; Date: Fri, 11 Feb 2005 09:12:34 -0500 ; From: Jim Muth ; Subject: [Fractint] FOTD 11-02-05 (Most Unusual fractal [5]) ; Id: <1.5.4.16.20050211091250.2b67dce2@pop.mindspring.com> ; --------- ; ; FOTD -- February 11, 2005 (Rating 5) ; ; Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts: ; ; Today's image could well have been named 'The Incredible ; Shrinking Fractal'. When I first saw it 3 days ago, I consid- ; ered it an 8, but at every viewing since then, it has appeared ; less impressive. The rating of a 5 is a gross come-down from ; the original 8, but if I had waited another day or two before ; posting the image, I might have rated it a 4 of even a 3. That's ; how it goes in Fractal Land. Sometimes fractals grow better ; with age, at other times they turn sour. ; ; The image is yet another scene in the same parent fractal that ; has supplied the past several FOTD's. Today's image is located ; not too far from where yesterday's image was found, though it ; lies farther inland and in an area of greater chaos. ; ; I named the image "Most Unusual Midget", but I gave it this name ; when I first saw it and still considered it worth a rating of 8. ; Right now, a name such as "Somewhat Unusual Midget" might be ; more appropriate. The most, and perhaps only, notable feature ; of the image is the sharp contrast between the flat featureless ; areas and the well-defined areas of near total chaos. ; ; The calculation time of 5-1/2 minutes is true on my machine. ; Calculating may be avoided entirely by downloading the completed ; GIF image from: ; ; ; ; A temperature of 37F 3C, chilly winds and too little sun limited ; the fractal cats' outdoor time to under an hour on Thursday. ; But they made the most of the limited time when they ganged up ; on a prowling cat from up the hill and, with terrifying shouts, ; sent the intruder scurrying for his life. The resulting satis- ; faction more than made up for the brief outdoor time. Today is ; starting with sun, but it is cold, and I doubt that the duo will ; repeat the victory they had yesterday. ; ; My day will include work and fun -- fractal fun, that is. What ; I find in fractal land will appear as tomorrow's FOTD. Whether ; the philosophy will be ready is questionable. Until then, take ; care, and save energy. ; ; ; Jim Muth ; jamth@mindspring.com ; jimmuth@aol.com ; ; ; START PARAMETER FILE======================================= MostUnusual_Midget { ; time=0:05:32.68--SF5 on a P200 reset=2004 type=formula formulafile=allinone.frm formulaname=MandelbrotMix4 function=recip passes=1 center-mag=+0.06057839712241519/-0.432621869887498\ 30/1.729997e+009/1/-32.5/-6.43962340347789541e-005 params=5/-1.26/0.5/-12.6/0/0 float=y maxiter=900 inside=0 logmap=37 periodicity=10 colors=000kORlOWnN`oNeqNjrNolMjgLfbKbYJZTIUOHQJGME\ FI9EECFDEFCHGCJGBMGAOHARH9TH8WI8YI7`I6bJ6eJ5gJ5cN9\ _QDWTGSXKO_NKbRGfVCiY8la4od3oc3ob3oa3oa3o`3o_3o_2o\ Z2oY2oX2oX2oW2oV2oV1oU1oT1oS1oS1oR1oQ1oQ5mT9lWDkZH\ i`LhcPgfTehXdk`cndaph`sl_voZxm_yk`yjayhayfbyecyccy\ bdy`eyZeyYfyWgzVhzThzRizQjzOjzNkzLlzJlzImzGnzFnzIl\ xKkwMivOhuQgtSesUdrWcpYao_`na_mdYlfXkhYjjZhl_gnafp\ ceredtgcvibxkavmbtobrqbpsbnuclwckyciycgzdezdczdazd\ _zeZzeXzeVzeTzfRzfPzfNzfMzfMzdMzcMzaaz5`z4_z6Zz7Yz\ 8Xz9WzAVzCUzDTzESzFRzGQzHPzJOzKNzLMzMLzNKzPJzQIzRH\ zSGzTGzUJzRMzOPzMSzJVzHUzGTzFTzESzDRzDRzCQzBPzAPz9\ Oz9Nz8Nz7Mz6Mz6Nz9OzCPzFPzIQzLRzORzQSzTTzWTzZUzaVz\ dVzfTzeSzeQzdPzdOzdMzcLzcKzcJzaJz_JzYJzXJzVIzTIzSI\ zQIzOIzNIzLHzJHzIHzGHzEHzDGzBGz9Gz8Gz6Gz4Gz3Ez6Dz8\ BzAAzC8zE7zH5zJ4zL2zN1zP0zR3zS5zS8zTAzTCzUFzUHzUJz\ VMzVOzWRzWTzWczBfzBhzHizM } frm:MandelbrotMix4 {; Jim Muth a=real(p1), b=imag(p1), d=real(p2), f=imag(p2), g=1/f, h=1/d, j=1/(f-b), z=(-a*b*g*h)^j, k=real(p3)+1, l=imag(p3)+100, c=fn1(pixel): z=k*((a*(z^b))+(d*(z^f)))+c, |z| < l } ; END PARAMETER FILE========================================= ; ;