; Date: Sat, 23 Aug 2003 10:40:36 -0400 ; From: Jim Muth ; Subject: [Fractint] FOTD 23-08-03 (Fractals-101 [3]) ; Id: <1.5.4.16.20030823104058.29c788c2@pop.mindspring.com> ; --------- ; ; FOTD -- August 23, 2003 (Rating 3) ; ; Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts: ; ; It was a bad day Friday here at Fractal Central, with a broken ; air-conditioner and complaining customers. I finally got the ; work problems behind me in the evening, though it was nature ; that supplied the cool air. Unfortunately, the letter from the ; fracprogrammers list appeared with its 'you have been unsub- ; scribed' notice at exactly the right moment to act as the target ; for the frustration that had been building all day. ; ; After my outburst, I settled down and found a fractal. I looked ; exactly where someone just beginning their exploration in the ; world of fractals might look -- along the main stem of the ; Mandelbrot set, deep in the East Valley of the large midget. I ; did make a slight change however -- I double rotated the scene ; 45 degrees before starting my exploration. ; ; Surprisingly, the rotation makes little difference in the image ; that appears on the screen, though the larger midget in whose ; East Valley it appears, as well as the appearance of the M-set ; itself, have been totally changed. ; ; I named the image "Fractals-101", since such images serve as an ; introduction to the world of fractals. The rating of a below- ; average 3 might be a bit harsh, but I'm disappointed with myself ; for blasting the list administrator, who is probably not respon- ; sible for sending the notice, and I feel I deserve no better a ; rating. ; ; There is certainly nothing lacking with the render time, which ; at less than 1-1/2 minutes is probably less time than it will ; take to download the completed GIF image from: ; ; ; ; or from: ; ; ; ; Friday, with a temperature of 95F 35C, was very hot and humid ; here at Fractal Center, especially indoors when the cool air ; stopped working. In the evening, a spectacular but harmless ; rain and lightning storm arose and cooled things down to 70F ; 21C. The fractal cats spent the entire afternoon outdoors, ; lurking in the shade of the holly trees, and venturing inside ; only when the thunder began. They must have sensed my bad mood. ; ; Today promises to be much better. My mood can be only better. ; The next FOTD, which should also be better, will appear in 24 ; hours. Until then, take care, and hope for the best. ; ; ; Jim Muth ; jamth@mindspring.com ; jimmuth@aol.com ; ; ; START PARAMETER FILE================================ Fractals-101 { ; time=0:01:24.75--SF5 on a p200 reset=2002 type=formula formulafile=allinone.frm formulaname=multirot-XY-ZW-new function=ident/flip passes=1 center-mag=-2.47457594999916800/0/4.60569\ 6e+007 params=-45/45/2/0/0/0/0/0 float=y maxiter=1800 inside=0 logmap=274 symmetry=xaxis periodicity=10 colors=000eK0fK0gK0hK0iK0jK0kK0lK1kQAgWIc`R_fZWlgT\ qoUtmUvmUxoZzqczshzumzvmzwmzxmzymzzmzzVSbn9lkDciGV\ gKNeNEcQ6`O5YN4VL3TK3pfCqeIrdNsdTtcYuccvbhvbmYdi9e\ eE84rJhR9MyMAVB5AUz5FVbUQTMJJFD976fIBL95dcm8gu6Xf4\ MT2BExWdhOUUGKF8AYWIMLCBA6iqWNRGDDZBc6WleCa88P54C2\ BcGSjeENLLmNF`HAPB5C5Aw75U303j02V01F_rpNSkHL_BEO57\ CqkRc_KRODDC6cZyQNdDBKr_Y_OMICBSHLE8AN6PB3CySyzJzj\ EjV9VF4FgmeX`VMPLBCAfeeWVVLLLAAAdmnsldSOKVrCFR6N2w\ H1hB1U50FybJVJ9_N0RH0IB0950H8DC69846423cCzQ8eD4LkT\ 7_L5OE3C714SZ2IN19BUIcF9K3lSF`SAOI5C9JlZ9OHMZuBHT_\ WhuUytuzaaeJJLqyx_dcIKKH`n8IPR9lKLjEHiMbOXWLgQJqKH\ MYBVc8cl5lw2tz0gRgYepOtyOJuVTq`bmflilveYqXKlP6gHI_\ KTTNcMQcYLmEM`AGP7BC4kC35q0x_0cI0KCusUmENKwBKUCCv8\ Eb4GJXIlOK_GMO8OCgQeTSSEUEFWM7_c5aU3cK1eAqgT_iJIk9\ Imw9oUNqNNseBuL5wA3z72z51z2PzPGzG8z8mzbPzJDzaczpQz\ ZDzH9zM6zG4zB2z5hzXjzPlzH } frm:multirot-XY-ZW-new {; draws 6 planes and rotations ;when fn1-2=i,f, then p1 0,0=M, 0,90=O, 90,0=E, 90,90=J ;when fn1-2=f,i, then p1 0,0=M, 0,90=R, 90,0=P, 90,90=J a=real(p1)*.01745329251994, b=imag(p1)*.01745329251994, z=sin(b)*fn1(real(pixel))+sin(a)*fn2(imag(pixel))+p3, c=cos(b)*real(pixel)+cos(a)*flip(imag(pixel))+p4: z=z^(p2)+c, |z| <= 36 } ; END PARAMETER FILE================================== ;