FOTD -- September 21, 2008 (Rating 8.5) Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts: I somehow got involved in another 'antiquing' expedition on Saturday, this one to a tiny town named Richfield. And I must reluctantly admit that I am actually starting to enjoy these weekly trips to examine the stuff someone else no longer wanted. We got back to FC by 5pm, which left barely enough time to do the FOTD. As for that FOTD, it turned out surprisingly good. The parent fractal is the Mandeloid that appears when the formula Z^(1.9)+C is iterated 22 levels up the logarithmic ladder when no function is applied. Today's scene is located in a wedge-like valley leading to a large bud, where the fractal is divided to an unusual degree. Due to the fortuitous coloring, the image is one of the better ones I have yet found in the exponent range between 1 and 2. The rating of 8.5 includes the 1/2 point for my coloring effort. The name "Divided We Prevail" hints at the discontinuities that fill the frame and actually create the patterns. The calculation time of 2-1/2 minutes is about what would be expected for such an image. This is about the same time that is required to surf over to the FOTD web site and view the finished image there. The web site may be accessed at: <http://home.att.net/~Paul.N.Lee/FotD/FotD.html> Thick cirrus clouds occasionally dimmed the sun here at Fractal Central on Saturday, but the temperature of 73F 23C was as perfect as could be hoped for. The fractal cats must have agreed, for while we were out, they spent the afternoon in the window, wishing they could go out with us. My day was spent doing my duty, which isn't all that bad. The next FOTD will be posted in 24 hours or so. Until then, take care, and don't let the fourth dimension abstractions leave you all abstracted. Jim Muth jamth@mindspring.com jimmuth@aol.com START PARAMETER FILE======================================= Divided_We_Prevail { ; time=0:02:24.41-SF5 on P4-2000 reset=2004 type=formula formulafile=allinone.frm formulaname=MandelbrotBC3 function=ident passes=1 center-mag=+0.547729219193736/-0.6087350590135784/\ 228263.9 params=1.9/0/22/0 float=y maxiter=2400 inside=0 logmap=267 periodicity=10 colors=000C6HC7HC8HD9HDAIDBJDCKHDKLCKPBJT9IW8H_7Fc\ 5Eg4Ck3An28rILuXYrX`oXcmXejXhhXkeXmcXp`XsZXub`vffv\ jjvnrwwwwzzzwwwurstrqtrptrnsqlsqksqirqgrqfqpdqpbqp\ app_ppYppXllWihVfdUc`T`XSYTRVPQSLPPHOMDNJ9MHBLGDLF\ ELEGLDHKCJKAKK9MK8NJ7PJ6QJ5SJ4TJ6SL8SMASNCSPESQGSR\ ISSKSUMSVOSWQSYSSZUS_WS`UT_ST_QU_OUZMVZKVZIWYGWYEW\ YCXXASX8UX6cW4mW2cW0ZW4TM7NDNJTbFgiEjpDmwDpsMnpVml\ clilkfujcrk`plZnlWlmTjmRhnOfnMdoJapG_pEYqBWq8Ur6Sr\ 3Qs1Os9RpHTmPWjXYgd`dlbasdZUkK4r5QqCkpIiqKhqMgrNer\ PdrQcsSbsT`sV_tWZtYYtZKqR7oK9nLBnMDnOFmPGmQImRKlSU\ lUUlVckWckXckYmkZmlYmlYzlKzmKzmKmeYznXznXcnXdoXeoX\ foXgmZhl_ij`jickghkfmkerkcvkbzk`zl_zmZzjazgczeezcg\ zbivbgscfpcdmccjcagc`dcZacYZcXWcVTcUQcSNcRKcPHcOEc\ NBcMAcM9cM9hL8hL7mL7mK6rK6vK5zJ4zJ4zJ3zK2zP2zU1zZ1\ zc0zc0zc0zc0zc0zc0zc4zc8zcCzcGzcJzcLzcMzcOzcPzcRzc\ zzczzczzczzczzczzczzczzcz } 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=========================================