[Fractint] FOTD 22-12-10 (Everyday Event [5])

22 Dec 2010

      FOTD -- December 22, 2010 (Rating 5)

Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts:

Today's image is a very lucky one.  My finger was one inch from 
the delete button that would have sent it to neverland when I 
decided to make it FOTD for the day.  Nothing is really wrong 
with the image, but nothing is really right either.  It's an 
*everyday event*, the kind of image I turn up all the time in my 
never ending search for a better fractal.  This is what I named 
it.

The formula behind the image is Z^(1.95)+C, iterated at ground 
level.  The parent fractal is quite a bit more distorted than 
what might be expected from a formula so close to Z^2+C, but all 
the parts are there, even though they are not so easily 
recognized.

There is nothing wrong with the rating of a 5.  It's equal to a 
grade of 'C', which means average performance.  If its calcula-
tion time had been a bit faster than 6 minutes, the image might 
have rated a point higher.

Those who do not calculate may view the finished image on the 
new FOTD web site at:

<http://www.emarketingiseasy.com/TESTS/FOTD/jim_muths_fotd.html>

The original web site is still there, though it is not up to 
date.  The original site may be accessed at:

<http://www.Nahee.com/FOTD/>

Wall-to-wall sunshine and a temperature of 36F +2C made the 
shortest day of the year somewhat pleasant here at Fractal 
Central on Tuesday.  The fractal cats must have agreed, for they 
spent most of the day on the shelf by the sunny southwest 
window.  Most everything else went according to plan.  The next 
FOTD will be posted in 24 hours.  Until then, take care, and 
they say it's all a dream.

Jim Muth
jamth@mindspring.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=========================================