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FOTD 16-12-12 (Five to Doomsday [No Rating])
by Jim Muth 17 Dec '12

17 Dec '12

FOTD -- December 16, 2012 (No Rating) Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts: Today's image is a result of mixing 0.01 part of Z^(-2) with Z^(2) and adding straight Z on each iteration. The parent fractal is a moth-eaten Mandelbrot set filled with debris. This debris is filled with smaller distorted M-sets and lots of mandel fragments. Today's image with its minibrot at the center is located in the East Valley area of what remains of the large minibrot on the main-stem of the moth-eaten parent. The name "Five to Doomsday" indicates that time is growing short. The calculation time of one short minute will waste little of the precious remaining time. Save time. Check the finished image at: <http://www.crosscanpuzzles.com/Archives.html> The hi-def variations are at: <http://www.emarketingiseasy.com/TESTS/FOTD/jim_muths_fotd.html> and the back images are at: <http://www.Nahee.com/FOTD/> Heavy clouds and a temperature of 48F +9C made today a day to be soon forgotten. The fractal cats forgot it before it began, while the humans had a rather busy day. The next FOTD will be posted in 24 hours. Until then, take care, and the problem with our society is that it has programmed itself into a dead end. Jim Muth jimmuth(a)earthlink.net START PARAMETER FILE======================================= Five_to_Doomsday { ; time=0:01:00.00 SF5 at 2000MHZ reset=2004 type=formula formulafile=basicer.frm formulaname=MandAutoCritInZ function=ident passes=1 center-mag=-1.554435017013601/+0.0000055252962729/\ 9470414/1/-115/0 params=1/2/0.01/-2/0/0/0/0 float=y maxiter=1400 inside=0 logmap=61 periodicity=6 colors=000HbuK`qMZmNViNReONaOJYPFTPBOP7JUBHZEGbIEg\ LDkPBpSAtV9sbNrj_qrlroksljsjitgitehubgu`gppiC64H9C\ LBJPDRTFYXHd`JldLshNzcRsZVmVZgQb`MfVHjPDmJfoNbhVZa\ bVWjRPrOJzPPvPUsPZpPcmPiiPnfPscPx`_mTibLsTD3Qy5Uz7\ Yz9azBezDizFmzGqzHkxHfwIauIXtIRsJMqJHpJCoLGgNJ`PNT\ QQMSQKUQIVQGXQFZQD_QBaQ9bQ8RD2QB6PA9O9CN8FM7ISAOXC\ TbEZgGcmIirKnwMsRH9MSJHbTCmb7wlCumHtmMrmRqmWpn`nne\ mnilnZa`PSNFIArf0ka4dX7YSBSOELJHEEL79O15RuVCp_GkcK\ fgOakSXoWTsZSh8QeGObOM`VKYbIWiOPTUJDJ_H8oKSbLkQLWN\ XHLgOKdUJb_J_eIYkIVqHTwHRxGSxFTyEUyDVyDVqBXi9Zb8`V\ 6bN4dG3eF7bFA_FEYFHVELSEOQESNEVLHZPJbTLeXNi`PldRph\ TslcoZnkLxg8mZBcRETIHJAK92MKFPUSSccUb_VaXWaUW`RX`O\ X_LY_IYXPZVV_Ta`RgaPnbNtcLzdSkhZYkeJol5rnBloGfqL`r\ QWsWQu`KveEwj9xa7yT5zK3zC1Y`96yGCuFIrFOoEUlE_iDefD\ kcCq`CSiA3q9Id7XS5_VBbXGdZMg`RibXldanffibcd_a_X_VU\ YQRWO63D822925DA8HIBLPEPX } 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 15-12-12 (Six to Doomsday [No Rating])
by Jim Muth 17 Dec '12

