FOTD -- March 10, 2008 (Rating 5) Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts: The trip to Old Fractal Central on Saturday was filled with difficulties. On the way down route 15, I ran into a pea-soup fog that cut speed to 35mph. When I got to Baltimore over an hour late, I found the power off at Old F.C. and the phone dead due to a wind-storm that had just passed. Luckily, the old fractal cats, Thomas and Tippy, who are showing their age, were not disturbed by the darkness, but I did not enjoy the thought of spending a night in the dark and cold. The power returned around nightfall, which made my overnight stay there at least comfortable. On Sunday morning I managed to find a working computer at a neighbor's house and determined that conditions in Cleveland were not as bad as I had feared, which meant my sister would likely make it back to Old F.C. on Sunday evening as planned, and I could return to New F.C. early Sunday as scheduled. By the time I got back to New Fractal Central at 11am Sunday, my sister had already left a message on the answering machine, telling me that she would arrive at Old F.C. that evening. It is now just after 5pm Sunday, and I have just contacted her near Breezewood, PA, which is about 2 hours from Old F.C. The old fractal cats will not be alone tonight. Fractal lady, who kept New F.C. going while I was away, found the whole thing rather amusing. The new fractal cats agreed. I got rather grumpy. It's easy to make light of a frustrating situation when it is happening to someone else. Now on to the business at hand. Today's image lies in the parent fractal that results when Z^(1.618034)+C is iterated at a height of 1.4142 on the complex logarithmic ladder and no function is applied. This parent fractal is split along the entire X-axis and resembles nothing as much as a mis-shapen sweet potato, sometimes called a yam. Today's scene is located on the eastern shore of the main bay, just below the X-axis split, where some unusual features caught my eye. No more need be said about the hastily-found image, which I named "The Last Straw" and rated at a 5. It will speak for itself when the included parameter file is run. And running that parameter file can be accomplished in under one minute. Another way to hear the image speak for itself is to view it on the FOTD web site at: <http://home.att.net/~Paul.N.Lee/FotD/FotD.html> Saturday was stormy at Old F.C., with a surprising temperature of 66F 19C. Sunday was sunny but windy and chilly here at New F.C, with a temperature of 36F 2C. The new fractal cats took advantage of the sun. In my work department, things are at last showing signs of getting caught up. The next FOTD will likely be posted in 24 hours. Until then, take care, and be on the alert. Jim Muth jamth@mindspring.com jimmuth@aol.com START PARAMETER FILE======================================= The_Last_Straw { ; time=0:00:48.40-SF5 on P4-2000 reset=2004 type=formula formulafile=allinone.frm formulaname=MandelbrotBC3 function=ident center-mag=+1.230922957934507/-0.1029202290921805/\ 3365054/1/-95/0 params=1.618034/0/-1.1412/0 float=y maxiter=1800 inside=0 logmap=122 periodicity=10 colors=000GAPHDLKGVKIQKK_6KYKK`KKjKK`KKkKKaKKkKKaK\ KlKKbTKlSKbRKlTK_VKfXKUZKa`KPbKWhIHeGJWDLLBNB8P16Q\ 6ARADREHSJKSNOTRRTVVU_YUcaVgdVlhWpkWtoXxrXwmVwhUwc\ TvZRtUQqPPoKOlFMlALl5Kl0Jm8WnFgoMsrQqsTptWouZntamu\ dlvhkvkjvnivqhvtgvwflmeccdVUcMKbDAbHCcKEdNFdQHeTIe\ WKfZMfbNgePghQhkShnUiqVitXjwYjo_ahaU`cLUeDWdFXcHYb\ JZaL_`M`_ObZQcYSdXTeWVfVXgUZhT_eRZbPY_OXXMWULVSJUP\ HTMGSJERGDQDBPBAPFCNIEMMFKPHJSIHWKGZLEbNDeOBhQAlR8\ oT7rU6qTAqSDqSGpRJpRMpQPoQSoPVoOZnOanNdnNgmMjmMmmL\ pmLsdKTfKShKQjKNlKNnJLpIIrGFtECuDAuM9uU8ua8uj7ur6u\ z6uvBurGunLukQugVuc_u_duXhsVjqTkoRlmPnkNojLphJqfHs\ dFtbDuaCv_FrZIoYLlWOiVRfUUbSX_R_XQbUOeRNhNMkKKnHJq\ EItBJuAKvALw9Mx9Ny9Oz8Pz8Qz8Rz7Sz7Tz7PzHzzQzzZzzgz\ zpzzyzzjzzgzzezzczzazz_zzYzzWzzUzzSzzQzzOzzMzzKzzI\ zzGzzPzzYzzazzdzz_zzVzzRzzMzzIzzDzz9zz4zz0zzNzzizz\ azzVzzNzzGzz8zz1zz9zzFzzF } 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=========================================