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Fractal of the Day
by Jim Muth
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Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts: Things unexpectedly turned very busy here at Fractal Central on Saturday, and I had no time to search for a new fractal. When this happens, I always return to the best, most prolific fractal of all, the Mandelbrot set, where all the other fractals have their origin. Once again, the M-set did not let me down. I gave today's image no rating, since I had almost nothing to do with its creation. I merely went to the eastern shoreline of the main bay of the M-set, where I know such scenes are waiting, and picked the first midget I saw. The color palette appeared when I struck the 'enter' key, and was fine-tuned with a few more key strokes in little more than a minute. Though I did not rate the image, I did give it a name. In my mind's eye, the overall hazy blue effect makes the scene appear delicate. I named the image "Fractal Delicacy". Perhaps the most striking thing about today's image is the appearance of the pale pink basins, hovering around the thicker fractal arms like a cloud of fireflies hovering around a grove of trees. These areas are of a very high iteration count, where exploration is very slow and tedious, though some unusual scenes are to be found there. The render time of today's image is under 3 minutes, a short enough wait to glimpse an image that is almost free of human involvement. (Of course if there were no humans, there might be no Mandelbrot set, but this is another story.) For maximum convenience, the completed image is available at the FOTD web site at: There could soon be a change in the FOTD web site, so stay tuned. With brilliant sun, a high temperature of only 86F 30C, and lower humidity, Saturday was a very satisfactory day for the fractal duo of cats, who spent a good part of the morning and the entire afternoon outside. Luckily, they kept out of trouble. When they came in, they were ready to settle down to sleep without their usual tuna. Today is starting about the same. It looks like another good day for the duo. For me it looks like a busy day. The next FOTD will likely, though not certainly appear in 24 hours. Until then, take care, and search for the secrets of life. The answers might lie in fractals. Jim Muth jamth@mindspring.com jimmuth@aol.com |
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