17 Dec '12

FOTD -- December 15, 2012 (No Rating) Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts: If you're looking for a long fractal discussion, look elsewhere. For the next several days I'll be spreading my ideas about the disintegration of our culture. Today's image is a near-Julia set of the Z^(1.5)+C ground level Mandeloid. It is rotated 0.01 degree toward the Oblate direction, and is striking for the number and variety of fractal trees it holds. And like the strange mysterious rectangle, it is also one of my very early fractals. The finished image is at: <http://www.crosscanpuzzles.com/Archives.html> High-definition variations are at: <http://www.emarketingiseasy.com/TESTS/FOTD/jim_muths_fotd.html> The FOTD back images are at: <http://www.Nahee.com/FOTD/> When I began the countdown to doomsday, I was being frivolous. I didn't actually expect the end of time to come on December 21. Until now, all predictions of the end of the world have had one thing in common -- they have been wrong. But now, after the latest school massacre, it looks like I could be right, maybe not in six days, but not too long thereafter. With unending massacres and depressed adolescents walking about in a technological trance, texting like frustrated demons, maybe the end really is approaching, at least the end of our present way of life. Invading aliens from Alpha Centauri could hardly have done a better job of destruction than we have done and are still doing to ourselves. The human race is a part of the great spiritual reality known as nature. (Of course, rationalists will deny the spiritual part.) With all the technological gadgets, video games, mass media entertainment etc. we have basically cut ourselves off from our source and are floundering about like fish out of water. And what are we willing to do about it? Little more than purchase ever more advanced technological devices. Technology will save us . . . I guess it will, but . . . then again I'm not too sure. I see myself as one of a dying breed. When I go out on my morning walk to the nearby river, I carry no smart device with me. I enjoy the nature in which I am immersed. I see the high clouds in the sky indicating that warmer weather is on the way. I see the early sun striking the bare treetops. At the river I see that the water level has gone down a bit. It has been rather dry recently. And I hear honking. Looking up, I see geese flying overhead. Out on the water I see ducks bobbing, and an egret wading near the bank. And all this is free. Then I think of a local boy who was killed about a week ago when he was struck by a train while walking along the tracks to school. His hi-tech headset was so loud that he did not hear the train coming. Could something be wrong with our modern life style? It's no problem however. Before long, the codgers like myself who still remember the old times will be gone, and everyone will be free to enjoy the technological wonderland we are creating for ourselves. The day actually turned rather pleasant here at Fractal Central. At least the cats thought so. The temperature of 46F +8C was above normal, while the variably cloudy sky let through just enough sun to keep things cheerful. The next FOTD will be posted in about 24 hours. Until then, take care, and there are far too many people being killed with illegal guns. Why can't our congressmen get off their bottoms and pass legislation banning illegal guns? (Hey, I actually heard it on the local talk radio.) Jim Muth jimmuth(a)earthlink.net START PARAMETER FILE======================================= Six_to_Doomsday { ; time=0:00:45.22 SF5 at 2000MHZ reset=2004 type=formula formulafile=basicer.frm formulaname=SliceJulibrot4 center-mag=0.28169/0/1.2 params=89.99/89.99/90.01/0/-0.186/0/0/0/1.5/0 float=y maxiter=5000 inside=0 periodicity=6 colors=0000I40I40Ia0He0Hg0Gj0Gk0Fl0Fk0Ek0Eh0Ef0Dc0\ D`0CZ0CW0BT0AR09O08L07I06G05D04A038025012TAsO8iJ6`\ E5S93I4194Pz3Nw3Mt3Lq3Kn3Jk2Ih2He2Fc2E`2DY2CV1BS1A\ P19M17K16H05E04B038025012zyIsrGmlEgfC``AVV9PO7II5C\ C3661ceH`bGZ`FXZEVXDTUCRUYTSZUR_WP`YNa_Lb`KbYI_WHY\ UGWSFUQESODQMCNKBLIAJG8H1B0E7FC6DA5A848636424212xl\ 2h_1UO1FC0aygJVMekichfafd_dbYa`W_ZUYWSWUQTSORQMPOK\ MLIKJGIHEGFCDDABA898666444222yzqstlmnghhbbcYXYTSSO\ MMJGHEBB95547MW6KT6IR5HP5FM4EK4CI3BG39D27B26914613\ 4012Ec7C_6BX5AU59R48O47L36H35D24A2361221qCRnANk9Kf\ 8Ia7GX6ES5CO4AJ38E26914402TvCRrBPoAOlAMi9Lf8Jc8I`7\ GY6FV6DR5CO5AL49I37F36C24913611307tA3S5XKsUInRGiOF\ eMD`JBWGASD8NB6I85E5392148PQ7MN6KL6IJ5GH4EF4CD3AA2\ 88266144022pC3mB2jA2gA2d92b82_82X71U61R61P51M51J41\ G30D30B20810510200RwZMmTIcNDUH9KB4A5hoEelDciCagB_d\ BXbAV_9TX9RV8OS7MQ7KN6IK5 } frm:SliceJulibrot4 {; draws all 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), esc=imag(p5)+9 c=p+flip(q)+p3, z=r+flip(s)+p4: z=z^(real(p5))+c |z|< esc } END PARAMETER FILE=========================================

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Albrecht Niekamp's "Wild Vision" (2012-12-16)
by Hal Lane 16 Dec '12

