; Date: Thu, 28 Aug 2008 23:00:51 -0400 ; ; To: fractint@mailman.xmission.com ; ; From: Jim Muth ; Reply-To: Fractint and General Fractals Discussion ; ; ; Subject: [Fractint] FOTD 29-08-08 (The Underdog Wins [4]) ; ; Id: <1.5.4.16.20080828230147.2abf15e8@pop.mindspring.com> ; --------- ; ; FOTD -- August 29, 2008 (Rating 4) ; ; Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts: ; ; Everyone is for the underdog, even though the underdog rarely ; wins. In today's image however, the underdog actually wins. It ; wins by default more or less. Due to an unexpected rush job, I ; had no time to explore for a new fractal, so I grabbed an old ; image that has been lying in the 'maybe' file for months. ; ; It is obvious why this image never made it beyond the 'possible ; FOTD' stage. It has little to show. This is the kind of scene ; I usually immediately pass over on the way to the final FOTD, ; but with today's lack of time, it is where I stopped. ; ; I'm not going to deceive myself into thinking the image is worth ; more than a 4. In fact, even the rating of a 4 might be a bit ; generous. The only thing of note in the image is a minibrot in ; the upper left corner shaped rather like a peanut. The rest of ; the scene is a mish-mash of broken-up fractal stuff, some of it ; arranged into curious patterns, but ultimately dis-satisfying. ; ; The parent fractal looks much like the minibrot in today's ; image; the scene is found in the east branch of a valley leading ; to the northern period-2 bud. ; ; I named the image "The Underdog Wins". In a way, due to the ; rush, this underdog image actually did win its way into FOTD ; immortality. ; ; The calculation time of 5 minutes is longer than I would have ; preferred for an image such as today's, but relief is at hand on ; the FOTD web site at: ; ; ; ; where the already-calculated image is posted for immediate ; satisfaction. ; ; The weather was far from perfect here at Fractal Central on ; Thursday, as the remains of the dissipated tropical storm Fay ; arrived. Heavy clouds prevailed all day but only a few light ; sprinkles fell from them, while the temperature hovered around ; 70C 21C. The fractal cats spent a good part of the day watching ; for the manx tomcat who is trying to establish his territory in ; the small field beyond the back yard. The intruder cat never ; appeared and the fractal duo eventually grew bored watching the ; rain. ; ; My day was unexpectedly busy, which explains the 'filler' ; fractal. The next FOTD will be posted in 24 hours. Until then, ; take care, and don't mix the concrete with the abstract. It can ; lead only to confusion. ; ; ; Jim Muth ; jamth@mindspring.com ; jimmuth@aol.com ; ; ; START PARAMETER FILE======================================= The_Underdog_Wins { ; time=0:05:06.93-SF5 on P4-2000 reset=2004 type=formula formulafile=allinone.frm formulaname=MandelbrotBC3 function=ident center-mag=+0.598635449/+0.490200106/2010 params=1.7/0/66/0 float=y maxiter=50000 inside=0 logmap=75 periodicity=10 colors=000cZAbXBbVCaSD`QE_OFZMGYKHXIIWGJWEKXFMYFNZ\ FP_FQ`FRaFTaFUbFVcFXdFYeFZfF`gFagFbeJddNfbQhaUj_Xl\ Z`nX0hW0cV0ZK0NO1OPHKRJFTLAVOFYSK_XPabUdgZflchqhjv\ mjuljuljukjukjujjtjjtijtijthjthjsikrjlqklplmomnomo\ nnomoplpqkqqjrrjrsisthttguUW1UX2UY3VZ4V`5Wb6Wd7Xe8\ Xg8Xi9YkAYlBZnCZpD_qD_qE_rF`rG`rHaqIaqIaqJbqKbpLcp\ McpMdpNdoOdoPeoQeoRfnRfnSWPfMHnC9uDAvEAvFAgGChGCiH\ DjIDkJElJEmKFnLFoMGpNHqNHrOIsPItQJuQJvRKvSKvTLvTLv\ UMvVMvWNvXOvXOvYPvZPv_Qv_Qw`RwaRwbSwvewbSwcTwdUweU\ wfVwfVwgWwhWwiXwiXwjYwkYwlZwlZwm_wn`wo`wpawpawqbwr\ bwscwscwtdwudwvewAZzF_zJ`zO`zSazXbz`bzeczidzndzrez\ `WzbXzdYzfZzh_zj`zk`zmazobzqczsdzueztRzuSzuTzuUzuV\ zHbzFazC`zA_z8ZzAfzCnzDuzHqzKmzNizQezTazWYzZUzaQzd\ MzfPzgRziTzjWzlYzm_zobzpdzrfzsizukzvmzxpzyrzztzvsz\ srzprzmqzjqzkozknzllzlkzmizmhznfznezndzmezlfzkgzkh\ zjizijzikzhhzgfzfdzebzd`z } frm:MandelbrotBC3 { ; by several Fractint users e=p1, a=imag(p2)+100 p=real(p2)+PI q=2*PI*fn1(p/(2*PI)) r=real(p2)+PI-q Z=C=Pixel: Z=log(Z) IF(imag(Z)>r) Z=Z+flip(2*PI) ENDIF Z=exp(e*(Z+flip(q)))+C |Z|