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FOTD 08-03-08 (No Name [No Rating])
by Jim Muth 08 Mar '08

08 Mar '08

FOTD -- March 08, 2008 (No Rating) Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts: Not only has the F.C. DSL modem gone kaput, now the F.C. heat has gone down with a burned out circulator pump. In addition, the regular work is still quite heavy and I must go to Old Fractal Central on Saturday to feed and water the old fractal cats Thomas and Tippy while my sister spends the week-end in Cleveland, where a major snow storm is in progress. No wonder the FOTD's are suffering. Today's image lies in the Z^(sqrt(2))+C Mandeloid as it appears 1.618034 levels up the complex logarithmic ladder when no function is applied. One quick glance will show why I gave it no name or rating. The only good thing I could find in it is the calculation time of a speedy 1-1/3 minutes, which means no one will be wasting too much time on it. Perhaps the best way of all to see the image is to go to the FOTD web site at: <http://home.att.net/~Paul.N.Lee/FotD/FotD.html> and view it there. Morning clouds were followed by afternoon and evening rain here at Fractal Central on Friday. The temperature of 46F 8C was quite convenient however, especially with the heat down. But the fractal cats complained about the cold radiators. All in all, my day was frantically busy. Due to the rush here at F.C., and the trip back to old F.C., there will be no FOTD for March 9, but the FOTD for March 10 will be posted in 48 hours. Until then, take care, and see you soon. Jim Muth jamth(a)mindspring.com jimmuth(a)aol.com START PARAMETER FILE======================================= No_Name { ; time=0:01:21.77-SF5 on P4-2000 reset=2004 type=formula formulafile=allinone.frm formulaname=MandelbrotBC3 function=ident passes=1 center-mag=-0.773915011110409/+0.2947948326063251/\ 92948.72 params=1.4142/0/1.618034/0 float=y maxiter=2500 inside=0 logmap=110 periodicity=10 colors=000eTedPgcLjcImbEpbBrLGuRJjXM_aPQgSFlU5ccMV\ lbMurXYcX_cX`cXbcXccXecXfcXhcXicZkkUlZPmMLmAMgCMbE\ NYFNTHOOIUS8_S8dT9iU9nU9mOBlJCkDEj8Fj3Ge9IaEJXKKTP\ LOVMK_NFeOBjPEmLHoIKrENtBQw7Ty4Px8MwBIvEFuHBtK8sN9\ nPAjRBfTCaVDYXEUZEQ_LS`STaYVbdWcjXdqkwljrhimchi_hd\ Wg_RfWNeRJeNNgPRiRVkSZmUboVfqXjsYfkRbcKZWDVP7UMFUJ\ MUHTTE`TBgT9nV8fW8ZX7RY7JZ6B_64`5Ga5RcANdFJfJGgOCi\ T8jX5iYBhYGgYLgYRfYWeY`eYedTZdPTcKMcGGcCA_GEWJISNM\ OQQKTUGXYC_a8bdXfiuinqcpnYqkSsgMtdGvaBweEthHqkKnnN\ kqQhtTewWbzY`qaXidTahPTkLLoHDrD5u9CpGJlMPgSWcYbZch\ VioQouMuS8iR9jQAjPAkOBkNClMClLDmKDmcFnvKnqPnmUniZn\ dcn`cnXcn_ciacedc`fcXihSkmOnrJpvFpzEpzDpzCdzOUz_Jz\ jPz`VzS`zJfzAnz1zz3zz5zz7zz8zzDzzHzzLzzPzzTzzXzzkz\ zhzzezzbzz_zzdzzizznzzszzwzzpKziKzbJzWJzPIzIIzC9zg\ GzaMzXTzRZzMVzOSzPPzQTzTWzW_zYbz`fzbizelzgszkyznvz\ kszhqzfnzclzaizZgzXfz_ezb } frm:MandelbrotBC3 { ; by several Fractint users e=p1, a=imag(p2)+100 p=real(p2)+PI q=2*PI*fn1(p/(2*PI)) r=real(p2)+PI-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 PARAMETER FILE=========================================

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FOTD 07-03-08 (Complex Minibrot [No Rating])
by Jim Muth 07 Mar '08