16 Dec '12

While Albrecht Niekamp is on vacation and away from a computer, he has asked me to put some of his images onto my server. Here is a link to Albrecht's fractal "Wild Vision" created using his multifractal_10 formula: http://www.emarketingiseasy.com/Albrecht/21225MM.GIF Click the image in your browser for its full size, 1600 x 1200 pixels, and to prevent its being resampled by your browser. Albrecht says that there was a typing error in the original parameter file that he posted 2005, so no one has seen this image yet. I tested the parameter file at the link below and it appears to work correctly. Albrecht's fractal, "Wild Vision" is very striking to me, primarily because its features almost seem carefully arranged -- and has a nice combination of bold and intricate features. The features of the fractal make good use of the smooth shading of the four colors in the color map: http://www.emarketingiseasy.com/Albrecht/21225MM_map.jpg producing smoothly-shaded areas. These smoothly- shaded areas have the further characteristic of being shaded from black to the fully-saturated color, and then back to black, creating a three dimensional effect that reminds me of many of Paul Carlson's fractals. The Fractint parameter set is below. The ready-to-run full parameter file for the fractal, including the multifractal_10 formula, is here: http://www.emarketingiseasy.com/Albrecht/21225MM.par - Hal Lane ######################## # hallane(a)earthlink.net ######################## ===== Start of par file ============================== 21225mm { ; Wild_Vision (2005) ; Time 3.23.44.07 reset=2004 type=formula formulafile=mfr10.frm formulaname=multifractal_10 function=sin/exp/exp/sin passes=t center-mag=-1.22699/8.32667e-017/13.33333/1/90/3.88578058618804789e-016 params=-0.05825983458967864/0.3785210730307932/21225.64595718025/23434.4\ 911030602/152048.0409608192/384.3276898304/384.00482000595/256.100768300\ 1/512.1007683001/768.1007683001 float=y maxiter=3072 inside=maxiter outside=tdis periodicity=0 rseed=-2436 colors=2000KQ<6>09C08A068<2>022000211<21>icNkeOmfP<3>unTwpVxqWzsX<25>CB7\ A96875<3>000400<23>o00q00s00<3>z00<25>C00A00800<3>000<9>IIIKKKLLL<9>bbbd\ ddfffgggiiijjj<3>qqqsssqqq<24>BBB999777<2>222000012<24>0bo0cq0es<3>0kz<1\ 7>0LS } ==== End of par file ================================

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Albrecht Niekamp's "Pandemonium " (2012-12-15)
by Hal Lane 16 Dec '12

16 Dec '12

While Albrecht Niekamp is on vacation and away from a computer, he has asked me to put some of his images onto my server. Due to sub-standard book-keeping here, it may happen that a post of one of Albrecht's fractals might be duplicated. Please try to find it in your heart to forgive me if this happens. Here is a link to Albrecht's fractal "Pandemonium" created using his multifractal_10 formula: http://www.emarketingiseasy.com/Albrecht/21225PA.GIF Click the image in your browser for its full size, 1600 x 1200 pixels, and to prevent its being resampled by your browser. Albrecht's fractal, "Pandemonium" seems very 'regal' to me, primarily because of its 'royal' colors: gold, silver, red and blue. The features in the fractal are varied and complex. The features of the fractal (with the exception of the background) do not make use of the smooth shading of the four colors in the color map: http://www.emarketingiseasy.com/Albrecht/21225PA_map.jpg I suspect that Albrecht may have posted this fractal in 2005, when it was originally created. The Fractint parameter set is below. The ready-to-run full parameter file for the fractal, including the multifractal_10 formula, is here: http://www.emarketingiseasy.com/Albrecht/21225PA.par - Hal Lane ######################## # hallane(a)earthlink.net ######################## ===== Start of par file ============================== 21225pa { ;pandemonium (2005) ; Time 0.21.15.48 ; reset=2004 type=formula formulafile=mfr10.frm formulaname=multifractal_10 function=sin/exp/exp/sin passes=t center-mag=-0.489028/0/0.6666667 params=-0.05825983458967864/0.3785210730307932/21225.64595718025/21235.0\ 311030602/150056.0204808192/384.32768524288/384.00482000595/256.10076830\ 01/512.1007683001/768.1007683001 float=y maxiter=3072 inside=maxiter outside=tdis periodicity=0 rseed=-2436 colors=2000gt<22>09C08A068<2>022000211<21>icNkeOmfP<3>unTwpVxqWzsX<25>CB\ 7A96875<3>000400<23>o00q00s00<3>z00<25>C00A00800<3>000<23>fffgggiiijjjll\ l<3>sss<25>BBB999777<2>222000012<22>0_k0am0bo0cq<4>0kz0jx0hv } ==== End of par file ================================

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FOTD 14-12-12 (Seven to Doomsday [No Rating])
by Jim Muth 15 Dec '12

