; Date: Fri, 16 Dec 2011 17:19:31 -0500 ; From: Jim Muth ; Subject: [Fractint] FOTD 16-12-11 (Stream of Ideation [8.5]) ; Id: <1.5.4.16.20111216172114.2bd72354@earthlink.net> ; --------- ; ; FOTD -- December 16, 2011 (Rating 8.5) ; ; Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts: ; ; Today's image reminds me of some huge exotic tropical flower, so ; I named it "Stream of Ideation". (The connection is admittedly ; vague.) The parent fractal was created when, on each iteration, ; I subtracted 11 parts of Z^(2.1) from 11 parts of Z^(+1.9), then ; added straight (C). This parent is a slightly undersized almost- ; Mandelbrot set rotated 180 degrees so that its west end faces ; east. I call it an 'almost' Mandelbrot set because of its two ; obvious differences. ; ; The most obvious difference lies just beyond the large minibrot ; on the eastward-facing main stem, where the stem breaks into two ; branches, each going its own way but perfectly mirrored by the ; opposite branch. Another difference exists at East Valley, in ; this case on the west side of the main bay, where an extra bud ; has mysteriously appeared in the interior of the valley. ; ; Today's image does not lie in this extra bud, though it is very ; tempting to see what exists there. The image lies on the ; outside of East Valley, where the details are interesting ; enough. (This does not mean I am totally ignoring the inside of ; the bud. Tomorrow is another day for another fractal.) ; ; The usual minibrot lies at the center of image, with its shape ; obscured by the active inside fill of 'bof61'. I used this ; active fill because half of today's image consists of 'inside' ; stuff. ; ; The rating of an 8-1/2 includes the usual half-point bonus for ; the coloring, which really makes the image. ; ; The calculation time of 4-2/3 minutes borders on slowness. IMO, ; it is a fair price to pay for the image however. ; ; Much of this time may be saved by visiting the official FOTD web ; site at: ; ; ; ; and viewing the finished image there. ; ; A high-resolution version of the image is posted at: ; ; ; ; The original, now classic, FOTD web site may be accessed at: ; ; ; ; A mix of clouds and sun and a temperature of 48F +8C made for an ; acceptable but slightly boring day here at Fractal Central. ; We're still waiting for the snow to arrive that will bring a ; white Christmas. Unfortunately, it does not appear that any ; snow is in sight. ; ; The fractal cats were unconcerned about the lack of snow. They ; spent much of the day trying to compromise on who gets to sleep ; on the scratching post and who gets the new chair. Nicholas ; chose the chair before Cassie could make a choice, leaving her ; with the scratching post. ; ; We the people spent the day doing routine things, thinking about ; the coming holidays and making minor preparations. One thing we ; never need to think about is the FOTD, which appears on about 9 ; days out of 10. To prove my point, the next FOTD will be the ; one for Dec. 17, though with an antiquing trip always possible ; on Saturdays, do not be surprised if it is late. Until when- ; ever, take care, and did God create Man or did Man create God? ; Or are these simply two different ways of saying the same thing? ; ; ; Jim Muth ; jamth@mindspring.com ; ; ; START PARAMETER FILE======================================= Stream_of_Ideation { ; time=0:04:40.00 SF5 at 2000MHZ reset=2004 type=formula formulafile=allinone.frm formulaname=MandAutoCritInZ function=ident passes=1 center-mag=+0.05287552292351617/+0.007267408830356\ 38/2e+010/1/-37.5/0 params=11/1.9/-11/2.1/0/0/0/0 float=y maxiter=1000 inside=bof61 periodicity=10 colors=000NrhOjbR`YUSTQLMMFHIBDE7AB37E22J00M00R00U\ 00Y00a0Ae0Gi0Dm0Aq07u06w0Ew0Ly0Qy0Xy0`y2ew3jw4nw6t\ w7xw8ywAyv8yv7xv6ru4nu3iu2es0`s0Xs0Rs0Nm3Wf7a_BhUF\ nOJuRNvSRxUVyVYyXayYey_iyakyboycsyewyfzymsirmLwg0X\ v56zD8zHBzLDvPFrRHnWJjZKfaNbeQZiRVlURpVNtYJvZFyaBy\ b7y_ExYKpVRhSY`RbTmediabeYbaUaZRabVWfZPibImfCoj5sn\ 0vq0yn1zk7ziGzfMzcUza`zZhzXnzUuzRvzOvvNvrKvnJvjHve\ EvaDvYAvU8vQ6vM4vUIx_Vyggynuyuzyyqiz_RmJ9c30e40f60\ g76j89eAI_BLYDUUEXQFeNHhJIqEJtAKv4My0Ny0Ny0My6MyAM\ vFMtKKqOKnUKfYKdbJWgJMkJDqJ3uJ2f_QSqmEzyAfv6Hi30X2\ 0Z20a02d04e08h0Bj0El0In0Kq0Ot0Ru0Ux0Vy0Uy0Su2Rp3Qi\ 6Od8NZAMTDKNEKIAKD3K70K50K00J00I00H00G00F00E00D00C\ 00B10A109208207206305304504723962A71DA4EB7HFAIHFLJ\ ILKKLQOPURTYVX__`cebgjfjmmnotrpxuryvsyuryspypmymjt\ jfnebh_ZbVUYONRKIMFEHABA4870650320300300300800C20I\ 93MG6SM8WTBaXEe`HkdJohMrl } 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 ;