; Date: Tue, 05 Oct 2004 09:58:21 -0400 ; From: Jim Muth ; Subject: [Fractint] FOTD 05-10-04 (Odds and Ends [4]) ; Id: <1.5.4.16.20041005095915.0cf73e4c@pop.mindspring.com> ; --------- ; ; FOTD -- October 05, 2004 (Rating 4) ; ; Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts: ; ; For today's FOTD we turn to the third of the three Barnsley ; Julia formulas. Unlike the first two formulas, which draw ; images filled with discontinuities, this formula draws images ; that are stretched out in a manner very closely resembling the ; odd-angle slices through the four-dimensional Julibrot, a ; coincidence that leads me to wonder whether something similar ; is going on here. ; ; Actually, I found the barnsleyj3 formula the least interesting ; of the three Barnsley-Julia formulas. Most of the images it ; produces can be approximated by one of the formulas that draws ; slices in odd directions through the Z^2+C Julibrot figure, or ; even by some of the warped Mandelbrot sets. But on the other ; hand, the lack of potential in this formula may be due to my own ; inexperience in working with it. ; ; I doubt that the fault is mine however. When a formula has ; great potential, such as the MandelbrotMix4 formula, I usually ; recognize it at once. Perhaps the final word is that, after ; using the formula for today's image, I doubt that I will ever ; return to it. ; ; But then again, it is not too unusual for me to completely miss ; great fractals. ; ; I named today's image "Odds and Ends". I gave it this name ; because I could find nothing in it to inspire a more descriptive ; name. The rating of 4 seems honest, maybe even a bit inflated. ; The short render time of 41.75 seconds gives an overall value of ; 575, which means that if you feel you have wasted time and effort ; by rendering the image, at least it will not be much time. ; ; For tomorrow's FOTD I will tackle the barnsleym1 formula. And ; who knows, I might find something totally unexpected. ; ; ; ; Fractal Central was blessed with another absolutely perfect day ; on Monday, and I was blessed with very happy cats. Crystal blue ; skies and a temperature of 75F 24C kept the duo happy all day, ; while I was kept happy by the lack of a work backup. This ; morning is starting much chillier however, and I fear the chill ; wind that is blowing may be too much for the delicate ears of ; the cats. ; ; The next FOTD will appear, almost by magic, at this same place ; around the same time tomorrow. Hopefully, the image will rate ; better than a measly 4. If all goes well, I will have today's ; small amount of commercial work behind me around 3pm, which will ; give me a chance to browse the 'Skeptical Inquirer' magazine ; lying on the shelf behind me. Until tomorrow then, take care, ; and become one with something. ; ; ; Jim Muth ; jamth@mindspring.com ; jimmuth@aol.com ; ; ; START PARAMETER FILE======================================= Odds_and_Ends { ; time=0:00:41.75--SF5 on a P200 reset=2003 type=barnsleyj3 center-mag=-0.072271972\ 91838824/+0.65146045304063080/1159.933/0.1106/80/\ -1.60261387494031737e-012 params=0.26/0.27 float=y maxiter=10000 bailout=36 inside=0 logmap=yes passes=1 periodicity=10 colors=000s88p9AnABlBCiCEgCFeDGbEI`FJZGKWHMUINSIOP\ JQKKKLKKIKKGKKFKKKKKPKPUPUZUZcZchchmhmrmrurwrtuott\ mtsjtqmtpptostmutlwtkwtjwthwtgwtfwtdwtcwtbutasr_qp\ ZooYmmWklVijUghTegRceQadP_bOYaMW_LUYKSXJQVHOUGMSFK\ REJWKJ`PJeUKjZKocKthKymJxrJwvJvzJvzIuzItzItzIszHrz\ HqzHqzHpzGozGovGnrGmmFlhFlcFkZFjUEjPEiKEhGDiDEhCEg\ CFfCFeCGdBGcBHbBHaBI`AI_AJZAJYAKX9KW9LV9LU9MT8MS8N\ R8OP7NR8MS8LU9LV9KXAJYAJ_BI`BHbCHcCGdDFfDEgEEiEDjF\ ClFCmGBoGApH7sGAqHCoHEmIGkIJiILgJNeJPdJSbKU`KWZKYX\ L_VLbTMdSMfQMhONkMNmKNoIOqGOuDNsFOrGPpHPoIQnKRlLRk\ MSjNShPTgQUeRUdSVcUWaVW`WXd_b_XXVURQRLLOFGL99D3BI4\ DM5FR6HV6JZ7Lc8Ng9On6Pk9PiBPfEQdGQaIQ_LRYNRVPRTSSQ\ USOXSLZTJ`THcTEeUCgU9jU7lU5nV8mWAlXDkYFjYHjZKi_Mh`\ PgaRfaTfbRhcQjcOkdNmeLoeKpfJrgHtgGuhEwiDyiCzfDudDp\ aDk_DfYEaVEXTESREOUIPWLQYOR_RSaVTcYUe`VgcWigXkjYjU\ 8lR7nN7pK6rG6tD5v95x65u77 } ; END PARAMETER FILE========================================= ; ;