; Date: Fri, 08 Aug 2003 08:44:23 -0400 ; From: Jim Muth ; Subject: [Fractint] FOTD 08-08-03 (No Luck Today [4]) ; Id: <1.5.4.16.20030808084438.0d47d098@pop.mindspring.com> ; --------- ; ; FOTD -- August 08, 2003 (Rating 4) ; ; Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts: ; ; Sometimes fractal luck, like any other luck, can turn bad. This ; happened to me during my fractal explorations on Thursday ; evening, when I was tracking today's scene. Today's scene is a ; slow one, and I had already been on its track for over an hour ; when I started calculating the final frame, fully expecting to ; find a midget at the center. ; ; But I had been fooled. Today's image is not one of a midget, it ; is another of those 'dry lakes' that from a distance look like ; the basin surrounding a midget but up close prove to be nothing ; more than an area of symmetry. Normally, I discard such ; failures, but I had put so much time and effort into today's ; image that I decided to declare it the FOTD for 8-8-03 despite ; the lack of a midget. (Also, even without the standard midget, ; it is an interesting scene.) ; ; Actually, I never had a chance of finding a midget even if one ; were at the center of the basin. The image as it appears is of ; such a great magnitude that it is already showing signs of ; resolution breakdown. If a midget were at the center, I would ; never be able to reach it. This excessive magnitude is the ; reason I included the 'mathtolerance' entry in the parameter ; file. ; ; I named the final result "No Luck Today" and rated it at a below- ; average 4. The unusually slow render time of almost an hour is ; admittedly excessive for such a mediocre image. I advise ; letting Paul and Scott render the image, and then picking it up ; from one of their FOTD web sites. The URL of Paul's site is: ; ; ; ; Scott's site is: ; ; ; ; The clouds and occasional light rain prevailed all day Thursday ; here at Fractal Central. The temperature of 79F 26C was ; comfortable enough, but the wet grass kept the fractal cats ; confined to within a few feet of the porch. When they came ; indoors, their moods were so sour that a squabble broke out and ; a few punches were thrown before a treat of tuna eased their ; frustration. ; ; Today is forecast to be another showery day. Hopefully, the duo ; will weather any rain better than they did yesterday. I'm going ; to spend the day finishing the modicum of work still waiting to ; be done, and then I'll search for a better fractal. Until ; tomorrow, when that better fractal will appear as the FOTD, take ; care, and don't get run down by a DUI fractal. ; ; ; Jim Muth ; jamth@mindspring.com ; jimmuth@aol.com ; ; ; START PARAMETER FILE================================ No_Luck_Today { ; time=0:55:52.48--SF5 on a P200 reset=2002 type=formula formulafile=allinone.frm formulaname=MandelbrotMix4 function=ident passes=1 center-mag=-1.628689612431902/+0.00008782771078793\ /2.832453e+013/1/90/3.88578058618804789e-016 params=2/0.05/2/3/0/0 float=y maxiter=12000 periodicity=10 mathtolerance=/1 colors=000nTqpTqqXnq_lqbjqehncekaci_afYZcXXaVVZTSW\ RQUPOROLOMJMKHJIEGGCDE9EFAFGAFGAGHAHHAHIAIJAIJAJKA\ KKBKLBLMBMMBMNBNNBNOBOOBPPBPQBQQCRRCRRCSSCSTCTTCUU\ CUUCVVCVVCUWDTXESXFRYFQZGPZHO_HN_IM`JLaJKaKJbLNfKJ\ bLG_MDXNAUO7RPDUUJWYPZaU`f_cjeenomwjgrfbnaYiYTeTO`\ PJXKESG9OC4KE6LF8LG9LHBMIDMJEMKGNLINMJNNLOOMOPOOQQ\ PRRPSTPUVQVWQWYQX_RY`RZbR_cS`eSagSbhTcjTdlTemUfoUg\ pUkr_otesvkwxqqvpktoero_pnUnnOlmEjtJkmOkgTlaYlVamP\ fmJknCpn6tn0pi3me6i`9fXCcSF_OIXJLUFNVHMWILWJKXKJXL\ IYMHYNGZOF`ODZPEYPEXQEWQEVREURETRESSERSEQTEPTEOTEN\ UEMUELVEKVEIVFHWFGWFFXFEXFDXFCYFBYFAZF9ZF8ZF7_F6_F\ 5`F4`F1cC3`F5YH7VJ9TLBQNDNPFLSHIUJFWLDYNA_P7aQ5cT4\ dV4dX3eZ3ea2fc2fe2fg1gj1gl0hn0hp0ho1in1in1im1jl1jl\ 1jk1kj1kj1ki1kh2lh2lg2lf2mf2me2me2md2nc2nc2nb3oa3o\ a3o`3o_3p_3pZ3pY3qY3qX3qY2rX3qX4pW4oW5nW5mV6lV6kU7\ jU7iU8hT9gT9fTAehTqjTqlTq } 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================================== ;