; Date: Wed, 18 Sep 2013 17:32:39 -0400 ; From: Jim Muth ; Subject: [Fractint] FOTD 18-09-13 (Super Abundance [A-8,M-6]) ; Id: <1.5.4.16.20130918173356.2ba7dacc@earthlink.net> ; --------- ; ; FOTD -- September 18, 2013 (Rating A-8,M-6) ; ; Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts: ; ; In today's quest, we have combined 0.5 part of Z^2 with 0.1 part ; of Z^3 on each iteration before adding C. This combination ; produces a parent fractal with a large oval-shaped main bay with ; large buds on its north and south shores. Today's scene lies in ; a spurious valley inside the north bud. ; ; I named the image "Super Abundance" because, at least in my ; opinion, it is filled with far too much high-contrast garish ; detail and colors that are too intense. But despite all this, I ; have rated the artistic aspect an 8. The math aspect rates an ; everyday 6. ; ; The excessive intensity is a result of rendering the scene with ; the inside set to 'bof60' and the outside set to 'tdis'. If I ; had toned down the colors and contrast a little, I might have ; been able to raise the art rating another half-point or so. ; ; Such intensity comes at a cost. The calculation time of 4-1/2 ; minutes is annoyingly slow, and could easily give impatience a ; chance to raise its head, which could lead to disappointment. ; This risk may be eliminated by visiting one or all of the FOTD ; web sites. ; ; Don't be disappointed. Check the finished images at: ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; Cloudless blue skies again prevailed here at Fractal Central ; today. The day began at a chilly temperature of 39F +4C but the ; brilliant sun raised the afternoon temperature to a pleasant 70F ; 21C. The fractal cat must have decided the day was too cold. ; He spent most of the afternoon curled up tight in my chair. The ; fractal humans passed the day wondering about world events. ; ; The next FOTD will most likely be posted in 24 hours. Until ; then, take care, and we hear so often about the latest senseless ; slaughter, or the need for more gun control, or the impending ; disaster of 'man-made' climate change, but why do we so rarely ; hear about the spiritual bankruptcy of our modern, addicted, ; technological culture, which is the underlying cause of all the ; senseless craziness. I say this even though I am basically non- ; religious. ; ; To me, spirituality does not mean faith in a particular god or ; savior. It means having a knowledge of the spiritual beings we ; actually are, and of the one-ness of everything in the universe. ; And the older I grow, the more I become convinced that science ; and its devoted skeptics, as well as the gadgets it has created, ; are a major part of the problem. (And no, I do not want to do ; away with modern conveniences.) More later. ; ; ; Jim Muth ; jimmuth@earthlink.net ; ; ; START PARAMETER FILE======================================= Super_Abundance { ; time=0:04:30.00 SF5 at 2000MHZ reset=2004 type=formula formulafile=basicer.frm formulaname=MandAutoCritInZ function=ident passes=1 center-mag=-2.508735663218/+1.592871522975/1658169\ /1/-50/0 params=0.5/2/0.1/3/0/0/0/0 maxiter=3000 float=y inside=bof60 outside=tdis periodicity=6 colors=000MmbLi`FdP9YE5P51I11F12E12B13713504405305\ 20610711811A11B11C11E11E11G22I22L33N34P35S36U47Y49\ _5A`6Bd8Df8Fh9GjBHmBJqDJqJLuOMxTLzZLzbLzfKzjYznezq\ mzoKzkNzgRzdVxa_sX`oRajNbfIdcEhaBo_8sY8zV8zT8zD8zQ\ 8zc8ze8zf8zf8zh8zh8xh7si7oh6jj6fs7dj6ed5f`6hY6mT7o\ Q7qM7sJ8xG8zD8UA8XC8_C8`F8aG8bIAcKDkMGhOIeRLbRN_PK\ XKEUG8d64W22F1180060040040040040000101401202603B14\ F36L77SB9YHAdLBmSDsYEzdEziJjSJSDPF3Y64h76u87zA8z98\ z88z88z88z89z8Dz8Gz8Kz8Nz8Tz8Rm6Ob5KS3HI3GB4E65C15\ B16B18C19E2BF2CF2DG2EI3GI5HK6JL7LN8MNANPBPRDRREQSF\ RUFPUGQWGOWHPYIOYIP_CMYIP_NR`SU`YYb`_dcadfcfmfjsjn\ zmrzoszquzsvzkqzenqZihQc`K_VFYO9UI6SE3R93N53L22K73\ LC5NKCNRLQ_YYjd`uodzyesjXfXQWLINAB98zmIfjDih9jg7og\ 7qc9o_CmWGjTKhRQfOSdJUbEX`C`_9h_7oZ7uZ8zY8zYNzpszz\ mzyfspamgVh`RbULYMGSEBP98K24F23B12C11E11E12F32G52G\ 82FB2C92C9BzCGzNLzZNz_Oza } 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 ;