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FOTD 15-06-02 (Fractal in Holland [7])
by Jim Muth 17 Jun '02

17 Jun '02

FOTD -- June 15, 2002 (Rating 7) Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts: I'm trying to remember the point at which fractals became art. When I discovered them almost 20 years ago, fractals were mathematical abstractions made visible, if not tangible, through the miracle of the modern computer. They were not considered art. But by 1996 they had become art. Now, we're involved in futile debates about whether fractals based on spirals make good or bad fractal art. I am still undecided whether fractals should be considered art at all. I am also undecided whether the present-day images should be considered fractals or computer art. Whatever they are, the images certainly are great things to chat about. But a work of art is a recording of human emotion, rendered in such a way that those of similar psychological make-up, by experiencing the work of art, can feel some measure of the emotions the artist felt while creating the art. When I sit at my machine to create (or find) fractals, it is a means of relaxing after days too often filled with frustration. I sometimes put little if any emotion into the images, preferring instead to sit and watch half interested as the numbers do what they will. (I expend a bit more creative energy when something unexpected appears.) But if a work has so little emotion put into it at the time of its creation, how can it be considered art? In contrast, I find the greatest emotional satisfaction while experiencing the supposedly insentient things of nature, such as the universe, with its stars and galaxies, and the atmosphere with its alternating sun and storms. These things are not created to be art; they simply just happen. Where then does the emotion and artistic satisfaction that I feel when experiencing nature, originate? It originates within myself. Art exists in the eye of the beholder. And perhaps the images that I put so little into can create something in others just as nature creates enjoyment in me. I have many more thoughts tumbling around, but after rambling for nearly 1/2 hour, I see that we have a fractal image to discuss. I named today's picture "Fractal in Holland" when I noticed the windmill-blade shape of the elements around the ubiquitous midget (not a spiral) at the center. I rated it at a 7 because it's kind of a nice picture. The formula behind the image is Z^(-0.75)+4Z^(-7.5)+(1/C). The (1/C) turns the originally inside-out parent fractal inside out again, making it into a normal fractal with a bay at its center. Such doubly inside-out fractals are very rich hunting grounds. The 15-minute render time of the parameter file makes a download of the completed GIF image the best choice. The download may be found at Paul's web site at: <http://home.att.net/~Paul.N.Lee/FotD/FotD.html> and at Scott's site at: <http://sdboyd.dyndns.org/~sdboyd/fotd/index.html> The fractal weather here at Fractal Central was rainy both Thursday and Friday, with a cool temperature in the 60's. After being stuck indoors for two days, the fractal cats became restless and testy, but this morning is dry if not sunny, and the cats should soon be venturing into the yard for fun and games. As for me, I'm going to venture into the continuing preparation of the FOTD-CD, which will include pictures of the fractal cats. Until next time, which will arrive on June 18, take care, and be artistic. Jim Muth jamth(a)mindspring.com jimmuth(a)aol.com START 20.0 PAR-FORMULA FILE================================ Fractal_in_Holland { ; time=0:15:24.06--SF5 on a P200 reset=2002 type=formula formulafile=allinone.frm formulaname=MandelbrotMix4 function=recip passes=1 center-mag=+1.39512827318548100/-0.082052873710134\ 88/1825094/1/87.4999997863123724/2.302319189462220\ 81e-007 params=1/-0.75/4/-7.5/0/525 float=y maxiter=3600 inside=0 logmap=142 periodicity=10 colors=000tI8tJ9oJ9lK9gKAdLAaMAbN9cO9eP9fR9hS9iT9k\ V9lW9nX9oZ9q_9r`9tb9uc9vd9se8pf8nf7kg7ih6fh6di5aj5\ _j5`i9ahCbhFcgIdfLdfOeeRfdUgdXhc_ibbibegZceWacT_aQ\ ZSScJThAUm1Vr5Uo8TmCSkFRhJQfMPdQPaTO_XNY_MVcLTfKRi\ KPfMNdOLbPJ`RHZSFXUEVWCTXARZ8P_6Na4Lb3Md4Me5Mg5Mh6\ Ni6Nk7Nl7Nn8Oo8Op9Or9OsAOtAPpCPlEQhGQdIRaJRYLSUNSQ\ PTMRTJSUFUUBWV7YV3_V0`R8cOFfKMiHTlD_oAfr7mtCioGekK\ agOYbTUZXQV`MQdIMhFIdIJ`LJXOKUQKQTLMWLIZMF`MBcN7fN\ 3iO0kO1iQ2gR3fT4dU5bW5aX6_Z7Z_8X`9Vb9UcASeBQfCPhDN\ iDMjHPeKSaNVYQYUT`PWcLZfHahDajIakMalQamUanYaoaaqea\ riasmatqauuavybuubtrbsnbrkbrhbqdbpaboYboVbnSbmOblL\ blIedQgcYjeelgmnitjkpgnldqhateYwaVzYSzVPzRMzNIzJFz\ GCzC9z86z5Dz9KzCRzGYzJUzMRzOOzRLzTNzUOzVPzVRzWSzXT\ zXVzYWzYXzZZz__z_`z`az`_zXYzUWzQUzNSzKQzGOzDNzAPzG\ RzLTzQVzVWz`Yze_zjazobzt_ztYztWztUztSztPztNztLztJz\ tHztEztCztAzt8zt6zt4zt7zo } 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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Re: [Fractint] Fractalus Universe calendar choices for 2004
by Franktal Gallery 16 Jun '02

