; Date: Sat, 05 Feb 2005 09:47:03 -0500 ; From: Jim Muth ; Subject: [Fractint] FOTD 05-02-05 (Fractal Thomas [5]) ; Id: <1.5.4.16.20050205094930.2b57f4e6@pop.mindspring.com> ; --------- ; ; FOTD -- February 05, 2005 (Rating 5) ; ; Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts: ; ; I was doing a bit of casual exploring in the fourth dimension ; yesterday, when I suddenly saw on the screen the face of Thomas, ; one of the fractal cats, peering out at me. It immediately ; reminded me of the way Thomas actually peers from the bushes ; before coming into the open to check that everything is in ; order and no danger is about. The name "Fractal Thomas" came ; to mind almost at once. ; ; The actual scene is a view of the Seahorse Valley of a tiny ; midget deep in East Valley of the large midget on the main stem ; of the classic Mandelbrot set. Yes, I realize that it looks ; nothing at all like either a Seahorse Valley or an East Valley. ; This is because the image is oriented in one of the oblique ; directions through the four-dimensional Julibrot. ; ; The resemblance to one of the fractal cats is striking enough, ; but I have seen such images many times, and could rate today's ; image no higher than an average 5. This is not to say that ; Thomas is an average cat. Quite the contrary. He is tied with ; Tippy for number one cat in the world. It is just that today's ; representation of him does not do him justice. Only a real ; photograph could do that, and even then it would be difficult to ; capture his full personality. ; ; Speaking of photographs, I still am planning on getting a brand- ; new digital electronic camera to replace my old film-loaded ; Pentax that stopped working sometime during the 15 or so years ; that have passed since I found fractals and stopped using it. ; The fractal cats will not be around forever, and I would like to ; have some pictures of them before they go where good cats go. ; Taking their pictures seems such a simple thing, and there ; appears to be so much time in which to do it, that I never get ; motivated to go out shopping for a digital camera. ; ; This is curious, for I really enjoy photography. At one time I ; was an avid photographer who did my own black-and-white as well ; as color darkroom work. I was most interested in infrared and ; ultraviolet photography, which showed the familiar everyday ; surroundings in a new light. Using infrared film, I even caught ; some pictures of the things that ghost hunters now call orbs -- ; moving balls of light that are sometimes photographed in ; locations said to be haunted by ghosts. At the time I thought ; the spots on the film were flaws in the film or specks of dust ; floating very near the lens. I am far from convinced that I ; caught glimpses of an unknown energy on film, but I have never ; understood why such spots appeared only in the infrared photo- ; graphs and on so many different batches and brands of infrared ; film. ; ; Well, I see that we are again wandering from the topic, which is ; fractals and not photographic oddities, so it's time to remind ; everyone that seven minutes may be saved if today's fractal is ; downloaded from the FOTD web site at: ; ; ; ; Friday brought little sun, but the temperature reached 46F 8C, ; which was just into the comfort range of the dynamic cats. They ; spent several hours in the yard, peeping from the bushes much as ; we see Thomas doing in today's image. When evening arrived, ; they came indoors ready to settle down without complaint. I ; gave them their regular treat of tuna to be sure they didn't ; complain. Today is starting warmer with full sun. The duo ; should have another fine day. ; ; For me, the work is mostly caught up. A few minor chores ; remain, but they can be done in less than an hour. Then it will ; be time for fractals and philosophy. The next fractal will ; appear in 24 hours; the next chapter of philosophy will take a ; day or two longer. 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