; Date: Fri, 25 Feb 2005 09:42:59 -0500 ; From: Jim Muth ; Subject: [Fractint] FOTD 25-02-05 (Good Versus Evil [7]) ; Id: <1.5.4.16.20050225094325.0d976b3e@pop.mindspring.com> ; --------- ; ; FOTD -- February 25, 2005 (Rating 7) ; ; Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts: ; ; Today's fractal was created with the MandelbrotMix3a formula, ; which combines 4 different powers of Z but requires that the ; critical points be calculated manually. In today's image, ; various portions of Z^(-5.5), Z^(1.5), Z^(2.5) and (1/Z) were ; combined, and a critical point was entered as (p5) to produce a ; parent fractal that consists of little more than a scattering of ; disconnected fractal strings. But some of the strings hold ; curious little Mandelbrot atoms, one of which is the star of ; today's sizzling fast image. ; ; When rendered in the traditional manner, with the outside set to ; 'iter', today's image is rather dull. The 'tdis' outside option ; brings the scene to life however, and earns the rating of a 7. ; I chose the name "Good Versus Evil" when I noticed the contrast ; between the strong celestial blue in the center of the image and ; the lurid red around the edges, which hints at devilishness. Of ; course, in a theoretical battle of good against evil, the result ; must always be a stalemate. Both sides are equally powerful. ; ; I rendered today's image with the 'passes=b' option, which is ; the fastest with this particular image. It is also the most fun ; to watch. The drawback is that it often completely misses some ; features of the images on which it is used. ; ; Though today's parameter file renders fast as lightning, the ; FOTD web site, where the completed GIF image has been posted, is ; still fun to visit. The site is located at: ; ; ; ; Snow fell all day Thursday here at Fractal Central, keeping the ; fractal cats confined all afternoon to their shelf by the ; window, where they watched the birds scrounging for food. The ; duo must have been reasonably contented with their situation, ; for they were satisfied with the normal serving of tuna. This ; morning is starting with some sun, but it is still cold and we ; are deep in snow. I have no idea how the duo will manage the ; challenging conditions. ; ; For me it's another average day with the average amount of work ; to clear away before tackling the fractal world. The 6 inches ; 15cm of snow that fell yesterday is not enough to stop normal ; activity of a rather large city, so I have no excuse to put ; things off. The next FOTD will appear in 24 hours. The wrap-up ; of the philosophy will appear a few days later. Until next ; time, take care, and where is Yukon King? ; ; ; Jim Muth ; jamth@mindspring.com ; jimmuth@aol.com ; ; ; START PARAMETER FILE======================================= Good_Versus_Evil { ; time=0:00:56.74--SF5 on a P200 reset=2004 type=formula formulafile=allinone.frm formulaname=MandelbrotMix3a function=ident passes=b center-mag=+1.295364358/+0.033121647/21027.75/1/16\ 5/7.70038116604254697e-010 params=0.5/-5.5/2/1.5/\ -0.3/2.5/-4/-1/0.8541307166/0 float=y maxiter=256 inside=255 outside=tdis periodicity=10 colors=000YtBXtCWtEVtFUsGTsISsJRsLQsMPsNQoQRkSSgUT\ cWU_YVW_WSaXOcUMgRKkPInMGrJEvHDyLIuPMrTQnXUk`Ygcad\ gfakjYonVsrR0005HDsHJlHIfHH_HGUHENHDHHCAHB4HA6IE7J\ I9JMAKPBLXDLdEMkNPmKSoPVqUYsZ`ultzUghL0`CGS42K9ETE\ PaJ_iE`dAa_5bV1bQ9e_HhhPkqMojKrczzXzzRzzSQzSVhT_cT\ dZUiTUnOVsJVfHiVFw_MmdSciZVndLsjColIknNgoSdqX`saXt\ fTvkQwpyPrx`qwlpvwoc3ieFYgRNibBjn0k`BlNLmAVaMXQYZE\ i`2tb8rcDqdJpeOnfUmgZlhQ_lHOo8Cr5AU3859DHEITKNcPSo\ UXzLi9QeBVaD_YFZULYQQXMVWI`VEeUAjU7oR9jPBeMD`KFWHH\ RFJMCLHANDlLFc_CVmAQoGLpMHqRCsX7tb3ugNV_f4TYCWQJZI\ QaAXdCTTDPHHNLKLONJRRHVUFYXD`_Cc_B``BY`AVa9Sa8Pb7M\ b6Jc5Gc5Db7Fa9H`BJ_CLZENZGPYIRXJSWLUVNWVPYUQ_TSaSU\ cRWeRXfUZeW`dZbcmu0lt2ks4kr6jq8ipAioChoEhnGgmIflKf\ kLejNdiPdiRchTcgVbfXaeZad``cb97vB9tDBsEDrGFqHHpUN`\ NGPG9ELKFQUGVcHZmHUlKQkNLjQHjTCiW8hZ4haDafLWjTQn`J\ rhDvp7zm3Vj00g64eB8bGC000 } frm:MandelbrotMix3a {; Jim Muth z=real(p5), c=fn1(pixel), a=real(p1), b=imag(p1), d=real(p2), f=imag(p2), g=real(p3), h=imag(p3), j=real(p4), k=imag(p4), l=imag(p5)+100: z=(a*(z^b))+(d*(z^f))+(g*(z^h))+(j*(z^k))+c, |z| <=l } ; END PARAMETER FILE========================================= ; ;