; Date: Tue, 19 Oct 2010 22:33:42 -0400 ; From: Jim Muth ; Subject: [Fractint] FOTD 20-10-10 (Patterns in the Mist [5]) ; Id: <1.5.4.16.20101019223342.13bfaa84@pop.mindspring.com> ; --------- ; ; FOTD -- October 20, 2010 (Rating 5) ; ; Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts: ; ; Today's image rates only a 5, but this is for its artistic ; aspect, which I admit is not too great. It's mathematical ; aspect is far more interesting however. ; ; While casually rotating the colors of today's scene, and ready ; to move on to a more promising image, I caught a fleeting ; glimpse of an unsuspected pattern buried in the chaos that fills ; the screen. I bit of tweaking revealed that I was not mistaken. ; The pattern definitely is there -- unlike anything I have seen ; before. But it takes special coloring to reveal the underground ; pattern, which is nearly invisible with normal random coloring. ; ; The parent fractal consists of a circle with a trapezoidal shape ; nearly filling it and a large distorted Mandeloid inside the ; trapezoid. Most of the distortion in the Mandeloid lies in the ; higher-order buds, which are elongated to ridiculous lengths. ; Today's scene lies in the northern branch of Seahorse Valley of ; the Mandeloid. ; ; The image is filled with both minibrots and disappointing dry ; valleys that look like they hold minibrots but go flat before a ; minibrot appears. I have already checked a few minibrots and ; found them to be disappointing. This does not mean that no ; great minibrots lie in the depths, but it is not a good way to ; start searching. ; ; The name "Patterns in the Mist" refers back to the original ; scene before I began work on the colors, when the dark under- ; ground pattern was virtually invisible. ; ; The calculation time of 2-1/2 minutes will pass in a flash, ; especially for those who have something else to do while ; waiting. Those with idle time may avoid impatience by viewing ; the finished image on the FOTD web site at: ; ; ; ; Tuesday turned out really not too bad here at Fractal Central. ; The morning fog cleared off by 10am, leading to a sunny day with ; light winds and a temperature of 63F 17C. For some reason, the ; fractal cats were active unusually early, and settled into their ; afternoon naps well before noon. My day was rather busy but ; satisfying. FL was also busy. The next FOTD will be posted in ; 24 hours. Until then, take care, and the supernatural does not ; exist, that is unless we are talking about what the human brain ; is supposed to do. ; ; ; Jim Muth ; jamth@mindspring.com ; ; ; START PARAMETER FILE======================================= PatternsInTheMist { ; time=0:02:31.61-SF5 on P4-2000 reset=2004 type=formula formulafile=basicer.frm formulaname=FinDivBrot-2 function=recip center-mag=-0.741183021/+0.043160417/3242/1/\ -12.5/0 params=-3/10/0/0 float=y maxiter=7500 inside=0 logmap=68 periodicity=6 colors=000PPPmcUUcmcmAmrnwKpmsomsnmsmmrkmqimpgmoem\ ncmmbmm`mmZmmXmmVmmUmmSmmQmmOmmMmmKmmJmmHmmFmmDmmD\ mmAmmAmmAmmAmmAmmAmmAmmAmmAfmAgmAhmAimAjmAjmAkmAlm\ AmmAnmBomBpmCqmDqmDmmEjmEgmEdmE`mEYmEVmESmERmDRmDR\ mCH02H52H61G61G71G70L70L80L80K90K90K90KA0KA0K00OB0\ OB0OC0OC0OD0OD0OD0PE0PF0QF0QG0QG0RH0RI0RI1SJ2SJ2TK\ 3TL4TL5UM5UM6UN7VO7VO8VP9WP9WQAXRBXRCXSCYSDYTEYUEZ\ UFZVGZVGYUHXTIXTJWSKWSLVRLUQMUQNTPOTPPSOQSOQRNRQMS\ QMTPLUPLVOKVNJWNJXMIYMIZLH_LH_JFZIEZHDZFCZEAYD9YB8\ YA7Y95X74X63X52X61W71W81V91V91VA1UB1UC1UD1TD1TE1TF\ 1SG1SG1SH1RI1RJ1QK1QK1QL1PM1PN1PO1OO1OP1OQ1NR1NR1N\ Q3OQ4OQ5OQ6OP7OP8OP9OPAOOBOOCOOEPOFPNGPNHPNIPNJPMK\ PMLPMMPMNPLOPLQQLRQLSQKTQKUQKVQK0QJ0QJ0QJ0QJ0QS0bT\ 0bT0cT0dU0dU0eV0eV0fV0fW0gW0gW0hX0hX0iX0jY0jY0kZ0k\ Z0lZ0l_0m_0m_0n`0n`0oa0p`0o`0o`0o`0o`0n_0n_0n_0nO0\ 8Q0AR0DS0FT0IU0KW0NX0QY0S } 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 ;