Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts:  

Today's image is based on the combination of 4.71 parts of Z^3 and 3.14 parts of Z^4.  The parent fractal produced by this unlikely combination is an undersized Mandelbrot set with two open areas some distance to the west.  Today's scene lies on the north shore of the southern open area, near what appears to be a mostly-obscured rudimentary East Valley trying to get organized.  The buds along this rudimentary valley are not yet fully formed, but appear to be of a cubic nature.

The image's stripes were achieved by rendering the image with the outside set to the 'tdis' option.

The colors themselves are based on the Fractint default palette, though I have made many changes in this not-very-attractive color scheme.

The name "Night Watch" is a comment on the overall darkness pervading the scene.

The rating of 7-1/2 is as good a guess as I could make about the final value of the image.  Any rating excess is made up for by the very fast calculation time of around one minute.

About 3/4 inch (2cm) of snow fell overnight here at Fractal Central, but the high temperature of 34F +1C had disposed of it by mid-afternoon.  The fractal cat kept careful watch over the situation, then, when he saw that everything was under control, retired to his blanket on top of the tall bookcase.  The humans, who also prefer things to remain under control, spent the day keeping them that way.

The next FOTD will be posted when it is ready, with no promises stated or implied.  Until next time, whenever that may be, take care, and if technology is making our lives ever better, why are so many people so unsatisfied with their lives?

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)),
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z=k*((a*(z^b))+(d*(z^f)))+c,
|z| < l }

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