Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts:

I have been having some trouble lately getting Xmission to accept the FOTD's I send to the Fractint mailing list through Earthlink.  Apparently, Xmission has put Earthlink on some kind of blacklist because of excess spam.  We'll see how it goes.  I have also created a new e-mail address, which I might or might not switch to, to cut down the amount of spam I receive.

Today's image is a very quick one, showing a minibrot in the parent fractal that results when the formula Z^(1.1)+C is iterated 11 levels up the complex logarithmic hyperladder with no function applied.

I can find little in the image to recommend, which leaves me with no choice but to rate it at an average 5.  The calculation time is a very reasonable 43 seconds however.

The minor task of setting up and running the parameter file may be avoided by going to the active FOTD web site at:

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

and viewing the finished image there, for all if anything it is worth.

The classic FOTD web site may be found at:

     http://www.Nahee.com/FOTD/

Lots of sun with a temperature of 36F +2C made Sunday feel quite seasonable here at Fractal Central.  But the forecast calls for snow late tonight.  The fractal cats enjoyed the sun while it was shining.  My day was quite busy getting some chores caught up.  The next FOTD will be posted in 24 hours.  Until then, take care, and where is the big breakthrough?

Jim Muth
jamth@mindspring.com


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  Z=C=Pixel:
    Z=log(Z)
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    Z=exp(e*(Z+flip(q)))+C
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