FOTD -- December 03, 2004 (Rating 5) Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts: Moving onward from yesterday's 'sqr(1/fn)' formula, we reach the 'sqr(fn)' formula, which is a slightly altered version of the first formula. Actually, both formulas seem a bit redundant. A formula such as 'sqr(fn(fn))' would have done everything both formulas do, and far more. But the 'sqr(fn)' formula is there, it is an escape-time formula, and it does create fractals. Like yesterday's formula, the only variable is the function. The heavy exploring must be done by tweaking things such as the inside and outside coloring options and the bailout radius. For today's image I set the function to tangent, the inside to 'bof61', the outside to 'imag', and the bailout to a very large 10000. The result is an oversized fractal filled with things that remind me of butterflies. But they are not exactly butterflies, so I thought of them as 'flutterbys' and named the image "Flutterby Fractal". As its name would imply, the image features a large butterfly- like feature that fills the frame. To intensify the effect of butterfly wings, the background colors have been reduced to pastel shades, and the edges of the wings colored a brilliant yellow. When all this is done, the resulting image is average. Like all average images, it rates an average 5. The fast render time of 53 seconds gives the image an overall worth of 566. And as always, those who do not render can find the image finished and waiting on the FOTD web site at: <http://home.att.net/~Paul.N.Lee/FotD/FotD.html> But before going there, give Paul a chance to post the image file. Thursday was a far more pleasant day here at Fractal Central. The warm sun and temperature of 50F 10C were just what the duo wanted. And the wind, which calmed to a mere 10mph 16kph, made it all the more pleasant. The duo spent over three midday hours in the yard, doing little but sitting still, watching the world go by. Today is starting much the same. I expect to have happy cats when the day ends. Work is waiting, so I had best get busy. Until next time and next fractal, take care, and win with a top fractal. Jim Muth jamth@mindspring.com jimmuth@aol.com START PARAMETER FILE======================================= Flutterby_Fractal { ; time=0:00:53.01--SF5 on a P200 reset=2004 type=sqr(fn) function=tan passes=1 center-mag=-1.05105000119388900/+1.605975348682925\ 00/1800.071 float=y maxiter=255 bailout=10000 inside=bof61 outside=imag logmap=yes periodicity=10 colors=000AFE1U2DZ3Oc4_h5jm5ik9hjDhiHggKgfOfeSecVe\ bZdabd`eOJOQMRROTSQVTSXmUZmW`mYbm_dmafmchmejmglain\ ZdpW_qzuXQQtNLvLHwURia_XihKqq7liHgbQbV_ZOheS`lVUsZ\ NyaGyXHzSHzOHzJIzEIzAIzDJzGKzJKzMLsPMrSMqVNpYOo`On\ cPmfQliQklRjoRHXHFSKDNMBIPADRBFPCGNDILEJJFLHGMFHOD\ IPCHSDHUEHXFHZGHaHGcHGfIGhJGkKGmLFpLFrMFuNFwOFwPFw\ PDwVCu`Bqe9nk8jq7gvA`mDUeGNYJGPM9HP39I6EC9J6CO9GMB\ KLDOKvWGZw0PgAhLnZNcPPTb_kSwVFlHFaI`VkYXlW_mTbnRdo\ OgpMjqKlrVifegVpeJp_GpVEpQCpLApG8pB6p64kA6gE7cI9_M\ AWQCRUDNYFJaGFeIBiJ_YIxNHwQLvSOvVRuXUtZXta_scbrefr\ hiqjlploporoquosxnoemkNlg4kh6ji8jiAijChkEhkFjjGliG\ niHphHrhHriGrjGrkFrkFrlFrmErnErnEroDrpDrpDgnFXlGMj\ IBhJ1gK4iL7jL9lMCmMFoNHpNKqONsOPtPSvPVwQXwQ_sUboYe\ j`hfdkahnYkqTosPrnQoiRldRi_SfWScZSbaSacS`fS`iS_kSZ\ nSYpSYhcXaoXZmYWkZTiZQg_Ne_Kc`Hb`E`aBZa8Xb5Vb2Tc0S\ c1Rd1Qd2Pd2Od3Nd3Md4Ld4Kd } END PARAMETER FILE=========================================