Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts:

Today's image is not only late, it is very simple -- another scene on the northwest shore line of the main bay, but this time the main bay of the large minibrot on the main stem of the Mandelbrot set.  The scene lies on a filament, just beyond the point where it separates from the main body of chaos.

I named the image "Surprise Mandelbrot" because of the elements surrounding the central minibrot, which surprisingly point in toward the center rather than outward.

The rating of a 7 is perhaps a bit above what might be expected for a fractal found on a day with so many other things to do.  The calculation time of 10 minutes is due to the necessity of using arbitrary precision math, and is slower than I would have preferred.

But calculation may be avoided by checking the web site at:

http://www.emarketingiseasy.com/TESTS/FOTD/jim_muths_fotd.html

where the finished image will soon be posted.

and don't forget the original web site at:

http://www.Nahee.com/FOTD/

Clouds all day and a temperature of freezing kept things subdued here at Fractal Central on Christmas day.  The fractal cats were too busy romping in the wrapping paper to notice the outside conditions.  The next FOTD will be posted in 10 hours or more.  Until then, take care, and relax.

Jim Muth
jamth@mindspring.com


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