[Fractint] FOTD 22-02-12 (Midget in a Trunk [7.5])

22 Feb 2012

      FOTD -- February 22, 2012 (Rating 7.5)

Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts:

Today's FOTD image takes us into one of the disembodied elephant 
trunks in yesterday's image, where I checked for minibrots.  The 
search did not take long.  Within 5 minutes I located the 
minibrot at the center of today's image.

This minibrot is unusually well-formed for one in a fractal with 
an exponent of 1.5.  Actually the minibrot resembles the classic 
Mandelbrot set far more closely than its parent fractal, which 
is little more than a shapeless blob with a well-defined East 
Valley on the X-axis.

I retained the rather pale basic color palette of yesterday's 
image, tweaking the colors only when necessary to achieve more 
smoothness.  (Some bands still show, since total smoothness is 
impossible with only 256 colors.)

The rating of a 7-1/2 is high enough to make the 1-3/4 minute 
calculation time worth the effort.  And as always, the finished 
image is available on the web sites.

For the completed image, check the official FOTD web site at:

      <http://www.crosscanpuzzles.com/Archives.html>

The high-definition version is posted at:

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

The original FOTD web site with thousands of images may be 
accessed at:

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

The day turned out unexpectedly pleasant here at Fractal 
Central, with enough sun and a temperature of 57F 14C.  The 
fractal cats took full advantage of the conditions, and spent 
most all afternoon on their window shelf.  The humans had 
another uneventful day, which is not nearly as boring as it 
seems.

The next FOTD will be posted in 24 hours.  Until then, take 
care, and sometimes I wonder whether the trouble with religion 
is that so many people believe it or that too few believe it.

Jim Muth
jimmuth@earthlink.net

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frm:MandelbrotBC2   { ; by several Fractint users
  e=p1, a=imag(p2)+100, p=real(p2)+PI
  q=2*PI*floor(p/(2*PI)), r=real(p2)-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=========================================