[Fractint] FOTD 21-12-01 (Krakatoa [5])

21 Dec 2001

      FOTD -- December 21, 2001 (Rating 5)

Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts:

I hate days like today, when I have no chance to find a proper 
FOTD image or write a proper discussion.  But there is simply 
too much to be done and, since I'm trapped in linear time that 
moves with a will of its own, I have too little time in which to 
do it.

Today's image rates a liberal 5.  It reminds me of an erupting 
volcano.  I named it after that huge eruption toward the end of 
the 19th century, which obliterated the island of Krakatoa and 
was heard 3,000 miles away.

The formula behind the image is a very simple Z^1.19+C.  The 
midget in the scene is located on a long meandering filament of 
a larger midget.  The larger midget lies on a long meandering 
filament of the parent fractal, which lies 5.4 turns (whatever 
that means) up the logarithmic spiral.

The parameter file runs in less than 9 minutes, so not too much 
patience is required to view the image this way.  An even more 
efficient way of viewing the image is to download it from:

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

or from:

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

The fractal weather Thursday was milder than what is expected at 
this time of year, but still very uncomfortable for the fractal 
cats.  The wind was too strong, the sky was too cloudy, and the 
43F 6C temperature was too cold.  The cats, being particular 
about what they find acceptable, spent the day indoors, 
alternating between their radiators and their lookout shelf by 
the window.

Well, the holidays are getting close, and much remains to be 
done.  I'd best get busy doing those things that need to be 
done.  But I'll return tomorrow with another FOTD.  And the 
philosophy has been lagging lately.  To rectify the situation, I 
might have a bit of wisdom to share in a few days time.  Until 
tomorrow, take care, and stay warm, (unless you're living in the 
Southern Hemisphere or the northeast U.S., where you're not cold 
in the first place.)

Jim Muth
jamth@mindspring.com

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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 21-12-01 (Krakatoa [5])

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