; Date: Tue, 31 Dec 2002 09:25:37 -0500 ; From: Jim Muth ; Subject: [Fractint] FOTD 31-12-02 (So Be It [6]) ; Id: <1.5.4.16.20021231092812.0d87d674@pop.mindspring.com> ; --------- ; FOTD -- December 31, 2002 (Rating 6) ; ; Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts: ; ; With today's FOTD we end the year by returning to the ; MandelbrotMix4 formula and visiting the fractal created when 4.1 ; parts of Z^(-7.5) are added to 7.7 parts of Z^(-1.5). To make ; things even more interesting, we then add (1/C) rather than just ; straight C. ; ; The resulting fractal consists of a short string of bays with ; many spurious sub-bays and valleys. Today's scene lies in an ; unlikely part of a spiral in an unpromising area in the south- ; west corner of the parent fractal. I found it more by instinct ; than logic. In fact, I rarely use logic when searching for ; fractals -- it takes too much of the fun and surprise out of the ; search. ; ; I named the image "So Be It". The name has nothing to do with ; the appearance of the fractal. It expresses the mood that comes ; over me every year at this time, when another year passes ; irretrievably into the past. (which too many have already done) ; ; The image consists of a central midget surrounded by a ring of ; silk ribbons. Beyond the silky ring lies a dark mysterious area ; filled with somber purplish bows. The whole thing is a bit on ; the depressing side, and can be rated no higher than a 6. But a ; 6 is still above average, so the 14 minutes spent rendering the ; image from the parameter file will not be a total waste of time. ; And even the 14 minute wait can be avoided by visiting one of ; the FOTD web sites and downloading the finished image from there. ; ; Paul's FOTD web site can be accessed at: ; ; ; ; Scott's can be found at: ; ; ; ; Monday brought a repeat of Sunday's weather to F.C., with sun, ; clouds, light breezes, and a temperature of 44F 6.5C, which was ; pleasant for humans but not pleasant enough for dynamic fractal ; cats. The duo's moods turned sulky as the afternoon progressed ; and the mud in the yard remained undried. ; ; As for myself, I expect a pleasant enough day. The non-fractal ; work is nearly finished, leaving me little to do for the rest of ; the day but keep my eye on the cats, search for fractals, and ; finish reading my latest issue of 'Skeptical Inquirer' magazine, ; a publication by skeptics for skeptics, whose purpose is to pro- ; mote reason and reassure the concerned members of the skeptical ; community that the paranormal and the supernatural do not exist. ; ; Unfortunately for those whose world would come crashing down if ; the paranormal were shown to be true, things that cannot be ex- ; plained rationally actually do happen, and have happened to me, ; (particularly in the week preceding 9-11-01), which is why I no ; longer consider the articles in SI magazine to be the final word ; on the subject. But it is still an informative magazine, which ; is fun to read. And, being party-poopers, the authors are used ; to being kicked around by those who want to believe. ; ; Once again, I have managed to escape the silliness that happens ; at midnight every year on this date. Instead of going out and ; acting silly, I'll sit by my fractal TV and watch others act ; silly. Until next year, which will be here sooner than one ; might expect, take care, and bide your time with a search for ; fractals. ; ; ; Jim Muth ; jamth@mindspring.com ; jimmuth@aol.com ; ; ; START PARAMETER FILE================================ So_Be_It { ; time=0:14:46.39--SF5 on a P200 reset=2002 type=formula formulafile=allinone.frm formulaname=MandelbrotMix4 function=recip passes=1 center-mag=-0.80908348488226210/-1.024832179848169\ 00/7.597656e+008/1/159.999668133916543/0.000292235\ 226264474235 params=7.7/-1.5/4.1/-7.5/0/525 float=y maxiter=2000 inside=0 logmap=310 periodicity=10 colors=00042E63G84HA5JD6LH7NK8PO9QRASVAUY8Wa7Yd6Zh\ 5`k4bo3dr2fu1gq6inAkkFlhJneOoaSqZXrW`tTeuQewNgxMhv\ LhuLesKcrJ`pJZoIWmHUlHRjGPiFMgFKfEHdEFcHE`JEYLDWND\ TQCRSCOUBMWBJZAH`AEb9Cd99f97hE6iJ6jO5kT5lY4nb4og3p\ l3qq2rr2pr6ooAmmDljHjhKieOgbRf`VdYYcWaaTd`QhZOkYLo\ XJrTJoPJmQIkQHiQGgQGeQFcQEaRD_RDYRCXRBURASRA3SE4SE\ 5SI6SH7SM8SL8TO9TOATQBTSCTSDTVDSTHRUKQUNPTQPTTOTWN\ SZMSaLSdLSgKXeJacJfbIk`Ip_HuYHzXGsYFmZFg_Ea`EWaDQb\ DKcCEdC8eB7dB7dB7cB7cB7cB7bA6bA6aA6aA6aA6`A6`A6`HG\ VOQQU_LT`MSaMRbMQbNPcNPdNOeONeOMfOLgPKhPKhPIeQHbQF\ `REYRDVSBTSAQT8OT7LU6IU4GV3DV2BV6HSAMPDRNHWKLaHOfF\ SkCWj9Zz7`t8bt9dsAefBglCirDjqElqEnqFopGqpHsoItoJvn\ KxnLynLvkMshNpeOnbOk_PhYQeVRcSR`PSYMTVKUTHUQEVNBWK\ 8XI6XK9WMCWOFWQIWSLVTOVVRVXUVZXU`_UbbUceUbfWbgXbiY\ bkZbm`boabqbbscbuebwfbxgbyhbzidzbfzXhzQizKgzHezEcz\ Baz9_z6Yz3Wz1Xz3Yz5Zz7_z9 } 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================================== ; ;