Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts:

Today's rather harmless image lies in a valley of the fractal that results when various negative parts of Z^(-4.5) and Z(-1.7) are mixed together and (1/C) is added.  Like most fractals of this double-negative type, this parent fractal cannot be described, though it may easily be seen by backing out of today's image.

I rated the image at a 6.  I searched for something to justify a higher rating, but nothing is there.

The name "Shadow of the Wind" has nothing to do with an old radio hero who could make himself invisible.  It's simply a phrase that came to mind from apparently nowhere.

The calculation time of 9 minutes means that the time required to run the parameter file is more than the resulting image is worth.

Too many clouds and a temperature of 54F 12C kept the fractal cats suppressed here at Fractal Central on Saturday.  My day was relaxing enough, though for some reason the Halloween trick-or-treaters were out one evening early.  The next FOTD will be posted in 24 hours.  Until then, take care, and if a spook spooks you, spook him back.  (They do exist, you know.  Whether they are real is another question.)

Jim Muth
jamth@mindspring.com


START PARAMETER FILE=======================================

Shadow_of_the_Wind { ; time=0:09:02.88-SF5 on P4-2000
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  formulaname=MandAutoCritInZ function=recip float=y
  center-mag=+0.56620315067701/+0.03728036351951/\
  8.3e+009/1/2.5/0 params=-0.6/-4.5/-3.6/-1.7/0/0/0/0
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frm:MandAutoCritInZ {; Jim Muth
a=real(p1), b=imag(p1), d=real(p2), f=imag(p2),
g=1/f, h=1/d, j=1/(f-b), z=(((-a*b*g*h)^j)+(p4)),
k=real(p3)+1, esc=imag(p3)+100, c=fn1(pixel):
z=k*((a*(z^b))+(d*(z^f)))+c,
|z| < esc }

END PARAMETER FILE=========================================