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FOTD 12-07-09 (Egde of the Valley [6])
by Jim Muth 11 Jul '09

11 Jul '09

FOTD -- July 12, 2009 (Rating 6) Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts: Yesterday's image is found deep in the interior of the East Valley of a large minibrot in a double-negative-Z fractal. Today's image is found near the edge of the valley at about the same depth as yesterday's. Many of the same types of elements are in the image, though the overall effect is much richer. A good part of the richness comes from the coloring, which I suspect is a bit too gaudy, and holds the rating to a less-than-overwhelming 6. The coloring was particularly difficult with this image. Regardless of what I tried, the colors turned out either too busy or too flat. The name "Edge of the Valley" refers to the fact that today's image is located on the edge of its parent valley. At first glance, those ubiquitous elephants are nowhere to be seen in today's image, though a closer, but slow, investigation will probably turn up some elephant parts and maybe an entire elephant or two. Perhaps the greatest problem with the image is its inconvenient- ly long calculation time of 37 minutes. Go ahead and run the included parameter file if you wish, no harm will be done. But by far the most convenient way to view the image is to surf out to the FOTD web site at: <http://home.att.net/~Paul.N.Lee/FotD/FotD.html> and view the finished product there. Saturday brought clouds, humidity, and eventually, sprinkles of rain to Fractal Central. The humidity made the temperature of 82F 28C feel more like 90F 32C. The fractal cats, being comfort- loving creatures, enjoyed themselves stretched out under the cool air vent in the computer room. Meanwhile, my day was average, with another average day expected on Sunday. The next FOTD, a near glorious scene in some remote East Valley, will be posted in 24 hours. Until then, take care, and if it makes you feel good, believe it. Jim Muth jamth(a)mindspring.com jimmuth(a)aol.com START PARAMETER FILE======================================= Edge_of_the_Valley { ; time=0:37:12.28-SF5 on P4-2000 reset=2004 type=formula formulafile=basic.frm formulaname=MandAutoCritInZ function=recip passes=1 center-mag=+3.254239745259663/+0.9577720814431667/\ 3.7405e+009/1/-75/0 params=-4.5/-1.35/-1.1/-7.2/0/\ 0/0/0 float=y maxiter=64000 inside=0 periodicity=10 colors=4400CJ4BI4AH49C3694784885985A75B76C76D66E67\ F67G58H58I58J49K49L49M3AN3AO3BP2BQ2BR2CS1CT1BS0CT1\ CU1DU1DV1DV1EW2EX2FX2FY2FY2GZ3G_3H_3H`3H`3Ia4Ib4Jb\ 4Jc4Jc4Jc4Kb7Kb9LbBLbDLbFMbHMbJNbLNbNNbPObRObTPbVP\ bXQ_`PbZPdYPfWOhVOjUOlSNnRNpPNrOMtNMvLMxKMzJNxINwI\ NvINuINsHNrHNqHNpHNnGNmGNlGNkGNjGNhFNgFNfFNeFNcEUj\ DTjESjGQjHPjJOjKNjMMjOLjPJjRIjSHkUGlVFmX2nT8oWEjYK\ e`Q`bWVeaQggLjpCqnEnlGlkIjiKhgMefOcdPacR_aSX_UVZWT\ XYRX_NWaPWcQWeSVgTViVVgWVeYUdZUa`U_aTYeTXgTXiUWlTX\ rTXrTXpTXrSXmSYhSYcSYcRYcRYbRYbRZaRZ`QZ_QZZQZYQ_XP\ _WP_VPYUPWUPUUQSURQUSOUTMTUKSVIRWGQZEQbEReDRfDRgDR\ hDRiFQjHPkJOlLOmNNnPMoRLpTLqVKrXJsZIt`IubHvdGxgHwf\ GweFweFwdEvdDvcDvcCvbBubBuaAuaAu`9u_8t_8tZ7tZ6tY6s\ Y5sX4sX4sW3qU1rV2rW2sW3sX3sY4tY4tZ5t_5u_6u`6u`6r_8\ pZAmYBkXDgXFcWG_VIWUKSULOTNKSPIRQGQSEPUCOVANU8MT6L\ S4KR2JQ0IP0HO0GN0FM0EL0DK } 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 11-07-09 (Eastern Outpost [7])
by Jim Muth 11 Jul '09