16 Jun '02

I wish I did ...;-) >From: Guy Marson <guy.marson(a)mnhn.lu> >wouwww.. did you made this paint? > >http://www.geocities.com/franktal2002/fb/Nn01_b.jpg > >Cheers, > >Guy _________________________________________________________________ MSN Photos is the easiest way to share and print your photos: http://photos.msn.com/support/worldwide.aspx

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Re: [fractal-art] Controversial Issue...
by Franktal Gallery 16 Jun '02

16 Jun '02

>>>From: "gumbycat" <gumbykat(a)tampabay.rr.com> >>>I don't know what program Miguel Fliguer uses, but his were sent to >>>Avalanche. It's good to hear that! ;-) The images were made with the venerable Vivid raytracer (and a lot of patience). >>>So far, the only discussion I saw was this one. I'm subscribed to the UF >>>List, and the Fractal Arts List, only. After you posted your message, I >>>gave abpf, FractalWorld, and Renderosity a quick look. I didn't see any >>>discussion, so either it wasn't there, >>>I missed it, or it was deleted before I got there. I posted my comments about the spiral-oriented calendar a few days ago on the good ol' Fractint mailing list. I believe the final selections were a reflection of the publisher's taste, and even if all entries would have been sent directly to Avalanche, we'd end with a different, but still spiral-dominated, calendar. Thanks everybody for the stimulating discussion ! Miguel http://www.geocities.com/franktal2002 _________________________________________________________________ MSN Photos is the easiest way to share and print your photos: http://photos.msn.com/support/worldwide.aspx

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Re: [Fractint] Fractalus Universe calendar choices for 2004
by Franktal Gallery 14 Jun '02

