; Date: Fri, 22 Oct 2004 08:21:31 -0400 ; From: Jim Muth ; Subject: [Fractint] FOTD 22-10-04 (Moire Fantasy [7]) ; Id: <1.5.4.16.20041022082238.0db715be@pop.mindspring.com> ; --------- ; ; FOTD -- October 22, 2004 (Rating 7) ; ; Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts: ; ; I named today's unusual image, which was created by the ; 'julfn+exp' formula, "Moire Fantasy" because of the Moire ; interference patterns that exist all through it. This means ; that the appearance of the image is partly created by the ; screen resolution, and the image will therefore appear slightly ; different at different resolutions. ; ; The passes=b option works unusually well with today's image. ; Not only is it the fastest, but it is by far the most interest- ; ing to watch in action. The banded effect was achieved by ; rendering the scene with the outside set to 'summ', an option ; that I rarely use, but like the passes=b, one that works quite ; well with today's image. ; ; The function I chose for today's image is the 'abs', which ; changes the negative and imaginary values to positive values. ; This particular function works best with the julfn+exp formula. ; I know of no other formula in which the absolute value function ; works best. ; ; The image is different enough from my usual type of fractals to ; rate a 7. I almost rated it at an 8, but when I could pin down ; nothing in it actually well above average, finally decided on ; the 7. When the short render time of 1-1/2 minutes is figured ; in, the overall worth registers an impressive 435. ; ; The completed GIF image is available at: ; ; ; ; A cloudy and drizzly day here at Fractal Central on Thursday, ; with a temperature of 50F 10C, kept the dynamic fractal cats ; stranded indoors for the second straight day. But once again ; their moods were surprisingly good, and no special treat was ; needed. Today is again starting cloudy and cool. I expect the ; cats to have a similar day. ; ; For me it looks like an average day, with enough work to keep me ; busy several hours before I can turn to the world of fractals. ; The next FOTD will appear tomorrow. Until then, take care, and ; believe what you will, but be sure to believe something. ; ; ; Jim Muth ; jamth@mindspring.com ; jimmuth@aol.com ; ; ; START PARAMETER FILE======================================= Moire_Fantasy { ; time=0:01:36.50--SF5 on a P200 reset=2003 type=julfn+exp function=abs passes=b center-mag=-0.0958251/0.0660603/0.9908874/1/-87.5/\ -1.26836041669520228e-013 params=-1.6/0.42 float=y maxiter=1200 bailout=64 inside=255 outside=summ logmap=yes symmetry=none periodicity=0 colors=000jEekDelDdmCcmCcjBagB_eBZbBX_BWYBUVBTSBRQ\ BQNBOKBNIBLFBKCBIBDFABH9AI89JACIBEICHIDJIFMHGOHHQH\ ITHKVGLYGM_GNaGOdGQfFRiFSkFTmFVpEWrEXuEYwEZyEYwHXv\ JWuMWtOVsRUrTUqWTpYSo`SnbRmeQlgPkjPjlOioNhqNgtMfvL\ eyLdzKezJeyJexIewHfvHfuGftFfsFfrEgqDgpDgoCgnBhmBhl\ Ahk9hj9hj8gh8fe8eb8d_8cX7bV7aS7`P7_M7ZJ7ZHA`LDaPFc\ TIdXLf`NgcQhgTjkVkoYms`nwbozYruTtqRpsQmtPjuOgvMdxL\ ayKYzJVzHSzGPzFMzEJzIIzLHzOHzRGyUFxXFv_EucDsfDriCp\ lBooBmrAlu9jx9irBemCbhD_eCZbCY`BXYBWVBVTAUQAUNATL9\ SI9RF9QD8PA8O88OACPBGQDKREOSGSTHVUOYPV_KabFhdAof6k\ iEhkMemUaoaZqiWsqTuyWsvYrs_qpbpmdojfngildkkamjZpiW\ rhTtgQvfNseQpdTncWkcZhbafadc`g``jZ_mWZpUZsRaqPcoNe\ mLhkJjiKlgMoeOqcQsaSv_UxYWzXYyV_yUayScyReyPgyOiyNk\ yLmyKozIqzHszGuzHwzIxzJyzJzzKzzLzzLzzMzzNzzOzzOzzP\ zzQzzQzzMzzJzzGzzFzzEzzEzzDzzDzzGzzJzzMzzOzzRzzUzz\ WzzZzzazzczzfzzizzkzznhrz } ; END PARAMETER FILE========================================= ; ;