11 Jul '09

FOTD -- July 11, 2009 (Rating 7) Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts: In keeping with the East Valley theme of July, today's scene lies deep in the East Valley of a large minibrot at the eastern edge of the 'fan' of the parent fractal that results when various portions of Z^(-1.35) and Z^(-7.2) are combined and (1/C) is added. As promised, no elephants appear in the scene, though various elephant parts are scattered about, and the alien pop-eyes are also in evidence. I named the image "Eastern Outpost" for no apparent reason. The rating of a 7 is unexceptional, but still better than the parade of discombobulated pachyderms that just finished passing. The calculation time of just under 13 minutes is admittedly slow. Most of the slowness is due to the fact that the scene lies so deep in its parent valley, where the iteration count is unusually high. But why not escape the burden of running the included parameter file by viewing the finished image on the FOTD web site at: <http://home.att.net/~Paul.N.Lee/FotD/FotD.html> With a high temperature of 86F 30C, Friday was a bit too warm and muggy for total comfort here at Fractal Central. And in addition, the crystal blue skies of the past few days turned a hazy gray. The fractal cats didn't mind it a bit however. The intruding tomcat appears to have gone off to prowl elsewhere. My day was unusually busy, busy enough in fact that things started to get out of control. But the panic was nipped in the bud, and in the end everything was as it should have been. The next FOTD will be posted in 24 hours. Until then, take care, and if you work at it hard enough, you too could become a professional skeptic. Jim Muth jamth(a)mindspring.com jimmuth(a)aol.com START PARAMETER FILE======================================= Eastern_Outpost { ; time=0:12:56.54-SF5 on P4-2000 reset=2004 type=formula formulafile=basic.frm formulaname=MandAutoCritInZ function=recip passes=1 center-mag=+3.254236186523234/+0.9577664576000631/\ 2.3288e+007/1/55/0 params=-4.5/-1.35/-1.1/-7.2/0/\ 0/0/0 float=y maxiter=16000 inside=0 periodicity=10 colors=44047q4Bo4Fo4Jl4Ol4Si4Wi4`g4dg4ie4ne5sb7z`5\ xb5sb5ne5ie5dg5`g5Wg5Si5Fe5Jl5Fi4Bl47m44o44p44q4Hr\ 44t4It4Ku4Ku5Mu4Mu4Ov4Pv4Sv4Sw4Uw4Uw4Wx4Wx4Yx4Yy4_\ y4`z4cz4dz4gz4hz94SF4IM4AS42440Z40zSizUbzWWzZPz`Iz\ bCzd6zg0zi0zl0zg0zl0zp0zs0zx8zzGzzNvzWpzelzogzubzu\ `zu`zu`zq`vo`niZgeZbbZWYZQUZMSZFNW9IW5GW4CW48W46U4\ 2U40U40U40U40U40`40d4CiJSndelg`liYllWilSinPipNgpIg\ sGgvEdvAdx8dz6bz2bz0bz0bz0g`EiBYg4ul4qn4bp4Ps4Cv52\ x90zF0zJ0zO0zQ0vS0pS0lU0gW0bW0ZZ0UZ0Q`0Mb0Hb0Dd49d\ 85gC4iG4iL4lP4dScWclRiz4tz4uz4tz4lx4bl4Wb4NU4GM48B\ 424404404404404404404404F44bW4ZP7WLDUGJSCOQ8UM2`J0\ gH0nF0sD0z90z70z50z40z40z40z40z40z40v40p40i40d40Z4\ 0U44`50Q46F4P54i94gB4gD4eF4eH4bJ4bO4`Q4`S4YU4YW4WZ\ 4Wb4Wd4Ug4Ui5Sl9SnBPsFPvHNxJNzOLzQLzSLzMAzH2zB0z70\ z40z40z40z40z40z40z40z40z70x90sD0pH0lJ0gO0bQ2`U6WZ\ AS`E44u44u44u44u44t44t44q } 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 10-07-09 (Elephant Transition [No Rating])
by Jim Muth 10 Jul '09