14 Jun '02

Overall, these are very nice selections. However, all eleven pictures have the spiral shape as a distinctive feature. I would've liked to see more variety... Anyway, just my opinion. Best regards, Miguel http://www.geocities.com/franktal2002 >From: "gumbycat" <gumbycat(a)allisonart.com> >Reply-To: fractint(a)mailman.xmission.com >To: <Fractint(a)mailman.xmission.com> >Subject: [Fractint] Fractalus Universe calendar choices for 2004 >Date: Sun, 9 Jun 2002 14:53:19 -0400 > >Hi, > >Avalanche is done choosing images for the 2004 "Fractal Universe" calendar. >Congratulations to those artists that had one or more images chosen! Those >artists are: > >Linda Bucklin >Keith Mackay >Edward Perry >Jen Gierek >Johan Groth >Damien Jones >Anna Laurie >Doug Owens >Etienne Saint-Amant > >Avalanche also chose one of Tina's images and two of Linda's. The final >selection can be seen on the gallery page at: >http://www.fractalforum.com/fc2004/index.html > >Our thanks to all of you who participated in the submission and selection >process. > _________________________________________________________________ Join the worlds largest e-mail service with MSN Hotmail. http://www.hotmail.com

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FOTD 12-06-02 (Fractal Olives [5])
by Jim Muth 12 Jun '02

12 Jun '02

FOTD -- June 12, 2002 (Rating 5) Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts: Yesterday I checked the winning fractal images that will appear in the 2004 fractal calendar. They're all good images, well worth the honor they have been given, but I couldn't shake the impression that beneath the glitter they all look alike. Then I checked my recent fractal offerings and noticed that beneath the various adornments, they also all look alike. The largest percentage of the calendar fractals are embellished spirals; most of my FOTD fractals are Mandelbrot midgets, not quite as embellished, but still starting to look monotonously alike. Is this similarity the beginning of the path to a fractal dead end? Or have I merely decided to specialize in one inexhaustible aspect of the world of fractals? Perhaps I should add some variety to my fractal explorations -- take a few new paths in the months to come. I'll make that decision when the FOTD CD is safely wrapped up. Today's image however is one of another quadratic midget, this one located in a spurious valley of the fractal created by mixing various portions of Z^(-0.876) and Z^(-8.76), then adding (1/C). I named the image "Fractal Olives" because of the olive- green color of the eight small spirals surrounding the midget, and not because I like olives. In fact, I can't stand the disgusting fruit or berry or whatever it is. I rated the image at a perfectly average 5. After all, it's just another midget, with little or nothing to remember it by. The 15-minute render time is rather slow for such a mediocre image. The better way of viewing the image is to download it from Paul's web site at: <http://home.att.net/~Paul.N.Lee/FotD/FotD.html> or from Scott's site at: <http://sdboyd.dyndns.org/~sdboyd/fotd/index.html> The weather Tuesday here at Fractal Central was quite hot and humid, with unhealthy air that made things even worse. The temperature of 93F 34C kept the cats confined to the shade of the porch. The health warnings broadcast by the media got me to wondering about the silence from the environmentalists. Why do the environmentalists, who speak so loudly about possible future environmental hazards, remain so silent about already existing hazards such as the dangerously polluted air in our big cities? But that's another story for another time. Right now, it's another hot and polluted day, and there's graphic work to be done. So until next time, take care, and try not to wonder about too many puzzling things. Jim Muth jamth(a)mindspring.com jimmuth(a)aol.com START 20.0 PAR-FORMULA FILE================================ Fractal_Olives { ; time=0:15:56.15--SF5 on a P200 reset=2002 type=formula formulafile=allinone.frm formulaname=MandelbrotMix4 function=recip passes=1 center-mag=+1.899069712774904/+1.705978163181609/\ 1.805295e+007/1/102.5/2.05521459022833808e-006 params=3/-0.876/1/-8.76/-0.683/0 float=y maxiter=1600 inside=0 logmap=267 periodicity=10 colors=000dO0eQ2dQ6fR8eR9fTBeTFgVGgUIhXMgYOhZPh`Rh\ aVhaXjcZjeajecngeqhgujhyjjzjlzjnzjpzjuzjyzjzzjzzjz\ zjyzjwzjszjpzjnzjjzjgzjezjazj`zjXzjTzjRzjOzjMzjPzj\ RzjTzjVzjXzjZuj`qjanjchjeejgajhZjjTjnPlpMnqGpsDqu9\ uw4wy0zz0zz0zz0zz0zz0zz0zz0zz0zz0zz0zz2zz6zz8zzBzz\ FzzIzzMzzPzyTzyVzwZzwazwezuhzulzspzsqzsszuszuuzwuz\ wwwywsywpyylzwgzyczw`zwXywTywPwwMwwKuwIuuMsuOuwRww\ TyyXzyZzw`zwczuezuhzsjzqjzqlzplzpnznnzlnzlpzjpzjqz\ hqzgqzgszeszeuzcuzauzawz`wz`yzZyzZyzZyzXzeZzgZzg`z\ h`zhazjazjazjczlczlezneznhzqeznazlZsjVlhRegOaeMacP\ g`TjZXjX0jVXjTTjTPjRMjRIjPFjPBgO8aO4XM0RM0MK0GK0BI\ 06I00M02I08F0FD2K99P6GX4Oa0Tg0`n0gs0lt0ju0hs0gq0ep\ 0el0cj0ah0`g0Ze2Za4X`6VZ6TX8RV9RRBPPBOODMMFKGDMKFM\ MFMOGMPGMTIOVIOXKOZKOaMOcMPeOPgOPhPPlPRnRTpRVqTXuT\ ZwV`yVazXczXezZgzZhz`jzZlz`nzapzcqzcszeuzgwzhyzhzz\ jzzjzzjzzjzzjzzjzzjzzjzzj } 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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Xfractint 20.2.04
by Scott D. Boyd 10 Jun '02

