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Fractal of the Day
by Jim Muth
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Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts: The day turned out to be unexpectedly busy here at Fractal Central today. Faced with the choice of completing a job that pays or finding an exceptional fractal, I chose to complete the job that pays. Thus I had to delve into the fractal archives to find a fractal worthy of being crowned 'Fractal of the Day'. Within 5 minutes of delving, I found today's image, which mixes portions of Z^(-11) and Z^(-1.1). The image is actually a very lucky one. Having failed once to qualify, it was given a second chance, and like an olympic athlete, rose admirably to the occasion. Eight months ago I named the picture "Interim". I have no idea why I gave it such a name -- perhaps the name was intended to be a temporary one until I thought of a permanent one. Regardless, it's an acceptable image -- a bit too gaudy, but still fun to look at. The rating of a perfectly average 5 seems about right for this image. If I had had more time, I would have tried Fractint's other outside coloring options on this picture. Maybe I'll try them when I get this FOTD posted. More likely I'll settle down to watch a junky old sci-fi movie from the 50's -- the kind they don't make nowadays. The 8-1/2 minute render time makes the download the better choice. That download may be found at: The crystal-clear fractal weather today here at Fractal Central was a repeat of yesterday's perfection, but it was even more perfect. The temperature of 75F (24C) couldn't have been more perfect for fractal cats who demand comfort. That's it for today. I'll return tomorrow with a fractal and idle chatter. Until then, take care, and fractals exist only because we want them to. Jim Muth jamth@mindspring.com |
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Interim { ; time=0:08:36.41 -- SF5 on a P200
reset=2001 type=formula formulafile=critical.frm
formulaname=MandelbrotMix4 function=recip passes=1
center-mag=-1.879446711164544/+2.216489222310698/5.9\
90554e+009/1/104.999 params=1/-11/-1/-1.1/0.2/10000
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}
frm:MandelbrotMix4 {; 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,
k=real(p3)+1, l=imag(p3)+100, c=fn1(pixel):
z=k*((a*(z^b))+(d*(z^f)))+c,
|z| < l
}
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