;     Date: Mon, 22 Aug 2005 12:21:42 -0400
;     From: Jim Muth <jamth@mindspring.com>
;  Subject: [Fractint] FOTD 22-08-05 (Skimmers [7])
;       Id: <1.5.4.16.20050822122358.3097dc98@pop.mindspring.com>
; ---------
; 
; FOTD -- August 22, 2005 (Rating 7)
; 
; Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts:
; 
; Today's fractal is named "Skimmers".  There is nothing in the 
; image that suggests such a name.  I gave it this name because, 
; after yesterday's 'dodo' image, I am still thinking of birds.  
; At least skimmers, unlike dodos, are still quite plentiful and 
; in no immediate danger of extinction.
; 
; The parent fractal was created by combining various portions of 
; Z^(-1.2) and Z^(1.2) before adding (1/C).  It consists of a 
; single large Mandeloid lying near the center of a vast expanse 
; of chaos, which holds the usual infinity of other Mandeloids of 
; all sizes and shapes.  Today's scene lies in the chaos in the 
; vicinity of East Valley of the large central Mandeloid.
; 
; Most Mandelbrot midgets are surrounded by a symmetrical pattern 
; of fractal elements, but the pattern around the midget at the 
; center of today's image lacks this perfect symmetry.  It does 
; have a kind of symmetry however, which is somewhat spoiled by 
; the unbalanced size of the corresponding parts of the pattern.
; 
; The better-than-average coloring raises the rating to a 7.  The 
; render time of 11 minutes (on my tired old worn-out machine) is 
; a bit slow, bordering on the boring.  The rendering wait may be 
; eliminated however by downloading the finished image from the 
; FOTD web site at:
; 
;        <http://home.att.net/~Paul.N.Lee/FotD/FotD.html>
; 
; A burst of philosophy appears at this point in the philofractal 
; version of today's discussion.
; 
; A high temperature of 93F 34C here at Fractal Central on Sunday 
; made it a bit too warm for the fractal cats, but they still 
; managed to enjoy over an hour in the shade of the holly thicket. 
; A bit of extra tuna in the evening, combined with a bit of New 
; York sharp cheddar cheese, ended their day satisfactorily.
; 
; Today is starting sunny and a bit cooler.  It should be a better 
; day for the duo.  For me, about three hours work is waiting, 
; which I should be able to get through in plenty time to find a 
; fractal worthy to be tomorrow's FOTD, and to do some serious 
; philosophical pondering.  Until then, take care, and sometimes 
; it would be an advantage to be in many places at once.
; 
; 
; Jim Muth
; jamth@mindspring.com
; jimmuth@aol.com
; 
; 
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g=1/f, h=1/d, j=1/(f-b), z=(-a*b*g*h)^j,
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; 
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