10 Jul '09

FOTD -- July 10, 2009 (No Rating) Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts: Elephants, elephants, elephants! We certainly have seen enough elephants so far this month. But today's image will be the last one to feature these over-familiar fractal elephants. The image shows a normal elephant morphing into a pair of alien pop-eyes. The normal elephant is at the lower left corner of the frame. Extending upward and to the right from the normal elephant lies a series of steps between a normal elephant and the tiny set of 'Greetings Earthlings' alien pop-eyes at the upper right edge. It can be seen that the spiral elephant trunk becomes one eye, while the deep basin on the elephant's rump becomes the other eye. The very minor mystery has been solved and we can move onward to more artistic things in the days to come. The name "Elephant Transition" refers to the transition from elephant to alien eyes. Of course, I could give no rating to an image that I find pretty boring myself. But all is not lost, for the parameter file runs in a blazing 50 seconds. Those who do not like blazes may access the finished image on the FOTD web site at: <http://home.att.net/~Paul.N.Lee/FotD/FotD.html> An absolutely perfect day passed unappreciated by the fractal cats here at Fractal Central on Thursday. The kodachrome (digitally intensified) blue skies and temperature of 81F 27C kept the humans happy, but the cats were more concerned with an unwanted stray tomcat that spent half the afternoon yelling somewhere nearby. When the stray wandered on, he left his aromatic calling card, and this further disturbed the fractal duo. My day was perfectly average, which means perfectly boring, and what's wrong with that. The work was finished on time and FL offered no (accidental?) philosophical bait to get me pondering. The next FOTD, from an East Valley but with a guarantee of no elephants, will be posted in 24 hours, or maybe not for 36 hours if a certain rush job comes in. Until whenever, take care, and they say we live on the surface of a multidimensional ocean. Jim Muth jamth(a)mindspring.com jimmuth(a)aol.com START PARAMETER FILE======================================= ElephantTransition { ; time=0:00:50.51-SF5 on P4-2000 reset=2004 type=formula formulafile=basic.frm formulaname=SliceJulibrot4 center-mag=-0.127123/-0.601833/9.67109/1/99.4/0 params=89.9/0/89.9/90/0.252/0/0/0/2/0 float=y maxiter=4200 inside=0 logmap=54 periodicity=10 colors=000ZczZdzZex_fw`gvahubitcjsdkrelqfmrgoqgpqf\ orforeoremrdlrdkrcjrchsbhsbhsahsags`gs`gs`gsS_fKSV\ CKI4C66B97BC9AFAAIB9JD9LE8NG8PH7RI7TK6WL6ZN5aO5dP4\ fR4iS3lU2oV2rW2tU4rS5pR6nP7lN9kMAiKBgICeHEdFFbDG`C\ HZAJY8KX7LW5MV4NV5PY5RZ5T_5V`6Xa6Zb6`c6bd7de7ff7hg\ 7jh8li8nj8pk8rl8tmArkCpjEnhFlgHjeJidLgbMeaOc_QaZS_\ XTZWS_VS`UR`URaTRbSQbSQcRPdQPdQPePOfOOfOOgNNhMNhMM\ iLMjKQjKUkJZlIclIhiQmcXrZdvVkzQszMzzSnzaUze8zi9zmA\ zqBzlFzhJzdMz`QvXTrSXnO`jKcjGgjCjgEcdGYaIR_KL`NIaQ\ GaTEbWCbZAca8cc6ab9`bBZaDYaFWaHV`JT`Lc`Nc_Pc_RcZTc\ ZVcZYcYbcYhccmdcrhcvmczmczmczmczmczmczmczmczmYzmYz\ mZzh_zh_wh`uh`sh`rg`pf`oeamdalcajHahHagHbeHbdHbbHb\ aHb_HcYHcXYZ`TaYOdVJgTMeSOcRQbQS`PU_OWYNYXM_VLaTKc\ SJeQIgPHiNGkMFmKEoIDqHCsFBuEAwC9yB9wDAvEAuGBtHBsJC\ qKCpMDoNDnOEmQElRFjTFiUGhWGgXHfYHe_Ic`IbbJacJ`eK_f\ KZgKYdQYbWX_aXYgWVmWTszzz } frm:SliceJulibrot4 {; draws most slices of Julibrot pix=pixel, u=real(pix), v=imag(pix), a=pi*real(p1*0.0055555555555556), b=pi*imag(p1*0.0055555555555556), g=pi*real(p2*0.0055555555555556), d=pi*imag(p2*0.0055555555555556), ca=cos(a), cb=cos(b), sb=sin(b), cg=cos(g), sg=sin(g), cd=cos(d), sd=sin(d), p=u*cg*cd-v*(ca*sb*sg*cd+ca*cb*sd), q=u*cg*sd+v*(ca*cb*cd-ca*sb*sg*sd), r=u*sg+v*ca*sb*cg, s=v*sin(a), c=p+flip(q)+p3, z=r+flip(s)+p4: z=z^(p5)+c |z|<=9 } END PARAMETER FILE=========================================

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FOTD 09-07-09 (Elliptic Elephants [No Rating])
by Jim Muth 09 Jul '09

