; Date: Fri, 07 Feb 2003 08:56:48 -0500 ; From: Jim Muth ; Subject: [Fractint] FOTD 07-02-03 (Fractal Tendrils [7]) ; Id: <1.5.4.16.20030207085954.0d671a48@pop.mindspring.com> ; --------- ; FOTD -- February 07, 2003 (Rating 7) ; ; Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts: ; ; I notice a letter on the Fractint list requesting the method of ; running the parameter files that I attach to the FOTD ; discussions. The process is simple. First, save the entire ; FOTD message in the Fractint directory as a pure text file with ; a .par extension. Be sure no lines wrap around and no extra ; characters (such as =3d) are inserted into the text by your ; e-mail reader. Then load Fractint and run the saved parameter ; file as you would any other parameter file. If all goes well, ; and it usually but not always does, the image will begin ; rendering, and when it is finished, can be explored like any ; other fractal. ; ; Today's image runs from the attached parameter file in 17 ; minutes on my machine at a resolution of 640x480x256. It is ; another of my evaporated images, and a very good one at that. ; The formula that created the image combines 12 negative parts of ; Z^(-1.6) with 9 negative parts of Z^(-10), then adds 1/C instead ; of C. The 1/C turns the normally inside-out parent fractal ; inside-out again, which results in a rightside-out fractal. ; ; In its un-evaporated form, this parent is a large, indescribable ; main open area, with many bays and estuaries, and a smaller, ; cut-off, more-Mandel-shaped figure to the east. The main bud of ; this cut-off feature is split down the middle by a spurious ; valley. Today's scene is located near the end of a filament ; extending from a bud on the shoreline of this valley, very near ; the point where the filament terminates in a large, oval open ; area. For this particular image, I used the MandelbrotMix2 ; formula rather than the MandelbrotMix4. ; ; Finding the name for today's image was easy. The detail in the ; converging arms so closely resembles the tendrils of a vine that ; the name "Fractal Tendrils" came almost automatically. ; Considering the unusually close resemblance of the fractal image ; to an actual physical object, the rating of a 7 is well ; justified. ; ; I have long considered the names I give to my fractal images. ; Fractals are abstract things, so should they be given the names ; of the physical things which, in my opinion, they resemble? ; Perhaps I should invent clever sounding nonsense words and ; phrases to serve as names for my images. I briefly considered a ; name such as "Vineroptera" for today's image. ; ; A whole new situation arises with languages other than English. ; For example, the Julibrot, which I explore so often, when ; translated into German, means something like "Bread of July" -- ; an interesting title, but one with little to do with the four- ; dimensional object in question. ; ; As I mentioned earlier, the parameter file of today's image ; renders in 17 minutes. That time may be cut to a minute or so ; by going to Paul's web site at" ; ; ; ; or to Scott's site at: ; ; ; ; and downloading the pre-rendered GIF image file from there. ; ; The clouds increased all day Thursday here at Fractal Central, ; but the snow held off until after dark. The high temperature of ; 34F 1C was quite chilly for the sensitive whiskers of the ; dynamic duo. The extra outing I gave them right before sunset ; will have to hold them for a few days, for the snow is still ; falling lightly this morning, with 7in 18cm on the ground. ; ; Luckily for me, the work is not piling up as fast as the snow. ; In fact, I should have most of it behind me by lunch time. That ; will leave me with nothing to do but watch the snow and search ; for the next FOTD. Until tomorrow, take care, and be of stout ; mind and slim body. ; ; ; Jim Muth ; jamth@mindspring.com ; jimmuth@aol.com ; ; ; START PARAMETER FILE================================ Fractal_Tendrils { ; time=0:17:43.85--SF5 on a P200 reset=2002 type=formula formulafile=allinone.frm formulaname=MandelbrotMix2 function=recip passes=1 center-mag=+1.47367288202595900/+0.009826951264489\ 44/6.910667e+008/1/-65/-7.88200783911896519e-006 params=-12/-1.6/-9/-10/0/1e+100/0/0 float=y maxiter=600 inside=bof61 logmap=166 periodicity=10 colors=000OT_OUZOUYOVXPVXPWWPWVPXUPXTQYSQYRQZQQZPR\ _OR_NR`MR`LRaKSaJSbISbHScGQcBScGTcKVcOWcSYcWZc_`cc\ acgcckdcoecsfcsfdtfdtfdtdeqcfnbfk`gh_geZhbXh_WiXVi\ VUjSSjPRkMQkJOlGNlDMmAMn9Lm8Ll8Lk8Lj8Lj8Li8Lh8Kg8K\ f7Kf7Ke7Kd7Kc7Kb7Jb7Ja7J`7J_6JZ6JZ6JY6IX6IW6IV6IV6\ IU6IT5IS5HR5HR5HQ5HP5HO5HN5HN5MP6RR6VS6_U6dV6hX6mY\ 6t_6xa5xc6we6wf7xk7yc7yc8z`8za8z_9zg9zW9zcAtTAuaAu\ SBvZBuRBsYCrQCqPCoODoUDmNElNEkMEiLFhLFgKFeJGdJGcIG\ aIHaHHaGH`GI`FI`EI_EJ_DJ`CH_DJZDKYDLXDMXDNXDOXDPXD\ QXDRYDSYDTYDUYDVYDWXDXWDYVDZUD_TD`UCbTDaTD`TD_TDZS\ DYSDXSDWSDWREVREURETRESRERQEQQEQQEPQEOPFNPFMPFLPFK\ PFKOFJOFIOFHOFGNGFNGENGDNGDMGCMGBMGAMG9MG8LH7LH7LH\ 6LH5KH4KH3KH2KH1JF0KH1LI1MK1ML2NN2OO2PQ3PR3QT3RU4R\ W4SX4TZ5U_5Ua5Vb5Wc6Xc6Xc6Yc7Zc7Zm7_m8`m8am8am9bc9\ cc9cc9bcBbcCacEacFacG`aI`YJ`VK_SM_ONZLPZIQZERYBTY8\ UY5VMQfMQeNRdNRcNSbNSaOT` } frm:MandelbrotMix2 {; 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)+(p4)), 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================================== ; ;