15 Dec '12

FOTD -- December 14, 2012 (No Rating) Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts: Today there are only seven short days before the end of time, and we all know how quickly a day can go by. But even when we are all gone, fractals will continue forever, so who am I to give up on fractals when they will never give up on me. Today's image is a view of the mysterious Z^(2.003) rectangle as it appears when rotated 4 degrees from the Julia direction toward the oblate direction. At this angle the original rectangle appears more like a fan partly filled with debris, but in this debris a new shorter and wider rectangle has appeared. The features surrounding the rectangle have been altered to the point of unrecognizability, though a few patches of the pure Julia features still remain. And even though today's change is great, you ain't seen nothing yet! The name "Seven to Doomsday" simply tells the time remaining for each of us to exist. The calculation time of 2-1/2 minutes cuts into this brief time, but let's eat, drink and be merry today, for in seven days we . . .? Time is growing short. Before the final end arrives, check the finished image on the FOTD web site at: <http://www.crosscanpuzzles.com/Archives.html> And enjoy the variations in high definition at: <http://www.emarketingiseasy.com/TESTS/FOTD/jim_muths_fotd.html> The back images are available at: <http://www.Nahee.com/FOTD/> Lots of sun and a temperature of 46F +8C made today quite pleasant here at Fractal Central. While the cats watched the world go by, the humans kept busy preparing for the upcoming holidays, which will be in the past in 19 days -- that is unless the day of doom arrives in only seven days, in which case the holidays will never end. The next FOTD is due to be posted in 24 hours, so check for it then. Until next time, take care, and there has been another mass shooting. Ho hum! Such mass shootings are becoming all the rage among the trendy set. It looks like everyone wants a slice of the action! But murder is wrong! Something must be done! So why don't we ban all private possession of firearms? Then when a lunatic shoots up a school and kills some kids, we'll be able to charge him with possession of an illegal and probably stolen firearm. With such a serious charge hanging over his head and possible imprisonment facing him, even the most determined lunatic would think twice before killing innocent people. My opinion -- to ban all firearms would be futile. My solution -- to change the materialistic, technologically advanced but spiritually bankrupt world view of our modern culture, which makes our existence appear meaningless and totally hopeless. (And I don't mean we should go out and try to persuade people to believe in any particular religion.) Jim Muth jimmuth(a)earthlink.net START PARAMETER FILE======================================= Seven_to_Doomsady { ; time=0:02:30.00 SF5 at 2000MHZ reset=2004 type=formula formulafile=basicer.frm formulaname=SliceJulibrot4 passes=1 float=y center-mag=+0.004422/0/118/0.6326/0/14.19452852516 params=86/86/90/86/-1.7435/0/0.000175/0.073883/2.0\ 03/0 maxiter=2750 inside=0 logmap=58 periodicity=6 colors=0009RA8PA7NA6M95L84K73K5BK4KU3Vd2eo1mwCitBe\ oAaj9Ye8Ua7QX6NS5JN4FJ3BE2791340a4D_3CY3BW3BV3AT3A\ R29P28O28M27K27J26H15F15D14C14A13802602501301000cw\ KUtKMqKIlKGiJFgIEeHDcGDaFC_EBYEBWDAUC9SB9QA8O97M96\ K86I75G64E54C43A4283262141020bLX`KVZJUXISWHRUGPSFO\ REMPDLNCKMBIKAHIAFG9EF8CD7BB6AA588476355243121U1Bu\ qAqn9nk9kh8he8eb7b_6_Y6XV5US5RP4OM4LJ3IH2FE2ZB1Z81\ Z50Z2sWeePVSILEZA5lk4gf4ba3YX3TS2OO2JJ1EE1Z90Z4vCx\ pAqj9kd8eZ7_TBUNZOHZIBZC5Z6XyuTrnPkhMdaIbWEWPBZJ7Z\ C3Z6BMdAKa9JZ8IW7HT7FQ6ZN5ZK4ZH3ZE3ZB2Z81Z50Z2AZT5\ ZEDzjBtc9kX7bQ5VK3MD1Z6BzKAxI9tH8pGb_`fbUjdMnfFrh8\ kfAedCZbDT`FNZHGXIAVK4UL6WN7YP8_QAaSBcTCeVEgXFiYGk\ _Hl`JkZLkXNkWPkUQkTSkRUkQWkOXkNZhL`hKbhIdhGehFghDi\ hCkhAlm9nm7pm6rm4sm3tm8tmCumGzzKzzOzzTzzXzz`zzdzzh\ zzfzzezzdzzbzzazz`zzZzzYzzXzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz\ zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz } frm:SliceJulibrot4 {; draws all 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), esc=imag(p5)+9 c=p+flip(q)+p3, z=r+flip(s)+p4: z=z^(real(p5))+c |z|< esc } END PARAMETER FILE=========================================

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Albrecht Niekamp's "The Miracle" (2012-12-14)
by Hal Lane 15 Dec '12

