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December 7, 2010: Something to Enjoy Dec. 6 Dec. 8 2010 FOTD Home
 Rating 9

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Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts:

Today's image is only the parent fractal of tomorrow's FOTD.  But what a parent it is!  How could I let such a visionary parent fractal, with its hints of celestial wonders, go unrecognized?

Does the image really rate a celestial 9?  In my opinion it does, even though most of the effect is a result of Fractint and my color tweaking.

The name "Something to Enjoy" fairly describes the impression the image will have on the viewer.  And the calculation time of an incredibly short 8 seconds will be over before the fractalist knows it has begun.

But there is always the problem of fractalists with new fangled over-qualified machines and operating systems that are afflicted with DOS-phobia.  These viewers may bypass the fun of running the included parameter file by viewing the finished image on the JackOfTradeZ web site at:

       http://www.fractal-animation.net/fotd2.zip

The images will be posted there until the original web site at:

      http://www.Nahee.com/FOTD/

is again up to date.  I have not yet checked to see how quickly the images will be posted to the new web site.  There might be a day or so delay.  At any rate, as soon as I get a break from the holiday rush, I will set up my own web site -- date and URL yet to be determined.

Winter arrived in force here at Fractal Central on Monday as a band of snow off Lake Erie moved in just after midday, bringing snow all afternoon and well into the night.  At post time about 4 inches 10cm of snow are on the ground and the intensity is increasing.  The high temp of 30F -1C was just far enough below freezing to assure that things got slippery.  The fractal cats watched the big fluffy flakes with interest for an hour or so, then curled up by the heat to sleep away the afternoon.

My day was average, though there is that snow on the sidewalk that I will need to clear away.  The next FOTD will be posted in 24 hours.  Until then, take care, and the best fractals are yet to come.

Jim Muth
jamth@mindspring.com


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