FOTD -- November 05, 2004 (Rating 3) Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts: Today's image takes us on in our tour of Fractint to the 'magnet2j' formula, certainly the most complex formula in the program. Like the other magnet formulas, it has something to do with temperature and magnetized materials, but I have no idea of the details. Unfortunately, I did not find much excitement in this formula. I finally decided on an image that is more an unsuccessful study of coloring than a noteworthy fractal. I named the picture "Iterative Fragments" for no special reason. I am not sure why the formula was so un-productive. Maybe I simply failed to find the great fractal scenes that lie in it. Looking at the image reminds me of standing near the edge of a cliff, with fragments of fractal something floating in the air at the edge of the cliff, blocking out part of the infinite sky beyond. From the colors of the objects I would guess they are partly translucent, for a bit of the background light seems to be filtering through. My description sounds interesting, but being a realist, I could rate the image no higher than a 3. It is a fast one however, and its speed gives it an overall worth of 240. For tomorrow's FOTD I'll tackle the Mandelbrot version of the same complex formula. I might be able to find something better there. Today's less-than-excellent image may be found posted on the FOTD web site at: <http://home.att.net/~Paul.N.Lee/FotD/FotD.html> It rained steadily all day Thursday here at good old Fractal Central, and the temperature hovered around 45F 7C, leaving the fractal cats with nothing to do but sit sulking on their window shelf, watching the rain and studying the occasional waterlogged squirrel. Only an extra treat of tuna in mid-afternoon kept them from becoming totally miserable. This morning has dawned sunny, but the wind is up, and cats of the fractal persuasion do not like high wind. We shall see how their day goes. For me it's work before fractals. Things are getting back to normal. Fractal Lady is still a bit testy, but not as testy as she was yesterday. It looks like an acceptable day coming. Regardless of what happens, I'll have the next fractal ready by the time today ends, and I'll post it tomorrow at the same time. Until then, take care, and when the Julia side of things looks bad, check the Mandelbrot side. Jim Muth jamth@mindspring.com jimmuth@aol.com START PARAMETER FILE======================================= IterativeFragments { ; time=0:01:14.73--SF5 on a P200 reset=2003 type=magnet2j center-mag=+5.47103490849\ 833700/-1.572646755529751/12169.71/1/-170/3.430677\ 33943325237e-010 params=0.1438184668138492/0.99739\ 04210490822 float=y maxiter=1000 bailout=3300 inside=bof60 symmetry=none periodicity=none colors=000fZck`bmmwmgooiolfkichfaedZbaW_ZUXXRUUPRR\ MOPJLUHIQHFSOHUQFWSKWUPXWUYZZYacZdhagmhjrqmwvpzzsz\ zvzyvzyvzyvzyvzyvzyvzyvzyvzyvzyvzyvzyvzyvzyvzyvzyv\ zdfCfgDhhFjiGkjImkJokKqlMsmNtnPvoQxpSzqTzqUynXwkZu\ h`tecrbep_goXimUlkRniOphLsfIudFwcDybFxaGwaHv`Iv_Ju\ _LtZMsYNsYOrXPqWRpWSpVToUUnUVnXTm_SmaQldPlgNliMklK\ koJjqHjtGjwEiyDizBhzAhz9hzAgzBgyBgwCgtDfrDfoEfmFfj\ FehGeeHecHedLaePZfTVgXSdTXbPa_LfYIjVEoTAtR7xTAuVCr\ WFoYHl_Ji`MfbOcdRaeTZgVWiYTj_QlbNndKofIlgJigKggLdg\ MbhN_hOYhPVhQThRRgUQfWPeYOd`NcbMbdLbgKaiJ`kI_nHZpG\ YrFYtnlpMknOhjQfgSddTbaV_ZXYWYWS_UPaRMbPJdNGfLDgJA\ lG9pE8uC8yA7z87a89Z98W98T98RA8OA8LA7JB7GB7DB7BB7AE\ D9GJ9IO8LU7N_7PdifGMJWOLZPMaQNdRPgSQjTRmUTpVUsWVv`\ ZmdbeifYmiQrmIvqAzt2xq6voAtmErkHpiLngPldSjbWh`_fZb\ dXfbVj`TmdQigNejLamIYpFVsDRvANy7Jz5Gu8KoANhCRbEUWH\ XQJ`JLcDNfIPeNReSTdXVdaXc } END PARAMETER FILE=========================================