07 Mar '08

FOTD -- March 07, 2008 (No Rating) Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts: The rush continues here at Fractal Central, made more difficult by a DSL modem that appears to be going kaput. The problem with the missing FOTD's on the philofractal list is that the mailing list apparently does not accept posts from AOL, and with Mindspring having problems in the local area, I must post some FOTD's through AOL. Today's image shows a complex minibrot, thus the name. Since I found it almost without effort, I could give it no rating. But it's still a bit interesting to study. The scene, with its mixture of total chaos and bits of semi- order, is located in a mis-shapen valley in yesterday's image. The calculation time of 2 minutes will be inoffensive. Perhaps the most convenient way to view the image is to visit the FOTD web site at: <http://home.att.net/~Paul.N.Lee/FotD/FotD.html> where the fully-calculated image is posted. A really nice day prevailed here at Fractal Central on Thursday, with lots of sun and a temperature of 50F 10C. Too bad we were too busy to enjoy it. The fractal cats did enjoy it however as they spent most of the afternoon lounging in the sun streaming in the front window. As stated above, my day was quite busy. But busy or not, the next FOTD will be posted in 24 hours. Until then, take care, and wonder why I end the FOTD discussions with silly statements and questions, such as: last night I dreamed of an elephant. When I woke up, I realized that the elephant was a dream and had therefore existed only in my mind. But my mind is in my head and my head is much too small to hold an elephant. Where then was the full-sized dream elephant located? Jim Muth jamth(a)mindspring.com jimmuth(a)aol.com START PARAMETER FILE======================================= Complex_Minibrot { ; time=0:02:02.19-SF5 on P4-2000 reset=2004 type=formula formulafile=allinone.frm formulaname=MandelbrotMixImag2 function=ident center-mag=-0.1104658812691925/+0.748116709982013/\ 355.0296/1/-30.5/0 params=1/2/0.002/1.5/0/0 float=y maxiter=4200 inside=0 logmap=23 periodicity=10 colors=000SQNPPPNORJMTLNSNNRONRQNQSNPTNPVNOWNNYNN_\ OM`OLbOLcOKeOJgOJhOIjOHlS5kOHjLSjHbiEmiBxaIrUOmMVg\ E`b5gZ7fY8eYAeXBdXCcXEcWFbWGaWIaVJ`VK_VM_UNZUOYUQY\ TRXTSWTUWSVVSXUQWVSVVTUVUTWVTWXSWYRXZQX_QX`PYbOYcN\ YdMZeMZgLZhK_iJ_jJ_kI`mH`nG`oFapFarEasDbtCbuCbvDau\ EauFauGauHauI`uJ`uK`uL`uM`uN_uO_uP_uQ_uJbzQ_uXXqbV\ miSioQejPbfO_bNYZNVVMSRLQNKNJKLIMOIOQIQSHSVHUXHVZH\ X`GZcG`eGbgEdgGciHcjIbkJblKbmLaoMapN`qO`rNarP`sQ`s\ R`sS_sT_sU_sWZsXZsYZsZYs_Yt`YtbXtcXtdXteWtfWtgWtiV\ tjVtkVulUumUunUupTuqTurTusSutSuuSuvSueOjPK`5FM8HRB\ IVDJZGKbILfHQdGUcFZbFbaEg_DkZCpYCtXDsYErYFqYGpYHoY\ InYJmZKlZLkZMkZNjZOiZPhZQg_Rf_Se_Td_Uc_Vb_Wb_XcZYc\ ZZcZ_cZ_dY`dYadYbdYbeXceXdeXeeXqroeeXVUDUTETTETTFS\ TFRTGRTGQTGPTHPSHOSINSINSIMSJLSJLSKKSKKSKIUJHVIGWI\ EXHDYGCZGA_F9`F8aE6bD5cD4dC1dA3eC4fD6gE7gG9hHAiICi\ KDjLFkMGlNIlPJmQKnRMnTNoU } frm:MandelbrotMixImag2 {; Jim Muth z=p3, c=fn1(pixel), a=real(p1), b=imag(p1), d=real(p2), f=imag(p2): z=(a*(z^b))+(d*(z^flip(f)))+c, |z| <= 100 } END PARAMETER FILE=========================================

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FOTD 06-03-08 (Lop-Eared Rabbit [3.25])
by Jim Muth 06 Mar '08

