Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts:  

Today's image is a scene I found in a distorted Mandelbrot set corrupted all the way through by Z^(1.001) energies.  The East Valley area of this parent fractal is shrunken out of sight, while the main spike area is blown up like a balloon.  A large bay lies between the extremes, with today's scene located near a kind of knot at the tip of a filament extending from a small bud on the northern shore line of this large main bay.

I named the image "Feminine Features" because of the shades of pink.  It is a strange name because I usually avoid the lacy, flowery, pink stuff found in shops that specialize in feminine things.  (FL has no such aversion, but that's her problem, not mine.)

The art rating of a 7 might have been a point or so higher if I had given more attention to the colors and brightened them up a little.  The math rating of a 7 shows that I was rather surprised at the things Z^(1.001) corruption can do to a Mandelbrot set.

The calculation time of 2 minutes is right on the mark for such an image.  It's just enough time to leave the room, pour a drink, and get back to the computer.  Checking the image on the web sites will save the hike.

Today brought a big improvement to Fractal Central, with cloudless skies, brilliant sunshine, and a temperature of 27F -3C, which was still well under the freezing point, but with light winds felt almost like a day in early spring.  The fractal cats welcomed the sun on their window shelf, but couldn't decide who would get the top-cat spot.  The fractal people simply made it through another day.  Hey, life is no soap opera, so don't expect constant, ever more interesting, storm and stress.

The next FOTD will be posted before too long.  Until whenever, take care, and I hear that God is infinitely forgiving and merciful -- as long as we are still alive, that is.  But when we die, watch out.  They say He turns into the most unforgiving, vengeful being we could possibly imagine.

Jim Muth
jimmuth@earthlink.net


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