15 Dec '12

While Albrecht Niekamp is on vacation and away from a computer, he has asked me to put some of his images onto my server. Due to sub-standard book-keeping here, it may happen that a post of one of Albrecht's fractals might be duplicated. Please try to find it in your heart to forgive me if this happens. Here is a link to Albrecht's fractal "The Miracle" created using his multifractal_10 formula: http://www.emarketingiseasy.com/Albrecht/1536141.GIF Click the image in your browser for its full size, 1600 x 1200 pixels, and to prevent its being resampled by your browser. Albrecht's fractal, "The Miracle" has a comment in its parameter file: "There's life inside." I'm afraid that what I see is 'afterlife.' Inside the confetti-like chaos in the top half of his fractal, I see a blue 'heaven' -- and the lower half of the fractal seems to be an appropriately-colored burning Hades. There's a tense standoff in the black field between the two choices of afterlife -- between a pair of scrolls above and a triangular devil's head below. The maw to the fiery furnace awaits below. Good luck! The color map in Albrecht's fractal is here: http://www.emarketingiseasy.com/Albrecht/1536141_map.jpg -- and is a map used by Albrecht in several of his fractals. The Fractint parameter set is below. The ready-to-run full parameter file for the fractal, including the multifractal_10 formula, is here: http://www.emarketingiseasy.com/Albrecht/1536141.par - Hal Lane ######################## # hallane(a)earthlink.net ######################## ===== Start of par file ============================== 1536141 { ; The_Miracle ; Theres life inside ; Time 0.29.05 Dos Shell 1600/1200 ; Fractint Version 2004 Patchlevel 11 reset=2004 type=formula formulafile=mfr_10.frm formulaname=multifractal_10 function=sin/exp/exp/sin passes=t center-mag=0.0206766/-0.0053525/6.831816/1/-90/3.8\ 8578058618804789e-016 params=-0.05825983458967864/0.3785210730307932/213\ 64.64595712822/14235.4911030602/152048.0404808048/\ 384.1604894048/384.00482000595/256.1007683001/512.\ 1007683001/768.1007683001 float=y maxiter=3071 inside=maxiter outside=tdis periodicity=0 rseed=-2436 colors=000000zr0zz1zzC<2>zzz<3>jqdfo_blU<3>Mb8<3>L\ Q8KM8KJ8<2>I88H44G00<3>TA5WD6ZF7aI8eLAhMBiODjQF<3>\ qeBriAtm9vq8xu7zz5zz4zz3<4>zj4zg4zc4<3>zS5zP5zL6zI\ 6zE6wE6tD6<6>vAIv9Kv9M<3>x7Sy7Uy6Wz6Yz5_<3>f5Ma5IW\ 4E<2>_4H<3>P3DN2CK2A<3>805G0BO0G<3>g0Ul0Xq0`v0d<2>\ y0fz0gy0h<3>u1mt1ns1or2q<2>v2u<3>c5eZ6`U6X<2>F9LAA\ G7FO4KW0Qc<3>5Xc6Zc7`c7aa7c_7eY<3>FcgHciJbl<3>S_v<\ 3>civflvinvlqvotvsww<2>zzz<3>rwzovzhsw<3>Gch8_d8Xa\ <3>8JP8FL8CI<3>SCCXCAaB9<3>uA2zA0xA0<12>SA1QA1NA1<\ 3>D92<6>UXAW`BYcC<3>hrI<3>UnXRm_NlcJkgFfpAaz<3>PJo\ SFlWAi_5fc0ce7_jFRoNIzb0zj0 } ==== End of par file ================================

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FOTD 11-12-12 (Ten to Doomsday [No Rating])
by Jim Muth 14 Dec '12