06 Mar '08

FOTD -- March 06, 2008 (Rating 3.25) Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts: New formula alert! I think this is the first fractal I have posted that was created with the MandelbrotMixImag2 formula. The hurried image shows a very distorted period-3 north bud, which to me resembles a lopsided lop-eared rabbit, thus the name. I posted the image partly as a curiosity and partly because I had no time to search for a better fractal. The rating of a 3.25 indicates my dis-satisfaction with the result, though I did add 1/4 point for my minor coloring effort. The calculation time of 1 minute is about the same time it will take to visit the FOTD web site at: <http://home.att.net/~Paul.N.Lee/FotD/FotD.html> and view the completed image at leisure there. Wednesday started with a thunder-shower here at Fractal Central. The rest of the day was cloudy and breezy with a temperature of 39F 4C. The fractal cats spent the day relaxing by the heat. My day continued unusually busy. Fractal lady is back in action, but the work is quite heavy. If all goes well, as it usually does, the next FOTD will be posted in 24 hours. Until then, take care, and fear not the dark. Jim Muth jamth(a)mindspring.com jimmuth(a)aol.com START PARAMETER FILE======================================= Lop-Eared_Rabbit { ; time=0:01:01.11-SF5 on P4-2000 reset=2004 type=formula formulafile=allinone.frm formulaname=MandelbrotMixImag2 function=ident center-mag=-0.114024/0.772774/6/1/2/0 params=1/2/0.002/1.5/0/0 float=y maxiter=4200 inside=0 logmap=5 symmetry=none periodicity=10 colors=000I7FJ8GK9GLAGNBGPCHSDHVEHYFH`GKcHMfIOiJQl\ KToKUrKUwKUwKUtKUqKSnKQlKOiKMfLKdNMaPOZQQWSTUUVRVX\ OXZLUaMY`N`_Oc_PfZQiZRlYSoYTrXTuXUqTVmQWjMXfJYbGZ_\ C_W9_T6YS5WS4US3SR2QR1OR0NP1MR0LT0KV0KX0JY0I_0Ha0H\ c0Ge0Ff0Eh0Ej0Dl0Cn0Co0Fn2Im4Ll5Ol7Rk8UjAXjBZiDahF\ dhGggIjfJmfLpeMsdOudPqaRm_SiYTfWUbUWZSXWQYSOZOM`LK\ aHIbDGc68fAEdEJbIO`MTZPYXTbVXgT`lRcqQarO_sNYsLXtKV\ tJTuHSuGQvFOwDMwCLxBJx9Hy8Gy7FuAFrDFnFEkIEhKEdNEaP\ DYSDVUDSXDOZCLaCHcCEfA9jCBhEDfGFdHHbJJ`LK_NMYOOWQQ\ USSSTTRQXUO_XLb_JebGheElhBok9rn6uq4xs6up7rn8pl9mjA\ khBhfCfdDcbF`_GZYHWWIUUJRSKPQLMOMKMSQLYWKbaKhgJnmI\ ssIqtLouNmvPkwSixUgyWezZdz`bzb`zeZzgXziVzlTznUzuSz\ pQzlOzhMzdKz`Fz`IzXKzTNzPSzGPzMNzRLzXJzaGzgEzlCzr9\ zyAzzBzzCzzCzzDzzEzzFzzFzzGzzHzzIzzIzzJzzKzzKzzLzz\ LzzLzzLzzMzzMzzMzzMzzOzzMzzLzzJzzIzzHzzFzzEzzDzzBz\ zAzz9zz7zz6zz0zz5zzTzzSzz } frm:MandelbrotMixImag2 {; Jim Muth z=p3, c=fn1(pixel), a=real(p1), b=imag(p1), d=real(p2), f=imag(p2): z=(a*(z^b))+(d*(z^flip(f)))+c, |z| <= 100 } END PARAMETER FILE=========================================

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FOTD 05-03-08 (Incomprehensibility [3.5])
by Jim Muth 05 Mar '08

