Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts:

Today's image is not my own.  It is one I found on the CD that came with the second edition of the book "Fractal Creations".  Since the book was printed in 1993, the image is over 17 years old.

On the CD, the image is in a directory named 'Sherry'.  I have no idea who this mysterious 'Sherry' person might be.  I used the image virtually as I found it on the disk, though I did make it slightly smaller and add a few tints of color plus a few brilliant highlights.

The image was calculated by the fn(z*z) formula hard-coded into Fractint.

The name "By Sherry" indicates that I can take no credit for the image, nor can I give it a rating.  I can only stand on the peak of the mountain that someone else carried me to the top of, and exclaim 'what a great view'.

The calculation time is incredibly fast -- less than one second on my 2000mhz fractal-dedicated machine, which is very faithful, but now and then decides it does not want to start up unless its memory cards are reseated.

The finished image is also available on the FOTD web site at:

       http://www.Nahee.com/FOTD/

Too many clouds but otherwise benign conditions prevailed here at Fractal Central on Saturday.  The temperature topped at a quite average 48F +9C, which was mild enough to keep the fractal cats happy.  When their happiness waned, they amused themselves by chasing the toy laser beam up and down the hallway.  They enjoy the laser so much that they come and ask one of us for action when they want their exercise.

As for the humans, our day was average, which is the way we like it.  The next FOTD, this time a J.M. original, will be posted in 24 hours.  Until then, take care, and when we finally see the light, what will we do with it?

Jim Muth
jamth@mindspring.com


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