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Fractal of the Day
by Jim Muth
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Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts: Another very busy day left me almost no time for fractalling. But, despite the overwhelming odds, I found a fractal anyway. When I need a quick fractal I usually turn to Fractint's speedy Mandel formula, which draws only the Mandelbrot set, but does it in impressive time. The one-minute-plus time of today's image is a prime example of this formula's speed. The little midget in today's image is located in a second-order valley on the north shore of the fourth bud along the negative X-axis. Given more care in its coloring, the scene might rate a 5 or 6, but with almost no time to spare, I had to go with the colors I came up with in a hurry. The name "Charming a Midget" came to mind when I noticed the curved features around the midget, which resemble cobras arched and swaying, being charmed by the snake charmer playing his music. (Actually, it's the charmer's movements that charm the cobra. Snakes are deaf.) The dismal rating of 3 is not much to be proud of, but I have had worse. And as is appropriate for an image of little value, the parameter file runs in little time. In fact, with a render time of just over one minute, the parameter file is quicker than the download, which can be found on Paul's web site at: The fractal weather today once again made the cats happy. They showed their approval of the 61F 16C temperature and sunshine by frolicking in the yard like a pair of kittens. The fact that they haven't been kittens for quite a few years bothered them none at all. That's it for now fractal fans. But I'll return again tomorrow with another fractal and a few words about it. Until next time, take care, and you'll find the answer in the fractal cookbook. Jim Muth jamth@mindspring.com |
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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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