; Date: Fri, 20 Sep 2013 15:29:21 -0400 ; From: Jim Muth ; Subject: [Fractint] FOTD 20-09-13 (Sandy Symmetry [A-6,M-7]) ; Id: <1.5.4.16.20130920153040.2c271f9a@earthlink.net> ; --------- ; ; FOTD -- September 20, 2013 (Rating A-6,M-7) ; ; Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts: ; ; Today's image lies in the same parent fractal as yesterday's, ; but it is located far from the area where yesterday's was found. ; Today's image lies in a field of debris in the northwest ; quadrant of the parent, just north of the X-axis where the axis ; intersects the western edge of the football-shaped main bay. ; ; I named the image "Sandy Symmetry" when I noticed that the large ; minibrot is symmetrical with respect to its center. The most ; unusual aspect is that, despite the symmetry of the minibrot, ; the lower iteration parts of the surrounding pattern have no ; symmetry at all. ; ; With more time, I might have found a better color palette for ; the image. As it is, I could rate the art aspect no higher than ; a modest 6. But at a rating of an above-average 7, the math ; aspect takes some of the sting out of the missing artistic worth. ; ; The calculation time of 2-1/2 minutes will seem to pass faster ; when there is some other activity to fill the wait. The fastest ; way of all to view the image is to check the web sites. ; ; The completed image is available on the web sites at: ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; Early morning fog gave way to partly cloudy skies by 10am here ; at Fractal Central, with an afternoon temperature of 79F 26C. ; The fractal cat slept through most of the fine weather, ; wondering why the humans were so busy doing unnecessary human ; things. ; ; The next FOTD will appear almost by magic in the appropriate ; time. Until that time arrives, take care, and the U.S. is not ; only the most frightening nation on earth, it is also apparently ; the most frightened. (I do not call our country 'America' ; because this is the name of the continent.) ; ; But what are we so frightened of that makes so many of us turn ; our homes into virtual armories and respond with such anger when ; we hear anything that might reduce free access to guns? I doubt ; that any other country would be able to defeat our military ; forces and turn us into slaves without destroying themselves and ; the entire planet in the process. ; ; As I see it, we are basically frightened of our mortality, which ; is the underlying fear infesting our modern technologically ; advanced but spiritually bankrupt culture! The other threats ; simply serve as things that make our spiritual fears appear ; more concrete and rational. I will have more to say about this ; curious situation in future discussions. ; ; ; Jim Muth ; jimmuth@earthlink.net ; ; ; START PARAMETER FILE======================================= Sandy_Symmetry { ; time=0:02:30.00 SF5 at 2000MHZ reset=2004 type=formula formulafile=basicer.frm formulaname=MandelbrotBC3 function=ident passes=1 center-mag=-1.148230552926612/+0.04356462695361098\ /1638.059/1/85/0 params=1.6666666666667/0/3.141592\ 65358979/0 float=y maxiter=6400 inside=0 logmap=27 periodicity=6 colors=00060A70B80C91DA2EB3FC4GD5HE6IF7JG8KH9LIAMJ\ BNKCOJCNIDLHEJGEHFFGEGEDGCCHABI9AI79J58K38K2AN5FQ7\ KS9PVBUYDZ_FcbHheJmgKrjKvmKzoKzrKzuKzzKzzKzzKzzKzz\ PzzUzzczzhzzmzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzznmKpmFqzCrzEnzFjzGfz\ IczJ_zKWzMSzLTzLTzLTzLTzLTzKUzKUzKUzKUzKUzKUzJVzJV\ zJVzJVzJVzIWzIWzIWzIWmIWmFVmIWmKWmMWmLWmLWmLWmKWmK\ WmKWmJWmJWmJWmIWmIWmIWmHWmHWmHWmGWmGWmGWmFWcFWcFWc\ FWcEUcETcEScERcEQUEPUEOTENTEMUELUEKUEJVEIVEHVEGVEF\ _DIdDLiCNnCQsBTxBVrCXlDZfE_`FaTIdWGbZE``C_cBYe9Xh7\ Vj6Ui8Ti9SiBShCRhDQhFQgGPgHOg8Sk6Uo5VGzZGzYGzXGzWH\ zVHzUHzTHzSIzQIzPIzOIzNJzMJzLJzKJzJUzmUzmUzmUzmUzm\ UzmUzmUzmZzmZzmZzmZzmZzmZzmZzmZzmhzzhzzhzzhzzhzzhz\ zhzzhzzhzzhzzhzzhzzhzzhzzhzzhzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz\ zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz\ zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz\ zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz } frm:MandelbrotBC3 { ; by several Fractint users e=p1, a=imag(p2)+100 p=real(p2)+PI q=2*PI*fn1(p/(2*PI)) r=real(p2)+PI-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|