[Fractint] FOTD 01-01-02 (Low-Grade Material [1])

1 Jan 2002

      FOTD -- January 01, 2002 (Rating 1)

Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts:

In honor of the first day of the second year of the 21st 
century, we have an image that rates an almost, but not quite, 
worthless 1.  I think this is the lowest rating yet for a FOTD.

The image shows a scene in the chaos that exists along the 
shoreline of the Z^1.009+C Mandeloid, 965 levels up the 
logarithmic spiral.  There is no midget in the image, for 
midgets are virtually impossible to find in fractals created by 
expressions so close to linear.  There is only disorganized 
fractal material.

Recognizing this fact, I named the image "Low-Grade Material".  
I'll not venture into metaphysical realms by speculating on the 
reality of the material.  I'll simply show a picture of it and 
let the viewer decide for him/her self.

It can be seen that even though a formula is so close to just 
plain Z^1, the resulting image can be filled with features that 
are neither totally chaotic nor totally organized.

The render time of 26 minutes on my 200mhz machine with the 
laboring fan will be far less on a faster machine.  But who is 
going to bother rendering the least impressive FOTD image of all 
time.  I recommend letting Paul and Scott do the suffering, and 
downloading the completed GIF image from their web sites at:

          <http://home.att.net/~Paul.N.Lee/FotD/FotD.html>

and at:

          <http://sdboyd.dyndns.org/~sdboyd/fotd/index.html>

The fractal weather Monday was sunny but blustery and cold.  
Once again the temperature failed to rise above freezing, and 
once again the cats hopes of a pleasant day outdoors were 
stifled.  When I let them sample the air beyond the north-facing 
front door, their noses were back inside before their tails were 
out.  Content to remain warm, they settled in their blankets on 
the floor by the radiator.

And now, I'm going to try to have a relaxing day.  If I'm 
successful, I'll be back in 24 hours with the next FOTD.  If I'm 
not successful, I'll be back in 24 hours anyway.  Until then, 
take care, and with a FOTD rating of 1 to start the year, things 
can only get better.

Jim Muth
jamth@mindspring.com

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Low-Grade_Material { ; time=0:26:26.53--SF5 on a P200
  reset=2002 type=formula formulafile=allinone.frm
  formulaname=MandelbrotBC1 function=floor passes=1
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  00/294.239/1/-130/2.40488184921616721e-012 float=y
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  }

frm:MandelbrotBC1   { ; by several Fractint users
  e=p1, a=imag(p2)+100
  p=real(p2)+PI
  q=2*PI*fn1(p/(2*PI))
  r=real(p2)-q
  Z=C=Pixel:
    Z=log(Z)
    IF(imag(Z)>r)
      Z=Z+flip(2*PI)
    ENDIF
    Z=exp(e*(Z+flip(q)))+C
  |Z|<a
}

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[Fractint] FOTD 01-01-02 (Low-Grade Material [1])

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