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Fractal of the Day
by Jim Muth
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Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts: I see that the idea of the Fractint CD is still floating around, along with suggestions of what such a disk might contain. Someone, I forget who, has suggested that the FractInt CD might include the 7-year series of FOTD parameter files. This seems like a good idea, since my own FOTD-CD has been bogged down for several years. The FOTD parameter files, along with the discussions, take up about 8-1/2 mb of disk space in text format, and I would be willing to include them on the disk at no charge, as long as the disk were distributed at no cost. I have long since realized and accepted that there would be no financial profit in such a disk. To find today's fractal scene I ventured into the Seahorse Valley area of the Z^(2+0.2i) Mandeloid. Perhaps I should call it the Seahorse Mesa area, for the north branch of the valley has broadened into a plateau almost as wide as the main bud. This is a 'new' area, not part of the standard M-set, and 'new' areas contain new material. The scene illustrated in today's image is certainly new, having never before been seen by human (or alien) eyes. Of course, if an infinity of infinite parallel universes exist, today's image has been seen an infinite number of times. I named the image "Spirit Murmur". The name has no connection to the image, I simply like the poetic sound of the name. The rating of a 6 appears fair. The render time of just under 9 minutes gives an overall value of 68, which is not too bad. The best way to see the image is to download it from Paul's FOTD web site at: It is once again quiet here at Fractal Central. The constant din of the cicadas is gone. True, an occasional male still sings a lonely song, hidden is some bush or tree, but even these stragglers will soon be gone, leaving only the discarded shells and empty holes as a reminder that they were ever here. The cats seem totally unconcerned. Heavy clouds, very high humidity, a temperature of 86F 30C and occasional showers made Wednesday quite oppressive here at Fractal Central. But it was oppressive only for people. The fractal cats enjoyed the conditions, and despite the wet grass, found time for a satisfying romp (AKA rest) in the yard. When the heaviest shower of the day drove them indoors at 6pm, they were ready to settle for the evening without a treat of tuna. Today is starting the same. It looks like a repeat for the duo. For me, it looks like another very busy day. (Isn't success wonderful.) Until the next FOTD, which hopefully will arrive tomorrow, take care, and when searching for truth, be sure of how it will be recognized when it is found. Jim Muth jamth@mindspring.com jimmuth@aol.com |
START 20.0 PAR-FORMULA FILE================================
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frm:MandelbrotBC2 { ; by several Fractint users
e=p1, a=imag(p2)+100
p=real(p2)+PI
q=2*PI*floor(p/(2*PI))
r=real(p2)-q
Z=C=Pixel:
Z=log(Z)
IF(imag(Z) > r)
Z=Z+flip(2*PI)
ENDIF
Z=exp(e*(Z+flip(q)))+C
|Z| < a }
END 20.0 PAR-FORMULA FILE==================================
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