; Date: Tue, 08 Dec 2009 22:38:05 -0500 ; From: Jim Muth ; Subject: [Fractint] FOTD 09-12-09 (Star of Attraction [7]) ; Id: <1.5.4.16.20091208223810.2bcfa5b6@pop.mindspring.com> ; --------- ; ; FOTD -- December 09, 2009 (Rating 7) ; ; Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts: ; ; Until the problems with the philofractal list, whatever they may ; be, are solved, I have again stopped posting the FOTD to both ; lists. I'll resume posting to the philofractal list when, if ; ever, it is again working in a convenient manner. ; ; The star in today's image is entirely an artifact of the ; coloring, but it is so attractive that I decided to grant it the ; status of FOTD for December 9. ; ; The parent fractal was created by mixing 1/10 part of Z^(18) ; with one part of Z^(1.8) then adding straight C. This parent ; is shaped like a very rough Mandelbrot set rotated 180 degrees, ; with a large minibrot on its east side. Today's scene is ; located near the limit of the curving main stem extending from ; this minibrot. ; ; The name "Star of Attraction" came to me when I opened the ; dictionary to a random page and picked the first word that ; seemed appropriate. I have no idea what, if anything, it has to ; do with the actual image. ; ; The rating of a 7 seems about right. If I were feeling ; generous, I might give the image an extra half point, but I'm ; not in the generous mood, so the rating of a 7 will stand for ; all eternity. (however long that is) ; ; The calculation time of 1/50th second under 3 minutes will pass ; like a breeze in the night for all but the restless. The ; restless few may find relief on the FOTD web site at: ; ; ; ; where the image has been calculated and posted for total ; satisfaction and instant happiness. ; ; Despite dire weather forecasts, Tuesday turned into a rather ; pleasant day here at Fractal Central, with lots of sun and a ; temperature of 42F 6C. But the dire forecasts are still in ; effect, so we'll see how things go later tonight. The fractal ; cats had no problems with things. They simply slept through all ; of it. ; ; My day was about average. The next FOTD, average or above, will ; be posted in 24 hours. Until then, take care, and do I take the ; threat of man-made global warming seriously? I sure do. Rumors ; of it might cause some naive people to do some silly things, ; like pass some silly laws that will have no effect on warming ; but certainly will make life more difficult for everyone, and ; are sure to be repealed as soon as the next financial crisis ; arrives. ; ; ; Jim Muth ; jamth@mindspring.com ; jimmuth@aol.com ; ; ; START PARAMETER FILE======================================= Star_of_Attraction { ; time=0:02:59.98-SF5 on P4-2000 reset=2004 type=formula formulafile=basicer.frm formulaname=MandAutoCritInZ function=ident passes=1 center-mag=+0.2542821941133043/+0.1214272699324589\ /8.29406e+010/1/-52.5/0 params=1/1.8/0.1/18/0/0/0/0 float=y maxiter=1200 inside=0 logmap=97 colors=000NbTEaSHZUKWWNSYQPZTL`TI`SFYSCTQ9KM5LI0Bz\ N0rP2nU4pU6rY8td9rgFpiKnkQmmVkp_iregtjfvoavjXvfSvb\ OvZRtWUrUXpS_nQblOejMgfNicNk`OmXOoUPpRPiWPb_PWdPPh\ PKiKIlPHoTFrXEu`DxdZZPsAAtEOtI`tMmtQzqSynUxlVxiXwf\ Zvd_vTXxIVzOmfMigLehJahIYiGUjFQjDMknKrCIkGJhJJfNKd\ QKbTL`XLZ_MXbMVRIXONobV7RNLBWRhEoUFfbEZXFYRFYLFY7h\ qf5c_8aTA`MDZqKodIiSGcwdQkYS`SUQLWcsCXhIRZNLPTle7c\ ZEWSLNLSWzGRnLNbPJRUCUKEMRwSlhNgUJbQXPMRSILVinKaeO\ UXRMOVx1al5`a8_QCZL96JBDICKGERNenLZiJSeHLa2qX6gY9Y\ Y6w_uSTeacRknCuxAjq8_k9Oa7Pe6Ph5Qk4Qn3Rq2Rt1RwDVqP\ Zl`bglfbxhdwiYvjSvkMulGulArgEpbImYMkTQhUUfUYcUpdU`\ eUMfX7c_BabEZeHXhKUkOSnRPqUNtXZwKzz8zzBzzDzzGzzIzz\ LzzNzzfzzbzz_zzXzzzzzUzzTzzSzzAXzBTzBPzBIz6LzBNzGP\ zKSzPUzTWzYYzaZz__zY`zW`zUazSbzQczOczNKzb0zq5zrAzr\ FzrKzsPzsTzsPzmMzgJzaGzWzzeDzQEz`EzjLzfRzbXz_bzWhz\ SnzPtzLzzIszKlzMfzO_zPUzR } 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