09 Jul '09

FOTD -- July 09, 2009 (No Rating) Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts: Can we bear one more elephant? Why not? In fact, we have two more elephants. They are located in the Elliptic direction, and there is not much to be said about them other than to note that they are little more than empty shells of elephants. The spirals on the elephants' rumps have 30 converging arms. The elephant parade continues beyond the right edge of the frame, the elephants growing ever more vague as they progress. I could not bring myself to rate the image, and the name is a mere description. The calculation time of just under 6 minutes may be cut to almost nothing by viewing the finished image on the FOTD web site at: <http://home.att.net/~Paul.N.Lee/FotD/FotD.html> Tomorrow's image will have no elephants in it, but it will certainly have something unexpected. So check back then to see the unexpected. FL is famous for asking casual questions that get my philosophi- cal energies on the move. On Wednesday afternoon she asked me, if I had been God, what would I have done differently when I made the world. I told her I would answer the question when we have a few weeks with nothing else to do. A perfect day was spoiled by just a few too many clouds here at Fractal Central on Wednesday. The high temperature of 77F 25C and humidity of 50 percent were in the middle of the comfort range. The fractal cats must have a somewhat warmer comfort range however, for they stayed curled up most all day. My day was quite busy, which explains but does not excuse the hasty FOTD. The next FOTD, hopefully not so hasty, will be posted in 24 hours. Until then, take care, and stay out of trouble by not asking theological questions. Jim Muth jamth(a)mindspring.com jimmuth(a)aol.com START PARAMETER FILE======================================= Elliptic_Elephants { ; time=0:05:52.90-SF5 on P4-2000 reset=2004 type=formula formulafile=basic.frm formulaname=SliceJulibrot4 passes=t float=y center-mag=-0.00085060982005127/-0.837474988123020\ 10/7545.193/0.08195/93.4882993053210924/-87.654270\ 0908922683 params=90/90/0/0/0.26090366/-0.00195958\ /0/0/2/0 maxiter=27500 inside=0 logmap=29 periodicity=10 colors=000wzMxzLwzKuzKszJqzIozHlzHizGfzGczG`zFYzHW\ zKUzNSyQRxTQxWPxZPyaPycPyePxgPxjPxmPwpPwsPwvPwwPvw\ PvvPvsPuqPuoPumPtkPtiPtgPtePscPscPsaPr`Pr`Pr`Pq_Pq\ _Pq_Pq_Pp_PpZPpZPoZPoZPoYPnYPnYPnYPnYPnYPnYPnYPnYP\ lVPiSPfQPcNP`KPYHPVFPSCPP9PM7UM8ZK8cJ9hH9mGAmEAmDB\ rBBv89zABzBCzCDvDErFFmGGhHHcIIaKJ_LKYMLWNMUPNSQOQR\ POSQMURKVSIWUGXVEZWC_XA`YAaZAc_9d`9ea9fb9hc9id8je8\ kf8mg8nh8oi8pj9oi9niAmiAliAkiBjiBiiBhiCgiCfjCekDdl\ DcmDbnEaoE`pE_qFZrFYsFXtGXuGXvHXwHXxH`yIYzI_zIazJg\ zJazJ`zKVzKUzKOzLNzLHzLGzMFzMEzMDzNCzNBuK5pM8pNApP\ CpNApOCuPDuQEuRFzRGzSHzTIzUJzULzVMzWNzXOzYPzYQzZRz\ _Sz`Uz`VzaWzbXzcYzdZzd_ze`zfbzgczgdzhezifzjgzkhzki\ zlkzmlznmznnzoozppzqqzrszquzqwzqwzpwzpwzpwzowzowzo\ wznwznwznwzmwzmwzmwzlwzlwzlwzkwzkwzkwzjwzjwzjwziwz\ iwziwzhwzhwzhwzgwzgwzgwzfwzfwzfwzewzewzewzdwzdwzdw\ zcwzcwzcwzbwzbwzbwzawzawz } frm:SliceJulibrot4 {; draws most slices of Julibrot pix=pixel, u=real(pix), v=imag(pix), a=pi*real(p1*0.0055555555555556), b=pi*imag(p1*0.0055555555555556), g=pi*real(p2*0.0055555555555556), d=pi*imag(p2*0.0055555555555556), ca=cos(a), cb=cos(b), sb=sin(b), cg=cos(g), sg=sin(g), cd=cos(d), sd=sin(d), p=u*cg*cd-v*(ca*sb*sg*cd+ca*cb*sd), q=u*cg*sd+v*(ca*cb*cd-ca*sb*sg*sd), r=u*sg+v*ca*sb*cg, s=v*sin(a), c=p+flip(q)+p3, z=r+flip(s)+p4: z=z^(p5)+c |z|<=9 } END PARAMETER FILE=========================================

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Re: [Fractint] Fractint Digest, Vol 77, Issue 3
by marcusadriana 08 Jul '09

08 Jul '09

I made my first fractals in 1985 in a MSX, in a Basic interpreter in a green screen. I had no drive or 5 1/4 disk to write on, so I had to write it everytime and then clic "run" and I was happy after many, many minutes.You should see my face when I first connected the computer to a color TV screen!!! Marcus Rezende

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FOTD 08-07-09 (Parabolic Elephants [7])
by Jim Muth 08 Jul '09