10 Jun '02

Hi all, I have *finally* updated my binary package of Xfractint that is available on my Web site. It's now updated to the latest developers version - 20.2.04, and my Xfractint page has gone through a major re-design. For more details, and to download Xfractint 20.2.04, please go to: http://sdboyd.dyndns.org/~sdboyd/xfractint/xfractint.html Have fun! Scott Boyd

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Kleinian Pars
by JoWeber 09 Jun '02

09 Jun '02

Hi all, somme pars with kleinian-formulas. Enjoy --Jo Weber-- http://www.joweber.de jo_kl_02 { ; June 02, 2002 0:00:53.77 ; Pentium 900 Mhz by Jochen Weber ; Version 2002 Patchlevel 3 reset=2002 type=formula formulafile=formulas.frm formulaname=mod5klein_group passes=1 center-mag=0.794169/-1.15521/2.593386/1/115.000000039194887/-1.455482248\ 89102684e-007 params=1/1.25/1.5/2.25/0.25/0.5/1/0 float=y maxiter=15000 inside=bof60 outside=atan periodicity=0 colors=000fH0<3>sM0wO0zP0<8>PA0L80H70<3>000<3>B94EB5HD6JF7MH8<2>RMBSNBTN\ CUOCVOCVPC<3>SNBRMBPKAOJ9<3>EB5C94973<2>000<4>0KU0NZ0Qc0Uh0Wl0Zp0`s0bu0c\ x0dy0ez<3>0cx0bu0`s0Zp0Wl0Uh<3>0FN0BH07B046000<3>B94EB5HD6JF7MH8<2>RMBSN\ BTNCUOCVOCVPC<3>SNBRMBPKAOJ9<3>EB5B84863642321611<3>U55Z66c77h88l99pAAsB\ BuBBxBByCCzCC<3>xBBuBBsBBpAA<3>Z66U55O44<3>000<3>9J4BN5DR6<3>KdAMgBNiBNj\ BOlCOlCPmCOlCOlCNjBNiB<2>Ja9HZ8FV7<3>6D3492241000<3>99OBBUDDZFFcHHhJJlKK\ pMMsNNuNNxOOyOOzPPzOOyOOyNNxNNuMMsKKp<3>DDZBBU99O<3>000<3>OJ4UN5ZR6cV7hZ\ 8la9pdAsgBuiBxjBylCzlCzmCzlCylCxjBuiBsgBpdA<3>ZR6UN5OJ4<3>000620C40<7>bF\ 0 } jo_kl_06 { ; June 02, 2002 0:00:32.30 ; Pentium 900 Mhz by Jochen Weber ; Version 2002 Patchlevel 3 reset=2002 type=formula formulafile=formulas.frm formulaname=mod5klein_group passes=1 center-mag=0.540167/1.42224/2.655525/1/-135.000000055134819/4.3111121429\ 6842071e-008 params=1.25/2/1.5/2.25/0.25/0.5/1/0 float=y maxiter=15000 inside=bof60 outside=atan periodicity=0 colors=000<3>000000UUU___oie<6>eSQdQOcNM<3>YDDWBAV88T55<9>kA9mB9oBA<2>uD\ BwECwGC<10>yf4yi3yk2ym1<3>zz0<4>ye1ya1yY1<3>xH2<9>N61J51F41<3>000<4>000<\ 2>000<3>D08H0AJ09<3>T05V04Y03<2>d00<20>K5GJ6HI6H<2>F7JD8KA9J<2>0BG<28>1R\ c1Sc1Sd1Te1Ue<6>7Xf8Xf9Ye<41>nsbotbptb<2>svbtwbuwd<2>zzm<3>ojjlfiibhfZgc\ Uf<3>OIQKFMGCH<3>000000zaF000 } jo_kl_10 { ; June 02, 2002 0:01:37.99 ; Pentium 900 Mhz by Jochen Weber ; Version 2002 Patchlevel 3 reset=2002 type=formula formulafile=formulas.frm formulaname=mod5klein_group passes=1 center-mag=-0.52781230222012580/+1.43454734330997400/971.0747/1/37.50000\ 00000024016/-5.55922669009945025e-012 params=25/1/3.5/2/5/5/5/0 float=y maxiter=1000 proximity=2 outside=fmod periodicity=0 cyclerange=0/255 colors=000SPV<13>E__D``Ca`<2>9da8da9b_<18>CFGCEFCCD<2>C8AD79D79<55>lZ8m_\ 8n`7<18>pc6pd6pd6<4>oc6oc6oc6nb6nb6nb6<79>NCAMBAMBA<3>K9BGAB<23>po3rq2ss\ 2<3>zz0TOV } jo_kl_13 { ; June 02, 2002 0:00:50.37 ; Pentium 900 Mhz by Jochen Weber ; Version 2002 Patchlevel 3 reset=2002 type=formula formulafile=formulas.frm formulaname=mod5klein_group passes=1 center-mag=-1.95883/2.28763/20.11368/0.8969/49.0566696128656687/2.050903\ 62691718253 params=5/2.5/3.5/2/5/5/5/0 float=y maxiter=1000 inside=0 proximity=2.1 outside=fmod periodicity=0 cyclerange=0/255 colors=000FF0<55>vv0vv0ww0<2>zz0zz0yy0<55>KK0JJ0II0<3>FF000F<57>00v00v00\ w<2>00z00z00y<55>00K00J00I<3>00FFF0 } jo_kl_15 { ; June 02, 2002 0:01:45.36 ; Pentium 900 Mhz by Jochen Weber ; Version 2002 Patchlevel 3 reset=2002 type=formula formulafile=formulas.frm formulaname=mod5klein_group passes=1 center-mag=-83.7064/-101.095/0.08510823/1/-90/-1.23373533611470521e-014 params=2.9/0.58/1.5/1/0/1.51/0.85/0 float=y maxiter=1023 proximity=3.45 outside=fmod periodicity=0 colors=000qsw<15>WgnUfnTfm<3>NbkMajKajJ`iH_h<2>LaiNbjPcjRdkSel<8>gnqiorj\ pr<3>rtutuvuvvwww<8>WZgTWeQUc<3>DIWAFUCHV<17>eglgimhjn<3>pqrrststuuvv<5>\ kloijnghmffldek<2>``hZ_gXYfVWdUUc<6>IIWGGVEFU<3>77Q55P44O22N00L<5>99RBBS\ DDTFFUGGV<6>SSaUUbWWcYYdZZe``g<6>llonnpppq<2>uutwwvwwt<17>ysUysSysR<2>ys\ MzrKypK<8>saHr_HqYH<2>oTGnRFlQE<7>QB6OA5L84<3>A00<4>F00<3>K00<3>TC0<8>lc\ `ngepji<3>zwz<5>rtx } jo_kl_17 { ; June 02, 2002 0:00:12.03 ; Pentium 900 Mhz by Jochen Weber ; Version 2002 Patchlevel 3 reset=2002 type=formula formulafile=formulas.frm formulaname=inv4klein_group