Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts:

Sometimes I feel that I give too little attention to the formulas hard-coded into the Fractint program.  Today's image is an attempt to correct this oversight.

To find today's image, I brought up the 'barnsleym1' formula.  Nothing of much interest happened until I tried the active inside fills on the nearly circular fractal.  When I tried the 'zmag' fill, I noticed a curious object on the Y-axis near the top of the parent fractal.  Then, when I started adjusting the colors, I spotted a ghostly shadow figure in the center of this object, almost like one of those vague shadows the ghost hunters on TV pick up with their fancy cameras and then claim they have photographed the ghost of a dead person.

The image consists totally of 'inside' stuff, though it does not fall into the category of 'evaporated' images.  And for an added bit of fractal excitement, check the apparently totally-random stuff at the lower edge of the chaotic area.  It gets less random and more interesting the deeper one goes.

When FL saw the image, she suggested I name it 'Pilot Light', but being of a philosophical nature, I named the image "Ghost in the Shell", referring to the hypothetical non-material spiritual entity that religion tells us we have within our physical bodies.

The rating of a 7 indicates that I consider the image a little above average.

The calculation time of 30 seconds will pass faster than a wraith in the night.

Perfect weather prevailed here at Fractal Central on Friday.  In this case, perfection is defined as cloudless skies and a temperature of 75F 24C.  The fractal cats had their thrill when a stray cat, (of which there are many in the area), wandered onto the porch and left a reminder that he had been there.

My day was slightly busy.  FL kept busy planting bulbs for next spring.  The next FOTD will be posted in 24 hours.  Until then, take care, and I'm skeptical of things I cannot see with my own eyes.  That's why I don't believe in unseen things like ghosts and atoms, which are widely accepted by the gullible.

Jim Muth
jamth@mindspring.com


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