; Date: Wed, 01 Sep 2010 23:14:58 -0400 ; From: Jim Muth ; Subject: [Fractint] FOTD 02-09-10 (Disgraced Minibrot [8.5]) ; Id: <1.5.4.16.20100901231502.107f33f0@pop.mindspring.com> ; --------- ; ; FOTD -- September 02, 2010 (Rating 8.5) ; ; Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts: ; ; Today's image shows a minibrot in the East Valley of the second ; largest minibrot on the main spike of the Mandelbrot set. Yes, ; yes, I know that the parent fractal is not exactly a Mandelbrot ; set, nor is the thing at the center of today's image a fully- ; formed quadratic minibrot. ; ; The parent fractal is a M-set only on its surface. Deep inside, ; where today's image lies, it takes on Z^1.99 characteristics. ; And yes, I realize that the conventional Z^1.99 Mandeloid has a ; very rudimentary main spike, but the negative value of the ; second parameter in today's formula reverses things, and instead ; of absorbing the spike, broadens and fractalizes it, as would be ; expected in a Z^2.01 Mandeloid. ; ; I named today's image "Disgraced Minibrot". The sorry excuse of ; a minibrot at the center of the image certainly is a disgrace to ; minibrotdom. Actually, it is more of a Z^1.99 minibrot than a ; Z^2 one. And I'm also uncertain as to whether it's a fully ; critical minibrot or a perturbed one. Whatever it is, its sur- ; rounding pattern is unexpectedly striking. The mini-something ; at the center does indeed deserve a closer look, though that ; will have to wait for another day and another FOTD. ; ; Quite a bit of the rating of an unusually high 8.5 was earned by ; the coloring, an aspect of fractals to which I have been giving ; more attention lately. ; ; The calculation time of 2-1/2 minutes is reasonable, but if this ; is still beyond reason, check the finished image on the FOTD web ; site at: ; ; ; ; An episode with a bit of political opinion is included at the ; bottom of the parameter file. Those who prefer to avoid the ; annoyance of dissenting political views should not venture there. ; ; Too much heat and increased humidity made Wednesday a forget- ; table day here at Fractal Central. The high temperature of 95F ; 35C was anything but comfortable, a fact that the fractal cats ; could agree with as they stretched on the cool kitchen floor. ; ; Except for a minor political squabble with FL, my day was fair ; enough. The next FOTD will be posted in 24 hours. Until then, ; take care, and I became a cynic because I prefer to be right. ; ; ; Jim Muth ; jamth@mindspring.com ; jimmuth@aol.com ; ; ; START PARAMETER FILE======================================= Disgraced_Minibrot { ; time=0:02:31.39-SF5 on P4-2000 reset=2004 type=formula formulafile=basicer.frm formulaname=FinDivBrot-2 function=recip passes=1 center-mag=-1.473095230132326/+0.00006497802277321\ /2.0663e+007/1/-175/0 params=1.99/-1000/0/0 float=y maxiter=2250 inside=0 logmap=262 periodicity=6 colors=00030640851A62C73E84G95IA6KA7MA8OA9QAASAAUA\ AWAAYAA`AAbAAdAAgAAiAAkABnACpACrCEqDFqFGqGHqIJpJKp\ LLpMMpONpPPoRQoSRoUSoVToXVnYWn_Xn`YnaZnZYmXYlVXkTX\ jRXiPWiNWhbYnb_nbSibKdbD`YMWUURPaNLiIHqEQn`Ykwcmpi\ ojnpdtrZysTurVqqWmpXipYeo_an`YnaUmbQlcMkeIkfEjgAih\ 6ii4W`2IS14KRI`TNbURdVWeW_gYciZhj_ll`pmankaljakiai\ haggaffadeacdaaca_baZaaX`aW_heeonkuwqssnqokokhngfl\ ccj_`hWYgSWcRTZUQUXOPZNK`MFbLAd0Cf0Eh0Hj0Il0In0Kp0\ Mr0Ot0Rv0Ux0Zz0Ux2Pu4Kr65o84lA4gC4cE4_E4VE3OE2LE3I\ F3GF3EF3FF4HG4IG4JG4KG4KGKWNMUMNSLORKPPJQOIRMHTLGU\ JFVIEWGDXFCYDBZCB_IA`OAaUAa_AbeAckAzzAzzAzz9zz8zz8\ zz7zz7zz6zz5zz5zzUztKzhBrbHneOkcUg`_dZf`WlYUrUPlQL\ fMHcI7cO4cZ4cc0cc3cc5cc8ccAccChiFnpHtvJzwIzxKzyKzz\ UzzUzzUzzUzzczzczzczzczzczzczzczzczzczzczzmzzmzzmz\ zmzzmzzmzzmzzmzzmzzmzzmzzmzzmzzmzzmzzmzzmzzmzzmzzm\ zzmzzmzzmzzmzzmzzmzzmzzmz } 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========================================= ; ; ; While watching the news at lunch break on Wednesday, FL said ; something about how disappointed everyone is in the failure of ; 'superpresident' to fulfill his campaign promises. Unable to ; control myself, I answered that not everyone is disappointed. ; Some people saw through the feel-good talk and realized that ; nothing was behind it. Expecting nothing, how could they be ; disappointed when nothing was delivered. FL then accused me of ; boasting, and entered sulk mode. . . . See you soon! ; ; ; Jim M. ; ; ; ; ; _______________________________________________ ; Fractint mailing list ; Fractint@mailman.xmission.com ; http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/fractint ;