FOTD -- November 24, 2011 (Rating 7) Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts: Today's image was created by combining the standard Z^(2) with 2 negative parts of an unlikely Z^(-0.015) before adding (1/C) on each iteration. The parent fractal is an open bay with two areas of chaos shooting out a good distance toward the northeast before finally disintegrating into a series of disconnected zigzag filaments. These chaotic filaments are filled with mini- brots of all sizes if not all shapes. Today's zigzag image is located on a filament in the southern chaotic area. The main bay of the parent reminds me of a bee with stubby wings that are not quite large enough for flight. This bay appears to hold some unique patterns along its fringes, so I'll be doing exploration there in the days to come. Expect more surprises in the near future, perhaps even tomorrow. The name "A Blue Streak" was inspired by the deep blue back- ground criss-crossed by lightning-like streaks. The rating of a 7 is close to FOTD normal. If I had had more time to work on the rather pale colors toward the center, I might have rated the image at a 7-1/2. The calculation time of 1-1/3 minutes is brief enough to waste little time. The completed image is posted as always on 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 images and discussions dating back to April 1997, may be accessed at: <http://www.Nahee.com/FOTD/> Brilliant sun reigned supreme here at Fractal Central today, which made the day a pleasant one for both cats and humans. The temperature of 48F +9C, was above normal for late November but brought few comments. The fractal cats were a bit rambunctious in the afternoon when a minor disagreement broke out over who would curl up on the scratching post, but the spat was soon settled. Cassie got the scratching post; Nicholas got a hit on the head. We humans survived the Thanksgiving feast with no problems other than trying to think of which gift from above to be thankful for, but with the big holidays yet to come, it is far too early to claim we have made it through another holiday season. The next FOTD will be posted in 24 hours. Until then, take care, and (IMO) an electron can be in many places at the same time because the apparently discrete electrons are actually manifestations of a universal electron field, condensed from the field by a conscious observation. All electrons are therefore in effect the same electron. Jim Muth jamth@mindspring.com jimmuth@aol.com START PARAMETER FILE======================================= A_Blue_Streak { ; time=0:01:20.00 SF5 at 2000MHZ reset=2004 type=formula formulafile=basicer.frm formulaname=MandAutoCritInZ function=recip float=y center-mag=+4.942070856170885/+1.107807660965734/\ 2.65258e+009/1/172.5/0 params=1/2/-2/-0.015/0/0/0/0 maxiter=900 inside=0 logmap=130 periodicity=6 colors=00000000000000000100521942D73HA4MD5RJ6ZO8eZ\ AniSxsexguWes_cqcaog_mkYkzWnzUqz`vzfvzlznrzl`zifzz\ mzzzzzzMacO`XQ_QSZVUY_WXcYXhwqUp1ZmBbmKgmTkmapcjtc\ sZUiIK`7FNAALI7KQDJTKQ`MScOUfRViTXlVZnX_pVWqTSrROz\ PKzMGzJCzG8zE5zPKfZYYhlQrzNmxKivHetEasBYq8Uo5Qm3Ml\ IW`XePknEfeGaYHXQJSHKN9MJ1NR6KZAHfEFnICvMAdPOOSa7U\ o7Wi7Xd7YZ7_U7`O7aJ7bETrWPiPL`IHSBEK5DJ8DIADHCDGFD\ FHDFJPIE_KAjM5uO1nQ3gS5`U7UW9NYBG_D9`ED_MH_Umiiokl\ pmorortquurxpqskpofpkaofXnbSnZPi`NeaLabIYdGUeEQfBM\ h9Ii7Ej5Ak79g88c98_B7WC7TD6PF6LG5HH5EP8MXBTcD_kGfs\ JmzLtxPrvTptWnr_lqbjkYmfUoaPqWLsRGuMCwH8yxnVwoUvoU\ upUtpUsqUrqUqrUprUosUnsUmtUltUkuUkuUlqWlmXljZlf_lc\ `mcbmccmcdmcfmcgncincjnckncmncnncokcmhckfciccg`ceZ\ ccWcaTc_ReZSf_Sg`ShaSiaTjbTjcTkdTldUmeUnfUngmogmph\ mqimrjmrjmqimpimohmnhmmgmlgzzfzzfzzezzezzdzzdzzczz\ czzbzzbzz`zzazz_zztzzlzze } 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=========================================