; Date: Fri, 01 Aug 2003 09:52:08 -0400 ; From: Jim Muth ; Subject: [Fractint] FOTD 01-08-03 (The Dance of Life [7]) ; Id: <1.5.4.16.20030801095219.0d47b43c@pop.mindspring.com> ; --------- ; ; FOTD -- August 01, 2003 (Rating 7) ; ; Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts: ; ; Fractals are mysterious, and I enjoy mysteries. At the present ; moment, I have on the shelf beside my desk the July issues of ; both 'Fate' magazine and 'Skeptical Inquirer' magazine, two ; publications that are the antithesis of each other. This is ; notable because, by coincidence, the covers of both magazines ; feature the same thing -- pictures of supposed lake monsters. ; And the corresponding articles both report that, though ; sightings of such monsters are often claimed, the monsters have ; never been found. ; ; I have read both magazines for many years. Both concern them- ; selves with the paranormal, 'Fate' assuming that the paranormal ; likely does exist, 'Skeptical Inquirer' pointing out that so- ; called paranormal happenings can almost always be explained by ; natural means. Both magazines also have flaws. The anecdotal ; reports and the articles in 'Fate' often cannot be verified, and ; 'Skeptical Inquirer' has an agenda to uphold -- the promotion of ; the materialistic philosophies. IMO, the magazines do a nearly ; equal job in the promotion of their views, and reading one ; cancels the effect of reading the other. As a result, the ; mysteries are still there. They still remain unsolved, and ; therefore fascinating. ; ; The formula that created today's image is named Mystic2. This ; formula also is a kind of mystery. It draws only empty circles, ; but when this emptiness is given definition by an active inside ; fill, it takes on almost infinite variety. ; ; Keeping with the theme of the mysterious, I have named today's ; image "The Dance of Life". The emergence of life is still one ; of the greatest mysteries of science. The rating of a 7 might ; be a bit excessive, but I'm satisfied with it. ; ; The location of today's image is at the very southern extremity ; of the parent empty circle, the edge of which is visible near ; the bottom of the frame. The image vaguely resembles an alien ; landscape, though what might be going on in the sky is anybody's ; guess. ; ; To see the mysterious activity, it is necessary to run the ; attached parameter file for 2 minutes. The activity may also ; be seen by downloading the completed GIF file from: ; ; ; ; or from: ; ; ; ; The cloudy weather here at Fractal Central on Thursday did not ; deter the dynamic cats. The temperature reached only 81F 27C, ; but it remained dry, and that was all the duo needed to give ; them an enjoyable afternoon in the yard. Today is again ; starting cloudy and cool. It remains to be seen if the rain ; will hold off. ; ; Regardless of the weather, I will return in 24 hours with the ; next amazing fractal. To be amazed, check back here at that ; time. Until then, take care, and see you in the mysterious ; Fractal Land. ; ; ; Jim Muth ; jamth@mindspring.com ; jimmuth@aol.com ; ; ; START PARAMETER FILE================================ The_Dance_of_Life { ; time=0:02:49.06--SF5 on a p200 reset=2002 type=formula formulafile=jim.frm formulaname=Mystic2 function=atanh passes=1 center-mag=+0.00112210713120296/-0.999985554468765\ 70/64027.68 params=-1.6/2.08/1.27/1.58/-2.52/0.23 float=y maxiter=95 inside=bof61 periodicity=10 colors=000qW4nYBl_Hi`NgbTecZQj2ESE2AP5BN8CMADLDDJ0\ 00IFHLGFNGEQHDSIBVJAXJ9VM8TR8SS7QX7O_6Nb6Lc5Kf5Ii4\ Gl4Fo3Dr3Cu3PvC`wKmwSyy_xpYxmWwhUxbSuYRwSPtNNwHLqC\ KtHMqLNnQPkUQhYRebTbfU_jVXimUimRimOimLhmIhmFhmChm9\ ga6gb3gc0gc3fb6fa9f`Cf_FfZHfYKfXNfWQfVTfUVfTYfS`fR\ cfQffPhfPi_VjU`kOelIkmCqn6vl8tjArhCpfEndFlbHj`Jh_L\ fYNdWObUQ`SSZQUXOWVNXUMYXLY_LYbOZ`Q_ZS`XVaVXbTZcSa\ dQceOefMhgKjhJliHojFqkDslBumAlhHccOVZUMU`DQfETjFWn\ FYrJVsNSsQPsUMsXJt`GtcDtgAtj8tlErnKppQnrVlt`jvfhxl\ fzqesk`leXe_T_VPTPLMJHGEDojJlfIjcIg_HeXHbUH`QGYNGW\ JFTGFRDFe_DtvCrWWq6on5mk4lh4je3ib3g_2fX2dU1cR1bW9f\ _HjcPmbQnaQo`Qp_QpZQqYRrXRsXRsWRtVRuUSvTSvSSwRSxRS\ xPWvNZuLatKdsIgrGjpFmoDpnBsmAvlKUVT1DR2EP2EN2EM2EK\ 3FI3FG3FF3FD4GB4G94G84G65H45H25H15Hd4RmTZvqewhbw``\ xSZxKXzLXqO_iRaaTcUWeMZgE`iLVkSPmZKoeEql8sr3tr9brF\ MrL5iQF`VOS_XJdeZHcZEbhNL } frm:Mystic2 {; Jim Muth a=real(p1), b=imag(p1), c=real(p2), d=imag(p2), k=real(p3), f=imag(p3), g=pixel, z=(pixel)^a+(b*(pixel))^c: z=(fn1(z)+(d*(g)))^k+(f*(cos(g))) g=sqr(g), LastSqr <= 100 } ; END PARAMETER FILE================================== ;