08 Jul '09

FOTD -- July 08, 2009 (Rating 7) Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts: Today's image is sliced in the direction I have named Parabolic. With the real(Z) axis perpendicular to the screen in our 3-space, and the Mandelbrot aspect on the screen, we are looking down from above. And what do we see? . . . more fractal elephants! The elephants are everywhere when the period-30 East Valley elephant complex is viewed in this direction, but they are well hidden. I had to do quite a bit of stretching and skewing to make them recognizable. The baby elephant in the upper left corner is almost, should I say . . . cute. It actually appears to be leaping into the air, something I doubt an everyday elephant could do. And what about those elephants at the right edge of the frame? They seem to be falling into an abyss. They really are fractal elephants, but since when do elephants behave like this? Also, where are the double-spiral things that look like big eyes with a big bulbous nose between? They are everywhere in every East Valley. Actually, they are closely related to the fractal elephants, though the connection will have to wait until another day. Tomorrow's FOTD will show some Elliptic elephants. They are there in the Elliptic planes also. The rating of a 7 that I gave today's image might be a bit liberal. And the calculation time of under 6 minutes may be eliminated entirely by viewing the finished image on the FOTD web site at: <http://home.att.net/~Paul.N.Lee/FotD/FotD.html> Typical early July weather prevailed here at Fractal Central on Tuesday. The temperature of 84F 29C and partly cloudy skies were right on the normal mark. The fractal cats slept through most of it. My day was rather busy but still under control. The next FOTD will be posted in 24 hours. Until then, take care, and fly like an elephant. Jim Muth jamth(a)mindspring.com jimmuth(a)aol.com START PARAMETER FILE======================================= ParabolicElephants { ; time=0:05:50.97-SF5 on P4-2000 reset=2004 type=formula formulafile=basic.frm formulaname=SliceJulibrot4 passes=t maxiter=27500 center-mag=-0.00059573625921465/-0.446555463085238\ 70/1341.626/0.2304/90/-86.8491299926404423 params=0/90/0/0/0.26090366/-0.00195958/0/0/2/0 float=y inside=0 logmap=29 periodicity=10 colors=000wzMxzLwzKuzKszJqzIozHlzHizGfzGczG`zFYzHW\ zKUzNSyQRxTQxWPxZPyaPycPyePxgPxjPxmPwpPwsPwvPwwPvw\ PvvPvsPuqPuoPumPtkPtiPtgPtePscPscPsaPr`Pr`Pr`Pq_Pq\ _Pq_Pq_Pp_PpZPpZPoZPoZPoYPnYPnYPnYPnYPnYPnYPnYPnYP\ lVPiSPfQPcNP`KPYHPVFPSCPP9PM7UM8ZK8cJ9hH9mGAmEAmDB\ rBBv89zABzBCzCDvDErFFmGGhHHcIIaKJ_LKYMLWNMUPNSQOQR\ POSQMURKVSIWUGXVEZWC_XA`YAaZAc_9d`9ea9fb9hc9id8je8\ kf8mg8nh8oi8pj9oi9niAmiAliAkiBjiBiiBhiCgiCfjCekDdl\ DcmDbnEaoE`pE_qFZrFYsFXtGXuGXvHXwHXxH`yIYzI_zIazJg\ zJazJ`zKVzKUzKOzLNzLHzLGzMFzMEzMDzNCzNBuK5pM8pNApP\ CpNApOCuPDuQEuRFzRGzSHzTIzUJzULzVMzWNzXOzYPzYQzZRz\ _Sz`Uz`VzaWzbXzcYzdZzd_ze`zfbzgczgdzhezifzjgzkhzki\ zlkzmlznmznnzoozppzqqzrszquzqwzqwzpwzpwzpwzowzowzo\ wznwznwznwzmwzmwzmwzlwzlwzlwzkwzkwzkwzjwzjwzjwziwz\ iwziwzhwzhwzhwzgwzgwzgwzfwzfwzfwzewzewzewzdwzdwzdw\ zcwzcwzcwzbwzbwzbwzawzawz } frm:SliceJulibrot4 {; draws most slices of Julibrot pix=pixel, u=real(pix), v=imag(pix), a=pi*real(p1*0.0055555555555556), b=pi*imag(p1*0.0055555555555556), g=pi*real(p2*0.0055555555555556), d=pi*imag(p2*0.0055555555555556), ca=cos(a), cb=cos(b), sb=sin(b), cg=cos(g), sg=sin(g), cd=cos(d), sd=sin(d), p=u*cg*cd-v*(ca*sb*sg*cd+ca*cb*sd), q=u*cg*sd+v*(ca*cb*cd-ca*sb*sg*sd), r=u*sg+v*ca*sb*cg, s=v*sin(a), c=p+flip(q)+p3, z=r+flip(s)+p4: z=z^(p5)+c |z|<=9 } END PARAMETER FILE=========================================

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FOTD 07-07-09 (Elephantettes [7])
by Jim Muth 06 Jul '09

