FOTD October 24, 2003 All is going well here at Fractal Central, both with the work and the cats. And I have some great news. No, I have not saved a bundle on my auto insurance, I have won one-million dollars in a lottery sponsored by Bill Gates. I received the e-mail notification about an hour ago. Some minor bad news is that I must have a touch of amnesia, since I do not recall entering such a lottery. All I must do now is send a check for 750 dollars to cover expenses, and I will receive my million. Now I will be able to forget the graphic-design hassle and devote full time to fractals. The weather today is sunny and chilly. The classic FOTD appears below. ===================================================== CLASSIC FOTD April 11, 2001 (Veiled Objects [7]) Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts: Today's FOTD is late again . . . no surprise in that. I'm still busy. But I have finally managed to find an image that rates above a 6. True, at a rating of 7, it's only a single step above 6, but it's a start. I named the image "Veiled Objects" when I noticed that the smaller features seem to be draped over the larger objects like a gossamer veil. To create the image I unpacked number 6 in my series of 12 MandNewt (Ikenaga) formulae. This formula is a random variation of the Ikenaga function, and the Ikenaga function is a minor mystery. The image takes 8-1/2 minutes to render at a low-resolution SF5, but the highest resolution available is needed to do it justice. The image may be seen by running the parameter file at the resolution of your choice, or by downloading the GIF file from: <http://home.att.net/~Paul.N.Lee/FotD/FotD.html> or from: <http://home.swbell.net/sdboyd56/fotd/> once it has been posted. The fractal weather today was cloudy but dry, with a temperature of 68F (20C). The fractal cats approved of the conditions. That's it for today. I've got a busy day ahead of me, and it's time to get to work. Until next time, take care, and hug at least one fractal every day. Jim Muth jamth@mindspring.com jimmuth@aol.com START 20.0 PAR-FORMULA FILE================================ Veiled_Objects { ; time=0:08:38.44--SF5 on a P200 reset=2001 type=formula formulafile=mandnewt.frm formulaname=MandNewt06 passes=1 center-mag=0.277319/-1.04425/35.70909/1/82.499 params=-2.37/2.17/-1.56/-1.05/3.29/-3.17 float=y maxiter=254 inside=bof60 logmap=yes periodicity=0 colors=000jwpjwqjwqhuogsmfqlepjdniclgajf`id_gcZeaY\ c`XbZV`YUZWTXVSWTRUSQSQOQPNPNMNMLLKKJJJIHHGGGEEFCD\ EBBD9AC78945B67D78F8AH9BJACLBENCFODGQEISFJUGKWHMYI\ N_JO`KQbLRdMSfNUhOVjPWlQYmRZoS_qTasUbuVcwWexXfxYgr\ ZdkZadZ_XZXQZVJZSAYRCZQDaNFeKGhHIlEInBJoCKoCKoCLoC\ LoCMoCMoCNoCNoDOoDOoDPoDQoDQoDRoDRoDSoESoEToEToEUo\ EUoEVoEWoEWoFXoFXoFYoFYoFZoFZoF_oF_oF`mG`lH`kIajIa\ hJagKafLbeLbdMbbNbaOc`Oc_PcYQcXRdWRdVSdUTdSUeRUeQV\ ePWdMYeOWeQVeRTeTSeUQeWPeXOeZMe_LeaJebIedHeeFegEeh\ CejBekAdj9dj9cj9cj8cj8bj8bi8bi7ai7ai7ai7`i6`i6`h6_\ h6_h5_h5Zh5Zh4Yh4Yg4Yg4Xg3Xg3Xg3Wg3Wg2Wf2Vf2Vf2Vf1\ Uf1Uf1Uf1Te3Td4Td5Tc6Tc7Tb8Tb9TaBSaCS`DS`ES_FS_GSZ\ HSZJSYKSYLRXMRXNRWORWPRVQRUSRUTRTURTVQSWQSXQRYQR_Q\ Q`QQaQPbQPcQOdPOePNgPNhPMiPMjPLkPLlPKmPKnRMmTNmUOm\ WQmXRlZSl`UlaVlcWkdYkfZkh_kiajkbjlcjnejpfiqgisiitj\ ivkhxmhxnhxohkunkunkvojvp } frm:MandNewt06 {; Jim Muth z=c=(pixel*p1): a=z^3+(c-p2)*z-c b=p3*z^2+c-1 z=z-1*a/b 0.000000000000000000000000000001 <= |a| } END 20.0 PAR-FORMULA FILE==================================