14 Dec '12

FOTD -- December 11. 2012 (No Rating) Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts: Today's image is named "Ten to Doomsday". As everyone who watches TV knows, the world will end on December 21, 2001, ten days from today, on Friday of next week at 23:60:00 hours GMT, the single moment when the day of doom will prevail over the entire earth! In recognition of the coming end, I am beginning the countdown to destruction today and presenting ten doomsday fractals, the first of which appears as today's FOTD. I gave the image no rating. After all, what is the use of rating an image that will be swallowed up and forgotten in the mists of history in just ten days. For those who still care, the image is a scene in the area of the period-5 bud on the southwest shore line of the main bay of the Mandelbrot set. It looks nothing at all like a Mandelbrot bud because it is sliced at an unimaginable angle in four-dimensional space. To see the Mandelbrot bud in its true form, simply change the p1 and p2 parameters to 0,0 and recalculate the scene. The prominent vertical pillars are what I call bridges. They appear only in the odd planes of the Julibrot, and indicate that no matter where the points begin their wanderings, they will eventually settle into the same orbits. The calculation time of 1-1/4 minutes is mercifully brief. With so little time remaining to enjoy life, we would not want to waste a single precious minute. The mercy can be increased by viewing the finished image at: <http://www.crosscanpuzzles.com/Archives.html> And by checking the hi-def variations at: <http://www.emarketingiseasy.com/TESTS/FOTD/jim_muths_fotd.html> The back images are available at: <http://www.Nahee.com/FOTD/> Yesterday's rain ended early this morning after dropping about 1/2 inch or 1-1/2cm of rain. A mix of left-over clouds and sun with a temperature of 45F +7C made today feel like a typical mid- December day here at Fractal Central. The humans and cats had a typical day also. The next FOTD will be posted in the proper time, whenever that is. Until the next FOTD appears, take care, and don't be fooled into believing that those so-called 'reality' shows flooding the TV channels are actually real. Jim Muth jimmuth(a)earthlink.net START PARAMETER FILE======================================= Ten_to_Doomsday { ; time=0:01:15.00 SF5 at 2000MHZ reset=2004 type=formula formulafile=basicer.frm formulaname=SliceJulibrot4 passes=t float=y center-mag=0.263913/-0.578499/9.105478 params=75/\ 90/0/80/-0.75/0/0/0/2/0 maxiter=5200 inside=0 logmap=5 periodicity=6 colors=000JF1MJ6PNBSQGVULYXP``UbcZegchjgknlnqqquvs\ xzprxnmwlhujbthYrfTqdOp_OoVPnQPmLQlGQkBRj5Pi6Rj7Sk\ 7Tl8Ul8Vm9WnAYoAZoB_pB`qCarCarkgSigTggUffVdfWbeXae\ Y_dYYdZXc_Vc`TcaSbbQbcOacNadL`eJ`fI_gG_hE_iDZiBZj9\ Yk8Yl6Xm4Xn1Wo3Xn4Yn5Yn7Zn8Zn9_nB_nC`nD`nFanGanHbn\ IbnKcnLcnMdnOdnPenQenSfnTfnUgnVgnXhnYhnZin`inajnbj\ ndkneknflnglnimnjmnknnmnnnonoonqpnrpnsqntqnqrmosmm\ tmjumhvmfwmgulgtkgsjgqigphhohhmghlfhkehjdihcigcifb\ idaic`jb_ja_j_ZjZYjYXkWWkVVkUVkTUkRTlQSlPRlNQlMQlL\ PmKOmINmHMmGMmELnDKnCJnBIn9Hn8Ho7Go5Fo4Eo3Dn1Eo2Do\ 3Dp4Dp5Cp6Cq7Cq8Cq9BrABrBBrCBsDAsEAsFAtGAtH9tI9uJ9\ uK9uL8vM8vN8vO8wP7wQ7wR7xS7xT6xU6yV6yW6yX5zY5zZ5zZ\ 5ya6xc7wf8vh9ukAtmBvn9soBpoDmoEkoGhoHeoJcoK`oMYoNW\ oPTpRQpSNpULpVIpXFpYDp_Ap`7pb3oe5pc6pb8p`9p_ApZCpX\ DpWFpUGpTHpSJqQKqPMqNNqMOqLQqJRqITqGUqFXtBVqEToGRm\ JPkLOhNMfQKdSIbUG`XFYZDW` } frm:SliceJulibrot4 {; draws all 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), esc=imag(p5)+9 c=p+flip(q)+p3, z=r+flip(s)+p4: z=z^(real(p5))+c |z|< esc } END PARAMETER FILE=========================================

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FOTD 13-12-12 (Eight to Doomsday [No Rating])
by Jim Muth 14 Dec '12

14 Dec '12

FOTD -- December 13, 2012 (No Rating) Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts: Today's pre-doomsday fractal is a close-up of the edge of the curious rectangle that appeared in yesterday's image. The slow top part of the scene is the inside of the rectangle, the much faster bottom part consists of outside stuff. To me, the image appears as little more than a vast wasteland, perhaps the way our earth will appear the day after doom. The calculation starts out slow, but as the scan moves down the screen, the calculation speeds up condiderably. The total time of 3-3/4 minutes is slower than I would prefer, but still fast enough to allow time to prepare for the end. The name "Eight to Doomsday" indicates that the remaining days are dwindling fast. The finished image may be viewed at: <http://www.crosscanpuzzles.com/Archives.html> with the hi-def variations at: <http://www.emarketingiseasy.com/TESTS/FOTD/jim_muths_fotd.html> The back images are posted at: <http://www.Nahee.com/FOTD/> Total sun and a temperature of 43F +6C made today near ideal for the middle of December here at Fractal Central. The cats and humans had an uneventful day of preparing for the holiday season. The next FOTD will be posted in 24 hours, but beware, the day of doom is steadily approaching. Until then, take care, and where will you be when time runs out? Or perhaps a better question is where will I be. Jim Muth jimmuth(a)earthlink.net START PARAMETER FILE======================================= Eight_to_Doomsday { ; time=0:03:45.00 SF5 at 2000MHZ reset=2004 type=formula formulafile=basicer.frm formulaname=SliceJulibrot4 passes=1 center-mag=-0.001145394/-0.003838487/2218/1/7.5/0 params=90/90/90/90/-1.74358/7.09952e-005/0.00011/\ 0.07389/2.003/0 float=y maxiter=3600 inside=0 logmap=50 periodicity=6 colors=000BRQBRPAQOAQN9PM9PL9OK8OJ8NI7NH7MG7MF6LE6\ LD5KD5KC4JB4JA4I93I83H72H62G52G41F31F20E10E0MzzJzz\ HwzFqwDlmBgd8bW6UP4NI2I5OMKIKFCIA6G51ex0cu0bs0ap0`\ n0_l0Zi0Yg0Xe0Wb0V`0UZ0TW0SU0QS0PP0ON0NL0MI0LG0KE0\ JB0I9wtzusxsrvqqtpproopnnolmmjllikjhjhhhghgehfdceb\ cdacc_cbYc`Xc_VcZUcYScXQcWPcVNcTMcSKcRJcQHcPFcOEcN\ CcLBcK9cJ7cI6cH4cG3cF1WZYTXVQVSOTPLSMIQJGOHDMEALB8\ J85H52F2UEzUEzUEzUEzUEzUEzUEzUEzUEzUEzUEzbEz`Ez_Ez\ ZEzYEzWEzVEzUEzTEzREzQEzPEzNEzMEzLEzKEzIVzHUzGSzFR\ zDQzCPzBOzANz8Mz7Kz6Jz5Iz3Hz2Gz1FzUEzUEzUEzUEzUEzU\ EzUEzUEzUEzUEzUEzUEzfEzeEzdEzbEzaEz`gz_gzZgzXmzWgz\ VgzUgzTgzRfzQezPdzObzMazL`zKZzJYzIXzGWzFUzETzDSzCQ\ zAPz9Oz8Nz7Lz6Kz4Jz3Hz2Gz1FzjYvhXtgWreWpdVnbUlaUj_\ TiZTgXSeWRcURaTQ_RPZQPXOOVNOTMNzKMzJMzHLzGKzEKzDJz\ BJzqnzqnzpmzpmzpmzpmzpmzpmzolzolzolzolzolzolznkznk\ znkznkznkznkznkzVazCSz0Gz } frm:SliceJulibrot4 {; draws all 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), esc=imag(p5)+9 c=p+flip(q)+p3, z=r+flip(s)+p4: z=z^(real(p5))+c |z|< esc } END PARAMETER FILE=========================================

