;     Date: Wed, 11 Jan 2006 00:36:13 -0500
;     From: Jim Muth <jamth@mindspring.com>
;  Subject: [Fractint] FOTD 11-01-06 (FOTD for 11-01-06 [NO RATING])
;       Id: <1.5.4.16.20060111003835.2a0f9d60@pop.mindspring.com>
; ---------
; 
; FOTD -- January 11, 2006 (NO RATING)
; 
; Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts:
; 
; Today's un-named and un-rated fractal image illustrates a midget 
; that lies on the ridiculously long main stem of the Z^(1.3)+C 
; Mandeloid as it appears 13 levels up the logarithmic spiral.  
; The ridiculously long stem of the parent fractal is mirrored in 
; the overly long stem of the midget in the image.
; 
; Since I put almost no effort into finding the image, and only 5 
; minutes into smoothing the colors, giving it a rating or a name 
; would hardly be fair.  True, the limited 256-color palette is 
; unusually smooth on my old-style CRT monitor, but on the newer 
; brighter LED monitor it is less impressive, making the image 
; unworthy of either name or rating.  Actually, the irregular 
; edges of the iteration bands are largely responsible for the 
; unusually smooth color effect.
; 
; The included parameter file renders in just over 2 minutes on 
; my 10-year-old 200-mhz fractal dedicated unit.  On the newer 
; 2300-mhz machine, it finishes in just under 3/4 of one minute.
; 
; The render time can be totally eliminated by downloading the 
; completed image from the FOTD web site, which may be accessed 
; at:
; 
;        <http://home.att.net/~Paul.N.Lee/FotD/FotD.html>
; 
; Tuesday was a pretty good day here at Old Fractal Central.  At 
; 4pm we got the word from our agent that our offer on the New 
; Fractal Central has been accepted and the contract papers are on 
; the way for us to sign.  The move from Baltimore to Sunbury by 
; April seems a pretty sure thing.  And considering what Baltimore 
; has become, all I can say is 'good riddance'.
; 
; The weather on Tuesday here at OFC was partly sunny and mild 
; with a temperature of 61F 16C.  This pleasantness kept the 
; fractal cats outside and satisfied.  Only a minor serving of 
; tuna was needed in the evening.  They actually seemed a bit 
; bored with the tuna.  I think my sister overstuffed them with 
; tuna while we were away.  The next FOTD probably, not certainly, 
; will appear in 24 hours.  Until then, take care, and prevail.
; 
; 
; Jim Muth
; jamth@mindspring.com
; jimmuth@aol.com
; 
; 
; START PARAMETER FILE=======================================

FOTD_for_11-01-06 { ; time=0:02:08.42--SF5 on a P200
  reset=2004 type=formula formulafile=allinone.frm
  formulaname=MandelbrotBC2 passes=b logmap=72
  center-mag=-1.45288720892949/-8.43233416695308/3.4\
  28101e+008/1/-157.5/4.863819991e-006 periodicity=10
  params=1.3/0/13/525 float=y maxiter=2500 inside=255
  colors=0000lb0kd0jf0ih0hj0gl0fn0ep2drDctKbvRaxY_za\
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  zizzzzzzzzzzzzzzuzzJzzRzzZzzdzzkzz0zzzzzzzzzzzzzzx\
  zzuzzizzzzzzzz0zz0zz0z000 }

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=========================================
; 
;