passes=1 center-mag=0.253411/-0.0274059/0.381288 params=2/4/0/0.54 float=y maxiter=1000 inside=0 proximity=6 outside=fmod periodicity=0 cyclerange=0/255 colors=000d_h<93>WL5WL5WL4<2>VK3VK3VL4<88>swhtwhtxi<3>uyjuyjtxj<55>bhg } frm:Mod5Klein_Group {;Modification of "4Klein_Group" by Morgan L. Owens ;Circle 1 and 2 touch, 3 and 4 each touch 1 and 2. ;Parameters of circle 5 are not restricted. Circle has "inverted" function. ;periodicity=no ;------------------------------------ ;p1r: radius 1 ;p1i: radius 2 ;p2r: radius 3 ;p2i: radius 4 ;p3r: Center of circle 5 x-coordinate ;p3i: Center of circle 5 y-coordinate ;p4r: radius 5 ;------------------------------------ r1 = real(p1) r2 = imag(p1) r3 = real(p2) r4 = imag(p2) r5 = real(p4) ;c1 = -r1 ;c2 = r2 c3 = ((r1-r2)*r3+flip(sqrt((r1+r2+r3)*r1*r2*r3)*2))/(r1+r2) c4 = ((r1-r2)*r4-flip(sqrt((r1+r2+r4)*r1*r2*r4)*2))/(r1+r2) rr1 = sqr(r1) rr2 = sqr(r2) rr3 = sqr(r3) rr4 = sqr(r4) rr5 = sqr(r5) z = pixel: inside = 0 IF (|z+r1| < rr1) z = r1*conj(r1/(z+r1)) - r1 inside = 1 ELSEIF (|z-r2| < rr2) z = r2*conj(r2/(z-r2)) + r2 inside = 1 ELSEIF (|z-c3| < rr3) z = r3*conj(r3/(z-c3)) + c3 inside = 1 ELSEIF (|z-c4| < rr4) z = r4*conj(r4/(z-c4)) + c4 inside = 1 ELSEIF (|z-p3| > rr5) z = r5*conj(r5/(z-p3)) + p3 inside = 1 ENDIF inside } frm:Inv4Klein_Group {;Modification of "3Klein_Group" by Morgan L. Owens ;Circle 4 has "inverted" function. ;periodicity=no ;( Circles all touching: r123 = sqrt(3)/2 ; r4 = sqrt(3)/2 + 1 ; c4 = 0 ) ;------------------------------------ ;p1r: radii 1 to 3 ;p1i: radius 4 ;p2r: Center of circle 4 x-coordinate ;p2i: Center of circle 4 y-coordinate ;------------------------------------ ; ang = 2*pi/3 c1 = 1 c2 = exp((0,1)*ang) c3 = exp((0,2)*ang) r123 = real(p1) r4 = imag(p1) rr123 = sqr(r123) rr4 = sqr(r4) z = pixel: inside = 0 IF (|z-c1| < rr123) z = r123*conj(r123/(z-c1)) + c1 inside = 1 ELSEIF (|z-c2| < rr123) z = r123*conj(r123/(z-c2)) + c2 inside = 1 ELSEIF (|z-c3| < rr123) z = r123*conj(r123/(z-c3)) + c3 inside = 1 ELSEIF (|z-p2| > rr4) z = r4*conj(r4/(z-p2)) + p2 inside = 1 ENDIF inside }

