FOTD -- June 29, 2007 (Rating 5) Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts: With the work that did not get done yesterday still behind, today's discussion will be another brief one. For today's FOTD I brought out a formula I have not used in almost 10 years. The formula mixes (-z)^n and (+z)^n to create fractals that are a combination of negative Z and positive Z. In today's image n=1.198. The parent fractal is not much to look at, but it has two most unusual buds on the northeast and southeast shore lines of its main bay. Today's image shows a peculiar midget on a very straight filament extending from the northeast bud. I named today's image "Very Strange Midget", which is a statement of fact, and rated it at a 5. It's a rather slow image, taking 19 minutes on the fast P2000 machine. Luckily, the image, which I sent on ahead, has been posted on the FOTD web site for instant viewing at: <http://home.att.net/~Paul.N.Lee/FotD/FotD.html> Another warm muggy day was eased by a heavy shower in the afternoon. The fractal cats watched the rain for a few minutes, then started playing with each other. Meanwhile, I tried to catch up on the commercial work. The next FOTD, the last of the month, will appear in 24 hours. Until then, take care, and what ever happened to the Grand Unified Theory? Jim Muth jamth@mindspring.com jimmuth@aol.com START PARAMETER FILE======================================= VeryStrange_Midget { ; time=0:19:08.88-SF5 on P4-2000 reset=2004 type=formula formulafile=plusmin.frm formulaname=MandelPMnew passes=1 center-mag=+6.69744631152213400/+7.204848758458367\ 00/2.496024e+007/1/-2.5/9.51742186047765948e-007 params=0/1.198/0/0/0/0 float=y maxiter=45000 inside=0 logmap=1754 periodicity=10 colors=000jPpkOnkOllNklNilMgmMemLdnLbnK`nKZoJYoJWp\ IUpISwKPpIRiHTcFVXEWQDYKB_DAa58a79b8Ab9BbABbCCbDDb\ EDbFEbHFbIFcJGcKHcMHcNIcOJcPKcRKcSLcTMcUMdWNdXOdYO\ dZPd`QdaQdbRdcSddSdbTeaUe_VeZWeXXeWYeUZfT_fR`fQafO\ bfNbfO`dPZcPXaQV`RSZSQYSOWTMVUKTVHSVFQWDPXBNY9MX5M\ Y7LZ8K_9K`AJaBJbDIcEHdFHeGGfHGgJFhKFiLEjMDkNDlPCmQ\ CnRBoSApTAqV9rW9sX8tY8uZ7v`6wa6xb5yc5zd4ze4vc7saA0\ AU0AU0AV0AW0AX0AY0A_0Aa0Ac0Ae0Af0Bg0Ch8Di7Cg7Cf7Bd\ 7Bc7Bb6A`6A_6AZ69X69W59V58T58S58R57P47O47N46L46K46\ JA5GG4EM3BS29Y16a04`25Z45X65V85TA5RC5PE5NG5LI5JK5H\ M5FN5HQ7IS8JU9KXBLZCN`DOcFPeGQgHRjJTlKUnLVqNWsOWxN\ XuPYrQYpSZmTZkV_hW_fY`cZ`a`aZabWcbUdcRfcPgdMidKjeJ\ lgIpeImcKjaMg_OdYQaWSZUUWSWTQYQO_NMaKKcHIeEFgAHiBJ\ kBKmCMoCOqDPsDRuESwEUyFWzFXzGZzG_zHazHczHdzIfzIgzJ\ izJkzKlzKnzLozLqzMszMtzNvzNzzMwzNuzOszPpzQnzRlzRjz\ SgzTezUkzrkzsjzsiztiztjzr } frm:MandelPMnew {; Jim Muth z=p2+10^(-100), c=pixel+(p3), a=real(p1)+1, b=imag(p1): z=a*((-z)^b+z^b)+c, |z| <= 250 } END PARAMETER FILE=========================================