; Date: Mon, 17 Jun 2013 15:49:01 -0400 ; From: Jim Muth ; Subject: [Fractint] FOTD 17-06-13 (The Lost Monument [A-9,M-6]) ; Id: <1.5.4.16.20130617154925.2a1f4d74@earthlink.net> ; --------- ; ; FOTD -- June 17, 2013 (Rating A-9,M-6) ; ; Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts: ; ; Today's image has an art rating of a 9. This is because I went ; out of my way to find a coloring that would make the image ; resemble a real 3-D monolith. The rating shows that I consider ; my efforts pretty successful. ; ; The math rating is a humdrum 6. After all, how interesting can ; the expression Z^(1.009)+C be regardless of how far up the ; hyperladder it is calculated. As a matter of interest, today's ; image was calculated 120 levels up the ladder. ; ; The parent fractal is a grossly oversized thing resembling a ; primitive stone arrowhead plunging back to earth. Today's scene ; lies in the chaos on the eastern edge of the arrowhead. ; ; The name "The Lost Monument" implies that regardless of how far ; one might search, he would never find the scene depicted in the ; image, since it exists only in the world of fractals as well as ; in the mind. I leave it to the individual fractalist to decide ; if mathematical fractals and human thoughts are to be considered ; in any way real. ; ; The calculation time of 6-1/2 minutes is slow enough to bring ; impatience to the more restless fractalists, so hooray for the ; web sites, which can bring relief. ; ; Find relief from mathematical anxiety by viewing the finished ; image on the official FOTD web site at: ; ; ; ; Extra happiness may be found by viewing the hi-def rendering at: ; ; ; ; Total bliss lies on the web site at: ; ; ; ; where the FOTD back images are posted. ; ; Rather sultry conditions prevailed here at Fractal Central ; today, with partly cloudy skies, some humidity and a temperature ; of 86F 30C. The fractal cat felt playful in the morning, but ; calmed just after noon to enjoy a quiet afternoon sleeping. The ; humans had a busy day, with FL working in her garden while I ; supervised. ; ; The next FOTD will be posted in a period of time that will seem ; to pass in a flash. Until then, take care, and before a problem ; can be solved, the nature of the problem must first be ; recognized. ; ; ; Jim Muth ; jimmuth@earthlink.net ; ; ; START PARAMETER FILE======================================= The_Lost_Monument { ; time=0:06:30.00 SF5 at 2000MHZ reset=2004 type=formula formulafile=basicer.frm formulaname=MandelbrotBC1 function=floor passes=1 center-mag=+0.652403251/+1.25954557/386/0.9057/\ -45/0 params=1.009/0/120/2400 float=y maxiter=1800 inside=255 logmap=645 periodicity=6 colors=000W_zW_zX_zY_zV_zW_za_zZ_zb_zb_zX_zX_z`_z`\ _zW_zUdzUdzUdzUdzUdzUdzUdzUdzUdzUdzUdzUdzUdzUdzUdz\ UdzUdzUdzUdzUdzUdzUdzUdzUdzUdzUdzUdzUdzUdzUdzUdzUd\ zW_zU_zS_zR_zP_zF_zK_zO_zS_zU_zU_zU_zU_zU_zU_zU_zU\ dzUdzUdzUdzUdzUdzUdzUdzUdzUdzUdzUdzUdzUdzUdzUdzP_z\ P_zP_zP_zP_zP_zP_zP_zP_zP_zP_zP_zP_zP_zP_zP_zU_zT_\ zS_zR_zQ_zQ_zP_zO_zN_zM_zM_zN_zO_zP_zP_zQ_zU_zU_zU\ _zU_zU_zU_zU_zU_zU_zU_zU_zU_zU_zU_zU_zU_zU_zU_zU_z\ U_zU_zU_zU_zU_zU_zU_zU_zU_zU_zT_zQ_zO_zL_zI_zF_z8_\ zD_zI_zN_zR_zW_zU_zU_zU_zU_zU_zW_zU_zU_zU_zu_zt_zt\ _zs_zr_zq_zq_zp_zo_zo_zn_zm_zl_zl_zk_zj_zi_zi_zh_z\ g_zt_ym_xg_wa_vV_uPdtKisKnrUsqcsvzxtzvtrtsmrmhllci\ lZgkUdjPZdMWcJUcJQbIPXIIWILWIJV8FKDDJ8BID9ID3HD6G8\ 4F83FDDE3DDD8U88CD1CI1BI1B81B810010D1AD10D1A010D1A\ D10D1A01081A81A31081A81A010010D1C810D1BD1A010C1AD1\ 0D1AE1A510F1A510G10C1AB1A } frm:MandelbrotBC1 { ; by several Fractint users e=p1, a=imag(p2)+100 p=real(p2)+PI q=2*PI*fn1(p/(2*PI)) r=real(p2)-q Z=C=Pixel: Z=log(Z) IF(imag(Z)>r) Z=Z+flip(2*PI) ENDIF Z=exp(e*(Z+flip(q)))+C |Z|