;     Date: Thu, 22 Dec 2005 08:17:00 -0500
;     From: Jim Muth <jamth@mindspring.com>
;  Subject: [Fractint] FOTD 22-12-05 (Santa Claws [5])
;       Id: <1.5.4.16.20051222081907.29df508e@pop.mindspring.com>
; ---------
; 
; FOTD -- December 22, 2005 (Rating 5)
; 
; Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts:
; 
; Wednesday was so busy that I had no chance to write and post 
; today's FOTD until this morning.  Since the upcoming days will 
; be even busier, the next FOTD will not appear until December 28.
; 
; Today's image is a colorful scene in the Seahorse Valley area of 
; the Julibrot.  It is a totally oblique view, with an orientation 
; closest to the Julia direction.
; 
; I named the image "Santa Claws".  The claw-like feature inspired 
; the name.  This claw is the edge of a larger feature, which is 
; only being skimmed by today's slice.  The tiny spiral in the 
; lower right part of the frame is actually the most important 
; feature in the image.  Change the first 4 parameters to 90 to 
; see it explode and take over the entire frame.
; 
; Being an honest man, I could rate today's fractal no higher than 
; an average 5.  I really put almost no effort into it.
; 
; The render time of 2-3/4 minutes is within reason for an average 
; FOTD, and the fractal may also be accessed by downloading the 
; finished GIF file from the FOTD web site at:
; 
;        <http://home.att.net/~Paul.N.Lee/FotD/FotD.html>
; 
; where it will soon be posted.
; 
; Wednesday's weather was a repeat of Tuesday's here at the old 
; Fractal Central.  It was once again too blustery and chilly for 
; sensitive fractal cats to venture out of doors.  They spent the 
; day toggling between sleep and watching the outside from the com-
; fort of their window shelf.  My day was busier than average, but 
; still well under control.  However, with so much holiday stuff 
; piling up, and with the search for the new Fractal Central still 
; in full swing, I must take a 5-day break from the FOTD.  The 
; next FOTD will appear in 6 days, on or about December 28.  Until 
; then, take care, and wait with bated but not abated breath.
; 
; 
; Jim Muth
; jamth@mindspring.com
; jimmuth@aol.com
; 
; 
; START PARAMETER FILE=======================================

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  formulaname=SliceJulibrot2 passes=t logmap=yes
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frm:SliceJulibrot2   {; draws most slices of Julibrot
  pix=pixel, u=real(pix), v=imag(pix),
  a=pi*real(p1*0.0055555555555556),
  b=pi*imag(p1*0.0055555555555556),
  g=pi*real(p2*0.0055555555555556),
  d=pi*imag(p2*0.0055555555555556),
  ca=cos(a), cb=cos(b), sb=sin(b), cg=cos(g),
  sg=sin(g), cd=cos(d), sd=sin(d),
  p=u*cg*cd-v*(ca*sb*sg*cd+ca*cb*sd),
  q=u*cg*sd+v*(ca*cb*cd-ca*sb*sg*sd),
  r=u*sg+v*ca*sb*cg, s=v*sin(a),
  c=p+flip(q)+p3, z=r+flip(s)+p4:
  z=sqr(z)+c
  |z|<=9 }

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