; Date: Sun, 01 May 2005 09:15:13 -0400 ; From: Jim Muth ; Subject: [Fractint] FOTD 01-05-05 (Armageddon Arrives [4]) ; Id: <1.5.4.16.20050501091624.29e79f24@pop.mindspring.com> ; --------- ; ; FOTD -- May 01, 2005 (Rating 4) ; ; Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts: ; ; Today's image is another one created by the Mystic2 formula. ; The brilliant green horizontal line across the lower part of the ; frame is the actual edge of the radius-1 circle. All above that ; line is 'bof61' inside fill; all below it is normal outside ; equal-iteration bands. ; ; I named the image "Armageddon Arrives". In religious mythology ; Armageddon refers to the final decisive battle between the ; forces of good and evil. Obviously, this battle has not yet ; taken place, for the world is still filled with both good and ; evil, but from what I hear, the battle is not far off. In one ; sense, the battle is un-necessary, since it is pre-determined ; that the forces of good will emerge victorious. I guess the ; battle is kind of a symbolic thing, a ritual that has been ; foretold for so long that it must be permitted to come to pass. ; The forces of good would be sorely disappointed if they were ; deprived of their battle and their victory over evil. ; ; Luckily, fractals are neither good nor evil. They simply *are*. ; Today's fractal reminds me of a huge explosion in a devastated ; landscape, which is the reason I gave it its name. Since I am a ; peaceable man who does not enjoy war and suffering, I could give ; the image a rating no higher than a below-average 4. The render ; time of well over 7 minutes may be bypassed by downloading the ; finished image from the FOTD web site at: ; ; ; ; It's too bad that the battle can't be bypassed also. ; ; With a temperature of 61F 16C, Saturday was mild enough here ; at Fractal Central, but the rain and showers lasted all day, ; limiting the outdoor adventure of the fractal cats to 20 minutes ; on the porch. An extra serving of tuna was needed in the ; evening to restore their acceptable dispositions. Today is ; starting a little better. I expect better things from the duo. ; As for me, I have little planned except for the fractals. The ; next FOTD will appear in 24 hours. Until then, take care, and ; don't be impatient for the end. As far as I can tell, it is not ; as close as some would claim. ; ; ; Jim Muth ; jamth@mindspring.com ; jimmuth@aol.com ; ; ; START PARAMETER FILE======================================= Armageddon_Arrives { ; time=0:07:46.98--SF5 on a P200 reset=2004 type=formula formulafile=allinone.frm formulaname=Mystic2 function=cos passes=1 center-mag=+0.21335738442806280/-0.976838978349907\ 20/4490.013/1/-12.3/3.85521475854133655e-012 params=-3/1/4/-1/2/1.5 float=y maxiter=255 inside=bof61 logmap=yes periodicity=0 colors=000M20I30E60D809B06D55G92IE00KKFR0NY0Qc0Ti0\ Tr0Xy0Xz0bz0fy0jw0ot5up9xnEzkKziPzfVzc`zbfz`kzYfzY\ `wYYpYYiYXbYVXXTPXTKXREXP8XN3XN0XP2`R3cR5hT6iV8nV9\ rXDwYEyYGz`IzbKzbMz`KzYIzYIzXGyVEtVEpTDnRBiRBfP9bN\ 8`N8XM6TM6RNBRPERRKRTNRVRRXXRX`RYcR`iRbnRcrRfyRhzR\ hzRtzfzzwtwkktbcpTXnKPiDIh5Bc05b00`02n03z05z06z06z\ 06z06z06z06z08z08z08z08z08z08z05z02z00z00z00z00z00\ z00z00z00z0z0wG9z0kz0cz0Xz0Rz0Kz0Ey08w02t00p00n20i\ 50h60f90bD0YE0VI6RKENNNKPXGTfDVnBPVEMEGG0ID0KG39IN\ 2Mi0Nz0Rz0Vz0Xy2`w8crDfpKinRnkXphctfiycrzbyybrwbkw\ bftb`rbXrbRpbMnbGnbBkb8ib3ib0hb0fb0fb0bf0Yh0Xk0Tn0\ Pr2Nt5Kw8GzBEzEBzI8zM6zN3zI0rE0iB0b80V50N20G009003\ 0000000000200902I03T06b09k0Dw0Gz0Iz0Mz0Nz0Rz0Tz0Vz\ 0Yz0`z0cz0fz0hz0kz0nz0pz0iz0fz0bw0Yr0Vk0Rf0Mb0IX0E\ T0BN08K05G09D0D90I60M30R00V03`06c65`G3XR2Tc0Rp0Nz0\ Kz0Iz0Gz0GB95E60I30M00P00 } frm:Mystic2 {; Jim Muth a=real(p1), b=imag(p1), c=real(p2), d=imag(p2), k=real(p3), f=imag(p3), g=pixel, z=(pixel)^a+(b*(pixel))^c: z=(fn1(z)+(d*(g)))^k+(f*(cos(g))) g=sqr(g), LastSqr <= 100 } ; END PARAMETER FILE========================================= ; ;