; Date: Wed, 03 Dec 2008 15:59:48 -0500 ; From: Jim Muth ; Subject: [Fractint] FOTD 04-12-08 (Sacred of Demonic? [7.5]) ; Id: <1.5.4.16.20081203160104.2befeb5c@pop.mindspring.com> ; --------- ; ; FOTD -- December 04, 2008 (Rating 7.5) ; ; Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts: ; ; NEW FORMULA ALERT! Today's image was created with a new form- ; ula, posted today for the first time -- the DivideBrot6. The ; new formula is a generalization of the DivideBrot5 formula, with ; the added ability to change the bailout radius to any value and ; also change the hard-coded Z^2 of the Dividebrot5 formula to any ; exponent of Z. But the new formula runs about 1/3 slower. ; ; Today's image is named "Sacred or Demonic?". This name refers ; to the orientation of the 5-pointed star surrounding the quintic ; minibrot at the center. When such a five-pointed-star figure is ; oriented with a point directed straight up, it forms the star of ; Christmas, which symbolizes the sacred coming of salvation. But ; when this figure is rotated a mere 36 degrees so that a point is ; directed straight down, it forms the satanic pentagram, represen- ; ting a goat's head, with horns, ears and goatee, symbolic of the ; evil one himself. Since the star in today's image is oriented ; halfway between the sacred and profane positions, its meaning is ; ambiguous, open to any interpretation one wishes to give it. ; ; The image is located on the main spike of the parent fractal, ; which is a confusing cross between a Mandelbrot set and the ; order-5 Mandeloid. This spike holds both order-5 Mandeloids and ; Julia-like figure-8 shaped holes, with today's image being ; located in a valley of a figure-8 hole. ; ; I rated the image at 7.5. The coloring might have been improved ; if I had worked at it a bit longer, but it is good enough as it ; stands. ; ; The magnitude of over 2*10^12 requires the mathtolerance entry ; to assure that the image is calculated at the correct magnitude. ; ; The fast calculation time of 2 minutes makes the job of running ; the included parameter file almost a pleasure. But the trip to ; the FOTD web site at: ; ; ; ; to view the already-calculated image is a lot more fun. ; ; Total sun and a temperature of 43F 6C here at Fractal central on ; Wednesday equals contented fractal cats. If we forget the non- ; fractal work, my day was acceptable. The next FOTD will be ; posted in 24 hours. Until then, take care, and search for the ; perfect fractal. ; ; ; Jim Muth ; jamth@mindspring.com ; jimmuth@aol.com ; ; ; START PARAMETER FILE======================================= Sacred_or_Demonic? { ; time=0:02:01.89-SF5 on P4-2000 reset=2004 type=formula formulafile=basic.frm formulaname=DivideBrot6 center-mag=-2.957528927728\ 518/-0.000045568741728/2.02e+012/1/43.5/0 params=2/5/1.5/0 float=y maxiter=1800 inside=0 periodicity=10 mathtolerance=0.05/1 colors=000zoUzlSyiQwfPwcOu`NtYMsWKrTJrQIqNHpKGpIEo\ FDnCCn9Bm6Am49k3Aj3Bh3Bg3Ce3Dd3Db3Ea3F_3FZ3GX3Hz3H\ IXE5yC6xD6wD7vD7vD8uD8tD9tD9sD9rEArEAqEBpEBpECoECn\ ECnEFkFIiGLfHNdIQbJT_KVYKYVL`TMbRNeOOhMPjKPfJXbIcz\ IjzKhzMfzNdzPbzRazS_zUYzWWzXVzUTzRSzPQzMPzJNzHMzEK\ zBJz9Hz6Gz3Ez1Dz4Fz6GzzHQzIRzJzFKzILzKMzMNzPOzRPzT\ QzWRzYSz_Uz_TzPczU_zYXzZGz_Iz_Jz_Kz_Lz`Mz`NVzOWzPY\ zQ_zR`zSbzT1z64z86z98zAAcCCcDEcEHcGJcHLcINzKPzLRzM\ UzOWzPgiTgiThjUhjUhkUikVilVilVjmWjmWjnWknXkoXlp`ko\ XjoUioRhnNgnKoqAgnH_lOSiVKgaCdh3at4bo5zk6zg7zc8z_7\ zV9zWAzXBzXCzYDzYEzZFzZGz_Hz`Iz`JzaKzaLzbOzeMzbLz_\ KzYJzVIzTHzQGzOFzLELJDMGCMEENFGOFHPGJQGLRGMSHOUHPV\ IRWITYIU_JW`JWbGXaJXaLX`NX`PX_RX_TXZVXZXYY_YZaY_cY\ `hYamYbrXcvWezVgvUirTkmSmhRocNjZRlUUnQYpZcph`qfZqd\ XqbVq`Tr_RrYPrWNrULsTJsRHsPFsNDsMGoLIkLKhLNdLPaKRY\ KUVKXRKaOJfLJiKKmKKqKKUAA } frm:DivideBrot6 { ; Jim Muth z=(0,0), c=pixel, a=real(p1), b=imag(p1)-2, d=real(p2)+0.00000000000000000001, f=imag(p2)+16: z=z^(a)/(z^(-b)+d)+c |z| < f } ; END PARAMETER FILE========================================= ; ; ; ; _______________________________________________ ; Fractint mailing list ; Fractint@mailman.xmission.com ; http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/fractint