FOTD -- July 13, 2007 (Rating 7) Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts: For today's fractal excitement I combined 4 negative parts of Z^(-1.3) with 0.25 negative part of Z^(-5.2) and added (1/C). The resulting parent fractal is a north-south string of large bays, with a prominent 'fan' opening east along the positive X-axis. Today's image is located in some fractal debris on the northern outskirts of the fan. Just to be different, I rendered the scene with the outside set to 'tdis' and the inside a brilliant bluish white. I named the resulting image "Slip-Sliding Along", though I have long since forgotten why I chose such an apparently inappropriate name. Despite the awkward name, I rather liked the image, so I decided to rate it at a respectable 7. The calculation time of a little over 2-1/2 minutes on the not-quite-supersonic P4-2000 machine is brief enough for all but the most impatient fractalists. But the impatient and patient alike will be pleased to totally forget such a mundane task as calculating a parameter file. The finished image has already been calculated and has been posted to the FOTD web site at: <http://home.att.net/~Paul.N.Lee/FotD/FotD.html> where it may instantly and thoroughly be enjoyed. A near perfect day prevailed here at Fractal Central on Thurs- day, with blue skies, puffy cumulus clouds, low humidity, and a temperature of 81F 27C. This satisfied all but the hardest to satisfy. The fractal cats, ever easy to satisfy, spent most of the day waiting for the local chipmunks to appear. When the critters failed to show up, the cats satisfied themselves with their faces in their tuna dishes. My day was rather busy, which is why this FOTD is later than normal. Tomorrow will be slower, which can bode only well for the next FOTD, due to appear in 24 hours. Until then, take care, and pleasant dreams of fractals. Jim Muth jamth@mindspring.com jimmuth@aol.com START PARAMETER FILE======================================= Slip-Sliding_Along { ; time=0:02:38.51-SF5 on P4-2000 reset=2004 type=formula formulafile=allinone.frm formulaname=MandAutoCritInZ function=recip passes=1 center-mag=+1.10648424717369200/+1.669336853849603\ 00/267025.4/1/130/1.10968281001599944e-007 params=-4/-1.3/-0.25/-5.2/0/0/0/0 float=y maxiter=2000 inside=255 outside=tdis periodicity=10 colors=000MKOjUIiQHjscjtdiufivgiwhctfZrdUpcPnaU`w`\ ZjgWXnTJvQ5jP5ZN5ZO7ZPAZQDYRGYSJYTMXVPbdUioZbg`V_b\ NSdGKf8Ch04k26h48e6Ab9CZBEWDGTFIQIKMMIMRGNWEN`COdA\ Pi8Pn6Qs3Rlfwl`wlUwkNwkGwj9wdBzYEzSGvLJrEMmBNk8Om4\ Po_CgVFiQIkKLmIVnFepDoqAusFzzKuzQssVpt_ntektjitpfu\ meqicmfbib`d_Z`WYXTWTPUOL_MgRKfUHWyvWstVmrVfoU`mTU\ jSePRq3Sk4Ud5WY6YR7ZL8`E9b7Ad0BsK9nPDiVHd`L_fPVlTQ\ rXLxaLpcMheN`hNSjOKmPCoQ3rQ5pQ7nP9kPCiPEgOGdOIbNL_\ lQXkXZjc`hkbgrdezf`qeWgdRYcMObGE`EVPBkCB`HBQNBETAE\ V9EX7EZ6E`5Eb3Ed2Ef0EiKCSdAAdAAcAAcAAbAAbAAaAAaAA`\ 9APHGCQMJQOQPRXOTcNWjMYqL`yKctLYoMRjOK`OSQP`XPPcOD\ f_Blp8my5ms6ll8keAkZBjSDiLFhEHdJF`ODXTBTZ8VYAXXC_W\ EaVGcUIjRKiQJkOInLHoJGrEFtBEv8Dw4Bu4Bq4Cl4Ch4Dd4E_\ 4EV4FQ4G5ug9mhDeiHYjLQkPIlTAmX1ogQQso0v_7zKFyIDxGA\ vE8uC5s92sC4tG7tK9uOCuSEvWHv_JwcMmiMcoNTvOUsPVpQWm\ RXjSYfUGSNy7hrMXk`LkYKuuz } 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=========================================