FOTD October 26, 2003 (Snake Tree) Here is an improved version of the first entry in my collection of FOTD's. It was originally posted to the Fractal-Art mailing list on April 11, 1997. It is not the first fractal I ever posted to the F.A. list. That honor belongs to some forgotten image that I did not save because I had not yet realized how important the FOTD would become. START ORIGINAL MESSAGE=================================== FOTD 11-04-97 Fractal fans: Here's the formula and par file for an eye-catching fractal. Notice the simplicity of the formula, and especially the ridiculously low power of Z. Take a few minutes to run the par file to see a sample of what can be done with well-chosen but unlikely parameters used in simple formulas. I'll try to post a different image every day, until I make my point that complicated formulas are not necessary for new and unusual fractals. My point is not so much that complex formulas are wrong, but rather that there is much to yet be found in simple formulas such as the one attached below. Jim Muth jamth@mindspring.com jimmuth@aol.com START PAR-FORMULA FILE====================== frm:SnakeTree {; Jim Muth z=pixel: z=(-z)^1.095+3.4 |z| <= 100 } snaketree { ; time=0:01:58.56 on a P200 reset=1950 type=formula formulafile=outdated.frm formulaname=SnakeTree center-mag=1.75692/2.77556e\ -015/2.76818/1/90/3.88578058618804789e-016 float=y maxiter=500 inside=0 logmap=yes periodicity=10 colors=000FNN<25>hpk<27>GHW<18>9dI9eIAfK<34>TjrTj\ sWhi<3>c`8<45>Jd1Jd1Kc3<27>WbvWbwYav<23>wZaxZaxZa\ <24>yOd5CE<7>ELM } END PAR FILE================================