06 Jul '09

FOTD -- July 07, 2009 (Rating 7) Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts: In today's image we shift the direction of our gaze to the Rectangular orientation and see what goes on at the period-30 elephant complex when seen from this angle. Some fairly normal elephants are still there, such as those scrunched at the right edge of the image, but what caught my attention are the bits and pieces of elephants at the center. I named the image "Elephantettes", an oxymoron if ever there was one. But the front halves of elephants, their trunks curling out left and right, actually do appear a bit delicate. The double-half-elephant effect is due to the angle of the slice and the curved shape of the things being sliced. Elephants are actually four-dimensional shapes that curve and twist through four-dimensional space. It would take a five-dimensional viewer to actually see the entire 4-D elephant shapes, though a 4-D viewer could intuit the entire shapes. The improved color palette makes the image worthy of a rating, and the rating I chose is a 7. The calculation time of five minutes is bearable for all but the most impatient. The most impatient may avoid calculation altogether by enjoying the fin- ished image on the FOTD web site at: <http://home.att.net/~Paul.N.Lee/FotD/FotD.html> A perfectly average early July day prevailed here at Fractal Central on Monday. The mostly sunny skies and temperature of 82F 28C were just what the fractal cats ordered. Their only complaint was that they never get to go outside like the old fractal cats used to do back at old fractal central. (Actually, the old and the new fractal cats never met.) My day was comfortably busy. The next FOTD will be posted in 24 hours. Until then, take care, and I believe only what I see, and I'm not sure I believe most of that. Jim Muth jamth(a)mindspring.com jimmuth(a)aol.com START PARAMETER FILE======================================= Elephantettes { ; time=0:05:18.62-SF5 on P4-2000 reset=2004 type=formula formulafile=basic.frm formulaname=SliceJulibrot4 passes=t periodicity=10 center-mag=-0.0019407218694615/-0.4731591677497216\ /2371/0.001754/90/0 params=90/90/0/90/0.260821781/\ 0/0/0/2/0 float=y maxiter=27500 inside=0 logmap=25 colors=000wzMxzLwzKuzKszJqzIozHlzHizGfzGczG`zFYzHW\ zKUzNSyQRxTQxWPxZPyaPycPyePxgPxjPxmPwpPwsPwvPwwPvw\ PvvPvsPuqPuoPumPtkPtiPtgPtePscPscPsaPr`Pr`Pr`Pq_Pq\ _Pq_Pq_Pp_PpZPpZPoZPoZPoYPnYPnYPnYPnYPnYPnYPnYPnYP\ lVPiSPfQPcNP`KPYHPVFPSCPP9PM7NM8MK8LJ9KH9IGAHEAGDB\ FBBF89EABEBCECDEDEEFFDGGDHHDIIDKJDLKCMLCNMCPNCQOCR\ PBSQBURBVSBWUBXVAZWA_XA`YAaZAc_9d`9ea9fb9hc9id8je8\ kf8mg8nh8oi8pj9oi9niAmiAliAkiBjiBiiBhiCgiCfjCekDdl\ DcmDbnEaoE`pE_qFZrFYsFXtGXuGXvHXwHXxH`yIYzI_zIazJg\ zJazJ`zKVzKUzKOzLNzLHzLGzMFzMEzMDzNCzNBuK5pM8pNApP\ CpNApOCuPDuQEuRFzRGzSHzTIzUJzULzVMzWNzXOzYPzYQzZRz\ _Sz`Uz`VzaWzbXzcYzdZzd_ze`zfbzgczgdzhezifzjgzkhzki\ zlkzmlznmznnzoozppzqqzrszquzqwzqwzpwzpwzpwzowzowzo\ wznwznwznwzmwzmwzmwzlwzlwzlwzkwzkwzkwzjwzjwzjwziwz\ iwziwzhwzhwzhwzgwzgwzgwzfwzfwzfwzewzewzewzdwzdwzdw\ zcwzcwzcwzbwzbwzbwzawzawz } frm:SliceJulibrot4 {; draws most slices of Julibrot pix=pixel, u=real(pix), v=imag(pix), a=pi*real(p1*0.0055555555555556), b=pi*imag(p1*0.0055555555555556), g=pi*real(p2*0.0055555555555556), d=pi*imag(p2*0.0055555555555556), ca=cos(a), cb=cos(b), sb=sin(b), cg=cos(g), sg=sin(g), cd=cos(d), sd=sin(d), p=u*cg*cd-v*(ca*sb*sg*cd+ca*cb*sd), q=u*cg*sd+v*(ca*cb*cd-ca*sb*sg*sd), r=u*sg+v*ca*sb*cg, s=v*sin(a), c=p+flip(q)+p3, z=r+flip(s)+p4: z=z^(p5)+c |z|<=9 } END PARAMETER FILE=========================================

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FOTD 06-07-09 (Oblate Elephant [No Rating])
by Jim Muth 06 Jul '09

