; Date: Thu, 11 Sep 2003 10:33:44 -0400 ; From: Jim Muth ; Subject: [Fractint] FOTD 11-09-03 (The Fractal Sieve [5]) ; Id: <1.5.4.16.20030911103418.0d57ee0c@pop.mindspring.com> ; --------- ; ; FOTD -- September 11, 2003 (Rating 5) ; ; Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts: ; ; I feel strangely down this morning, and I don't know why. True, ; it's the second anniversary of 9-11-01, and the TV is filled ; with memorial ceremonies, but I have known the day was coming ; for a long time. Then there's the work, which has been heavier ; than usual over the past few weeks, cutting into my fractal ; exploration time. But more work means more income, so that's ; not really cause for the blues. Or maybe it's a touch of ; clinical depression, some brain chemicals not doing what they ; should. (As cognitive scientists tell us, emotions are caused ; by chemical activity in the brain.) Could it be sadness because ; summer is nearly over? I doubt it, since Autumn is one of my ; favorite times of year. Maybe it's a touch of mid-life crisis, ; the realization that the time of life has arrived when I must ; stop asking 'what will I do with my life' and start asking 'what ; did I do with my life'. But I have never been concerned with ; growing older -- it happens to everyone. Or could it simply be ; boredom, my reaction to things going well for a change, and the ; lack of excitement this smoothness implies? Most likely it's a ; combination of all of these. ; ; Whatever it is, I'll get over it. ; ; Today's image is part of the fractal that results when 6 parts ; of Z^(-1.6) are mixed with Z^(-6.1) before (1/C) is added. This ; parent fractal is beyond description. ; ; When studying today's image, which is located in a valley of its ; parent, I thought of how good a sieve it would make. I named ; the image "The Fractal Sieve". I gave little thought to its ; worth. The rating of an average 5 was chosen because it cannot ; be too far from the rating I would have chosen if I had given it ; more thought. ; ; The render time of 22 minutes is too slow for such a generic ; image. For speedier viewing, go to Paul's web site at: ; ; ; ; or Scott's site at: ; ; ; ; and download the finished GIF file from there. ; ; Wednesday was once again a perfect day here at Fractal Central. ; The sky was sunny and the temperature reached 77F 25C. The cats ; were perfect also. All this perfection leaves little to write ; about. Today is showing all signs of being another perfect day. ; Why then do I feel strangely down? ; ; Until tomorrow's FOTD, take care, and keep that chin up. ; ; ; Jim Muth ; jamth@mindspring.com ; jimmuth@aol.com ; ; ; START PARAMETER FILE================================ The_Fractal_Sieve { ; time=0:22:24.26--SF5 on a P200 reset=2002 type=formula formulafile=allinone.frm formulaname=MandelbrotMix4 function=recip passes=1 center-mag=+1.30641156973805700/-0.190506442327136\ 80/3.935643e+012/0.9998/9.9808/0.03407448068099558 params=6/-1.6/1/-6.1/0/0 float=y maxiter=1500 inside=0 mathtolerance=/1 logmap=376 periodicity=10 colors=000M0zM0zM0zM2zMOzMPzMUzMVvM_tMZrMgpMjnaokM\ tjcueMxgKvgItjGrjBpk9nk7kn4jn0ep0cp0ar0Zr0Xt0Vt0Tv\ 0Qw0Rv0Tx0Vx0Xz7ZzDZzIazOczVezagzejzkjzrkzvnzznzzr\ zzqzznzzkzzjxvgtrepncjpaeeZZiXVXVRaTKORGWO9GM4SI0B\ K0DM0GM0IO0KR0MR0OT0RV0TV0VX0XZ0ZZ0aa0a_0aa0gW0cD0\ aT0ZG0XP0VI0TK0RM0OM0KO0IO0GR0DR0BT09V07V04X00X00Z\ 00a00a00c00c00e00c00e00e00e00g00g00g00g00j00j00j00\ k00k00k00k00n00n02n00r02n07k09g0De0Ga9KZGOVORTVVOc\ XMjaIrgBzcGxaIvXMtVOrRTpOVpKZnIakDejBgg7kg4ne0rc0t\ a0xZ0zZ0zX0zV0zT0zR0zR0zM0zK2vG9pDIkBRe7XZ4eT0nM0t\ I0rG0rG0rW2rD2rc4pB7p99p99p7Bp7Dn4Gn4Gn2In2Kn0Mk0M\ k0Ok0Rk0Tk0Te0VZ0XT0XM0ZG0a90a20c00c20Z70V90RD0MG0\ KK0GM4BR97VD2XI0aM0cR0gV0jZ0ea0aa7XaITcTRcaMckIevD\ ez4gzBezGezMezRezXevaergcnkcjrccvcZzcVzcRzcMzaOzZR\ zXTzVVzTXzRZzOZzMazKczIezGgzDjzBkz9kz7nz4pz2rz0tz0\ vz0vz0jz0Zz0Oz0Dz0zz0zz0z } 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================================== ;