; Date: Wed, 06 Oct 2004 09:15:09 -0400 ; From: Jim Muth ; Subject: [Fractint] FOTD 06-10-04 (Scrap Fractal [4]) ; Id: <1.5.4.16.20041006091605.30a718ee@pop.mindspring.com> ; --------- ; ; FOTD -- October 06, 2004 (Rating 4) ; ; Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts: ; ; Today's fractal image, created by the barnsleym1 formula, ; resembles little more than a texture. In fact, it is hardly a ; texture. The image could more accurately be described as ; resembling a patch of pollution floating on the surface of a ; pond, or even something unmentionable. I named the image "Scrap ; Fractal" during a moment of kindness. ; ; One thing the image has going for it is the fact that I know of ; no other formula that could produce such chaotic chaos. Of ; course, I say this while having yet to examine the other two ; Barnsley Mandelbrot formulas, so I cannot state it as a fact. ; ; The default image drawn by the barnsleym1 formula has XY-axis ; symmetry, but no signs of midgets. Changing the starting point ; from 0,0 results in fractals without symmetry, which could be ; considered more interesting, but the inner details remain pretty ; much the same. None of the starting points I tried gave even a ; hint of a Mandelbrot midget. If such midgets can be created by ; this formula, they have so far totally eluded me. ; ; When coloring the scene I tried the sky-blue-background effect. ; No coloring can raise a pile of scrap to a jewel, but the sky- ; blue emphasized the forces working in the debris and raised the ; rating from a shameful 3 to a below-average 4. ; ; The render time is once again very fast. All the Barnsley ; formulas are fast. Today's render time of 1 minute and 50.78 ; seconds lets the overall value of the image come in at a ; whopping 216, a high enough value to make running the included ; parameter file practical. ; ; The completed image is or soon will be available for viewing on ; the FOTD web site at: ; ; ; ; I found only a few minutes to browse the Sep-Oct issue of ; 'Skeptical Inquirer' magazine yesterday, but one thing I did ; notice was an unfavorable (no surprise) review of the cult-like ; movie 'What the Bleep do we Know?'. The review is actually more ; of an attack on the film's producers, who are portrayed as new- ; age kooks, than a refutation of its content, which apparently ; connects quantum mechanics with mysticism. This leads me to ; take the film more seriously. If the film's content were total ; kookiness, CSICOP, which publishes S.I. magazine, would have ; pointed out its scientific errors, and would not have needed to ; attack the character of its producers. Actually, the more I ; read this magazine, which sometimes seems almost desperate in ; its denial of the paranormal, the more I become convinced that ; precognition is not the only paranormal thing that really does ; exist. I must search to see if the film has a web site. ; ; Despite the temperature of only 59F 15C and chilly winds here at ; Fractal Central on Tuesday, the duo of cats had a pleasant day. ; Thomas actually tried to make friends with the new guy on the ; block -- a grey-and-white cat from three doors down the hill -- ; but the other cat sneaked off. Tippy watched the lack of action ; with dis-interest. Today is starting quite chilly, but the wind ; has abated and the sun is bright. I expect a warmer afternoon. ; ; For me the work is still light, which promises as good a fractal ; as I can find in the second Barnsley Mandelbrot formula. That ; image will appear in 24 hours. Until then, take care, and don't ; doubt that fractals are good for your health. ; ; ; Jim Muth ; jamth@mindspring.com ; jimmuth@aol.com ; ; ; START PARAMETER FILE======================================= Scrap_Fractal { ; time=0:01:50.78--SF5 on a P200 reset=2003 type=barnsleym1 passes=1 center-mag=+1.00799251309293500/-0.278523022206538\ 00/419.8787/1/-90/3.88578058618804789e-016 params=0/0.7 float=y maxiter=2000 bailout=9 inside=255 logmap=101 periodicity=10 colors=000G49H4AI4BJ4CK4DL4EM4FN4GO4HP4IQ4JR4KS4LT\ 4MU4NW4NY4S_4Pa4Nd4Kf4Ih4Gj4Dl5Bm69k78j78i88g88f98\ f98e98dA8dA8bB8bB8aC8aC8_C8_D8ZD8YE8YE7YF7XF7XF7XG\ 7WG7WH7WH7WH7VI7VI7VJ7UJ7UK7UK7TK7TL7TL6SM6SM6SN6S\ N6RN6RO6RO6QP6QP6QQ6PQ6PQ6PR6OR6OS6OS6NR7OS6OS6PT6\ PT6PU6QU5QV5RV5RW5RW5SX5SX4TY4TY4TZ4UZ4U_4V_3V`3V`\ 3Wa3Wa3Wb3Xb2Xc2Yc2Yd4Yd6Ze8ZeA_fC_fE_gG`gI`gKagMa\ gOagQbgSbgUbgWcgYdg_egafgcggehggigijgkkgmlgmmgmngm\ ngmogmpgmqgmrgmsgmtgmugmvgmwgmxgmygmzgmzgmygmxgmwg\ mvgmugmtgmsgmrgmqgmpgmogmngomgqlgtlgwkgzjgzigzhgzg\ gzfgzegzdgzcgzbgzagz`gz_gzZgzYgzZgqZgzZgzZgzZgzZgz\ ZgzZgzZgzZgzZgzZgzZgzZgzZgzZgzZgzZgzZgzZgzZgzZgzZg\ zZgzZgzZgzZgzZgzZgzZgzZgzZgzZgzZgzZgzZgzZgzZgzZgzZ\ gz_gz_gz_gz_gz_gz_gz_gz_gz_gz_gz_gz_gz_gz_gz_gz_gz\ _gz_gz_gz_gz_gz_gz_gz_gz_gz_gz_gz_gz_gz_gz_gz_gz_g\ z_gz_gz_gz_gz_gz_gzwgzkgz } ; END PARAMETER FILE========================================= ; ;