; Date: Fri, 09 Apr 2004 10:44:38 -0400 ; From: Jim Muth ; Subject: [Fractint] FOTD 09-04-04 (Jet Blast [4]) ; Id: <1.5.4.16.20040409104754.29afeb7e@pop.mindspring.com> ; --------- ; ; FOTD -- April 09, 2004 (Rating 4) ; ; Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts: ; ; When you run today's parameter file, do not be concerned when ; the first line appears, then nothing more seems to happen. This ; is normal. I have used the passes=t option with today's image, ; and the bottom line, which draws next, is very slow and mostly ; black. After a minute or so, the image will continue developing ; normally. ; ; Today is the Good Friday semi-holiday here at Fractal Central, ; but from the amount of work lying before me, one would never ; guess it. Once again, I find myself giving short shrift to the ; fractal side of life. ; ; Today's image shows a lively little Mandelbrot midget located in ; the parent fractal that results when 1.8 parts of Z^(-1.2) are ; subtracted from Z^(-1.8) and (1/C) is added. I named the image ; "Jet Blast" because of the curious string of trapped points that ; appears to be blasting from the East Valley of the midget. A ; few other names came to mind, which are best left un-mentioned. ; ; In addition to our large midget, the scene is filled with other ; midgets, most of which lack the typical organized 2,4,8... ; pattern of elements surrounding them. When an area grows ; chaotic, the regular pattern breaks down. This is true even in ; the classic Mandelbrot set. ; ; Since I basically used the first object I found as today's FOTD, ; I could rate the image no higher than a 4. The slow render time ; of 32-1/2 minutes results in an overall value of 12. Those who ; think it worth the effort will run the parameter file included ; at the bottom of this letter. Others will save time by viewing ; the finished GIF image on the FOTD web site at: ; ; ; ; Cool temperatures in the low 50's (around 11C), thick clouds, ; chilly winds, and occasional sprinkles on Thursday kept the ; fractal cats confined to the porch, where they were somewhat ; sheltered from the unpleasant conditions. Tippy ventured down ; into the wet grass once or twice, but retreated to the porch ; when he felt the wetness. Thomas merely slept in his porch ; chair. The good news is that today is starting sunny. Perhaps ; the duo will have a good day. ; ; My day will be quite busy, especially for a day that is supposed ; to be a holiday. Until next FOTD, take care, and if the U.S.A. ; really does keep church and state separate, why are so many ; people on a holiday today? ; ; ; Jim Muth ; jamth@mindspring.com ; jimmuth@aol.com ; ; ; START PARAMETER FILE================================ Jet-Blast { ; time=0:32:35.62--SF5 on a P200 reset=2003 type=formula formulafile=allinone.frm formulaname=MandelbrotMix4 function=recip passes=t center-mag=1.77561/4.48651/1.612403 params=1/-1.8/\ -1.8/-1.2/0/525 float=y maxiter=32767 inside=0 logmap=11 periodicity=10 colors=000UFMVGNWGPXHQYHSZIT_JU`JW`KW`KX_LX_LY_MY_\ NY_NZ_OZ_O__P__P_`Q``Q``Q``R``R``R``S`aS`aS`aS`aT`\ aT`aT`aU`aU`bU`bV`bV`bV`bV`bW`bW`bW`cXacXacXacYacY\ acYacYacZadZadZad_ad_ad_ad`ad`ad`ae`aeaaeaaeaaebae\ baebafc`ebadaac`bb_ba_b`Zc_YcZXcYWdXWdWVeVUeUTeUSf\ TSfSRfRQgQPgPOhOOhNNhMMiLLiKKiJKjIJjIIkHHkGGkFGlEF\ lDElCDmBCmACn9Bn9AnA9oB8oC8oDFnELmFMmGNmHOmIPmKQmM\ QmORmQSmSTmUUlWUkYVj_WiaXhcYgeYfgZgi_gk`gmagobgqbh\ schudhzehxfhyfizgizhiziizjizjmzjkzjizhgzgezedzcbza\ `z`ZzZYzXWzWUzUSzSQzQPzPNzNLzLJzJIzIGzIEzJCzKCyLBy\ MByNByOByPBxQBxRBxSAxTAxUAwVAwWAwXAwYAwZAv_9v`9va9\ vb9vc9ud9ue9uf8ug8uh8ti8tj8tk8tl8tm8sm7sm7sm7sm7sm\ 7rm7rm7rm6rm6rm6qm6qm6qm6qm6rm5qm6qm6qm6qm7qm7qm7q\ m8qm8qm8qm9qm9qm9qmAqmAqmAqmBqmBpmBpnCpoCppCpqDprD\ psDptEpuEpvEpwFpxFpyFpzGpzGpzGpzGozFozFozFnzFnzFnz\ FmzFmzFmzElzElzElzEkzEkzE } frm:MandelbrotMix4 {; 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, 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================================== ; ;