; Date: Sun, 28 Nov 2004 11:43:08 -0500 ; From: Jim Muth ; Subject: [Fractint] FOTD 28-11-04 (The Great Mystery [7]) ; Id: <1.5.4.16.20041128114444.2987de5a@pop.mindspring.com> ; --------- ; ; FOTD -- November 28, 2004 (Rating 7) ; ; Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts: ; ; Advancing through the Fractint formulas, I checked the 'popcorn' ; formula and skipped over it because it appears to draw orbits. ; The present tour of the program is limited to the escape-time ; formulas. But then, for some reason, I decided to check the ; 'popcornjul' formula, and much to my surprise found that it does ; indeed draw what appears to be escape-time images -- and an over- ; whelming variety of them at that. ; ; With four functions and four variable parameters to adjust, and ; only an hour or so in which to do the adjusting, I was able to ; only scratch the surface of what this formula might do. I tried ; using the evolver on the formula, and found that it gave such a ; huge variety of images with so little relation to each other that ; it was of little help in finding the best that the formula has in ; it. In the end I settled on the parameters and functions used in ; today's image. ; ; I named the image "The Great Mystery". Studying the picture, I ; had the impression that it hints at monumental things, but what ; those things might be remains a mystery. It could be an edge-on ; view of the planet Saturn as seen from the upper atmosphere of ; its large moon Titan. But if so, the ringed planet is in the ; process of melting. It could be someone's idea of an atom of ; uranium floating in some multi-dimensional theoretical space. ; But atoms are not objects that can be pictured as we picture the ; things in the world around us. It could even be something not ; yet scientifically proven, which is presently considered para- ; normal. Whatever it is remains and always will remain a mystery, ; and this is why I gave the image its name. ; ; I rated the image at a 7, mostly because I enjoy mysteries. And ; one thing not very mysterious is the render time, which is a ; zippy 15 seconds. When combined, the rating and render time ; give the image an overall worth of a grossly exaggerated 2726. ; ; For those who would rather not render, the GIF image is avail- ; able on the WWW at the URL: ; ; ; ; With a mixture of sun and clouds, and a temperature of 52F 11C, ; Saturday was comfortable enough for the fractal cats to enjoy ; nearly 2 hours in the yard. When they came in, only a small ; treat of tuna was necessary. This morning is starting cold, and ; wet from overnight rain. The rain has ended however. I hope it ; dries out fast enough for the cats to enjoy a reasonable time in ; the yard. ; ; I have every intention of having the fourth day in a row with ; nothing to do but take it easy. If this keeps up, I might even ; start to enjoy it. The next fractal will appear on schedule in ; 24 hours. Until then, take care, and be a ray of sunshine on a ; cloudy day. ; ; ; Jim Muth ; jamth@mindspring.com ; jimmuth@aol.com ; ; ; START PARAMETER FILE======================================= The_Great_Mystery { ; time=0:00:15.41--SF5 on a P200 reset=2004 type=popcornjul function=cotanh/ident/\ atanh/acos passes=t center-mag=-5.71433/1.31077/0.\ 06972817/1/45/-5.05012698326368081e-014 inside=0 params=0.05/0.1/1/-0.01 float=y maxiter=300 bailout=25 outside=summ logmap=yes periodicity=10 colors=000AUmATlAQjANeAK`AHXAETABQA8NA5LB3KC2JD1IE\ 0HF0GG0FK0EP0DU0CZ5BcABcFAcKAcPEcUIcZLccPchTcmWcr_\ cuccvfcudctccsbcracq_cpZcoYcnXcmVclUckTckScjQciPch\ OcgNcfMceLcdKccJcbIcaHc`Gc_FcZEcYDcXCcWBcVAcU9cT8c\ S7cS6cW8cZ9cbBceCchDclFcoGcsIcvJcyKcyMcyNcyPcyQcyS\ cyTcyVcyWcyYcyZcy`cyacybcwacu`cs_cq_coZcmYckXciXcg\ WceVccUcaUc_TcYScWRdUReSQgQPhPPiTUiXZj`cjdhjhlteys\ dxravqZsqWpoUmnRjlOgkMeiJbhG_fEXdBUc8Ra6Pd9ReCSgET\ iHVkKWlMXnPZpR_rU`tXbuZcvadwdexfeyieykeulgqmimmkin\ lennaopYorUpsQpuMqwJqxFmyCjzEhxGfvIeuKcsMarO`pQZoS\ XmUWlJUhGViDWiAXj7Yk5Yk6Xi6Wg6We6Vc6Va6U_6TY6TW6SV\ 6ST6RR6QP6QN6PL6PJ6OH6OG7NJ8NL9MOAMQBLTCLVDKYEK_FJ\ bGJdHIgIIiJHlKHnKHpJMiJQcJVYJZSJbLJgFJk9Jo3In4Hm5H\ m6Gl7Fl8Fk9EkADjBDjCCiDBhEBhFAgG9gH9fI8fJ7eK7eL6dM\ 6dM8eLAeKCeJDfIFfHHfGJgFKgFMgEOhDQhCRhBTiAVi9Wi9Ug\ ATeBRcCQaCP`DNZEMXELVFJTG } ; END PARAMETER FILE========================================= ; ;