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FOTD 12-12-12 (Nine to Doomsday [No Rating])
by Jim Muth 14 Dec '12

14 Dec '12

FOTD -- December 12, 2012 (No Rating) Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts: Today's image shows the mysterious rectangle in the Julia sets corresponding to the fractured Seahorse Valley of the Z^(2.003)+C Mandelbrot set. To add excitement to the scene, I have offset the slice ever so slightly in the imag(c) direction. This slight aberration fills the rectangle with debris, breaks up the surrounding features and also rotates the rectangle a few degrees. Since no one will be around to check ratings after the world ends next Friday, I gave the image no rating. The name "Nine to Doomsday" needs no explanation. The big day is but nine days off. The image calculation time of 1-2/3 minutes is blessedly fast. After all, with the remaining time so limited, we don't want to waste a single second. So hurry! Before the end arrives, check the finished image on the official FOTD web site at: <http://www.crosscanpuzzles.com/Archives.html> And don't forget the hi-def variations at: <http://www.emarketingiseasy.com/TESTS/FOTD/jim_muths_fotd.html> The back images are posted online at: <http://www.Nahee.com/FOTD/> Lots of sun and a temperature of 41F +5C made today a typical average December day here at Fractal Central. Both the cats and humans did average things, mostly preparing for the holidays. We all want to be ready if doomsday fails to arrive as foretold. If the end does not arrive early, the next FOTD will be posted in a reasonable amount of time. Until then, take care, and no one will be more surprised than me if the world really does end in nine days. Jim Muth jimmuth(a)earthlink.net START PARAMETER FILE======================================= Nine_to_Doomsday { ; time=0:01:40.00 SF5 at 2000MHZ reset=2004 type=formula formulafile=basicer.frm formulaname=SliceJulibrot4 passes=1 center-mag=-0.00016692749087116/-0.000445372303409\ 87/110.94 params=90/90/90/90/-1.74358/7.09952e-005\ /0.00011/0.07389/2.003/0 float=y maxiter=3600 inside=0 logmap=50 periodicity=6 colors=000BDQBDPACOACN9BM9BL9AK8AJ89I79H78G78F67E6\ 7D56D56C45B45A449348337236225224113112001000MozJlz\ HizFcwDZmBUd8PW6GP49I245O8KI6FC4A6251Sx0Qu0Ps0Op0N\ n0Ml0Li0Kg0Je0Ib0H`0GZ0FW0EU0CS0BP0AN09L08I07G06E0\ 5B049037024012SdtRbrQapP`oO_mOZlNYjMXhLVgLUeKTdJSb\ IRaHQ_HPYGNXFMVELUEKSDJQCIPBHNAFMAEK9DJ8CH7BF7AE69\ C57B469357346234123011WLYTJVQHSOFPLEMICJGAHD8EA7B8\ 58535212pUznUzmUzlUzjUziUzhUzgUzeUzdUzcUzbZz`Yz_Xz\ ZWzYUzWTzVSzURzTQzRPzQOzPMzNLzMKzLJzKIzIHzHGzGEzFD\ zDCzCBzBAzA9z88z76z65z54z33z22z11zUUzsUzrUzqUzpUzn\ UzmUzlUzkUzjUzhUzgUzfUzeUzdUzbUzaUz`Uz_UzZUzX_zWUz\ VUzUUzTUzRTzQSzPRzOPzMOzLNzKLzJKzIJzGIzFGzEFzDEzCC\ zABz9Az89z77z66z45z33z22z11zjKvhJtgIreIpdHnbGlaGj_\ FiZFgXEeWDcUDaTC_RBZQBXOAVNATM9zK8zJ8zH7zG6zE6zD5z\ B5zq`zq`zp_zp_zp_zp_zp_zp_zoZzoZzoZzoZzoZzoZznYznY\ znYznYznYznYznYzVOzCEz02z } frm:SliceJulibrot4 {; draws all 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), esc=imag(p5)+9 c=p+flip(q)+p3, z=r+flip(s)+p4: z=z^(real(p5))+c |z|< esc } END PARAMETER FILE=========================================

