; Date: Wed, 01 Jan 2014 18:06:13 -0500 ; From: Jim Muth ; Subject: [Fractint] FOTD 01-01-14 (Simplest Things [A-7,M-4]) ; Id: <1.5.4.16.20140101180636.2b5f9fba@earthlink.net> ; --------- ; ; FOTD -- January 01, 2014 (Rating A-7,M-4) ; ; Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts: ; ; Today's image is named "Simplest Things". The name came about ; when I saw a teen-aged boy texting a message to his friend, who ; lives only one block away. It took almost 15 minutes to ; complete the communication. I wondered why the boy didn't take ; a minute to walk one block, meet his friend and give him the ; message in person. ; ; Sometimes the simplest things can be the most enjoyable. And ; fractals don't come much simpler than the Julia set of Seahorse ; Valley of the (-Z)^(-2.5)+C Mandeloid. ; ; The formula that produced the image, the JuliaMiN, is an ancient ; one by FOTD standards, and there are more complex formulas that ; could do the same thing plus far more, but the old formula still ; produces some interesting scenes, such as the one in today's ; image. ; ; The exponent of (-Z) in today's Julia set is actually 2.5, ; though the set in the image resembles a straight cubic fractal ; more than a fractional one. ; ; After much pondering I rated the artistic aspect of the image at ; a 7. But the math interest is so outdated that I could rate it ; no higher than a near-failing 4. ; ; The calculation time of 2-1/2 minutes will be no problem for the ; true fractal fans who do their own calculation. The others may ; find happiness by checking the web sites. ; ; To start the new year on happy street, check the finished image ; at: ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; The first day of the new year brought lots of clouds to Fractal ; Central and a temperature that hung around freezing. The ; fractal cats had too much fun playing with each other to worry ; themselves with the weather. The humans, who are almost as ; fractal as the cats, had a slow day, which is the way we like it. ; ; The next FOTD image will be posted most likely on the second day ; of this year. Until that moment of glory arrives, take care, ; and what absolutely necessary technological wonders will break ; upon the scene this year? The Shadow knows, but where is he now ; that we need him to tell us? ; ; ; Jim Muth ; jimmuth@earthlink.net ; ; ; START PARAMETER FILE======================================= Simplest_Things { ; time=0:02:30.00 SF5 at 2000MHZ reset=2004 type=formula formulafile=basicer.frm formulaname=JuliaMiN passes=1 center-mag=-0.05/0/1 params=2.5/0/0/0/-0.7606/0.018 float=y maxiter=7200 outside=tdis inside=255 logmap=yes periodicity=6 symmetry=none colors=000JoyJoxJowIovKnxImtIlsIkrHjqHipHhoHgnGfmG\ elGekGdjFcjFciFbhFbgEagE`fE`eE_dDZdDZcDYbDXaCXaCW`\ CV_CVZBUZBTYBTXBSWARWARVAQUAQT9PT9OS9OR9NQ8MQ8MP8L\ O8KN7KN7JM7IL7IK6HK6GJ6GI6FH5EH5EG5DF5DE4CE4BD4BC4\ AB34B34A339328228030030B3AE2GA7JB7LG7KF6JF6IE6ID5H\ D5GC5Fmzcmzcmzcmzcmzcmzcmzcmzcmzcmzcmzcmzclzckzcjz\ cizchwcgucfscercdqcdpccobbnabnaam`al``k__jZ_jZZiYY\ hYYgXXfWXfWWeVVdVVcUUbTTaTTaSS`SS_RRZQQYQQYPPXOOWO\ OVNNUNNUMMTLLSLLRKKQKJPJJPIIOIINHHMHGLGGLFFKFEJEEI\ EDHDDHCCGCBFBBEAADAAC9CC9EB8GA7I97G86E86C75A64IC5Q\ KAYSFe_KmgPnoUopZoqcnqcmpbloaknajm`il_hk_hjZgiYfhY\ egXdgWcfWbeVbdUacU`bT_aSZ`SY_RXZQWYPWXPVXOUWNTVNSU\ MRTLQSLQRKPQJOPJNOIMNHLMHKMGJLFJMFINFHOGGPHFQIERJD\ SKDTLCUMBVNAWO9XP8YQ7ZR6_S6`T5aU4bV3cW2dX1eY3fZ6gX\ 5hV5iT5jR4kQ4lO4mN4nL3oK3pI3qH7rKAsPFtUKuZPvcUwhZx\ mcyrhzvmzzrzzvzzzzzzzzzzz } frm:JuliaMiN {; Jim Muth b=p1, z=pixel+p2, c=p3: z=(-z)^(b)+c, |z| <= 16 } ; END PARAMETER FILE========================================= ; ; ; ; _______________________________________________ ; Fractint mailing list ; Fractint@mailman.xmission.com ; http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/fractint ;