; Date: Sun, 16 Sep 2012 20:10:02 -0400 ; From: Jim Muth ; Subject: [Fractint] FOTD 16-09-12 (On a Higher Plane [9.5]) ; Id: <1.5.4.16.20120916201355.2b27342e@earthlink.net> ; --------- ; ; FOTD -- September 16, 2012 (Rating 9.5) ; ; Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts: ; ; There was no FOTD on September 15 because FL and I took a short ; trip to a nearby primeval forest and spent time by a waterfall ; -- a very enjoyable thing that we actually did without a 'smart' ; cell phone giving us constant access to the internet. (I wonder ; how people got along back in the ancient 20th Century without ; one of those smart devices to keep them connected?) ; ; The FOTD for September 14 was supposed to be the last of the ; current rectangle series, but that evening, while I was going ; through some early formulas, searching for the image in which I ; originally discovered the Z^(2.003)+C rectangle, I turned up ; today's image, which I feel fully deserves the honor of being ; re-declared an FOTD. The image has already appeared in a ; slightly modified form, as an early FOTD, but it has lost none ; of its impact since then. ; ; Do not be scared off by the following description of today's ; image. It contains none of the offensive gore we see so much of ; in violent movies and games. ; ; At first glance the image looks like a man with his head missing ; and a trapezoid, which is actually the distorted rectangle, ; floating above his neck. A close look will reveal two vague ; wings like angels are supposed to have, extending from the ; trapezoid and flapping in the air. Since it is difficult to ; remain physically alive with one's head missing, I assume the ; wings are carrying the man's soul, (whatever a soul might be), ; to wherever souls go when a person passes on. ; ; The formula is an early effort to draw oblique slices through ; the Julibrot. It is not new, but it has been used so rarely ; that it should be considered a new one. With some effort, I ; could have calculated the same image with a present-day working ; formula, but laziness set in and I let it go as it is. ; ; The name "On a Higher Plane" refers to one of those higher ; spiritual planes of the new-age culture, which cause skeptics ; knees to start knocking in apprehension. Since the astronomers ; have failed to find heaven even with their most powerful instru- ; ments, it must lie on one of these planes of higher vibration. ; ; The rating of a 9.5 indicates that I consider the image to be ; one of the all-time best. It does indeed have a bit of artistic ; worth, as those familiar with the strange paintings of the ; surrealist artist Rene Magritte will recognize. ; ; The calculation time of 1-1/4 minutes is a true bargain, so snap ; it up before it is gone. ; ; The finished image is available in totally absolute glory on the ; FOTD web site at: ; ; ; ; and in even more glory at: ; ; ; ; The FOTD back images are posted at: ; ; ; ; and some of those images go pretty far back. ; ; Things are beginning to take on a feeling of Autumn here at ; Fractal Central. The day dawned with a temperature of 50F 10C, ; and by afternoon it warmed to a high of only 72F 22C. The ; brilliant sun did its best to warm the air further, but its ; angle is getting so low that it is fast losing strength. The ; fractal cats enjoy the lower sun angle however. They spent the ; afternoon on their shelf in the southwest window, where the sun ; now shines in more strongly every afternoon. ; ; The humans spent the day doing human things such as watching the ; news and discussing politics. The next FOTD, again guaranteed ; to hold no rectangles, will be posted when it is ready (most ; likely in 24 hours). Until whenever it does appear, take care, ; and will mankind's growing fascination with computer-driven ; technology be his salvation or downfall? (Or are we all being ; brainwashed into zombies by the space aliens from Sirius-C? ) ; ; ; Jim Muth ; jimmuth@earthlink.net ; ; ; START PARAMETER FILE======================================= On_a_Higher_Plane { ; time=0:01:25.00 SF5 at 2000MHZ reset=1960 type=formula formulafile=may-98.par formulaname=mult2-003-XY-ZW function=flip/ident center-mag=+0.00652543223009536/0/92.95638/0.6626/\ -90/0 params=89.79892/94.33779/0.000177/0.073865/\ -1.743502/0 float=y maxiter=1200 inside=bof61 logmap=49 periodicity=6 passes=1 colors=00055AC6RD7TD8VE9XEAZCBWDC`DDaCEaCFbCGcAF_B\ IeAJfAJg9Kh9Ki9Fj9Kk9Kl8Km8Kn7Ko7Gl6Lp6Lq6Lr5Ls5Lt\ 4Ip4Lv4Lw3Lx3Ky2Kz2Jv3Lz3Lz4Mz4Mz4Mz4Lz5Nz5Nz5Nz5O\ z6Oz6Ny6Py7Py7Py7Qy7Qy8Qy8Qy8Ry9Ry9Ry9Sy9SyASyATyA\ TyATyBTyBUyBUyCUyCVxCVxCVxDWxDWxDWxEWxEXxEXxEXxFYx\ FYxFYxFZxGZxGZxGZxH_xH_xH_xH`wI`wI`wIawJawJawJawJb\ wKbwKbwKcwKcwLcwLdwLdwMdwMdwMewMewNewNfwNfvOfvOgvO\ gvOgvPgvPhvPhvPhvQivQivQivOixPiwPiwQivRivRiuSiuTit\ TitUisVirVirWiqXiqYipYipZio_in_in`imaimailbilcikci\ kdijeiieiifihgihgighigiifiifjiekidkidlicmicnibnibo\ iapi`pi`qi_ri_riZsiZtiYtiYuiXviWxjXwjXwiXviXviXuiX\ uhXthXthXsgXsgXrgXrgXqfXqfXpfXpeXoeXoeXneXndWmdWmd\ WlcWlcWkcWjcWjbWibWibWhaWhaWgaWgaWf`Wf`We`We_Wd_Wd\ _Wc_WcZWbZWbZWaYWaYW`YW`YW_XW_XWZXWZWWYWWXWWXWWWVW\ WVWVVWVUVUUVUUVTUVTTVSTVSTVRSVRSVQSVQSVPRVPRVORVOQ\ VNQVNQVMQVMPVLPVLPVMPUMPT } frm:mult2-003-XY-ZW {; draws 6 planes and many rotations ;when fn1-2=i,f, then p1 0,0=M, 0,90=O, 90,0=E, 90,90=J ;when fn1-2=f,i, then p1 0,0=M, 0,90=R, 90,0=P, 90,90=J a=real((p1)+10^(-100))*.01745329251994, b=imag(p1)*.01745329251994, z=sin(b)*fn1(real(pixel))+sin(a)*fn2(imag(pixel))+p2, c=cos(b)*real(pixel)+cos(a)*flip(imag(pixel))+p3: z=z^2.003+c, |z| <= 36 } ; END PARAMETER FILE========================================= ; ; ; ; _______________________________________________ ; Fractint mailing list ; Fractint@mailman.xmission.com ; http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/fractint ;