; Date: Fri, 03 Feb 2012 20:27:24 -0500 ; From: Jim Muth ; Subject: [Fractint] FOTD 03-02-12 (The Meaning of Life [7]) ; Id: <1.5.4.16.20120203202903.2b775f20@earthlink.net> ; --------- ; ; FOTD -- February 03, 2012 (Rating 7) ; ; Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts: ; ; Today's image is named "The Meaning of Life". I gave it this ; name when I wondered whether there is a deep meaning behind ; fractals such as today's, as well as behind fractals in general. ; After all, meaning is not something that exists out there in ; nature. It is a concept invented by the human race, which ; thinks in a cause and effect manner. We try to give a cause to ; everything that takes place because it disquiets us to know that ; some things might simply just happen with no prior cause. ; ; Today's image, which definitely did not just happen, lies in a ; valley along the edge of the 'fan' of the parent fractal created ; by combining 2.2 negative parts of Z^(-6.2) with 7 negative ; parts of Z^(-1.2) on each iteration before adding (1/C). This ; parent consists of the typical north-south chain of large bays ; and the prominent 'fan' found in many similar double negative ; exponents of Z type fractals. ; ; When I first saw the image, it appeared to have much potential, ; but finding a good color palette proved unusually difficult, and ; in the end, I could rate it no higher than a 7. ; ; The calculation time of 2-3/4 minutes borders on slowness. But ; as always, the FOTD web sites are there to bring instant relief ; to impatience. ; ; Enjoy freedom from calculation by viewing the finished image on ; the official FOTD web site at: ; ; ; ; Enjoy freedom and also gain fractal satisfaction by viewing the ; high-definition version at: ; ; ; ; Enjoy total nostalgia at the original FOTD web site at: ; ; ; ; where the entire FOTD history is posted. ; ; A typical, rather pleasant midwinter day passed uneventfully ; here at Fractal Central today, with partly cloudy skies, yet ; enough sunshine to keep the fractal cats happy. The temperature ; of 43F +6C was well above normal, but in such a mild winter it ; felt about right. ; ; At lunch time, I avoided a debate about the flaws of liberal ; politics, which I guess preserved the averageness of the day. ; But tomorrow will not be an average day. We will be taking a ; one-day trip back to Old Fractal Central 150 miles, 240km south ; of here, which means there will be no FOTD for February 4. The ; next FOTD will appear on schedule on February 5 however, that is ; unless I get involved watching the Stupor Bowl on TV or the ; Puppy Bowl on the Animal Channel. ; ; Until next time, take care, and what are we? Where do we come ; from? Why are we here? and where will we go from here? If ; these questions were either answered or shown to be meaningless, ; it would take most of the fun and mystery out of life, and ; perhaps out of fractals as well. ; ; ; Jim Muth ; jimmuth@earthlink.net ; ; ; START PARAMETER FILE======================================= TheMeaning_Of_Life { ; time=0:02:45.00 SF5 at 2000MHZ reset=2004 type=formula formulafile=basicer.frm formulaname=MandAutoCritInZ function=recip passes=1 center-mag=+0.90643064/+2.02491633/1353/1/-155/0 params=-2.2/-6.2/-7/-1.2/0/0/0/0 float=y maxiter=2250 inside=0 logmap=-128 periodicity=6 colors=00062A73A84A96AA6AB7AC8AD9BEACD7CG8DH7DI7EJ\ 4EJ7FL5GL8HL8IM8JLBKM9JMBLM8JMALM7JN9LL6IL9IK7HJ9H\ I8GH7FE5DD5BD7AD78C76B65A63951950C55F6AH8EKAJMAKPA\ KSAKUAKRAKKAKKAKKAKTCKYEK`GKdIKeKKeNKfMKgMKhLKiKKj\ JKkIKlHKlGKmEKnDUoCUpBUqAUr9cs8cs7crBmqFmqJmpNmoRv\ oVrnZmmbhmfcljZkpUlnUmmUmkUmjUnhUogUoeUpdIpbIqaIq_\ HrZHrXHsWHsVHrWLrXOrYRqZUq_Xq`_qabpbepchpdkoenofqo\ gtohwslKtoLsmKslKskKrjKriKrhKqgKqeKqdKpcKzbmzamz`m\ z_mzZmzXmzWmzVmzUmzTmzSmzRmzQmzOmzNmzMmzmzzmzzmzzm\ zzmzzmzzmzzmzzmzzmzzmzzmzzmzzmzzmzzmzcmzdmzemzfmzh\ mzimzjmzkmzlmzmmzomznmznmznmzmmzmmzmzzlzzlzzlzzkzz\ kzzkzzjzzjzzjzzizzizzizzhzzhzzhzzgzzgzzgzzfzzfzzfz\ zfzzezzezzezzdzzdzzdzzczzczzczzbzzbzzbzzazzazzazz`\ zz`zz`zz_zz_zz_zzZzzZzzZzzZzzZzzZzzZzzZzzZzzZzzZzz\ ZzzZzzZzzZzzZzzZzzZzzZzzZzzZzzZzzZzzZzzZzzZzzZzzZz\ zZzzZzzZzzZzz_zz_zz_zz`zz } 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 ;