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Fractal of the Day
by Jim Muth
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Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts: Last evening, Lee Skinner posted a parameter file that showed a nearly but not quite symmetrical part of the parent fractal of yesterday's 'Winedark' FOTD. Lee's image is filled with a network of twisting, interconnected filaments and lima beans, and is well worth a look. While enjoying Lee's image, I almost immediately noticed the signs of a hidden midget on its left side. Today's image is a zoom into that midget. But unlike yesterday's image, where I could ignore the beans, in today's image the eight lima-bean-shaped features surrounding the midget are so prominent that they can not be escaped. In recognition of the beans I named the image "The Lima Beans". A bit of the wine-darkness of yesterday's image is still evident in today's, where it appears as the striking dark blue shield surrounding the midget. Since so much of yesterday's image has been carried over into today's image, I also carried the rating, and rated today's image at a 7. On my old worn-out machine, the render time of the attached parameter file is 4-1/2 minutes. Since it will take about the same amount of time to go online and download the finished image from the internet, it is up to the viewer which route to take to enjoy the scene. The finished GIF image can be found on the W.W.Web at: With lots of sun, little wind, and a temperature of 50F 10C, the weather today here at Fractal Central was fractal in nature. Of course, weather is always fractal in nature, or else I would not include it as a regular part of the Fractal Of The Day. And the cats who were indifferent about the day's weather are also fractal in nature, or they wouldn't be included either. As for me -- I'm fractal also. Today is the Thanksgiving holiday here in the USA, the day when everyone gives thanks in their own way for any good things that might have happened to them over the past year. If not much good happened, they give thanks for all the bad that might have happened but did not. The lucky express their thanks by visiting friends and relatives, and enjoying a huge meal centered around a turkey. The unlucky, having invited their friends and relatives, must prepare the huge meals. Having been persuaded to go visiting, I fall into the category of the reluctant lucky. Until next time, take care, and be thankful that we have found fractals. Jim Muth jamth@mindspring.com |
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formulaname=mandelbrotmix4 function=recip passes=b
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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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