;     Date: Sun, 07 Jan 2007 22:38:29 -0500
;     From: Jim Muth <jamth@mindspring.com>
;  Subject: [Fractint] FOTD 08-01-07 (Orchids in Bloom [No Rating])
;       Id: <1.5.4.16.20070107224051.225f3fac@pop.mindspring.com>
; ---------
; 
; FOTD -- January 08, 2007 (No Rating)
; 
; Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts:
; 
; Today's formula, Z^(1.2)-Z^(1.8)+C, draws a Mandelbrot set 
; rotated 180 degrees, with its east valley on the west side.  
; This East Valley does not terminate in a point however.  It 
; terminates in a kind of wedge.  Today's scene is located in 
; a small valley on the southern edge of this wedge.
; 
; I named the image "Orchids in Bloom", though now I can see 
; little reason for such a name.  I made no effort to rate the 
; image.  I simply felt lazy.
; 
; The image was calculated in the normal inside=0, outside=iter 
; method.  Other outside options give somewhat different versions 
; of the scene, though it is a toss-up whether any of them are 
; better than today's effort.
; 
; The calculation time of 22 minutes is slow enough to cause 
; impatience.  But the cure for any fractal impatience is on the 
; internet at:
; 
;        <http://home.att.net/~Paul.N.Lee/FotD/FotD.html>
; 
; where the GIF image has been calculated and posted for all con-
; cerned fractalists to view at their leisure.
; 
; The daytime weather was fair enough here at Fractal Central on 
; Sunday, with partly sunny skies and a temperature of 48F 9C.  
; But toward evening, clouds moved in fast, and by 7pm a chilly 
; rain set in.  The fractal cats stopped their play long enough to 
; notice the raindrops on the window.  Then they asked for their 
; evening treats.
; 
; My day was average.  There was no rush work to do, so I spent 
; most of the afternoon watching TV and exploring Fractal Land.  
; The next FOTD will appear in 24 hours.  Until then, take care, 
; and walk among the stars.  (The stars in the sky, that is.)
; 
; 
; Jim Muth
; jamth@mindspring.com
; jimmuth@aol.com
; 
; 
; START PARAMETER FILE=======================================

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frm:MandelbrotMix4 {; Jim Muth
a=real(p1), b=imag(p1), d=real(p2), f=imag(p2),
g=1/f, h=1/d, j=1/(f-b), z=(-a*b*g*h)^j,
k=real(p3)+1, l=imag(p3)+100, c=fn1(pixel):
z=k*((a*(z^b))+(d*(z^f)))+c,
|z| < l }

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