FOTD -- December 02, 2004 (Rating 4) Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts: Today's fractal was created by the 'sqr(1/fn)' formula, a rather harmless little formula with few grand aspirations. With no variable parameters and a choice of only one function, much of this function's exploration involves trying the different outside and inside options. To create today's image, I chose the 'atan' function, inside=bof61, and outside=atan. The result is a rather goofy picture that reminds me of a certain goofy comic character. So I named the image "Alfred E Big-Ears". The rating is only a 4, but with a render time of only 41 seconds on my ancient P200 machine, the image is worth a look. The smooth metallic texture of the pinkish head contrasts nicely with the rough grainy texture of the elephant-like ears, making the rating perhaps a bit conservative. And with such a short render time, the image has an absolute worth of 576. Mr. Big-Ears can be found on the FOTD web site at: <http://home.att.net/~Paul.N.Lee/FotD/FotD.html> patiently waiting to be downloaded. The sun was warm enough during most of Wednesday here at Fractal Central, and the 57F 14C temperature was mild enough, but the wind blew at 50mph 80kph for most of the day, and the roaring in the trees made the cats far too skittish to enjoy the outdoors. They satisfied themselves instead with a treat of tuna in the evening. This morning is partly cloudy. The wind has abated, but it is colder. Time will tell how the dynamic duo makes out. The work is a bit heavy today, so I had best get busy. The next fractal will appear in 24 hours. Until then, take care, and watch your credulity. Jim Muth jamth@mindspring.com jimmuth@aol.com START PARAMETER FILE======================================= Alfred_E_Big-Ears { ; time=0:00:41.69--SF5 on a P200 reset=2004 type=sqr(1/fn) function=atan float=y center-mag=1.77636e-015/-2.22045e-015/0.385071 maxiter=255 bailout=36 inside=bof61 outside=atan logmap=yes symmetry=xyaxis periodicity=0 colors=000LIgGIfIIeGIdEIcCJbAJa8J`6J_5JZ8KYAKXCKWF\ KVHKUJLTLLSOLRQLQSLPULQXMRZMS`MTbMUeMVgMWiNXkNYnNZ\ pN_rNZrLarNdrLgrOisQltSouUpvWpwYox_nyamzcmyakx`iwZ\ hvYfuWetVcsTarS`qQZpPYoNWoMVnNWnOXnPYnQZnR_nR`nSan\ TbnUcnVdnVdnWenXfnYgnZhnZin_jn`knalnbmnbmncnndonep\ nfqnfrngsnhtniunjvmkunjvnkvnkvnlvolvomwomwonwoowpo\ wppwppxpqxqqxqrxqsxqsxqtyrtyruyruyrvyrvypsvnptlmrk\ jpihngekebid_gbXe`VcZS`YPZWMXUJVSHTREQPBON8ML5KK3I\ L4HL4HL4HM4HM4HM4HM4HN4HN4HN4HN5GO5GO5GO5GO5GP5GP5\ GP5GP5GQ5GQ6FQ6FQ6FR6FR6FR6FR6FS6FS6FS6FU4GS6FR7FQ\ 8EP9EOAENBDMCDLDCKECJFCIGBHHBGLAFJAENADL9CR9BN8AR8\ 9T8KW7KZ7Ua7KYAKXDCSFESIGOKINNKLPMISOHVQGXSE_UDaWC\ dYBf_Aia8lc7ne6qg5si4vi2zj3xj4wj4vj5uk5tk6sk6rk7qk\ 8pl8ol9nl9mlAlmAkmBjmBimChmDgnDfnEenEdnFcoFboGaoH`\ oH_oIZpIYpJXpJWpKVrHWpKUnMTmPSkRQiUPhWOfZNd`LccKae\ K_gKZiKYkKXmKWoKVqKUsKTuK } END PARAMETER FILE=========================================