[Fractint] FOTD 05-09-09 (Half a Valley Down [6])

4 Sep 2009

      FOTD -- September 05, 2009 (Rating 6)

Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts:

The philofractal version of this FOTD is much longer.

Today's image shows a minibrot of order 1.5.  It lies rather 
deep in the Seahorse Valley of the Z^(1.5)+C Mandeloid as it 
appears 55 levels up the logarithmic ladder when no function is 
applied.  I named the image "Half a Valley Down", a name that 
has at least a bit of something to do with its location in its 
parent.

The minibrot impresses me as being just a little better than the 
average minibrot of order 1.5.  All things considered, I rated 
the image at a 6.  At first glance, there appears to be some-
thing important just beyond the right edge of the frame.  When I 
checked there however I found nothing but an area of bottomless 
pits with no minibrots at their centers.

The calculation time of 6-1/3 minutes is rather slow for an 
image that rates a mere 6.  I recommend going to the FOTD web 
site at:

       <http://home.att.net/~Paul.N.Lee/FotD/FotD.html>

and viewing the completed image there.  Doing this will 
eliminate the hassle of running the parameter file.

Friday was totally perfect here at Fractal Central, with blue 
skies, light winds, and a temperature of 81F 27C.  The fractal 
cats took advantage of the sun, which is now coming in their 
window at a more favorable angle.  My day was near average.  
With a 3-day holiday week-end coming up, I can't guarantee a 
FOTD on every day, but we'll see how it goes.  The next FOTD is 
scheduled in 24 hours.  Until then, or whenever, take care, and 
believe in reality.

Jim Muth
jamth@mindspring.com
jimmuth@aol.com

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frm:MandelbrotBC3   { ; by several Fractint users
  e=p1, a=imag(p2)+100
  p=real(p2)+PI
  q=2*PI*fn1(p/(2*PI))
  r=real(p2)+PI-q
  Z=C=Pixel:
    Z=log(Z)
    IF(imag(Z)>r)
      Z=Z+flip(2*PI)
    ENDIF
    Z=exp(e*(Z+flip(q)))+C
  |Z|<a }

END PARAMETER FILE=========================================