; Date: Fri, 09 Apr 2010 22:23:46 -0400 ; From: Jim Muth ; Subject: [Fractint] FOTD 10-04-10 (None of It is Real [7]) ; Id: <1.5.4.16.20100409222536.2b87152e@pop.mindspring.com> ; --------- ; ; FOTD -- April 10, 2010 (Rating 7) ; ; Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts: ; ; On Friday I took Z^(3.3) and mixed it with 1/2 part of Z^(5.5) ; before adding straight C. The resulting parent fractal is a ; north-south thing with two blunt bays and something resembling a ; balloon with a winged basket hanging from it. Today's image is ; located in the left wing of the winged basket hanging from the ; parent balloon. ; ; Most of the effect was achieved by rendering the scene with the ; outside set to 'tdis', which colors the points according to how ; far they travel before finally escaping. The calculation time ; of just under 10 minutes is more than the image is worth, so I ; recommend visiting the FOTD web site at: ; ; ; ; where the image is posted for instant if not quite total bliss. ; ; I named the image "None of It is Real". (The word 'it' in the ; name refers to the world of fractals.) I am still waiting for ; someone to get a clear photograph of the actual Mandelbrot set. ; When I see one, I will change the name of today's image to "All ; of it is Real". ; ; The rating of a 7 is pretty much how we've been going lately. ; The image is too chaotic to rate any higher, and the colors tend ; to muddiness as well. ; ; At lunch on Friday, FL and I decided to skip the depressing end- ; of-world stuff and tuned to the animal channel just in time to ; catch one of those I-was-eaten-alive-by-a-great-white-shark-and- ; survived programs. I wonder what ever happened to the old ; 'funny animals' type shows that were actually enjoyable to ; watch. Perhaps we all secretly realize that the end is nigh. ; It might explain why these shows are so popular. ; ; Friday here at Fractal Central featured (if it can be called a ; feature) lots of clouds, brisk winds and a temperature of 50F ; 10C. When the fractal cats felt the chill, they searched for ; the sun on their shelf. Unfortunately, the clouds hung tough, ; and even if the sun had appeared, its angle is now so high that ; very little of it would have reached the cats' shelf. ; ; The next FOTD will be posted in 24 hours. Until then, take care ; and if our end is nigh, we must have done something very wrong ; somewhere along the line. If our species could relive its past, ; what could it do differently that would have avoided its present ; impending doom. Or perhaps self-destruction is the natural fate ; of any species that develops our degree of intelligence. This ; would explain why there are no signs of other intelligent life ; in the universe. When they reach our stage, they all go POOF! ; ; ; Jim Muth ; jamth@mindspring.com ; jimmuth@aol.com ; ; ; START PARAMETER FILE======================================= None_of_It_is_Real { ; time=0:09:59.87-SF5 on P4-2000 reset=2004 type=formula formulafile=basicer.frm formulaname=MandAutoCritInZ function=ident passes=1 center-mag=-0.11024789457/-1.18132554459/849942/1/\ 152.5/0 params=1/3.3/0.5/5.5/0/0/0/0 float=y maxiter=3600 inside=0 outside=tdis periodicity=6 colors=000vI9tKBrLDpMFnOGlPIjQKhSLfTNdUPbWQ`XSZYUX\ _VV`XTaZRb_PfcOigNljLonKrrJuuLtqNsmPriQqeSqbUpZVoV\ XnRZnO_mKalGckCdk9fj8gj7hi7ji6kh5lh5nh4og3pg3rf2sf\ 1tf1fjFUmTHpeJdcKTaLH_M6ZL9WKCUJESJHQIJOHMLGPJGRHF\ UFEWDDZADa8Cc6Bf4Bh2Ei7GiBJjGLjKNjPQkTSkYVlaXlfZlj\ amocmsemwforfqmgshgudhw_hyVhzRiuSjpTklUlgUmcVnZWoU\ WuQXzLYzHYxI`nIcjIfeIiaIlfIofIqgKhmM_sORyPJtRMpTPk\ VSgXVcYYZ_`VacRcfMeiIflEhojjrclucmwTblsSatVdtYfu`i\ umkvenvhpwkswmuslpplkmkfjkafjXchS`eNYcIVcD`cGfcJlc\ MraPx_RybQyhQymPysPzzUzzczzmzzzzzzzzzzzztrRpmUlhYh\ c`dZc_UgWOjSJnOEqK9tJAtHAtGctEcuDUuCczADz9Dv7Ez6Ez\ 5cv6BW9cXCDXEEYHFYRIZKGYMHZPIZdRmbPk`OiZNgYMeWLcUK\ aSJ_OUyPTwPSuPRsPQqQPoQOmQOkQNiQMgRLeRKcRJaRI_DZEE\ YFFXGFWHGWIHVJHUKITLITMJSNKROKzzzzPLzzzzRNzzzzTOzz\ zzVPzzzzXQzzzzZFzzzzfHzzzzeIzeIzdJzdJzdKzcKzcLzbLz\ bMzbNzaNzaOz`Oz`Pz`Pz_Qz_ } 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 ;