; Date: Mon, 08 Nov 2004 12:05:31 -0500 ; From: Jim Muth ; Subject: [Fractint] FOTD 08-11-04 (Discarded Shavings [5]) ; Id: <1.5.4.16.20041108120651.29e726f0@pop.mindspring.com> ; --------- ; ; FOTD -- November 08, 2004 (Rating 5) ; ; Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts: ; ; Today we venture into the mandel(fn||fn) formula to search for ; any goodies that might lie therein. When working with the ; formula, I soon discovered that when the second function is set ; to sqr and the shift value is set to zero, the formula draws a ; Mandelbrot set regardless of the first function. Then, as the ; shift value is slowly increased from zero, spurious debris ; gradually appears in the Mandelbrot set, finally overwhelming ; and totally obliterating the set. The different first functions ; create different kinds of debris. To create today's image, I ; chose a first function of exp and a shift value of a very small ; 0.006. ; ; The resulting Mandelbrot set had strange new features in the ; centers of the buds and main bay. I chose the feature in the ; center of the largest bud to be FOTD for today. The name ; "Discarded Shavings" came about because the image reminds me of ; a pile of wood shavings. The rating could not be above a 5 ; because the colors could use more work. More importantly, the ; parent fractal, which can be seen with a single outzoom, might ; well be better than today's FOTD itself. In fact, I would rate ; the parent fractal at a 6. ; ; The rating of 5, when adjusted for the render time of 1 minute, ; gives an overall worth of a rather inflated 477. The image may ; be viewed by running the included parameter file or by download- ; ing it from the FOTD web site at: ; ; ; ; With a high temperature of 71F 22C, full sun, and light winds, ; Sunday was spectacular here at Fractal Central. The fractal ; cats must have agreed, for they were so enthusiastic that they ; got into a minor fight in the yard. Thomas walked away with a ; scratched nose; Tippy walked away the victor. Today is starting ; mostly sunny but much cooler. The cats have made up. We shall ; see how the rest of the day goes. ; ; For me, the day will most likely be acceptable. With any luck ; at all, tomorrow's fractal will be acceptable also. To see if ; the luck happens, check back here in 24 hours. Until then, take ; care, and don't let the lack of daylight darken your outlook. ; ; ; Jim Muth ; jamth@mindspring.com ; jimmuth@aol.com ; ; ; START PARAMETER FILE======================================= Discarded_Shavings { ; time=0:01:02.89--SF5 on a P200 reset=2003 type=mandel(fn||fn) function=exp/sqr passes=1 center-mag=-1.00686/0/12.09543 params=0/0/0.006 float=y maxiter=500 bailout=9 inside=atan logmap=yes symmetry=none periodicity=10 colors=000aI0aK0aM0dO0fQ0hS0iU0kW2mY5n_7raAscEueGw\ gJyiLzkOzmQzoTzqXzsZzuazwczzfzzmzzkzzizzhzzhzzfzyd\ zxdzwczvazuazt_zsZzrZzqXzpVzoVznTzmRylRykQwjOwiOuh\ MugLsfLreJrdHpcHpbGnaEm`Em_CkZAkYAiX9iW7hV7fU5fT3d\ S3dR2cQ0aP0aO0_N0_M0ZL0ZK0XJ0VI0VH0TG0TF0RE0RD0TC0\ TB0TA0T90V80V70V60V50X40X30X20X20Z20Z20Z20Z20_20_2\ 0_20_20a20a20a22a22c23c03c03c05d05d05d07d07f07f09f\ 09f0Ah0Ah0Ah0Ch0Ci0Ci0Ei0Ei0Ek0Gk0Gk0Hk0Hm0Hm0Jm0J\ m0Jn0Ln0Ln0Ln0Mp0Mp0Op0Op0Or0Qr0Qr0Qr0Rs0Rs0Rs0Ts0\ Tu0Vu0Vu0Vu0Xw0Xw0Xw0Zx0Zy0Xx0Zw0Zv0Zu0Zs0Zr0Zp0Zn\ 0Zm0Zm0Zk0Zi0Zh0Zf0Zd0Zc0Za0Z_0Z_0ZZ0ZX0ZV0ZT0ZR0Z\ Q0ZO0ZM0ZM0ZL0_J0_H0_G0_E0_C0_A0_90_70Z50X30V20T00\ R00Q00O00M00L00J00H00G00E00C00A0090070050030020000\ 00000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000\ 00000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000\ 0000000000000000000000000 } ; END PARAMETER FILE========================================= ; ;