; Date: Sat, 31 Jul 2010 23:18:33 -0400 ; From: Jim Muth ; Subject: [Fractint] FOTD 01-08-10 (The End of Nothing [8]) ; Id: <1.5.4.16.20100731231832.119743d6@pop.mindspring.com> ; --------- ; ; FOTD -- August 01, 2010 (Rating 8) ; ; Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts: ; ; Today's image is another example of an anti-minibrot, and quite ; a fine example at that. The ten arms do not converge on a basin ; with a minibrot at the center, they converge on a hill, though ; at this scale it would best be called a pimple. The name "The ; End of Nothing" indicates that nothing at all lies at the center ; of attraction. ; ; I would like to actually reach the center of the hill, but ; unfortunately, it is well beyond resolution. It is unlikely ; however, that much of interest would lie there. I doubt that ; the iteration count would drop as low as one, but I would like ; to see exactly how low it goes. (Like a limbo dancer.) ; ; The parent fractal is a Mandelbrot set with strange innards. ; Today's scene is located in the period-10 radical on the south- ; east shore line of the main bay, which probably explains the 10 ; converging arms. ; ; The rating of an 8 owes a full point to the coloring, which I ; actually spent nearly an hour on. Otherwise, the image is worth ; a not-bad 7. ; ; The calculation time of 2 minutes is a bargain for such an ; unexpected scene. Viewing the finished image on the FOTD web ; site is another bargain. The web site may be accessed at: ; ; ; ; The conditions were good here at Fractal Central on Saturday. ; The low humidity made the high temperature of 86F 30C felt quite ; pleasant. The only problem was the sky, which held too much of ; a gray tint and not enough kodachrome blue. The fractal cats ; slept through the afternoon. (The present fractal cats, Cassie ; and Nicholas, are actually the second set of fractal cats. The ; original fractal cats, Thomas and Tippy, are gone.) ; ; My day was busy keeping FL company while she checked the stuff ; other people threw out. But what the heck, I'm starting to ; rather enjoy these antiquing trips. The next FOTD will be ; posted in 24 hours. Until then, take care, and don't fall for ; the hype when the media tries to tell you what to worry about. ; Almost all of it is a pile of unmentionable stuff. ; ; ; Jim Muth ; jamth@mindspring.com ; jimmuth@aol.com ; ; ; START PARAMETER FILE======================================= The_End_of_Nothing { ; time=0:02:00.07-SF5 on P4-2000 reset=2004 type=formula formulafile=basicer.frm formulaname=FinDivBrot-2 function=recip center-mag=+0.33495779049007/-0.04673287557269554\ /3.830711e+012 params=23/1e+050/0/0 float=y maxiter=3200 inside=0 periodicity=6 sound=off colors=000zzgzzfxxevvduucttbssarr`qq_ooZmmYkkXkjWj\ iVihUhgTgfTfeSedSdcRcbQbaQa`P`_O_ZOZYNYXMXWMWVLVUL\ UTKTSJSRJSRIRQHQPHPOGONFNMFMLELKEKJDJICIHCHGBGFAFE\ AED9DD8CC8BB7AA79968857A58C49E3AG4BI6CK8DMAEOCFQEG\ SGJTIKUKLUMMVKMWIMWGLUEKSCIQAGO8EM6CK5AI38G27E06C0\ 5A0680860A40C20E00G00I00K05M0AO0FQ0KS0PU0UW0ZV0WT0\ UQ0RO0PL0MJ0KG0HE0FC0C90A707405202LkpKipKhpJgqJfrI\ esIdtdiqchmhgimgerfaweZwdWwdWwcVwbVraUmaUm`Tm_SmZS\ mZRmYRmXQmXQmWPmVOmUOmUNcTNWSMORLORLNQKMPKMOJLOJLN\ IKMHJMHJLGIKGHJFHJFGIEGHDFHDFGDEGCDFCDEBCDABDABC9A\ B99B89A8897786786675565554454343332222121111000z1z\ x0vv0rt0mr0ip0en0al0Yk0Wh0Uf0Td0Sc0R`0PZ0OX0NV5MTA\ LRFJQKIOPHMUGKZEJcDHhCFmBDr9Cv8Az78z66z45z33z26z1B\ zXFzWKzVPzUUzUZzTczShzRmzRrzQvzPzzPzzOzzNzzMzzMzzL\ zzKzzKzzJzzIzzHzzHzzGzzFzzFzzEzzDzzCzzCzzBzzAzzAzz\ 9zz8zz7zz7zz6zz5zz5zz4zz3 } frm:FinDivBrot-2 { ; Jim Muth z=(0,0), c=pixel, a=-(real(p1)-2), esc=(real(p2)+16), b=imag(p1): z=(b)*(z*z*fn1(z^(a)+b))+c |z| < esc } ; END PARAMETER FILE========================================= ; ; ; ; ; _______________________________________________ ; Fractint mailing list ; Fractint@mailman.xmission.com ; http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/fractint ;