05 Mar '08

FOTD -- March 05, 2008 (Rating 3.5) Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts: It's rare that I post a FOTD that rates as low as a 3.5, but in all honesty, that's all I could give today's image. It's colors are bland and its theme, if any theme exists, is vague to say the least. The parent fractal is a grossly overblown thing created when 4.5 negative parts of Z^(-1.5) are combined with 1.5 negative parts of Z^(-4.5) and (1/C) is added. This parent is better seen than described, though I will remark that today's scene is located in the western branch of the valley that forms the northern border of the largest bay. I named the image "Incomprehensibility", which has little to do with the image. The word was the longest one I knew how to spell in the third grade. (I had not yet found the longer word "antidisestablishmentarianism".) The calculation time of just over 2 minutes can be reduced to next to nothing by viewing the finished image on the FOTD web site at: <http://home.att.net/~Paul.N.Lee/FotD/FotD.html> Moderate to heavy rain fell all day Tuesday here at Fractal Central, while the temperature hovered around 39F 4C, making it a most unpleasant day. The fractal cats interrupted their sleep several times to check the weather. My day was busy, and it shows in the lackluster Fractal of the Day. The next FOTD, hopefully with much more luster, will be posted in 24 hours. Until then, take care, and why are we so concerned with a "theory of everything", which few people are really concerned about, when we don't even know the meaning of life, which everyone is concerned about. (Denying that life has a meaning, or claiming that its purpose is merely to propogate our genetic material is an evasion unworthy of a rational being.) Jim Muth jamth(a)mindspring.com jimmuth(a)aol.com START PARAMETER FILE======================================= Incomprehensiblity { ; time=0:02:09.39-SF5 on P4-2000 reset=2004 type=formula formulafile=allinone.frm formulaname=MandAutoCritInZ function=recip float=y center-mag=-0.1601622567412782/-1.596215437932805/\ 10728.1/1/67.5/0 params=-4.5/-1.5/-1.5/-4.5/0/0/0/0 maxiter=3800 inside=0 logmap=144 periodicity=10 colors=000gXUd_TbcT_fTXjSUmSSpSSnRSlQSkPSiOShNSfNS\ eMScLSaKS`JSZJSYISWHSVGSTFXSFVWG_UG`aGcdGfgGikHlnH\ oqHrtHuwHovNivScuYYubSthMtmGssAsxHqoNpgTn_ZmRdkJjj\ Bpi3oj7okAnlEnmHmnLmoOmpRinUelWajZYh`UfcQeeMchIajE\ _mAYo7Xqhm_mQLq37n7DlAJiEOgHUdK_bOd_RjdUoWTn_QmSTl\ DOgW_iaffflcls`qyYmwXiuWfsVbqU_oUXmSUkRSiQPgONeNKc\ MIaKF_JDYIHXNLWSOWXSVaVUeZUjaToeSthSxgPrfMleJfeG`d\ DVcAPc8KYGNSOPMWRHbTIdVJeXKfYLg_Mi`NjbOkcPleQmgRoh\ SpjTqkUrmVsnTokSkiQggPceN_cMWaLS_JOYIKWGGUFCSE9QGC\ NHEKIGHJIEKKBLM9ON8QN8SN8UN8WN8YN8`O8bO8dO8fO8hO8j\ O8iPAiUBhVChVDh`Eg`GgaHgfIfgJfbKfYLgWNhUOiSPjRQkPS\ lNTmLUnFVoDXpBYq9Zr8_s6at4bu2cu1dt0bs0`r0_r0Yq0Wp0\ Vp0To0Rn0Qm0Om0Ml0Lk0Jk0IhCXfNkeQidTgcWebZdaab`d`_\ gZZjYYmWXpUXrT`sOctKfuFjvBmw6px2ny7lzCjzGhzLfzQezU\ bzS`zRYzQWzOUzNRzMPzKMzJKzIIzGFzFDzEAzC8zB6zADzHKz\ ORzVYzadzhkzorzVozVmzUjzU } frm:MandAutoCritInZ {; 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)+(p4)), k=real(p3)+1, l=imag(p3)+100, c=fn1(pixel): z=k*((a*(z^b))+(d*(z^f)))+c, |z| < l } END PARAMETER FILE=========================================

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FOTD for March 04, 2008
by JimMuth＠aol.com 04 Mar '08

04 Mar '08

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FOTD for March 03, 2008
by JimMuth＠aol.com 02 Mar '08

02 Mar '08

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FOTD for March 02, 2008
by JimMuth＠aol.com 02 Mar '08

02 Mar '08

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