Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts:

Today, with time at a premium, it's back to fractals-101.  When I booted the first version of Fractint that had the ability to calculate fractional powers of Z, the first formula I tried was the type=manzpower, and the second thing I did was check the Julia set of the point on the negative X-axis where the western shore line of the main bay lies.

What I found was a fractal that rather resembles one of those extinct marine animals known as trilobites.  But an animal that once oozed through prehistoric sea-floor slime makes a poor model for a fractal.  Luckily however, the trilobite was surrounded by a ring of graceful though stylized fractal trees.

One of these trees appeared as one of the very first FOTD images, though that image was calculated at a much lower maxiter than today's version.  The original version cut off the deep spirals that engulf the sides of the crown of the tree.

I could not give a rating to today's image.  I put relatively little coloring effort into it, and it must be about the eighth fractal tree in FOTD history.

The name "The Original Tree" simply reminds the viewer that such a tree was the first of the infinity of fractal trees that I stumbled upon.

Actually, this fractal tree stuff is quite common in the fractals created with fractional exponents, and can be turned into several other rather convincing things such as fractal landscapes on alien planets.

Saturday turned into the most pleasant day in over a week here at Fractal Central, with partly cloudy skies and a temperature of 81F 27C.  A few showers were scattered around the area, but they all missed FC.  Sunday was not so pleasant.  The sky was totally cloudy and the temperature reached only 73F 23C.  The fractal cats had two uneventful days, spent mostly sleeping.  The next FOTD will be posted in 24 hours.  Until then, take care, and do well in your endeavor.

Jim Muth
jimmuth@earthlink.net


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