;     Date: Sun, 30 May 2004 10:22:18 -0400
;     From: Jim Muth <jamth@mindspring.com>
;  Subject: [Fractint] FOTD 30-05-04 (Midget on the Mount [5])
;       Id: <1.5.4.16.20040530102607.29aff276@pop.mindspring.com>
; ---------
; 
; FOTD -- May 30, 2004 (Rating 5)
; 
; Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts:
; 
; Today's image reminds me of one of those probably fictional 
; hermits who sits in total isolation on a mountain top, 
; meditating on the mysteries of existence and dispensing wisdom 
; to any with the fortitude to struggle all the way to the top of 
; the mountain to receive it.  I have never heard how the hermit 
; could be expected to survive without assistance on the exposed 
; mountain top for the 20 or 30 years it takes for him to reach 
; his enlightened state.  I guess it's a miracle.
; 
; I have named today's image "Midget on the Mount" and rated it at 
; a 5.  The unexceptional coloring brings down the rating.  If I 
; had put a little more work into the coloring, the image could 
; have rated a 6.  But all is not lost.  With a render time of 
; only 2 minutes, the image is a fast one.  And that speed boosts 
; the overall value to a respectable 239.
; 
; The parent fractal is a close relative of yesterday's parent, 
; with just a bit more 'i' added.  I must experiment more along 
; this line.  Complex exponents do interesting things to fractals.
; 
; As always, today's image is available for download on the FOTD 
; web site at:
; 
;        <http://home.att.net/~Paul.N.Lee/FotD/FotD.html>
; 
; The weather was nearly perfect here at Fractal Central on 
; Saturday.  The dynamic cats took full advantage of the 
; perfection by spending the entire afternoon by the holly trees 
; at the bottom of the yard, thoroughly enjoying the warm sun 
; and temperature of 73F 23C.  Even the noisy cicadas failed to 
; disturb their repose.  When the sun went down and the cicadas 
; stopped singing, the dynamic duo came inside for their treat of 
; tuna.  Today is starting nearly the same, but it's unlikely that 
; the duo can have two perfect days in a row.
; 
; As for me, I'm going to trim a small plot of overgrown grass, 
; and then settle down to ponder the mysteries of the universe.  
; When I finish pondering, I'll take a trip to fractal land.  If I 
; find anything of worth there, it will appear as tomorrow's FOTD. 
; Until then, take care, and one mystery leads to another.
; 
; 
; Jim Muth
; jamth@mindspring.com
; jimmuth@aol.com
; 
; 
; START PARAMETER FILE================================

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frm:MandelbrotBC2   { ; by several Fractint users
  e=p1, a=imag(p2)+100
  p=real(p2)+PI
  q=2*PI*floor(p/(2*PI))
  r=real(p2)-q
  Z=C=Pixel:
    Z=log(Z)
    IF(imag(Z)>r)
      Z=Z+flip(2*PI)
    ENDIF
    Z=exp(e*(Z+flip(q)))+C
  |Z|<a }

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