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Xfractint 20.2.04
by Scott D. Boyd 09 Jun '02

09 Jun '02

Hi all! My binary package ox Xfractint has been updated once again. This time, I re-compiled with nasm assembler support, which allows Xfractint to generate the mandel and julia types much quicker. I've both updated the full package files, and put the updated executable file on my Website. http://sdboyd.dyndns.org/~sdboyd/xfractint/xfractint.html Scott Boyd

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Fractalus Universe calendar choices for 2004
by gumbycat 09 Jun '02

09 Jun '02

Hi, Avalanche is done choosing images for the 2004 "Fractal Universe" calendar. Congratulations to those artists that had one or more images chosen! Those artists are: Linda Bucklin Keith Mackay Edward Perry Jen Gierek Johan Groth Damien Jones Anna Laurie Doug Owens Etienne Saint-Amant Avalanche also chose one of Tina's images and two of Linda's. The final selection can be seen on the gallery page at: http://www.fractalforum.com/fc2004/index.html Our thanks to all of you who participated in the submission and selection process. Tina and Linda

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FOTD 09-06-02 (Ice-World [4])
by Jim Muth 09 Jun '02

09 Jun '02

FOTD -- June 09, 2002 (Rating 4) Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts: As I have stated several times in the past, I do not do fractal transformations or layers. The reason is not that I feel something is wrong with doing these things, but that I enjoy discovering the basic fractal shapes rather than doing artistic things with my discoveries. My fractals are indeed discoveries rather than works of art. On rare occasions however, my artistic impulse has gotten the better of me, and I have dabbled in fractal transformations. Today's simple 3-D transformation of a type=plasma image is a result of some Fractint dabbling I did about 9 years ago. The image, which I found while gathering old images for the upcoming FOTD CD, is basically 9 years old. I did nothing but a slight adjustment of the colors to produce today's FOTD image. As is the case with so many of my old images, many of which were created by programs other than Fractint, today's image has no saved parameters that can be used to reconstruct the image, making it necessary to download the image itself from either Paul's web site at: <http://home.att.net/~Paul.N.Lee/FotD/FotD.html> or from Scott's site at: <http://sdboyd.dyndns.org/~sdboyd/fotd/index.html> I named the image "Ice-World". The reason is obvious. It takes no imagination to see a jagged icy scene on perhaps the water ice planet Europa, a moon of Jupiter. Since the image is a transformation, and I'm not supposed to do transformations, I could rate it no higher than a 4, the highest rating that is still below average. The fractal weather Saturday here at Fractal Central was close to perfect. The blue skies, sharp shafts of sunlight through the trees, light winds, low humidity, and a temperature of 77F 25C could hardly be exceeded. The fractal cats, who enjoy perfection, were nearly perfectly happy in the yard all day, even forgetting for a while that they were hungry. When the sun sank low in the west, and the chill of evening set in, they finally thought of food, and cried to be fed. Since it looks like another near perfect day coming up today, I'm going to try to join the cats and be as close to perfectly happy as possible. To keep my mind occupied, I'll start reading Hawking's newest book, "The Universe in a Nutshell", which I picked up last week. Of course, I'll probably never reach the ideal of absolute perfection in happiness, but I'll enjoy myself trying to come as close as possible. Until next time and next FOTD, which will appear on June 12, take care, and don't lose your cool when you see the ice. Finally, do not despair. The FOTD will return to its daily schedule in only a few months. Jim Muth jamth(a)mindspring.com jimmuth(a)aol.com NO PARAMETER FILE AVAILABLE

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