;     Date: Thu, 10 Mar 2005 12:15:40 -0500
;     From: Jim Muth <jamth@mindspring.com>
;  Subject: [Fractint] FOTD 10-03-05 (The Phantom Gift [7])
;       Id: <1.5.4.16.20050310121617.0d5fd276@pop.mindspring.com>
; ---------
; 
; FOTD -- March 10, 2005 (Rating 7)
; 
; Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts:
; 
; Today, for a change, I did not goof.
; 
; The pleasant scene is sliced through the Z^2+C Julibrot in the 
; Parabolic direction.  The slice is located near the Seahorse 
; Valley of one of the Mandelbrot midgets in Elephant Valley.  As 
; a result, we have a Seahorse-looking Julia midget surrounded by 
; Elephant-looking features.
; 
; The name "The Phantom Gift", which I gave to the image, has no 
; relation to the image's appearance.  I chose it on a total whim 
; because it sounds artistic.  The rating of a 7, however, is well 
; earned.  The coloring, at least on my monitor, comes as close as 
; possible, without checkerboarding, to the smooth appearance of 
; true-color.  The bands are there, but to see them, one must look 
; carefully.
; 
; Images of midgets sliced in the odd directions often have a 
; rather unpleasant stretched appearance, but sometimes, as in 
; today's FOTD, they appear totally undistorted.  There is a catch 
; however.  To achieve today's undistorted image, it was necessary 
; to stretch the image in the vertical direction by a factor of 
; 380, and skew it by a factor of almost 90.  This manipulation is 
; part of the fun of the odd planes, getting something from 
; nothing as it were, and if it were not done, today's image would 
; consist of nothing more than a screen filled with multi-colored 
; horizontal stripes.
; 
; The render time of 4 minutes may be avoided by downloading the 
; completed GIF image from the FOTD web site at:
; 
;        <http://home.att.net/~Paul.N.Lee/FotD/FotD.html>
; 
; I have just received a copy of the book "Schrodingers Rabbits", 
; which discusses the many-worlds interpretation of quantum 
; theory.  I can already see that it contains things that will 
; need to be worked into the next installment of my philosophy.  
; This means a further delay, but anything worth having is worth 
; waiting for.
; 
; Partly cloudy skies, biting winds, and a high temperature of 
; only freezing kept the fractal cat duo safely indoors all day 
; Wednesday.  In mid-afternoon, the intruder from up the hill 
; showed up and left his mark in the yard.  The duo somehow knew 
; the other cat was in the yard, and kept careful watch until he 
; casually walked away.  Today is starting with hazy sun and 
; continued cold temperatures.  The forecast calls for possible 
; snow later this evening, but by then the duo will have finished 
; whatever they have planned for the day.  The next FOTD will 
; appear at this same spot 24 hours from now.  Until then, take 
; care, and don't get lost in Fractal land.
; 
; 
; Jim Muth
; jamth@mindspring.com
; jimmuth@aol.com
; 
; 
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