;     Date: Wed, 10 Sep 2003 10:40:26 -0400
;     From: Jim Muth <jamth@mindspring.com>
;  Subject: [Fractint] FOTD 10-09-03 (Mystic Mandel Vision [5])
;       Id: <1.5.4.16.20030910104059.0d6712a0@pop.mindspring.com>
; ---------
; 
; FOTD -- September 10, 2003 (Rating 5)
; 
; Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts:
; 
; It appears the booming design business is having an effect 
; on the quality of the FOTD.  For about two weeks I have been 
; unusually busy, and the FOTD fractals have suffered from a lack 
; of attention.  I'm not sure whether this is good news or bad, 
; but I would rather concern myself about a less-than-great FOTD 
; than a lack of money.  The only thing I am certain of is that 
; the FOTD will continue appearing almost every day for the 
; foreseeable future.
; 
; Today's image of a midget surrounded by a brightly glowing aura 
; was created by mixing various portions of Z^2, Z^3, Z^4 and Z^5. 
; I named it "Mystic Mandel Vision" because it reminds me of 
; something a meditating mystic with an interest in fractals might 
; see in his mind while he meditates.
; 
; This particular mystic vision is of only average quality, and 
; it rates only an average 5.  It deserves nothing more.
; 
; Mystical visions are true, though they are not real in the 
; generally accepted sense of the word.  The same is true of 
; fractals.  Much can be learned through mystical visions; much 
; can be learned through fractals.  Much of what is learned 
; through both means has no apparent practical value.
; 
; Today's image requires 27 minutes to render on my tired machine, 
; which is almost 10 years old and still humming.  The image 
; downloads in far less time from the FOTD web sites at:
; 
;           <http://home.att.net/~Paul.N.Lee/FotD/FotD.html>
; 
; and:
; 
;           <http://sdboyd.dyndns.org/~sdboyd/fotd/index.html>
; 
; With a temperature of 75F 24C and lots of sun, the day remained 
; perfect from noon until night on Tuesday here at F.C., as did 
; the fractal cats.  Even the work went well.  There is no cause 
; for complaint.
; 
; Today is starting the same.  It's almost too good to be true, 
; so check the next FOTD to see what goes wrong.  Until that next 
; FOTD appears in 24 hours, take care, and who says there's a 
; Murphy's law?
; 
; 
; Jim Muth
; jamth@mindspring.com
; jimmuth@aol.com
; 
; 
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frm:MandelbrotMix3a {; Jim Muth
z=real(p5), c=fn1(pixel), a=real(p1), b=imag(p1),
d=real(p2), f=imag(p2), g=real(p3), h=imag(p3),
j=real(p4), k=imag(p4), l=imag(p5)+100:
z=(a*(z^b))+(d*(z^f))+(g*(z^h))+(j*(z^k))+c,
|z| <=l }

; END PARAMETER FILE==================================
;