; Date: Tue, 08 Nov 2011 18:35:34 -0500 ; From: Jim Muth ; Subject: [Fractint] FOTD 08-11-11 (Darker Shadows [7]) ; Id: <1.5.4.16.20111108183643.0d5f26b0@pop.mindspring.com> ; --------- ; ; FOTD -- November 08, 2011 (Rating 7) ; ; Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts: ; ; The potential for today's image came into existence when I mixed ; 0.9 negative parts of Z^(-16) with 0.8 negative parts of Z^(4), ; then added 1/C on each iteration to create a parent fractal that ; consists of nothing more than a slightly distorted and under- ; sized Mandelbrot set surrounded by looping filaments sprouting ; from various points of the M-set. The actual image came about ; when I checked one of these filaments near the point where it ; sprouts from East Valley. ; ; The name "Darker Shadows" refers not to a long-gone campy TV ; show, but to the overall mood of the image, which, with its deep ; purples and lurid golds, is not exactly a cheerful one. ; ; The rating was held to a 7 because the central part of the color ; palette was borrowed from an image posted to the list recently. ; I cannot give myself a bonus for a color palette that was partly ; created by someone else. ; ; The calculation time of only 24 seconds approaches dangerously ; close to the speed of light. If the image were too much faster, ; the calculation would actually exceed the speed of light and ; finish before it started. I have no comment on what might ; happen if, after seeing the finished image, a curious fractalist ; decided not to start it. ; ; Be that as it may, the finished image is posted on the FOTD web ; site at: ; ; ; ; The high-definition version is posted at: ; ; ; ; The original web site may be accessed at: ; ; ; ; A most delightful autumn day prevailed here at Fractal Central ; today. The day began without the usual shroud of fog, and ; passed with a cloudless sky and a temperature of 61F 16C. The ; fractal cats were more interested in playing with a left-over ; ladybug beetle than the outside conditions. ; ; We the humans spent most of the time doing routine things, plus ; a little time pondering the mysteries of existence as well as ; politics. As would be expected, we found no answers. The next ; FOTD will be posted in 24 hours. Until then, take care, and the ; answers to some of the greatest questions are right in front of ; us. All we must do is match the answers to the right questions. ; ; ; Jim Muth ; jamth@mindspring.com ; jimmuth@aol.com ; ; ; START PARAMETER FILE======================================= Darker_Shadows { ; time=0:00:24.00 SF5 at 2000MHZ reset=2004 type=formula formulafile=basicer.frm formulaname=MandAutoCritInZ function=recip center-mag=+3.783622574746059/-0.003358870239376/\ 4790313/1/-27.5/0 params=-0.9/-16/-0.8/4/0/0/0/0 float=y maxiter=2000 inside=0 periodicity=6 colors=000NFfTHi_JmfLpmNssOvqbVpq3rm6sj8tfAvcDw_Fx\ XHueSrnaovkhtgbrcWp_QoWOkXNhXLdYKaYIYYHVZFRZEOZLPY\ RPXYPWcQVjQUpQTvQSnVWg_Z`caUhdNmhGqk9vn2zq9qpFipL`\ pRTo00A00K00A00K00A01DXCobPoc_ocfdZ`_KUUCFAC1AA2A0\ 00A08E1CK4GUAFcIEoSCuaAyzmzzzym4ua2oS0hI0ZA0O40C10\ C10O40ZA0hI0oS0ua0ym0zy0ym0ua0oS0hI0ZA0O40C10000C1\ 0O40ZA0hI0oS0ua0ym0zy0ym0ua0oS0hI0ZA0O40C10000C10O\ 40ZA0hI0oS0ua0ym0zy0ym0ua0oS0hI0ZA0O40C10000C10O40\ ZA0hI0oS0ua0ym0zy0ym0ua0oS0hI0ZA0O40C10000C10O40ZA\ 0hI0oS0ua0ym0zy0ym0ua0oS0hI0ZA0O40C10000C10O40ZA0h\ I0oS0ua0ym0zy0ym0ua0oS0hI0ZA0O40C10000C10O40ZA0hI0\ oS0ua0ym0zy0ym0ua0oS0hI0ZA0O40C10000C10O40ZA0hI0oS\ 0ua0ym0zy0ym0ua0oS0UoPRnPTlNVjLWhJYgHZeF`cDabBeZMh\ WXkTfnfbpt_6`CEdEMgFUkGanIirJquKyxLtoJofIjYGePF`GE\ cHIeILgJPiKSkLVmMZoNaqNdsfWuzOvrCwk0vf2ub4tZ5tV7sR\ 9rNAqJCqFD_DKJBR29X9B`GDc } 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 ;