06 Jul '09

FOTD -- July 06, 2009 (No Rating) Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts: On July 3 we viewed an East Valley elephant from the normal position directly in front of the screen. On July 4 we viewed the same area from the direction of the past and saw a different aspect of the elephant complex. Today we rotate the Julibrot so that in our 3-D space the real(Z) axis is perpendicular to the screen, and view the same East Valley area from the left side of the screen, which gives what I call the Oblate view. The area we see lies invisibly about two feet in front of the screen, and is stretched about 120 times in the vertical direction to make the elephants recognizable. Well, they're still the same period-30 elephants, but now they appear as gossamer, ethereal things with barely any substance, so fragile that light passes right through them. And they are changing shape before our eyes. The one on the left is over- weight, while the one on the right is actually anemic. The elephants are still standing guard over their appointed bud, but we now see the hypercylindrical bud sideways, sliced in a direction that appears to stretch it to infinity. The horizon- tal black strip is the bud; the bluish stripe near the bottom of the frame is the valley leading to the bud. We have found that there are many elephants guarding each East Valley bud, lurking both behind and in front of the screen while we are viewing the buds. The Mandelbrot elephants have minibrots in the area of their shoulders, while the Julia elephants have Julia sets. But the oblate elephants have only dry valleys that lead nowhere, and a scattering of 30-pointed stars. There are many more varieties of elephants to become acquainted with, and in tomorrow's FOTD we'll see what the Rectangular elephants have to offer. Today's parameter file runs in 4 minutes, but a bit of time may be saved by checking the finished image on the FOTD web site at: <http://home.att.net/~Paul.N.Lee/FotD/FotD.html> Another perfect day passed uneventfully here at Fractal Central on Sunday. The near cloudless skies and temperature of 81F 27C were just what the doctor ordered. (Don't ask which doctor.) After a Saturday evening of exploding firecrackers, the fractal cats had a peaceful day of recovery. My day was kept busy by chasing the japanese beetles from FL's raspberries. Unless something unexpected happens, the next fractal elephants will be posted in 24 hours. Until then, take care, and fight the threat of global warming hysteria. Jim Muth jamth(a)mindspring.com jimmuth(a)aol.com START PARAMETER FILE======================================= Oblate_Elephants { ; time=0:03:59.92-SF5 on P4-2000 reset=2004 type=formula formulafile=basic.frm formulaname=SliceJulibrot4 passes=t center-mag=+0.2921149279660176/-0.001977650433172/\ 2484.439/0.007941/0/85.7426211542968275 params=0/0/90/0/0.260821781/0/0/0/2/0 float=y maxiter=27500 inside=0 logmap=25 periodicity=10 colors=000s9qr6rq3ro3rm5ok7mi9kgBidDgaFdZHbWJ`SLZP\ NXMPUJRSGTQDVOAXM2ZF5`I7bS9dUBeWDeVFeWKeXQeTWeS`dO\ bcKdbIcaJb_KaYL`WN_UOZSPYQQXORWMTVKSUISTGSSESRCSQA\ SQERPKRPPRPUROYRO`ROcQOfQNiQUlQZoQeoNhnPdnQZnRUnTP\ lUOkVOiXOgYOeZOc`ObaP`bPZdPXePVfPThQSiQQjQOlQMmQKn\ ULsQJoMHkIGgEEhACm74r6Bv6Hz6Oz6Uz6Yz5`z6az7az7Xv8S\ r9Nm9IhADcB8Z83UB4OD5QF6UI7YK7aM8eP9iRAmTBqVBuUDrT\ EoSGlRHjRJgQKdPLaON_NOXNQUMRRLTPKUMJVJJXGIYEH_BG`8\ Ga6I`9J_AKZFLYHMXKNWNOWPfeUadNLmXLgaLafLWkIX`GXRzX\ HzP8zI0zD5z9Az5EzqLzeczVvzTwSRxHPy6NyNNqcNitNalLgd\ JmXHsPGyQHjRIWSJHSK3QLEPMPNN_MOjWYldfmnoowxpsmmqb`\ pSzj8zXgz`Oz`hzYfzWezUdzqdzhcz_czFJzMUzltzakzprzcj\ zFvz1EzANzJWzrIzkOzdTzYZzv4z1WzuLzfEzaNzXWzh9zbKzX\ Uza0zXKzSPzUhzy1zFYzM`zHizLgzPezYizVfzt_zl`zeazZbz\ LgzNfzPezRdzdzz_rzWjzY8zMXzP`zsNzfAzr_zdazHKzo`zcb\ zlOz5FzBMzHSzNYz8yzFqzMjz } frm:SliceJulibrot4 {; draws most slices of Julibrot pix=pixel, u=real(pix), v=imag(pix), a=pi*real(p1*0.0055555555555556), b=pi*imag(p1*0.0055555555555556), g=pi*real(p2*0.0055555555555556), d=pi*imag(p2*0.0055555555555556), ca=cos(a), cb=cos(b), sb=sin(b), cg=cos(g), sg=sin(g), cd=cos(d), sd=sin(d), p=u*cg*cd-v*(ca*sb*sg*cd+ca*cb*sd), q=u*cg*sd+v*(ca*cb*cd-ca*sb*sg*sd), r=u*sg+v*ca*sb*cg, s=v*sin(a), c=p+flip(q)+p3, z=r+flip(s)+p4: z=z^(p5)+c |z|<=9 } END PARAMETER FILE=========================================

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FOTD 05-07-09 (Julia Elephant [No Rating])
by Jim Muth 05 Jul '09

