FOTD -- September 04, 2009 (No Rating) Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts: I spent more time than usual writing the philofractal version of today's discussion, so the actual fractal part is necessarily brief. Check the philofractal list or the FOTD web site for the long version. Today's image lies in a bit of left-over debris rather deep in the Seahorse Valley of an oversized almost-Mandelbrot set. It shows an unpretentious quintic Mandeloid, with very ordinary surroundings. The many 5-petaled things scattered throughout the image are other smaller quintic Mandeloids very similar to the one at the center of the frame. Check them if you must, but don't expect any surprises. I named the image "Not Something Else". Who knows why. After putting so little effort into the image, I could hardly post a rating, though it impresses me as being worth around a 6. The calculation time of 2-2/3 minutes is mercifully brief. The trip to the FOTD web site also is brief. The web site may be accessed at: <http://home.att.net/~Paul.N.Lee/FotD/FotD.html> Absolutely perfect weather prevailed here at Fractal Central on Thursday. The fractal cats fully enjoyed the temperature of 79F 26C, but did not spend too much time lying in the strong sunlight. My day was about average, which seemed like a holiday after the hectic day here at FC on Wednesday. The next FOTD will be posted in 24 hours. Until then, take care, and live until you pass on. Jim Muth jamth@mindspring.com jimmuth@aol.com START PARAMETER FILE======================================= Not_Something_Else { ; time=0:02:42.42-SF5 on P4-2000 reset=2004 type=formula formulafile=basic.frm formulaname=NewDivideBrot function=recip passes=1 center-mag=-3.787641619241377/+0.3663265529188874/\ 1.794017e+007/1/72.5/0 params=5/5 float=y maxiter=5000 inside=0 logmap=165 periodicity=10 colors=000An0Am0Al0Ak0Aj0Di3Fg6Ge8HcBIaDK_FLYIMWKN\ UMRVOVWPYXQaYRdYThZUk_Vo`WpVVr`XseZtj`uobvtdxzgwye\ vycvyauy_tyZtxXsxVsxTrxRqxQqxOpwMpwKowJnwHnwFmwDmv\ BlvAkv8kv6jv4jv3_nCQgKG_S6T_9U`CUaFUaIUbLVcOVcRVdU\ VeYXfXVeXUdXTcXSbXRaXQ`WP_WOZWNYWMXWLWWKWVIVVHUVGT\ VFSVERVDQUCPUBOUANU9MU8LV5JU7LT9MSBORDPQFRQHSPJUOL\ VNNXMPYMR_LT`KVbJXcIZeI`fHbhGdiFfkEhlEjmGijIihKhfM\ hdOgbQg`SfZUfXWfVYeT_eRadPcdNecLgcJhcHdZK`VMXROTNR\ QITMEVIAYE6_90bB2aD4`F5_G7ZI9YKAXLCWNEVPFUQHTSJSUK\ SWMRXOQZPP`ROaTNcUMeWLfYKhZJj`IkaIi_KgYLfXNdVOcUQa\ SR`RSZPUYOVWMXVLYTJ_SI`QGaPFcNDdMCfKAgG9jJ9hL9fO9d\ Q9bT9`V9ZY9X_9Vb9Td9Rg9Pr0Ei9NaHWUQdLXmMYlMZkM_kM_\ jM`jMaiMbiMbhMchMdgMegMefMfeMgeMhdMhdMicMjcMkbMkbM\ laMmaMn`LodMn`NnYNnVOnSPnPPnLQnIRnFRnCSn9Sn6Tj9TfC\ TcFT_IUWLUTOUPRUMUVIXVE_VBbV7eU3hV4gV5gV6gV7gW8fW9\ fWAfWBfWCfXDeXEeXFeXGeYHd } frm:NewDivideBrot { ; Jim Muth z=(0,0), c=pixel, a=-(real(p1)-2), b=imag(p1)+0.00000000000000000001: z=z^2*fn1(z^(a)+b)+c |z| < 1000000 } END PARAMETER FILE=========================================