; Date: Sat, 14 Aug 2004 09:45:46 -0400 ; From: Jim Muth ; Subject: [Fractint] FOTD 14-08-04 (Electric Discharge [6]) ; Id: <1.5.4.16.20040814094604.0dc72370@pop.mindspring.com> ; --------- ; ; FOEFD -- August 14, 2004 (Rating 6) ; ; Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts: ; ; For today's image we return to the overworked MandelbrotMix4 ; formula. The very fast image takes us into the fractal created ; by combining various negative portions of Z^(-1.3) and Z^(-3.9), ; then adding (1/C). ; ; This parent fractal is a grossly bloated thing far too immense ; to fit onto the screen even at the minimum possible magnitude. ; Today's image lies near the end of a filament extending from a ; distorted bay of the largest Mandel-like feature. ; ; I named the image "Electric Discharge" because of the many ; zig-zag electric-arc-blue filaments surrounding the central ; midget. I rated it at a 6 because I consider it a bit above ; average. ; ; I rendered the scene with the passes set to 'b'. Not only is ; this the fastest method with this particular image, it is also ; the most fun to watch appear on the screen. ; ; The render time of 1-1/2 minutes combines with the rating of 6 ; to give an overall value of an impressive 378. The fastest way ; to see the image is to run the included parameter file. With ; Paul so busy, it will likely be an hour or two before the image ; is posted to the FOTD web site at: ; ; ; ; The unsettled weather continued Thursday and Friday here at ; Fractal Central, with enough rain to keep the fractal cats ; confined to the indoors. They were understandably sulky. Today ; is starting cloudy, and the remains of storm Charley are due in ; the vicinity later today with deluges of rain. We'll see how ; the cats take this weather. ; ; I still have enough backed-up work to keep me hopping. The ; worst (or best) part is that the new work comes in almost as ; fast as the old work is finished. The fractals are temporarily ; slowed down; the philosophy is all but dead. But the catch-up ; point is visible on the distant horizon. Look for the next ; FOEFD around Monday the 16th. Until then, take care, and maybe ; nothing is real. ; ; ; Jim Muth ; jamth@mindspring.com ; jimmuth@aol.com ; ; ; START PARAMETER FILE================================ Electric_Discharge { ; time=0:01:35.35--SF5 on a P200 reset=2003 type=formula formulafile=allinone.frm formulaname=MandelbrotMix4 function=recip passes=b center-mag=-2.02795783865152300/-0.531289001289163\ 20/7.840581e+010/1/-122.5/0.129435658686167326 params=-1/-1.3/-0.3/-3.9/0/-20 float=y maxiter=900 inside=255 logmap=45 periodicity=10 colors=000zaJzeBzj2zn2zr2zl2zh2te2lZ2cW2WS2OM2HI47\ F609805A01B00N00Z30i90uF0zK0zQ0zU0zY0z`7zcFzfMzjWz\ lczplzttzvzzyyzzyzzyzzyzzyzzwzzwzzwwzwuzwqzwozvzzv\ zztzytzztzztzztzztzztzztzztyztuztoztkyverw_jyVczPW\ zJOzGHzA9z41z20z20z20z2DzDQzRczanzmlzsjzyhzzhzzfzz\ ezzezzfzzhzzjzwlzmnzapzTrzJtzAvzBwzDyzDzzGzzGzzIzz\ IzzJzzJzzLzzLzzNzzNzzPzzPzzAzz2zz2zzAzzIzzPzzXzzcz\ zkzzqzzmzzkzzizzezzczzazz_zzXzzVzzTzzRzzTzzTzzVzzV\ zzXzzXzzZzzZzz_zz_zzazzazzazzXzzRzzNzzIzzDzz8zz4zz\ AzzGzzLzzRzzXzzazzgzzmzzszzyzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzyzzwz\ zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzwzzozzezzXzzPzzGzz6\ zz2zz2zz6zzBzzGzzLzzPzzVzzZzzazzgzzkzzqzzuzzzzzzzz\ zzzzzzyzzuzzqzzmzzizzczz_zzXzzTzzPzzLzzIzzPzzVzz_z\ zezzkzzqzzwzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzyzzyzzwzzwzzu\ zzszzszzqzzqzzmzzkzzizzgzzezzczz_zzZzzXzzVzzTzzRzz\ PzzPzzPzzPzzPzzPzzgzz_000 } 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================================== ; ;