; Date: Sun, 07 Aug 2005 12:19:40 -0400 ; From: Jim Muth ; Subject: [Fractint] FOTD 07-08-05 (Quasi-Sun [5]) ; Id: <1.5.4.16.20050807122148.2ab7e67e@pop.mindspring.com> ; --------- ; ; FOTD -- August 07, 2005 (Rating 5) ; ; Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts: ; ; Today's fractal is totally out of control. At first glance it ; appears to have l-r symmetry, but this is only an illusion. It ; doesn't even have symmetry. There is absolutely no single theme ; that characterizes the image other than total random chaos. ; ; The formula behind the madness is named 'Mystic2'. I wrote it a ; number of years ago then promptly forgot it because it draws ; nothing but empty circles of radius 1. But one day I applied an ; active inside fill to one of the empty circles and discovered a ; whole new fractal world hidden in the emptiness. ; ; Unfortunately, there appears to be no recognizable system behind ; the fractals the formula draws. The outcome is always a sur- ; prise. This is good enough when one is seeking surprises, but ; it makes the orderly fractal searches, such as I enjoy, nearly ; impossible. Considering all this, I could rate the image no ; higher than an average 5. ; ; Today's image, which is all inside stuff, was rendered with the ; inside set to 'bof61'. The 'zmag' option works almost as well. ; I have not tried the other options, but I suspect they will give ; similar results. ; ; I named the image "Quasi-Sun". The brilliant white ball at top ; center rather resembles a blazing sun, and a closer examination ; will reveal spots on the surface of the sun -- sunspots no ; doubt. But it's only a fractal, and fractals do not support ; nuclear fusion, so it is only an imaginary sun. ; ; The render time of 4-1/2 minutes is fast enough for most pur- ; poses, whatever those purposes might be in addition to just ; plain enjoyment. An even faster way of viewing the disorganized ; image is to download it from the FOTD web site at: ; ; ; ; An acceptably mild and dry day on Saturday was just what the ; fractal cats needed to help them get over their recent bad ; moods. With a high temperature of 86F 30C making the outdoors ; comfortable, the cats were able to spend over 6 hours lurking in ; the depths of the holly patch. I have no idea why they must ; lurk. They never pounce on prey. This morning is starting ; cloudy and not too warm, but the humidity is higher and I hear ; distant thunder. I suppose the cats will make the best of ; things. For me the work is falling behind again, as it occasion- ; ally does. I'll try to have the next FOTD ready in 24 hours. ; If not, it will appear a day or so later. Until next time, take ; care, and sometimes chaos is good for you. ; ; ; Jim Muth ; jamth@mindspring.com ; jimmuth@aol.com ; ; ; START PARAMETER FILE======================================= Quasi_Sun { ; time=0:04:31.88--SF5 on a P200 reset=2004 type=formula formulafile=jim.frm formulaname=Mystic2 function=exp float=y logmap=yes center-mag=-0.00000823926389345/-0.999999811601756\ 10/5661946 params=-3.97/-4.39/-1.62/1.54/3.11/-0.51 passes=1 maxiter=95 inside=bof61 periodicity=0 colors=000ZGUSMNLRHxjFpfEcbDRZCJ`cGYPX9UQHNKPHhiJT\ bFg8ZYERONJHMlFRUc8OVEJMNFiZaaYVzzzMWHSC7RM9M84KE6\ IK8GQAPd3Sg5Ni7Ib9DHZECTERNEUH98cCGPqQCgSBYTBOVBtW\ geWXSWMl`cRqfMiWMglHUqCHv78z7Y2x8ymJh`cSPxBMoJJfRG\ YZDQeBLWAGN9BD884HH3QS3Ya3USBRIIO8PL8WT8X_8Yf8Yb8R\ _ALXCF_FLaHQdKVfM_VFMK88TND`aHhoL98WSG`jYeMPNaXYUX\ QMWIx8VmFOWOHSbzLZ`fMcZPWSRPLUIC8PFjUEeNE`HFfxEckE\ `_EYNsrUhlPZfKO`Fwf0gb4TZ8pxnBAdCIVDPLxXSnWNbWJQWF\ mENdJKWNHNSEVaPP_KJYFKBjHMTFhqEaWhALTLGwLkgPZTTNB`\ bDYPx8FlCE`JDPQCH87NWMKWJIWGGWDxufDPoESaEUOx_gdYRk\ 8y_AhPLSGDkFIaFNTESKxOoxM7aR9G88FJAstWlfpV`WcrwVjf\ MbRcUOXVKRVHKWElhi`cYP_MecHZaFS_ELYCjI_ZwkSmZLdNxW\ mxEciKUUQKWReNUQxM7aR9`CxUvxOmgJdRxUUdXZCZpDYbEXPq\ aDYZCN8HKAFIHEGPCH8fGDWFNL8BfAIWCPLxL_jPRUTJ_sdPgQ\ xF7kL9VRASHlOLbLPUHTKVKtPOdJSQPtwLkfHcRwumM`rJZcGX\ Prl1df5R`8xtbCMLDPIDRGEUD } 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========================================= ; ;