; Date: Sun, 28 Mar 2004 09:30:03 -0500 ; From: Jim Muth ; Subject: [Fractint] FOTD 28-03-04 (Back to Normal [7]) ; Id: <1.5.4.16.20040328093309.299fb970@pop.mindspring.com> ; --------- ; ; FOTD -- March 28, 2004 (Rating 7) ; ; Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts: ; ; A wise old man once said that order lies hidden in even the most ; chaotic disorder, and it is up to the individual seeker to find ; it. Today we dive through the confusion of the past several ; days and find the orderly fractal world we know and love so ; well. There at the center of the image, lies a familiar ; quadratic midget, surrounded by the pattern quadratic midgets ; are supposed to be surrounded with. ; ; The scene of today's image lies on one of the spiral filaments ; surrounding yesterday's sixth-order pseudo-midget. The sixth- ; order stuff as well as the cubic stuff in yesterday's image was ; all a sham. Those holes were no more sixth-order and cubic ; midgets than I am. They were simply some of those randomly ; shaped holes that appear so often in fractals created by ; combining several powers of Z. But it was a rather convincing ; illusion, and well worth the trip. ; ; Today's image rates a 7 and has an absolute value of 79. I ; named it "Back to Normal" because it reveals fractal meaning ; even where none was immediately apparent. Does this hidden ; meaning have anything to do with everyday life? probably not, ; but I would not be quite so quick to call the universe a random ; accident without a purpose other than what mankind gives it. ; ; The meaning of life will likely remain forever a mystery, but it ; is no mystery that the fastest and easiest way to see today's ; image is to go to the FOTD web site at: ; ; ; ; and download the completed GIF image file from there. ; ; Despite clouds and early morning rain, Saturday turned out ; reasonably pleasant here at Fractal Central. The dynamic duo of ; fractal cats agreed, and then spent several hours in the yard, ; enjoying the temperature of 68F 20C and watching birds. This ; morning is starting cooler, with clouds moving in again. We'll ; see how well the cats adjust. ; ; I have little to do for the rest of the day but read, watch TV, ; and search for fractals. If I want to finish these tasks, I had ; best get started. Until next FOTD, take care, and may the power ; of fractals be with you. ; ; ; Jim Muth ; jamth@mindspring.com ; jimmuth@aol.com ; ; ; START PARAMETER FILE================================ Back_to_Normal { ; time=0:08:54.86--SF5 on a P200 reset=2003 type=formula formulafile=allinone.frm formulaname=MandelbrotMix4 function=ident passes=1 center-mag=-0.52008286818602610/+0.000772311970516\ 58/3.828469e+010/1/-148.5/0.00431551213243278053 params=1/3/0.3553/4/0/0 float=y maxiter=1300 inside=0 periodicity=10 colors=000T_eTWbTR_SNXSIURERR9OR5LP4KO3KN3KM2KK1JJ\ 1JI0JH0JI5dJAzNExQHvTLuWOsZRraVpdYogamjdlmgjpkisng\ vqflpacoXVnTMzODvJ4sF5nE5lE6jD6hD7fC7dC8bC8`B9ZB9X\ AAVAAVAAV8DY9G_AJbAMcBOdCRfCUgDXiDZjEakFdmFgnGioGj\ pFkqFkrElrElsEmtDnuDnuCovCowCpxBqxBqyArzArzAmwDhtF\ drH_oKVmMRjOMhRHeTDcVNhXXmZfr`pwbntdlrekpfinghlhfi\ iegjcekacl`amZZnYXoWVpVTqTRrSPsLRtFSt8Uu2Vu4Uv6Tv7\ Tv9SvBRvCRvEQvGPvHPvJOvKOvJNwIMwHMwGLxFLxEKxDJyCJy\ BIyBIyDMzFQzHUzJYzK`zJ_wIZuHZrGYpFXmEXkDWiCVfBVdAU\ a9T_9TYGN7FQCESHDUMCWRBYVA__9ad8ci7emAekDeiGegIeeL\ edOebRe`TeZWeXZeWaeUceSfeQieOkeNgcJdaG`_CYZ9XY8XY7\ RK6RK6QK5QK4PK3PK3LKBMqIIzQEwXMrZUm`ahbicdqZfvVgtT\ `qRVmPPjNIfLCcJ6gH0jHAnHKrHUuH_rFbmDbhBabPaZS``T`d\ V_lW_sYOx`Dzc2wb3sa4q_5mZ6hX7`W8WV9STAOSBJQCFPDBOD\ EQEGREJSFLUFOVGQXGTZHV_HX`I_aIacJceJehKhkKinLjpLmp\ Tfo`bth_xpXtmVpkTliUhkUdh } 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================================== ;