; Date: Fri, 07 Oct 2005 11:56:42 -0400 ; From: Jim Muth ; Subject: [Fractint] FOTD 07-10-05 (Almost an M-set [5]) ; Id: <1.5.4.16.20051007115756.29cf210c@pop.mindspring.com> ; --------- ; ; FOTD -- October 07, 2005 (Rating 5) ; ; Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts: ; ; Today's resurrected formula was never quite as dead as some of ; the other formulas in the jim.frm file, which is where I store ; the formulas that I have almost but not quite forgotten. I have ; already used it a number of times to create FOTD images. But ; like most of the other half-forgotten formulas, I have no idea ; what I was trying to accomplish when I wrote it. ; ; Actually, this particular formula holds quite a bit of ; potential. It could be the most under-appreciated in my vast ; collection of near-forgettable efforts, and certainly deserves a ; place in my active allinone.frm file. ; ; With the inside set to number zero, the formula draws nothing ; but empty circles, regardless of how the parameters and function ; are tweaked. But when the inside is set to an active fill, such ; as the 'bof61' of today's image, the empty circles are filled ; with strange and often totally unpredictable fractal patterns ; unlike anything seen in normal inside-outside images. The bof61 ; fill colors the pixels according to the number of the iteration ; that takes that point closest to the origin. ; ; Today's image, which consists entirely of 'inside' material, is ; named "Almost an M-set". While studying it, I noticed a shape ; in the center that looks like it is trying to be a midget Mandel- ; brot set, but is not quite making it. It comes close enough ; however to be the source of the name for the entire image. ; ; Trying to rate the image proved more difficult than expected. ; When I first saw it, I thought, wow this is great -- it rates an ; 8! Then I looked again and thought, now what's so unusual about ; it -- it's just another fractal like I've seen hundreds of times ; before, and it rates only a 3. I finally decided on a rating of ; an average 5. That way I could not be too far off. ; ; The render time of 4 minutes is acceptably fast for an average ; image. Simply copy this letter into your Fractint directory ; (folder) with a .par extension, and run it as you would any ; other parameter file. If something goes wrong, do not panic. ; Simply go to the FOTD web site at: ; ; ; ; and download the completed image from there. ; ; The clouds hung heavy all day Thursday here at Fractal Central, ; with short light showers at frequent intervals and a high ; temperature of 77F 25C. Though only 0.04 inch (1mm) of rain ; fell all day, the grass stayed wet, making it just another rainy ; day from the cats point of view. They passed the day on their ; shelf by the window, wishing it were a better day. Today is ; starting with flood warnings in effect. This does not bode well ; for the cat duo. For me things look quite average. The next ; FOTD will appear in 24 hours. Until then, take care, and where ; was today's fractal hiding when the (theoretical) big bang ; happened? ; ; ; Jim Muth ; jamth@mindspring.com ; jimmuth@aol.com ; ; ; START PARAMETER FILE======================================= Almost_an_M-set { ; time=0:04:12.66--SF5 on a P200 reset=2004 type=formula function=cotan passes=1 formulafile=jim.frm formulaname=Mystic2 center-mag=0.0482742/5.55112e-016/11.46736 params=-1/3.2/-2.4/-1.6/4.5/0.0025 float=y maxiter=95 inside=bof61 periodicity=0 colors=000ebLaTHOHmQIZ1kYOKdSNiVVUD4FK9EREEddQaXMz\ _IjcWl55h98dCA`GCj3Qe9MaEIe7ZaRB`PC_NDZLELOZRaLYVm\ YRaYNQs82_cmZXaYQQsiT3tpcVMaRJ_NG4N7dbgDZuzqWk_Ntj\ 1aVl`Sc_PVZMMijBe3Rc7NaBK_FHzPfIYcMUXQQRUMKKc6PX9U\ QC9MwGLkMK`SJPSFBUHCWIDLknQaaUSQ7AmGDaPGQGA61T1IO8\ nmkeYV1vSR7cUBVWFMPJRSJMVJI_sJZfHYVF84eF8ZLCSSGL3k\ Hayi_jZZXOfdxcZlaU`_OP35qEAcOFRwZ9nTBeODRXjTTaVQUX\ MMm5JIm`MeVQYPUQJdfAb`B`VCZPDjh9TJPc7y`DaqwNjiKcWH\ puqZX6_26Z78ZBAYFCjeJcUGuuOmhKeWHerWbfQ_VKZSIYPGYM\ FMVQOrGSfFVVEQGHWy_BZcKkPTxBSpQRhdRareYVsV7fPBVJFJ\ DJQFRWHZaJe_JWcILZJNk`1dS8b9jOCwREkTG`WIPwdvpZjjU_\ cOPYL6tsL`Mx_LlZK`YJPLJUPJQSJMVJIJYwNUkRQ`VMP8PMQV\ wSSkUP`WMPm0Zi5TeAOaFJ9KA5CcKGR6GtKIZuoTofPiZLcRH3\ 5ZGanMVaSPQz0ir5akAUdFMFyxPc`HMTKUbROQrf`l`VgVPbPJ\ ckfacZ`XSZQLjgAcVCQFMTHJWIGOfCSZDVREaQN`OK_MIZKGQ`\ ETVEWPEZeBPlISbGVTFmvSilO } frm:Mystic2 {; Jim Muth a=real(p1), b=imag(p1), c=real(p2), d=imag(p2), k=real(p3), f=imag(p3), g=pixel, z=(pixel)^a+(b*(pixel))^c: z=(fn1(z)+(d*(g)))^k+(f*(cos(g))) g=sqr(g), LastSqr <= 100 } ; END PARAMETER FILE========================================= ; ;