Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts: 

There was no FOTD for October 23 because FL and I spent the day searching for a companion for fractal cat Nicholas.  We found a calico cat named Callie, who will be the next fractal cat when she gets her shots and if she gets along with Nico.

For today's image I returned to the MandNewt series of formulas, number 10 to be exact.  Amidst all the confusion I dredged up today's scene, which despite the off-coloring, still reminds me of a nuclear explosion.  I named the image "Nuclear Newton".

The most notable feature of the image is the unusually smooth coloring -- smooth, that is, by 256-color GIF standards.  The unexpected smoothness earns the image a rating of an 8.

The calculation time of 1-2/3 minutes will pass in a flash.  With the passes set to 'g' the image will finish even faster, but a few minor bits of detail will be skipped over.

Today here at Fractal Central seemed more like a day in May than a day in late October.  The temperature of 75F 24C was mild enough for any outdoor activity, while the cloudless skies and light breezes made things near perfect.

The fractal cat spent much of the time in the sun and the rest of the time hoping for food.  The humans made it through the day with nothing to report.  The next FOTD will be posted when it is ready.  Until whenever that might be, take care, and protest ambiguity.

Jim Muth
jimmuth@earthlink.net


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

Nuclear_Newton     { ; time=0:01:40.00 SF5 at 2000MHZ
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  formulaname=MandNewt10 passes=1 center-mag=-0.115\
  184/0/2.9/1/90/0 params=5/-1/1/0.5/1/5e-031 float=y
  maxiter=430 inside=255 logmap=yes periodicity=0
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  6bv6cv6dw6ex6fy7gy7hz7iz7iy8jy8jy8jy9ky9ky9lx9lx9m\
  xAmxAmxAmxAmxAmxBmxBmxBmwBmwCmwCmwCmwCmwCmwDmwDmwD\
  mwDmvDmvEmvEmvEmvEmvEmvFmvFmvFmvFmvFmuGmuGmuGmuGmu\
  GmuHmuHmuHmuHmuImtImtImtImtImtJmtJmtJmtJmtJmtKmsKm\
  sKmsKmsKmsLmsLmsLmsLmsLmsMmsMmrMmrMmrMmrNmrNmrNmrN\
  mrOmrOmrOmqOmqOmqPmqPmqPmqPmqPmqQmqQmqQmqQmpQmpRmp\
  RmpRmpRmpRmpSmpSmpSmpSmoSmoTmoTmoTmoTmoUmoUmoUmoUm\
  oUmnVmnVmnVmnVmnVmnWmnWmnWmnWmnWmnXmmXmmXmmXmmXmmY\
  mmYmmYmmYmmYmmZmlZmlZmlZml_ll_kl_jm_im_hnfgoheooeo\
  odqmeqmfqmgqohqqiqtjqwkqz }

frm:MandNewt10 {; Jim Muth
z=g=pixel, a=real(p1), b=imag(p1), c=real(p2),
d=imag(p2), e=real(p3), f=imag(p3):
h=z^a+(g-b)*z-g
j=c*z^d+g
z=z-e*h/j,
f <= |h| }

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