;     Date: Sun, 16 Feb 2003 09:26:50 -0500
;     From: Jim Muth <jamth@mindspring.com>
;  Subject: [Fractint] FOTD 16-02-03 (Stringing Along [5])
;       Id: <1.5.4.16.20030216093004.0d57a3be@pop.mindspring.com>
; ---------
; FOTD -- February 16, 2003 (Rating 5)
; 
; Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts:
; 
; The discussion will need to be short.  We have a blizzard in 
; progress here at Fractal Central, and I must frequently go out 
; and work to keep things from getting hopelessly buried.
; 
; Today's fractal is named "Stringing Along".  I gave it this name 
; when I noticed its resemblance to strings of something bright 
; and shiny.  The parent fractal resembles a vertically stacked 
; pile of bays, with a stray Mandeloid bud in the lower left 
; corner of the bottom bay.  Today's scene is located in a spiral 
; near the tip of the filament extending from this bud.
; 
; The rating of an average five might have been a point or two 
; higher if I had had the time to find the best color palette.  
; But even as imperfect as it is, the image is worth the 7 minutes 
; required to render it from the parameter file.
; 
; An even faster way of seeing the bright shiny strings is to 
; download the finished GIF image from Paul's web site at:
; 
;           <http://home.att.net/~Paul.N.Lee/FotD/FotD.html>
; 
; or from Scott's site at:
; 
;           <http://sdboyd.dyndns.org/~sdboyd/fotd/index.html>
; 
; We ended up with 3-inches 8cm of new snow here at Fractal 
; Central on Saturday.  Combined with a temperature of 27F -3C, 
; the snow kept the fractal cats snug by the heat.  This morning 
; is starting with a temperature of 12F -11C and heavy snow accom-
; panied by lightning and thunder -- everything the duo dislike.  
; The forecast is for up to 3-feet 90cm (that is no mistake) more 
; snow by Monday, with high winds to blow it around.  I fear the 
; fractal cats will be unhappy to hear this, but for me it means 
; a break in the design work, with lots of time between bouts of 
; shoveling for sitting by my window, watching the snow and 
; fractaling.  Until next FOTD, take care, and I guess I'll be 
; shoveling off.
; 
; 
; Jim Muth
; jamth@mindspring.com
; jimmuth@aol.com
; 
; 
; START PARAMETER FILE================================

Stringing_Along { ; time=0:07:00.10--SF5 on a P200
  reset=2002 type=formula formulafile=allinone.frm
  formulaname=MandelbrotMix4 function=recip passes=1
  center-mag=+0.82203006880817/-0.85536665031521/6.2\
  94961e+007/1/37.5/3.29673691283616e-007 params=-5/\
  -1.5596104695/-0.5/-15.596104695/0/0 maxiter=1200
  float=y inside=0 logmap=120 periodicity=10
  colors=0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000\
  00030030110300400600903B04C06E09G0BH0CJ0EK0HM0JO0K\
  P0MR0KU0JV0HX0GX0EY0E_3Ca4Ba69c97dB7fC6hG4hH3iJ1kM\
  0mO0mP0oU0pV0rX0rY0pV0oU0oR0mP0mO0kM0kK0iJ0iH0hG0f\
  E0fC0dB0d90c70c60a40a30d60f71hB4iC7mGBoHEpJJrMMtOP\
  xRUzUXzX_zYdz_hzckzdozhrzivzizzkzzmvzorzpozpkzrhzt\
  dzvazvYzxVzzRzzOzzKzzHzzEzzBzz7zzBzzEzzGzzJzzKzzOx\
  zPvzUrzVpzYoz_kzcizffzhdzkczm_zpYzrXzvUzxRzzPzzOzx\
  MzrMzoKziJzfJzaHzYHzUGzOEzKEzGCzCBz7Bz49z09z07z07z\
  06z16z34z44z63z73z71z91zB0zC0zE0zG0zH0zJ0zJ0zK0zM0\
  zO0zP0zR0zU0zR0zU0zV0zX0zY3zY4z_7xaBxcCvdGvdJtfKth\
  OriRriUpkXpm_ooaopdmphmriktmkvokvpixpixrhzrhzrhztf\
  ztfztdzvdzvdzvczxczxazxazzazz_zz_zzYzzYzzYzzXzzVzz\
  UzzRzzPzzPzzPzzPzzPzzPzzPzzPzzPzzPzzPzzPzzPzzPzzPz\
  zPzzPzzPzzPzzPzzPzzPzzPzzPzzPzzPzzPzzPzzPzzPzzPzzP\
  zzPzzPzzPzzPzzPzzPzzPzzPz }

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==================================
; 
;