; Date: Wed, 05 Nov 2003 10:55:28 -0500 ; From: Jim Muth ; Subject: [Fractint] FOTD 05-11-03 (Total Sorcery [6]) ; Id: <1.5.4.16.20031105105644.0d7f11b0@pop.mindspring.com> ; --------- ; ; FOTD -- November 05, 2003 (Rating 6) ; ; Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts: ; ; The parent fractal of today's image is a whimsical thing created ; by adding a lot of just plain Z to a little bit of Z^11. The ; resulting fractal appears as a tiny Mandeloid surrounded by a ; galaxy of even tinier satellite Mandeloids. Today's midget is ; located in one of these satellites in the southeast suburbs of ; its parent. ; ; The midget is quite 'disconnected', or cut off from the main ; body of its parent, which makes the traditional 'equal-iteration- ; band' rendering rather dull, and at the same time makes the ; other 'outside' options worth a look. The 'outside' option that ; works the best with today's scene is the 'fmod', with the proxim- ; ity set to a rather high 1.9. This rendering creates a scene of ; terraces, which for some reason I have named "Total Sorcery". ; The rating of a 6 might be a bit liberal. ; ; Real sorcery, like real magic, is all in the mind, a fact that ; all true sorcerers admit. But that doesn't make it any less ; real. Sorcery, which need not be used only for evil purposes, ; involves a different kind of reality, and it is up to its practi- ; tioners to shift their awareness to the reality where sorcery is ; a true fact of nature. (Is not the mind a part of nature?) ; ; Fractals are also a true fact of nature, and like sorcery, they ; exist in a different kind of reality -- the reality of the world ; of numbers. Luckily, this world of numbers has been made visi- ; ble through the modern computer. One of these days, someone ; just might devise a way for computers to make visible the world ; in the mind where sorcery exists. And then . . . who knows . . . ; magic might become as real as fractals. ; ; It is almost magical that today's image renders in a mere 53 ; seconds. That is even faster than the time required to download ; the already-rendered image from one of the FOTD web sites at: ; ; ; ; and at: ; ; ; ; The weather was perfect all day Tuesday here at Fractal Central. ; The light winds, sunny skies, and high temperature of 80F 26.5C ; that prevailed are most unusual in early November. The fractal ; cats took full advantage of the perfection by romping in the ; yard and sleeping on the porch. Tippy even made a leap at a ; bird that landed on the railing, but the bird was far too quick, ; and Tippy went without his tidbit. A bit of tuna eased his ; disappointment. ; ; Today is starting much less perfect. The heavy clouds, fog, and ; drizzle that moved in overnight are firmly ensconced. The rain ; that is due later this afternoon will make things only worse. ; The cats will likely have a bad day. But, if the moderate ; amount of work now before me goes smoothly, I will finish by ; 2pm, and my day will be acceptable, especially if I have a good ; evening in Fractal Land. Check back tomorrow to see how things ; go. Until then, take care, and where is nowhere? ; ; ; Jim Muth ; jamth@mindspring.com ; jimmuth@aol.com ; ; ; START PARAMETER FILE================================ Total_Sorcery { ; time=0:00:53.66--SF5 on a p200 reset=2002 type=formula formulafile=allinone.frm formulaname=MandelbrotMix4 function=ident center-mag=-1.008324354763536/-0.2658996081493412/\ 4.908143e+007/1/-97.5/2.4234396733824326e-007 params=1/11/11/1/-0.8/0 float=y maxiter=275 inside=0 proximity=1.9 outside=fmod periodicity=10 colors=000nWPmVQlURkTSjSTiRUhQVhPWhOXhMZhL_gK`gIbg\ HcgFegEfgDggBifAjf9kf7mf6nf5of3qf2re0tgAqiLmlVin_f\ mcbmcZmdekbciaag__eZYcXWbWV`UTZTRXRPVQNTOLSNKQLIOK\ GMIEKHCIFAGD8IGAIHAIIAHKAHLAHMAHNBGPBGQBGRBFTBFUBF\ VBFWCEYCEZCE_CE`CDbCDcDDdDCfDCgDChDCiDBkDBlEBmEBnE\ ApEAqEArE9tFAnFAjGAfHAbJAZKAVLBVNAVLBVKBVKCVJCVJDV\ IEVIEWHFWHFWGGWFHWFHWEIWEIXDJXDJXCKXCLXBLXAMXAMY9N\ Y9OY8OY8PY7PY7QY6RZ5PY7PY8PY8PY9PZAPZAPZBPZBP_CP_D\ P_DP_EP`EP`FP`GP`GPaHPaHPaIPaJQbJQbKQbLQbLQcMQcMQc\ NQcOQdOQdPQdPQdQQeRQeRQeSQeSQfTQfUQfUQfVRgWRf_TfeV\ fkXfqZewZevYduXctXcsWbrVaqV`pU`oT_nTZmSYlRYkRXiQWh\ PVgPVfOUeNTdNScMSbLRaLQ`KP_JPZJOYINWHMXHMUGLTFKSFJ\ REJQDIPDHOCGNBGMBFLAEK9DI9DH8CG7BF7AE6AD59C58B47A3\ 7936825714525726827928928A29B2AB2AC2AD2AD2AE2AF2AF\ 2AG2BH2CI2DI2EJ2FK2GK2HL2IM2JM2KN2LO2MO2NP2OQ2PR2Q\ R2RS2ST2TT2UU2VV2WV2XW2YX } 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================================== ;