Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts: 

Today's image is a non-existent one.  The expression behind today's image, Z^(0.09)+Z^(-0.09)+C, does not make a fractal.  Try it and see.  It merely draws a blank screen of dead inside stuff.

But the Fractint program has inside fills that can make something dead come alive, and in today's image, the 'FMOD' inside fill with a proximity of 0.65 has brought a basically dead screen to a zombie like life.

I have given the art aspect of the image a rating of a very honorable 8, while the math aspect comes in at a 7.  I spent quite a bit of time on the impossible task of smoothing out a 256-color GIF palette.  The result is moderately successful.

The name "FOTD with FMOD" simply states the situation as it is.  The calculation time of 6 minutes is slow however.  So don't forget the web sites.

A mix of sun and clouds with a temperature of 88F 31C made today ideal for most any outdoor activities here at Fractal Central, including water things.  The humidity was a bit on the high side, but simply added to the summer atmosphere.  The fractal cat spent most of the day asleep on the entertainment center, the rest of the day watching the local pigeons.  The humans survived the day without mishap.

The next FOTD will soon be posted.  To see how soon, check back frequently.  Until soon arrives, take care, and why did God set standards of behavior that, because of the weaknesses He Himself built into us, are impossible for any human being to achieve?

Jim Muth
jimmuth@earthlink.net


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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, l=imag(p3)+100, c=fn1(pixel):
z=k*((a*(z^b))+(d*(z^f)))+c,
|z| < l }

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