; Date: Tue, 26 Nov 2002 10:14:13 -0500 ; From: Jim Muth ; Subject: [Fractint] FOTD 26-11-02 (Mollusks [6]) ; Id: <1.5.4.16.20021126101619.38df61da@pop.mindspring.com> ; --------- ; FOTD -- November 26, 2002 (Rating 6) ; ; Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts: ; ; Now that I have found a way to eliminate the nuisance of un- ; wanted e-mail, I sometimes amuse myself by actually reading the ; pathetic junk. This morning for example, I found 23 unwanted ; letters in my e-mailbox. Of these 23, three would make me into ; a 'bigger' man, two had approved my non-existent mortgage appli- ; cation, and the remaining 18 offered a way I could earn a lot of ; money by doing next to nothing. ; ; Unfortunately, all of the money-making letters required me to ; spend money before I could find how to get rich by doing almost ; nothing. Another problem was that most of the letters failed to ; disclose the nature of the get-rich-quick business they were ; promoting. I lost track of how many times I read phrases such ; as 'unlimited demand' and 'this business'. By the time I had ; finished reading the junk, I was convinced that I could probably ; do better raising chinchillas or selling sensuous pizzas. ; Fractals will never make me rich, but at least, they are honest. ; ; The parent fractal of today's image combines portions of ; Z^(-1.313) and Z^(-13.13). Then, to turn the fractal rightside- ; out, 1/C has been added instead of the normal C. The result is ; a large Mandeloid with a scattering of smaller Mandeloids ; arranged in a broad ring extending to the east and south. One ; of these smaller Mandeloids appears to consist of two Mandelbrot ; sets partly merged. Today's image is located in a broad valley ; where the two sets come together. ; ; I studied today's image for several minutes before finding the ; name "Mollusks". I can give no logical reason for the name ; other than I felt like using it. And the eight dark red ; features surrounding the midget actually do vaguely resemble ; steamed lobster claws. (Is a lobster a mollusk?) ; ; I rated the image at a 6, which is a bit above average on my ; scale of fractal worth. It might have rated a 7, were it not ; for the 37-minute render time. But as always, the completed GIF ; image is available on the internet at the FOTD web sites at: ; ; ; ; and: ; ; ; ; The Monday weather here at Fractal Central was of the pleasant ; variety. Warm sun, light winds, and a temperature of 61F 16C ; kept the cats active and happy in the yard most of the ; afternoon. Tippy briefly eyed a nut-gathering squirrel, but ; decided to do nothing but watch. Thomas just watched Tippy. ; ; This morning is cloudy and colder, with a raw north wind. The ; duo will be much less happy, and a treat will likely be ; necessary. For me it promises to be a routine day -- do the ; work, then explore the fractal world. The next FOTD will appear ; in 24 hours. Until then, take care, and have a fractalish day. ; ; ; Jim Muth ; jamth@mindspring.com ; jimmuth@aol.com ; ; ; START PARAMETER FILE================================ Mollusks { ; time=0:37:20.57--SF5 on a P200 reset=2002 type=formula formulafile=allinone.frm formulaname=MandelbrotMix4 function=recip passes=1 center-mag=+2.557485952491174/-1.90680936623707/1.\ 591116e+010/1/147.500128621781585/-0.0001669339402\ 8475389 params=-5.5/-1.313/-7.8/-13.13/0/0 float=y maxiter=5000 inside=0 logmap=639 periodicity=10 colors=030mWaqV`oV`qUaqTcqTdqSeqSgqQgqQhqPjqNkqNmr\ MmrMnrLorLqrJrrIrrItrGvrGwrExvAwrExoIzmLzjNzgQzdTz\ aWzZZzWazTdzQgzOjzLmzIpzFszCuz8wz5wz2wz0wz0wz0wz0w\ z0wz0wz0wz0wz0wz1wz1wz2wz4wz4wz5wz7wz7wx8ww8wwAwvC\ wtCwrDwqFwoFwoGwnGwmIwkJwjJwjLwhMwgMweOwd4qeOwdewc\ wwarw`ow`kw`hw`dw`aw`Yw`Vw`Qw`Ow`Jw`Gw`Cw`8w`4w`1w\ `0wa0w`0wZ0wY0wW0wV0wT0wS0wQ0uP0tO0tM0sL0qJ0pI0pG0\ nF0mD0kC0kA1j81h71h51g41e21d11d01b01a01a07e4ChDIkM\ MnTQqaWuj`wqewzjwznwzkwzhwzewzcwz`wzZwzWwzTwzQwzOu\ zLtzJtzGszDqzApz7pz4nz2mz0kz0kz0jy0hw0gu0gt0dp0bn0\ aj0`g0Ze1Yc2Wa5TZ8SYAQVDPTFNQIMPJLMMILPGIQEGTDDVBC\ YA8Z50Z77V7LV7VV7VV7VV7VV7VY7Va50c50c50d50d51e52e5\ 5g57g5Ah5Ch5Dj5Gj5Ik5Jk5Mm5Om5Qn5Sn5To5Wo5Yq5`o5Zo\ 5Yo5Yo5Wo5Wo5Vo5Vo5To5To5So5Qo7Qo8PqAPqBOrDOrEMtGM\ tILvJJvLJwMIwPIxSGxVGzYGz`GzbJzeMzhPzkSznVznVznVzn\ VznVznVznVznVznVznVznVznV } frm:MandelbrotMix4 {; 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, k=real(p3)+1, l=imag(p3)+100, c=fn1(pixel): z=k*((a*(z^b))+(d*(z^f)))+c, |z| < l } ; END PARAMETER FILE================================== ; ;