Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts:

Tomorrow begins a new year here at FC, and unless someone is very wrong, (which is most likely the case), none of us will be around to see its end.  FL and I, unconcerned about doomsday predictions, passed the day browsing a local antique emporium, which explains the lateness and brevity of the discussion.

The image rates a mere 6; its calculation time is 11 minutes -- hardly a bargain, but still worth a look.

The name "Critically Different" indicates that the generating expression is the same one that created yesterday's image, but to create today's parent fractal, Z was initialized at the other critical point of the expression, which is 0.7293231403.

Today's parent fractal is much the same as the parent of yesterday's image, though in today's parent, only the eastern spike appears to be a critical area.  Today's scene is located on the northeast shore line of the third bud out the positive spike of its parent.

As can be seen from the image, the law of diminishing returns has already started to set in.  The image is basically little more than just another East Valley minibrot with a little extra decoration added.

The image is rather slow; the reward is rather small.  It's up to the individual fractalist to decide whether the modicum of satisfaction would be worth the calculation time and effort.

Today here at Fractal Central was marked by lots of clouds, occasional rain showers and even a little sun.  The temperature of 50F 10C was mild enough to keep the fractal cats happy, while the humans kept happy in other ways.  The next FOTD will appear in 24 hours.  Until then, take care, and when will science and religion combine their forces and put an end to the religious conflicts that are causing so much strife in our world?

Jim Muth
jimmuth@earthlink.net


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z=p5, c=pixel,
a=real(p1), b=imag(p1), d=real(p2), f=imag(p2),
g=real(p3), h=imag(p3), j=real(p4), k=imag(p4):
z=(a*(z^b))+(d*(z^f))+(g*(z^h))+(j*(z^k))+c,
|z| <= 100 }

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