; Date: Fri, 02 Dec 2011 14:15:10 -0500 ; From: Jim Muth ; Subject: [Fractint] FOTD 02-12-11 (Interfractal Antenna [8.5]) ; Id: <1.5.4.16.20111202141640.2bc7f4f4@pop.mindspring.com> ; --------- ; ; FOTD -- December 02, 2011 (Rating 8.5) ; ; Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts: ; ; Mandelbrot sets come in all sizes and shapes, but the parent ; fractal of today's image, which came into existence when I ; combined 0.72 parts of Z^(1.4) with 0.72 parts of Z^(-1.4) and ; added (1/C) on every iteration, is the most distorted Mandelbrot ; set that I have yet found. ; ; To begin, it is rotated 180 degrees so that its East Valley lies ; on the west side of its main bay. To add to the strangeness, ; its apparent main bay is filled with debris of all sizes and ; shapes, and to complete the weirdness, the inner outline of this ; debris field is the true shore line of the bay, with all the ; expected buds in fragmentary form. ; ; Despite all the attention I have given to the parent fractal ; however, the parent is not the FOTD for today. Today's fractal ; is a scene in the East Valley area of the parent, well inland ; from the traditional shore line. ; ; When I first saw today's image, it reminded me of a fantastic ; radio antenna, perhaps broadcasting fractal information ; throughout the galaxy. I immediately named it "Interfractal ; Antenna" and rated it at an 8-1/2, with the extra half point ; being a reward for the coloring. ; ; As far as I have examined, there are no minibrots in today's ; image, which is unfortunate. If minibrots were lurking in the ; depths, they would be of a most interesting variety. The nest ; of various sized circles filling the antenna mesh partly make up ; for the lack of minibrots however. ; ; The calculation time of under 1-1/2 minutes will be no problem ; for dedicated fractal fans. The brief calculation time will ; also make quick work of checking the parent fractal, which I ; have made such a fuss about. ; ; Avoid calculation altogether by viewing the finished image on ; the FOTD web site at: ; ; ; ; The high-definition version is posted at: ; ; ; ; The original FOTD web site may be accessed at: ; ; ; ; It might be windy in southern California, but once the fog and ; frost cleared off today here at Fractal Central, the weather was ; quite peaceful, with a mix of clouds and sun. The temperature ; of 45F +7C was just about average for the start of December. ; The fractal cats approved of these conditions,, while the humans ; had another uneventful day. ; ; The next FOTD is scheduled to be posted in 24 hours, though it ; could be later if a shopping expedition arises. Until whenever, ; take care, and in the song 'The Twelve Days of Christmas', the ; gift given on the fourth day is four *calling* birds. I have ; never been able to determine exactly what kind of birds are or ; once were known as calling birds. Could the word 'calling' ; originally have been 'collied', meaning blackened by coal soot, ; perhaps in thoroughly polluted 19th Century London? ; ; ; Jim Muth ; jamth@mindspring.com ; ; ; START PARAMETER FILE======================================= InterfractlAntenna { ; time=0:01:25.00 SF5 at 200MHZ reset=2004 type=formula formulafile=basicer.frm formulaname=MandAutoCritInZ function=recip center-mag=-6.903338839/+0.123290986/1382/1/127.5/0 params=0.72/1.4/0.72/-1.4/0/0/0/0 float=y maxiter=1800 inside=0 periodicity=6 colors=0003tS4zS3tO3nL2hI2cG1XD1TA1O80K60F40B20810\ 50L86xDHvGLvJQtMUtQYrUbrZgrbkv_dxVXzRPzLHl_OgrZclV\ agRZaNYZLWVIWSGUPFUMDTIATG9RD7RB5Q84Q73L65H56F37B2\ 881971B61F51H51H61H71H71H71H82JF20F32F33F35F37F38F\ 5AF5BF5EF5HG5KH7OI7RJ8WJ8ZL9cLBhLI`MORNUPPgLSxIRvG\ QrEOnCNlBLh8Le7Jc5I`4GX2GW2ET0DQ0DO0CL0BJ0AN09R19W\ 49`89eB8kF7pJ6vP7tP9pOBlPDhOFgOIcOK`OOXPQWQRTQQQPU\ SQZSSTNODADCACA9A888687585685787896BA6GB7LC6ND6OE5\ PF7QGARHDSIFTJIUKMULRUMTUNUUOWUPXUQaURgUSlUTlUUlUV\ lUWkUXkUYkGQ0BK07F03A01705H15G6ljrjgpdce```ZYY`VQ`\ QJcMOeGQkCWkEVkJYnU`rbbrgfvkoxpzztzzzzzzzzzzKLLA2H\ B7BGCBLG8RN5XV2aa1VZ2PX4JW5ET7BR97QA9L7BJ5DG2GD1LC\ 0RC0WA0RD8NJKD9D93C30A009205655CB2KL1UX1PU6MTCLQLH\ ONFQXKQRQQQRRRWTNaWKkZJr_GFLGDRDAW98a67g49c3C`2EX2\ IU2LR1QQ1GO5ANAHL`ELeBKh9Jn8Ir6Iv7Ht8Gr8Fp9EnADlBD\ l8Gh7Ie5La4PZ3TX2ZV2eU2lT } 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 ;