; Date: Wed, 28 May 2008 19:33:06 -0400 ; ; To: fractint@mailman.xmission.com ; cc: philofractal@lists.fractalus.com ; ; From: Jim Muth ; Reply-To: Fractint and General Fractals Discussion ; ; ; Subject: [Fractint] FOTD 28-05-08 (A Stitch In Time [7.5]) ; ; Id: <1.5.4.16.20080528193619.2aaf724c@pop.mindspring.com> ; --------- ; ; FOTD -- May 29, 2008 (Rating 7.5) ; ; Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts: ; ; I saw on the news this morning that the cameras on the latest ; Mars lander have picked up something in the distance that ; suspiciously resembles an intelligently designed artifact. ; ; I assume we'll soon be hearing that the artifact was left there ; by aliens from Vega-3, who have been spying on earth from this ; secret base on Mars, and neglected to clear all signs of their ; presence when they returned to their home world to report that ; the earth is ready to be invaded and conquered. ; ; I am sorely disappointed. I thought the space aliens were an ; alliance from the yet-to-be-discovered third star in the Sirius ; system and the fourth planet circling Procyon. Whatever, I will ; be watching the Pennsylvania skies very carefully in the days to ; come. ; ; And I can't help wondering whether fractals exist in the ; universe as perceived by the aliens. I often wonder whether ; fractals really do exist, or are mere inventions of the human ; fancy. Since aliens, by definition, must lack human minds, ; fractals might not exist in their world. ; ; One thing certain however is that something exists somewhere, ; for today's FOTD is a picture of it. The parent fractal was ; created when I mixed various negative portions of Z^(-1.732) ; and Z^(-7.32), then added (1/C). This parent fractal is little ; more than a chaotic mish-mash of fractal stuff, but even so it ; has at least some worth. ; ; Today's scene lies at the terminal of a filament extending from ; a small bud in the southernmost part of the parent. Most of the ; artistic effect is a result of my quasi-skilled coloring efforts. ; The extreme magnitude of 4.5*(10^12) requires the mathtolerance ; entry. ; ; The rating of 7-1/2 includes 1/2 point for my coloring. The name ; "A Stitch In Time" has nothing at all to do with the image, but ; then again I have no idea what "the tropic of Sir Galahad" has to ; do with "the tin man", yet it's in the song regardless. ; ; The calculation time of 2 minutes means immediate relief from ; fractal congestion. A trip to the FOTD web site at: ; ; ; ; to view the completed image, will bring even more relief. ; ; With a temperature of 66F 19C, Wednesday was just a bit too ; chilly for comfort here at Fractal Central, but the light winds ; and strong sun kept it from being uncomfortably cold. The ; fractal cats enjoyed the unbroken sun. ; ; I enjoyed a day that was not too busy. Tomorrow looks promising ; also. The next FOTD fractal will be posted in 24 hours. Until ; then, take care, and where will you be when the aliens arrive to ; carry off all of us as slaves? ; ; ; Jim Muth ; jamth@mindspring.com ; jimmuth@aol.com ; ; ; START PARAMETER FILE======================================= A_Stitch_In_Time { ; time=0:02:06.01-SF5 on P4-2000 reset=2004 type=formula formulafile=allinone.frm formulaname=MandAutoCritInZ function=recip passes=1 center-mag=+0.6271399461988936/-1.226465429540339/\ 4.493818e+012/1/60/0 params=-5/-1.732/-1/-7.32/0/\ 0/0/0 float=y maxiter=1800 inside=0 logmap=226 periodicity=10 mathtolerance=0.05/1 colors=000LKzNNzPLzSJzTIzVJyWKyYLyZNy_PyZRxYTxYVxX\ XwXZwW`wVbwTdvSfvQhvShyPivNfsKepIbmF`jDZgAXd6Xe7Wc\ 8Ub9TaAR`AQ_BOZCNYDLXEKWEIVFHUGFTHESzzcptzA80AB0AE\ 0PHMTJKWMI_PGbREfUCiXAmZ8pa6td4wf2sa4p`5mZ7iW8fU9c\ RB_PCXMEUKFQHGNFIKCJGALD7MA5NA7PA8QA9RAASABTACUAEV\ AFWAGXAHYAIZAJ_8LY7MW6OU3NP4OR5PS6QT6RU7SV8SW8TX9U\ zAV_AWzBWaCXzCYcDZzE_eC`zE_fG_zHZmJZzLYtMYzPXjRXYR\ VWSTUSSSSQQTOOTNMTLKUJIUIGVGEVECVDAWB8W96X72z85W88\ z8BV8Ez8HU8Kz8NT8QT8TS8WS8ZS8aS8aR8`R8`RK`QKzQK_PK\ zPKZOKzOKZOKz000000000MKXMKXLKXLKWKKWKKWKLzJLVJMzI\ MUINUHNUHOUHOTGPTGPTFQSFQSERSERRESRDURDcQCcQzUQBmP\ zzPAmPzWOAmOzzO9mNzYN8mNzzM7mMz`M6aLzbL5cLzdK4eKzf\ KQgtzhjFiazjTFkSzlREmRznREoRzpRDqRzrQDsQztQCuQzvQC\ wQzxQCyPzzPBzPzzPBzPzzPAzPzzOAzOzzOAzOzzO9zOzzOWzT\ zzOYzKzzF_zBzz6`z2zzCSzLzzMQzMzzMPzNzzNOzNzzOMzOzz\ OLzPzzPCznzzlBzmzznGzozzp } frm:MandAutoCritInZ {; 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)+(p4)), 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========================================= ; ; ; _______________________________________________ ; Fractint mailing list ; Fractint@mailman.xmission.com ; http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/fractint