; Date: Mon, 09 Oct 2006 23:34:49 -0400 ; From: Jim Muth ; Subject: [Fractint] FOTD 10-10-06 (Cobweb Corner [7]) ; Id: <1.5.4.16.20061009233609.0d3f9ef2@pop.mindspring.com> ; --------- ; ; FOTD -- October 10, 2006 (Rating 7) ; ; Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts: ; ; Surprising fractals sometimes lurk where least expected. In ; today's image for example, I used no fancy formula. The entire ; image was done with the type=manzpower formula built into ; Fractint, using the basic equal-iteration bands on the outside ; and a solid black on the inside. ; ; I was thinking of the curious rectangles on the negative X-axis ; of the Z^2.003 Mandeloid, when I wondered what might lie on the ; negative X-axis of the Z^3.003 figure. I found no rectangles ; there. What I found instead is a fractal filled with cobwebs. ; I named it "Cobweb Corner", though I could just as easily have ; given it a Halloween name. ; ; The image has an equally interesting Julia set, which will be ; calculated if the space bar is struck twice with today's image ; on the screen. The odd planes and oblique slices are most ; likely interesting also. I might check these slices tomorrow. ; If I find anything of interest, it will appear as tomorrow's ; FOTD. ; ; The rating of a 7 seems a bit overblown. I chose the rating ; when I first saw the image with its excessive detail. Since ; then the image has come to appear too busy, with no central ; theme and too much color. But the rating of a 7 was an honest ; one at the time, and it will remain. ; ; The calculation takes 28-1/2 minutes to complete on my old compu- ; ter. It will go far faster on the SOTA units that do not choke ; on DOS programs. The fastest way of all to see the image is to ; go to the FOTD web site at: ; ; ; ; and enjoy the image there. ; ; Another perfectly perfect day here at Fractal Central on Monday ; went un-appreciated by the fractal cats, who discovered the fun ; of zooming up and down the hallway, putting on the brakes on the ; hall carpets and sliding 6 feet. Their fun will come to an ; abrupt end tomorrow however, when we tack the carpets in place. ; ; My day was slower than expected, but it is looking more like ; that big job will be coming in at the start of next week. I ; guess I had best enjoy this week, which will be slow. Who knows ; what next week will bring. One thing near certain however is ; that the next FOTD will appear in 24 hours. Until that glorious ; moment arrives, take care, and fly like the eagles. ; ; ; Jim Muth ; jamth@mindspring.com ; jimmuth@aol.com ; ; ; START PARAMETER FILE======================================= Cobweb_Corner { ; time=0:28:33.62--SF5 on a P200 reset=2004 type=manzpower passes=1 center-mag=-0.38585624673513200/-0.001836768333955\ 08/9.279313e+007 params=0/0/3.003/0 float=y maxiter=9000 inside=0 logmap=373 periodicity=10 colors=050650A50F50J50O50S50V80YC0`H0cL0dQ6aUD`YKT\ dSMiWFlT7lS0lP0nO0nK0oH0oG0oD0qA0q90r60r40t10t00t0\ 0u00u00w00w00w00t01r04q09o0Cl0Gk0Ji0Oh0Qf0Vd1_b3aa\ 4f_6iX7mV9pUAuTCxRDzRFzRHzRJzRMzROzUPyVPuXRoYRj_Rd\ aS`bSVdSPfTLhTFiVAkV4lV0nW0oW0qWMz0Lz0Lz0Lz6LzAJrG\ JkKJdRJXVJQZMOZPNZSNZVLZYLZ`KZcIZfIZiHZlHZoFZpFZoQ\ Zo_ZzoZzsZzwZzzZzzfzzmzzmzzmgzhgzlgxpfrsfkwfeyghwg\ ivgktgnsgorgqpgrogumgwlixjizhizgizfizdizcizaiz`izZ\ izYjzVjzTjzSjzRjzOjzMjzKjzJjzHjzFjzDjzCjzAjz7jz6jz\ 4lszjz1sz6zl9z_CzNFzRAyV7r_3jd0cf0Xw0Po0It0Ax03z0C\ r0Li0Sb0`U0gN0pE0x60uH0rQ0o_0lh0ir0fz0dz0IQtJOtJOt\ JNtJNtLLtLLtLKtLKtMItMItMHtMHuOFvOFwOExOEyMCyMCyMC\ yMCyMCyNCyOCyPCyQCyRCySCyTCyUCyVCyWCyXCyYCyZCy_Cy`\ CyaCybCycFydIyeLyfOygRyhUyiXyjYykYylYymYynYyoYypYy\ qYyrYysYytYyuYyvYyw_yxayybyzdyzeyzfyzhyziyzkyzlyzl\ yzlyzlyzlyzlyzlyzlyzlyzly } ; END PARAMETER FILE========================================= ; ;