Fractal of the Day
by Jim Muth

The Sun and Moon ©
Jim Muth's fractal image in GIF format (640x480).


FOTD -- September 30, 2003   (Rating 7)

Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts:

Having found, or rather created, a spare moment, I used that time to find a very slow fractal, which I could let develop on my fractal machine while I accomplished other things on my other machines.   The fractal took almost 3 hours to complete, and when it was finished, I named it "The Sun and Moon".   I can give no reason for choosing such a name.   Perhaps someone viewing the image can supply a reason.

The parent fractal is an oversized something, too distorted to be called a Mandeloid, which consists of little more than two prominent valleys.   Today's image is located rather deep in the larger valley.   This valley must be of the 'Seahorse' variety, because the midget I found in it resembles 'Seahorse Valley' midgets more than 'Elephant Valley' midgets.

When all was said and done, I rated the image at a 7.   But even a 7-rated image is not worth a wait of almost 3 hours.   So I recommend downloading the image from one of the FOTD web sites at:
http://home.att.net/~Paul.N.Lee/FotD/FotD.html
and at:
http://sdboyd.dyndns.org/~sdboyd/fotd/

Things are coming along reasonably smoothly here at F.C.   By working long days, I am getting the old work out a little faster than new work is coming in.   And if the present trend continues, things will eventually get caught up.   It is far too early to say when 'eventually' will arrive.

Monday was a fine early Autumn day here at Fractal Central, with lots of sun and a crisp temperature of 66F 19C.   The fractal cats enjoyed themselves in the yard for two hours in the afternoon, and settled for the evening without a treat of tuna.

As for me, I still have enough work backed up to keep the 12-hour days going for another week or two.   But the backlog will 'eventually' be cleared and the daily FOTD will resume.   Until next new FOTD, whenever that is, take care, and keep checking those old classic FOTD images.


Jim Muth
jamth@mindspring.com
jimmuth@aol.com


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