to be outside. Their moods were not too sullen, but I gave them an extra treat of tuna to be sure they were happy. This morning is starting even colder, with a temperature of 12F -11C. Luckily, we are well stocked with tuna. The work is still heavy, but never fear, I have spare FOTD's waiting. The next FOTD will appear in 24 hours, to continue the high standards of the past 7-3/4 years. Until that golden moment arrives, take care, and of course you can. Jim Muth jamth@mindspring.com jimmuth@aol.com START PARAMETER FILE======================================= Golden_Rectangle { ; time=0:03:28.17--SF5 on a P200 reset=2004 type=julzpower passes=1 center-mag=-0.0\ 00437451/0.0736706/50 params=-1.7435/0.00025/2.003/0 float=y maxiter=500 bailout=9 inside=0 logmap=43 periodicity=10 colors=00088JA9HCAFEBDGCBID9KE7MF5OG2PJ3QM3RO4SR4T\ T4UW5XY5Z`6bb6de6gg7jj7ll8oo8rq8uuJuvUqvSouRmrPkpO\ inNilLjkKklIlmHmmGomEqmDsmCumCwm8zmCekGbdF_YEXRDPN\ DUKCYHBbEAfBAk89o58s38p49m59j59g69d7Aa7AZ8AW9AT9AQ\ ABNBBKBBHCBECBKDGPELUFQZGVcH_hIdmJirKmqIoqHpqFrqEs\ qCuqBvq9xq8yeDxUHxILx7Px7A1DPAJbIOpQNqSMrTLrVKsWKs\ YJtZIt_HuaGvbGvdFweEwgDxhDxiEwjFwjGwkHwkIvkJvlKvlL\ vlMvmNumOumPunQunQunNqlKnkHkjEhiBdh8ag5Zf3We5`Y7eR\ 9jJBoCDpDFpEGpFIqGJqGLqHMrIOrJPrKRsKSsLUsMVtNXtOTr\ TYtObuJgvEmx9lwAlwAlwAkvAkvAkvAjuAjuAjuAitAitAmw8i\ vAewCaxEZyGVzHRzJOzLKzNGzODzQ9zS5zU2zV6zT9zRCzPFzN\ IzLLzJMzDOzIQzMSzQTzVVzZXzbYzfWzdVzcUzaSz`RzZQzYPz\ WNzVMzTLzSJzOKzRLzTMzWNzYNz`OzbPzeQzgRzjUzmRzlPzlN\ zlKzkIzkIzpGzkEzfDzaBzX9zS8zN6zI4zD3z97zAAzADzAGzA\ JzAMzAQzATzAWzAZzAazAdzAbzDazG`zJZzMYzPXzSVzVUzYnz\ ClzCjzCsz4izC_zJQzQPzNPzL } END PARAMETER FILE=========================================