Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts:  

Today's image is named "A Forest on Alpha-X", but to actually see the forest with its strangely tinted sky beyond, it is necessary to step back from the screen.   The impression of a forest of trees lies in the overall shading, not the finer details, which are more Mandelbrot than tree-like.

Apparently, on planet Alpha-X, the air is also filled with flying insects, especially during the times of twilight, which is the time of day illustrated in the image.  The clouds of bugs are scattered all over the background.

The image was created by the MandNewt08 formula, which I wrote quite a few years ago.  This formula is part of a series that was intended to do something that I have long since forgotten.  The only thing I am sure of is that the series creates images that share both Mandelbrot and Newton characteristics.

The rating of an 8 seems about right for the image, with a full point of the rating due to the coloring, which took about 45 minutes to get almost but not quite right.

The calculation time of 2-3/4 minutes is close to FOTD average.  The fastest way to enjoy the dusky forest scene is to view it in finished form on one of the FOTD web sites.

The cloudy breezy weather today was offset by a temperature of 73F 23C.  Light rain showers began in the afternoon, but by post time had not amounted to much.  The fractal cat passed most of the afternoon sleeping in my favorite chair and the rest of the time asking for food.  The humans spent most of their time watching the TV news.

The next FOTD will be posted in a day of two.  Until whenever it actually appears, take care, and now it looks like we'll need tighter controls on home-made bombs.  And we'll also need to keep more careful watch on those outgoing people with a lot of friends, who never do anything suspicious.

Jim Muth
jimmuth@earthlink.net


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