; Date: Sat, 15 Feb 2014 16:34:10 -0500 ; From: Jim Muth ; Subject: [Fractint] FOTD 15-02-14 (Loch Mandy Monster [A-6,M-5]) ; Id: <1.5.4.16.20140215161231.2bcf3fbc@earthlink.net> ; --------- ; ; FOTD -- February 15, 2014 (Rating A-6,M-5) ; ; Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts: ; ; Today's image was done in haste, and it shows in the erratic ; coloring, which holds the art rating to a 6. The math trick is ; so old that I could rate it no higher than a 5. ; ; The name "Loch Mandy Monster" came to mind when I noticed that ; the eight small open areas surrounding the central minibrot are ; shaped quite like the monsters that people sometimes claim to ; have seen swimming in Loch Ness as well as in other long thin ; lakes that were once arms of the open sea. Being a sensible ; person when common sense is appropriate, I find it hard to ; believe that a breeding population of physical monsters could ; thrive and remain undetected in these lakes. As for monsters ; from another dimension, I have no comment. ; ; The oversized parent fractal resulted when I combined 4 parts ; of Z^(-1.5) with 1 part of Z^(-6) before adding (1/C) on each ; iteration. This parent is shaped like a violin lying on its ; side. Today's scene is located on a minor filament extending ; from a small bud on the shore line of a large critical bud at ; the east end of the parent fractal. ; ; The calculation time of only 45 seconds will pass in a flash and ; a half. Whether instant satisfaction is found when the flash ; subsides depends on the whim of the individual fractalist. ; Visiting the web sites will reduce any fractal disappointment. ; ; So avoid great disappointment. Check the finished image at: ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; The day began with snow here at Fractal Central. By the time it ; ended just after noon about 6 new inches or 15cm had piled up. ; The fractal he-man leaped into action as soon as the snow ended, ; and within an hour the sidewalk was clear. But the sidewalk now ; looks like a canyon, with shoulder high cliffs of snow and ice ; piled along both sides, totally covering FL's prize rose bushes. ; ; But now there are few places left to pile the snow, and even ; worse, the coffee is running low. Luckily, more coffee is ; available at the nearby convenience store, which never closes, ; but with heavy snow again expected on Monday, the only place to ; pile it will be on top of the present piles. The fractal cats, ; never ones to worry themselves over human problems, were puzzled ; about the strange appearance of the outer world, but soon turned ; their attention to play and food. ; ; The next FOTD will be posted in 24 hours, give or take a few. ; This is not a guarantee. With nothing else to do however, it is ; reasonably assured. Until then, take care, and would fractals ; still exist even if the so-called 'big bang' that supposedly ; created our universe had never happened? ; ; ; Jim (Why ask a stupid question?) Muth ; jimmuth@earthlink.net ; ; ; START PARAMETER FILE======================================= Loch_Mandy_Monster { ; time=0:00:45.00 SF5 at 2000MHZ reset=2004 type=formula formulafile=basicer.frm formulaname=MandAutoCritInZ function=recip float=y center-mag=+1.808025176460789/+0.3512848505070288/\ 3001146/1/141.25/0 params=4/-1.5/1/-6/0/0/0/0 maxiter=1350 inside=0 logmap=31 periodicity=6 colors=0005BL9Jn9FN9JOEJPGJkJJi5JV5J85DNJJiBJSBJWA\ Jk5JNWJbiJUmJLMJDzJCzzUzzUzzUzzzzzUzzzzzUzzzWVMSPP\ PJSLDVh8Yh6nh4U_3nZ08h0nz0IzJnZ7arBnZFar7nZ0azTnZ0\ aDYeGYfJYhM_iPfjQY_QYQZYEgY2lYHqYVuYhqYWnYKjY8gY0b\ q0Yr2Ts5Os7JtAEuDAuFhugavhWwiQwjJxkDyl7ymBtgEobHhX\ KhSOhNRhHUhCXh7YhRZhjhheqha_hfbhcehahh_jhYmhVpmTsm\ RumPnmLgmI`mFUmBNm8Gm57mmOmEemPvmZqmVmmShmOden_gnW\ hnRinNjnTbnYYnbWnpYzpTzpTzpTzqTzqTzqTzqTzqczqczqcz\ qczqczqczqczqczrczrczrczrczrczrczrczrczrmzrmzrmzqm\ zrmzrmzrmzrmzrmzrmzrmzrmzrmzrmzrmzsmzzzzzzzzzzzzzz\ zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz\ zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz\ zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz\ zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz\ zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz\ zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz } 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 ;