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Fractal of the Day
by Jim Muth
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Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts: Today's fractal was created with the cmplxmarksjul formula of Fractint, a formula that draws variations of the standard Z^2+C Julia sets. Today's image is a variation of the very familiar Seahorse Valley or C=(-0.75) Julia set. When the exponent of C is a whole number, the cmplxmarksjul formula creates images resembling those created by the familiar Julia formula, though the size of the Julia sets increases as the value of the exponent is increased. When the exponent is fractional, the overall shape of the cmplxmarksjul fractals departs in certain areas quite a bit from the shape of the fractals created by the familiar Julia formula, though the smaller inner detail remains unchanged. As is the case with all the formulas I rarely investigate, I have probably missed the most interesting possibilities of the formula. Continuing the biblical theme of yesterday, I have named today's image "Julia Snake". I gave it this name not because there is something evil about it, but because something about it reminds me of a squirming snake. Snakes are still not the most pleasant things on earth, so I could rate the image no higher than a 5, but the very brief render time of 54 seconds raises the rating to a lofty overall value of 556. Tomorrow's image will be a scene in the Mandelbrot aspect of the same formula. Hopefully, I will find something that rates higher than a 5. As I stated above, today's image takes 54 seconds to render. It also takes about 54 seconds to download from the FOTD web site at: Perfect weather Friday, with sun and a temperature of 77F 25C, made the cats happy. Unfortunately, it did not make Tippy happy enough to make friends with the new cat in the area. When the new guy ventured into the yard, Tippy sent him scurrying. Then Tippy returned to the porch to be greeted by Thomas. I expect a rather peaceful day for a change. And peace is what I need to inspire me to find those elusive great fractals. One of them might appear tomorrow, then again, it might not. Check back in 24 hours to see what happens. Until next time, take care, and remain alert for those angels. Jim Muth jamth@mindspring.com jimmuth@aol.com |
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