;     Date: Sat, 18 Oct 2003 09:26:39 -0400
;     From: Jim Muth <jamth@mindspring.com>
;  Subject: [Fractint] FOTD 31-03-98 (Symphony in P-Flat)
;       Id: <1.5.4.16.20031018092741.29bfa61e@pop.mindspring.com>
; ---------
; 
; F.O.T.D., March 31, 1998 (Symphony in P-flat)
; 
; Fractal visionaries:
; 
; This first paragraph was written on October 18, 2003.  I wonder 
; whatever happened to Doctor J. in the 5-1/2 years since the rest 
; of this discussion appeared.  And things are looking good for 
; the resumption of the ongoing FOTD by the end of the month.
; 
; START MARCH 31, 1998 DISCUSSION===========================
; 
; I see that Dr. J is loose again on the internet.  I heard his 
; mad-scientist laughter the moment I signed on.  I only hope he 
; can keep himself firmly in three-space.  We've been losing far 
; too many good fractalists into the fourth dimension lately.
; 
; As the doctor zipped past my place, he dropped off a fractal 
; that looked like two M-sets, one on top of the other.  To view 
; the image properly, I needed my red and blue glasses.  Luckily, 
; I found them still tucked inside my "Fractal Creations" book.  
; The glasses showed not two but three M-sets -- a red one that 
; looks like a snowman and two overlapping blue sets.  I had 
; several questions to ask, but the doctor flashed away before I 
; had a chance.
; 
; Today I had planned, I had honestly planned on describing how I 
; stumbled upon what I consider to be one of the most incredible 
; of fractal objects -- the perfect rectangle at 
; Z=0.00019,0.07388 in the Julia set of the Z^2.003+C figure 
; with a starting point of C=-1.7435,0.0.
; 
; I started out well enough on the article, and had it nearly 
; half finished, when an unexpected rush job arrived that took 
; longer than expected.  Rather than rush the article to comple-
; tion, I decided to postpone it until tomorrow, when I will have 
; time to get it right.
; 
; But not to disappoint anyone, I have a fractal for today -- an 
; admitted quickie.  It looks rather like a Pollock painting, 
; where streaks and splotches of paint are dripped and splashed 
; around the canvas.  But this one is a pure fractal.  It is a 
; scene in the (-Z)^(-0.95)+C figure, made more presentable by 
; the epsiloncross inside fill, which adds the streaks to the 
; splotches, which are part of the fractal.  I named the picture 
; "Symphony in P-flat" because it reminds me of a scene in an 
; old Disney animated musical film.  (I think it is the 'After 
; You've Gone' segment of the film 'Make Mine Music'.)  The image 
; is sliced in the Parabolic direction.
; 
; This particular image could really benefit from anti-aliasing 
; to correct the fine lines which have broken into dashes.  But 
; even in its imperfect state, it is worth a look.  The picture 
; has been posted to:
; 
;        http://home.att.net/~Paul.N.Lee/FotD/FotD.html
; 
; Tomorrow, I'll tell the tale of the vanishing rectangle -- I 
; really will -- honest!  Until then, take care and . . .
; 
; 
; Jim Muth
; jamth@mindspring.com
; jimmuth@aol.com
; 
; 
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