; Date: Fri, 02 May 2003 09:34:17 -0400 ; From: "Jim M." ; Subject: [Fractint] FOTD 02-05-03 (A Networking Fractal [6]) ; Id: <1.5.4.16.20030502093326.2b3fc86c@pop.mindspring.com> ; --------- ; ; FOTD -- May 02, 2003 (Rating 6) ; ; Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts: ; ; Today's image is a picture of just another midget, though a ; rather unusual one. The filaments surrounding the small central ; midget are some of the most intricately interconnected I have ; yet seen. They form a network almost as convoluted as the ; internet, and have inspired the name "A Networking Midget". The ; rather dull coloring held the rating to a 6. ; ; The parent fractal is an oversized thing created by combining ; negative portions of Z^(-0.9) and Z^(-9.5), then adding 1/C. ; Basically, it consists of a few irregular holes surrounded by an ; immense network of filaments. The filaments are filled with ; nodes, almost like a fractal internet. Today's scene is located ; on a filament deep in one of these star-like nodes. ; ; The ability to find fractals seems to work like skill at sports ; or music. One must constantly practice to keep in shape. ; During the past 2 months or so, while the FOTD has been on a ; once-per-week basis, my ability to find fractals seems to have ; suffered. Oh, I still know where to look, but the intuition ; that a good scene lies deep in a certain area of the parent ; seems to have vanished. I am sure that, as I continue to search ; for fractals every day, the intuition part of fractaling will ; soon return, but until it does, it is curious to be searching ; blindly, with my 'sixth sense' shut down. ; ; And I also noticed a letter from a disappointed FOTD fan ; yesterday. This fan saw the opening of the discussion, which ; read something like, "this is the moment fractal fans have been ; waiting for", and assumed I was announcing the release of the ; FOTD CD. Actually, the CD is basically finished. All the ; images and all the discussions are found and gathered. The only ; thing yet to be done is to change the names of the images so ; that the names correspond to the dates on which they appeared. ; If I could be satisfied with cryptic image names that can be ; matched with their discussions only with some effort, then the ; disk would be totally finished. I am working on the task of ; determining the dates and changing the names whenever I find the ; time. That truly glorious moment of CD completion is indeed ; within sight. Keep tuned. The big moment will soon arrive. ; ; Today's image requires 4 minutes to render from the attached ; parameter file. Time can be saved by downloading the completed ; GIF image from: ; ; ; ; or from: ; ; ; ; The threatening rain never arrived on Thursday, and as a result, ; the Fractal Central watchcats had another splendid day on the ; porch and in the yard. The warm sun and temperature of 79F 26C ; was just what they needed to put them in a good mood. They got ; a bit skittish early in the afternoon when someone started ; hammering in the yard two doors up the hill, but soon realized ; there was no danger, and resumed their naps. ; ; Today is once again threatening rain. Hopefully, it will hold ; off until the duo finish their outdoor recreation. As for me, ; I've got a bit of work to accomplish, so until tomorrow, take ; care, and keep a stiff upper fractal. ; ; ; Jim Muth ; jamth@mindspring.com ; jimmuth@aol.com ; ; ; START PARAMETER FILE================================ A_NetworkingMidget { ; time=0:04:09.75--SF5 on a P200 reset=2002 type=formula formulafile=allinone.frm formulaname=MandelbrotMix4 function=recip passes=1 center-mag=-7.915378033606101/-31.14709243995971/7\ 911.543/1/40/1.15404776568350798e-008 params=-2.2/-0.9/-6.6/-9.5/0/0 float=y maxiter=750 inside=0 logmap=75 periodicity=10 colors=000KCJLCJLCKLBKMBKMBKMBKMBLMBLLALLALLAMLAMK\ AMLAMK9MK9NL9NL9NL9NL9NMAPNBROBTPCVQDXRDZXKcYPhZUm\ _Zr`cwacxbczcazd_zeYzeWzfUxgQwgMuhIshGqiFoiEmjDkjC\ ikCgkBflAel9dm8cm8an7`n6_o5Zo5Ym8YlAYkDXiFXhIXgKXe\ NWdPWcSWaUW`XWZZVYaVXcVVfVUhUTkURmUQpUPrUQpYQn`Rmc\ RkfSjiShlSgoWfiZfdbf_efVifQleLpeGseBwe6ze1P9AQCBQE\ BQGBQICQKCRNCRPCRRDRTDRVDSYES_ESaEScESeFThFTjFTlGT\ nGTpGTrG_jqWlpSmoPnnLomIplEqkBrkAoiAmhAkf9he9fc9db\ 9a`8__8YY8VX8TV7RU7OS7MR6KP6HO6FM6DL5AJ58I56G54F88\ GABHCEIEHJGKKJNLLQMNTNPWORZPUaQWdRYgS_jTamUZhXWcZU\ ZaRVcOQeMLhJGjHClGFiGIfGKcGNaGPZGSWGUUGXRGZOGaMGcJ\ GfGGhELgDPgCTgBYfBafAef9if9jeAjdBjcBkbCkaDk`Dk_ElZ\ ElYFlXGlWGmWHmVHmUImTJnSJnTKnUKnWLoYMo_MoaNocNmeOk\ gOiiOhkOfmPdoPbqPasP_uPYwQXyQVzQTzQRzRQzROzRMzRLzR\ MzSNzSNzSOzTOzTPzTPzUQzUQzURzVRzVSzVTzWTzWUzWUzXVz\ XVzXWzYWzYXzYXzZYzZYzZKzJ } 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================================== ;