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Fractal of the Day
by Jim Muth
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Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts: As far as I can recall, this is the first time I have needed to post a second version of the same fractal. But I had to do it. Another look at yesterday's pathetic effort convinced me that even the humble rating of 3 was too high. The picture rates closer to a 2, and perhaps even a 1. As stated, today's fractal was created by the same formula as yesterday's. In fact, it's the same image. The only change is that today's version was rendered with the outside=tdis option in effect, which gives the appearance of golden terraces. After minimal consideration, I named the picture "Golden Terraces" and rated it a 6. I chose the name because I saw terraces when I studied the image; I decided on the slightly above average rating of 6 because I kind of like the new version. The parameter file renders in 6-1/2 minutes. A download of the GIF image file is faster, and the GIF image will be available within the hour at: While working with today's image, I discovered a new bug in the latest float-only release of Fractint. I'll track the critter down and post the details in the morning. The fractal weather today continued summer-like, with hot hazy sun and a temperature of 90F (32C). These conditions were a bit too extreme for the intrepid duo of fractal cats, who passed the afternoon lounging on the shaded porch, raising their heads only when they thought they heard a can of food being opened. As all things must eventually come to an end, so must the FOTD for 05-05-01 come to its end. But the 06-05-01 FOTD will appear in only 24 hours, and it is guaranteed to be an improvement. So until then, take care, and watch out for hit-and-run fractals. Jim Muth jamth@mindspring.com |
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Golden_Terraces { ; time=0:06:27.34--SF5 on a P200
reset=2001 type=formula formulafile=critical.frm
formulaname=mandelbrotmix4 function=ident passes=1
center-mag=-0.213080088333/0.2385427746923/174167.\
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inside=0 outside=tdis periodicity=10
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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
}
END 20.0 PAR-FORMULA FILE==================================
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