Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts:

Today's image, with its flashy colors, rates a full 8.  This does not include a bonus for the coloring, which was largely created by the program and merely tweaked by myself.

The name "Bangles and Baubles" reflects my impression of the scene, which is filled with trite whirls and spirals adorned with flashy colors.

The parent fractal consists of a series of Mandel-like objects lined along the Y-axis.  It was created when I combined Z^3 with 0.203 part of Z^5 and added straight C on each iteration.  Today's scene lies in the 'East Valley' of a tiny 'minibrot' on the Y-axis.  I used the quotes because it is a stretch of reason to call these features actual valleys or minibrots.

The values of the parameters is extremely critical.  The slightest change causes the entire image to disappear, and only occasionally does something other than a blank screen replace it.

The calculation time of 2-3/4 minutes borders on slowness, but the image is flashy and rather worth the effort of calculation.  It is certainly worth a quick visit to the web sites.

A typical mix of clouds and sun prevailed today here at Fractal Central.  With the haze, humidity and temperature of 84F 29C, it felt like a day in midsummer.  The fractal cats were happy with the weather, but they have yet to settle who gets ownership of the cat cube.  The only solution might be to pick up a few more cubes.  Nicholas actually collapsed the cube himself by accident while playing in it.

Unlike people in the movies, the humans of FC had an uneventful day.  The next FOTD will not appear until Sunday the 27th.  We are taking a one-day trip back to old FC on Saturday to take care of a few chores.  Until next time, take care, and I see no need to give up on the government schools; they gave up on themselves many years ago.

Jim Muth
jimmuth@earthlink.net


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