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Albrecht Niekamp's "The World inside Inside" (2012-12-13)
by Hal Lane 14 Dec '12

14 Dec '12

While Albrecht Niekamp is on vacation and away from a computer, he has asked me to put some of his images onto my server. Here is a link to Albrecht's "The World inside Inside" fractal created using his multifractal_10 formula: http://www.emarketingiseasy.com/Albrecht/1536143A.GIF Click the image in your browser for its full size, 1600 x 1200 pixels, and to prevent its being resampled by your browser. Albrecht's fractal, "The World inside Inside" is the fractal that was zoomed into to create yesterday's image. In the fractal, there's a small version of yesterday's image, and other, somewhat similar, image elements. A new feature is the attractive silver lacework at the bottom center of the image. However, a very different new feature seems to be crawling down from the top of the image -- a kind of "creeping confetti rot" is starting to eat away at the main fractal. The fractal is created by running the iterated values through *all* of the following formulas: Mandelbrot, secant, bees, phoenix and Julia A few experiments, sequentially altering the input parameters slightly might show the source of the creeping rot... The color map in Albrecht's fractal is the same as yesterday's map: http://www.emarketingiseasy.com/Albrecht/1536143B_map.jpg -- which is effectively the same map as used in his previously-posted: 1536143C "Playground" fractal. The Fractint parameter set is below. The ready-to-run full parameter file for the fractal, including the multifractal_10 formula, is here: http://www.emarketingiseasy.com/Albrecht/1536143A.par - Hal Lane ######################## # hallane(a)earthlink.net ######################## ===== Start of par file ============================== 1536143a { ; The_World_inside_Inside ; Mand-secant-bees-phoen-jul ; Time 0.23.47 DOS Shell 1600/1200 ; Fractint Version 2004 Patchlevel 11 ; Fractint Version 2004 Patchlevel 11 reset=2004 type=formula formulafile=mfr_10.frm formulaname=multifractal_10 function=sin/exp/exp/sin passes=t center-mag=-0.71172813771936520/-0.078809827898776\ 27/266.4266/1/75.00000000000054/-6.484465742140343\ 99e-013 params=-0.05825983458967864/0.3785210730307932/213\ 64.64595712822/14235.4911030602/152048.0404808048/\ 384.1604894048/384.00482000595/256.1007683001/512.\ 1007683001/768.1007683001 float=y maxiter=3071 inside=maxiter outside=tdis periodicity=0 rseed=-2436 colors=000000zr0zz1zzC<2>zzz<3>jqdfo_blU<3>Mb8<3>L\ Q8KM8KJ8<2>I88H44G00<3>TA5WD6ZF7aI8eLAhMBiODjQF<3>\ qeBriAtm9vq8xu7zz5zz4zz3<4>zj4zg4zc4<3>zS5zP5zL6zI\ 6zE6wE6tD6<6>vAIv9Kv9M<3>x7Sy7Uy6Wz6Yz5_<3>f5Ma5IW\ 4E<2>_4H<3>P3DN2CK2A<3>805G0BO0G<3>g0Ul0Xq0`v0d<2>\ y0fz0gy0h<3>u1mt1ns1or2q<2>v2u<3>c5eZ6`U6X<2>F9LAA\ G7FO4KW0Qc<3>5Xc6Zc7`c7aa7c_7eY<3>FcgHciJbl<3>S_v<\ 3>civflvinvlqvotvsww<2>zzz<3>rwzovzhsw<3>Gch8_d8Xa\ <3>8JP8FL8CI<3>SCCXCAaB9<3>uA2zA0xA0<12>SA1QA1NA1<\ 3>D92<6>UXAW`BYcC<3>hrI<3>UnXRm_NlcJkgFfpAaz<3>PJo\ SFlWAi_5fc0ce7_jFRoNIzb0zj0 } ==== End of par file ================================

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