05 Jul '09

FOTD -- July 05, 2009 (No Rating) Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts: East Valley elephants are multi-dimensional things the entirety of which mere human minds will never fully comprehend. But unlike Mandelbrot minibrots, their elephant aspect appears in all slices of the Julibrot. We have already seen the Mandelbrot aspect of the period-30 elephant on the south shore line of East Valley. Today we see the Julia aspect of the same elephant. This version of the creature also has a 30-pointed star on its rump, but instead of placidly plodding along, it appears to be raising its trunk, perhaps in celebration of some victory known only to itself. And this elephant is not guarding a Mandelbrot bud. Such buds are impossible in pure Julia images. It is standing guard over a delicate Julia set of the minibrot on the shoulder of its Mandelbrot brother. Not surprisingly, another Julia set is found on this Julia elephant's shoulder, where the Mandelbrot version has its large minibrot. There are identical copies of this same elephant arranged symmetrically around its parent Julia set, as well as larger and not as well developed elephants and elephant parts. But all the Julia elephants have the same periodicity of 30. This is not surprising, since they all are related to the same Mandelbrot elephant. As for the direction of today's view, if the direction of the Mandelbrot view is taken as being directed from the viewer toward the front of the screen, then time must be considered the fourth dimension and today's Julia view must be taken as directed from the past toward the future. I know this sounds like nonsense, but the fourth dimension makes nonsense of common sense all the time. I named the image "Julia Elephant", which of course it is. I gave the image no rating. After all, how unusual can a typical Julia set of East Valley be when it calculates in 2-1/2 seconds, far too brief a time for enjoyment? That 3 seconds can be turned into a minute or so however if the image is viewed on the FOTD web site at: <http://home.att.net/~Paul.N.Lee/FotD/FotD.html> Viewing the image this way will make the fun last a little longer. Conditions were almost too good here at Fractal Central on Saturday, July 4, which is Independence Day in the U.S. With heat, humidity and evening thunder-showers usually expected, we had crystal clear skies decorated with puffy white clouds, and a temperature of 70F 21C. The fireworks went off uninterrupted. The fractal cats disliked the noise however, and stayed near cover until things calmed down. My day was otherwise unevent- ful. The next FOTD will be posted in the near future. I'll say nothing more about the exact timing. Until whenever, take care, and I think I'll make an egg-cream. Jim Muth jamth(a)mindspring.com jimmuth(a)aol.com START PARAMETER FILE======================================= Julia_Elephant { ; time=0:00:02.29-SF5 on P4-2000 reset=2004 type=julia center-mag=0.122253/0.018399\ 5/15.63/1/55/0 params=0.2609391/-0.00184566 float=y maxiter=27500 inside=255 logmap=29 periodicity=10 colors=000s9qp6qo3pn3om5nk7mi9kgBidDgaFdZHbWJ`SLZP\ NXMPUORSQTQSVOUXMWZMYZO_ZQaZScZReZQgZPiZOhZNgZMfZL\ eZKdZIcZJbZKaYL`XN_VOZTPYRQXPRWMTVKSUISTGSSESRCSQA\ SQERPKRPPRPUROYRO`ROcQOfQNiQUlQZoQeoNhnPdnQZnRUnTP\ lUOkVOiXOgYOeZOc`ObaP`bPZdPXePVfPThQSiQQjQOlQMmQKn\ ULsQJoMHkIGgEEhACm74r6Bv6Hz6Oz6Uz6Yz5`z6az7az7Xv8S\ r9Nm9IhADcB8Z83UB4OD5QF6UI7YK7aM8eP9iRAmTBqVBuUDrT\ EoSGlRHjRJgQKdPLaON_NOXNQUMRRLTPKUMJVJJXGIYEH_BG`8\ Ga6I`9J_AKZFLYHMXKNWNOWPfeUadNLmXLgaLafLWkIX`GXRzX\ HzP8zI0zD5z9Az5EzqLzeczVvzTwSRxHPy6NyNNqcNitNalLgd\ JmXHsPGyQHjRIWSJHSK3QLEPMPNN_MOjWYldfmnoowxpsmmqb`\ pSzj8zXgz`Oz`hzYfzWezUdzqdzhcz_czFJzMUzltzakzprzcj\ zFvz1EzANzJWzrIzkOzdTzYZzv4z1WzuLzfEzaNzXWzh9zbKzX\ Uza0zXKzSPzUhzy1zFYzM`zHizLgzPezYizVfzt_zl`zeazZbz\ LgzNfzPezRdzdzz_rzWjzY8zMXzP`zsNzfAzr_zdazHKzo`zcb\ zlOz5FzBMzHSzNYz8yzFqzzzz } END PARAMETER FILE=========================================

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Re: [Fractint] Compuserve
by JackOfTradeZ＠comcast.net 05 Jul '09

05 Jul '09

. Compuserve was my first online adventure when I got my 1st PC, a screamin-demon pentium-75 with an incredible 16 Meg RAM and a totally awesome 1 Gig HD, in 1995, complete with windows 3.11 (ouch!). I loved it, especially dialing in and hearing that wet-dream voice say "welcome to wincim"! I liked the graphics and programming forums and the chats; this is also where I got into fractals and fractint. After AOL took over and totally bastardized it (I always HATED AOL!) I quit; from then on I had my own ISP and server and didnt need it anymore anyway. All good things come to an end, I have fond memories and nostalgia. RIP Compuserve! .

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