FOTD -- August 07, 2005 (Rating 5) Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts: Today's fractal is totally out of control. At first glance it appears to have l-r symmetry, but this is only an illusion. It doesn't even have symmetry. There is absolutely no single theme that characterizes the image other than total random chaos. The formula behind the madness is named 'Mystic2'. I wrote it a number of years ago then promptly forgot it because it draws nothing but empty circles of radius 1. But one day I applied an active inside fill to one of the empty circles and discovered a whole new fractal world hidden in the emptiness. Unfortunately, there appears to be no recognizable system behind the fractals the formula draws. The outcome is always a sur- prise. This is good enough when one is seeking surprises, but it makes the orderly fractal searches, such as I enjoy, nearly impossible. Considering all this, I could rate the image no higher than an average 5. Today's image, which is all inside stuff, was rendered with the inside set to 'bof61'. The 'zmag' option works almost as well. I have not tried the other options, but I suspect they will give similar results. I named the image "Quasi-Sun". The brilliant white ball at top center rather resembles a blazing sun, and a closer examination will reveal spots on the surface of the sun -- sunspots no doubt. But it's only a fractal, and fractals do not support nuclear fusion, so it is only an imaginary sun. The render time of 4-1/2 minutes is fast enough for most pur- poses, whatever those purposes might be in addition to just plain enjoyment. An even faster way of viewing the disorganized image is to download it from the FOTD web site at: <http://home.att.net/~Paul.N.Lee/FotD/FotD.html> An acceptably mild and dry day on Saturday was just what the fractal cats needed to help them get over their recent bad moods. With a high temperature of 86F 30C making the outdoors comfortable, the cats were able to spend over 6 hours lurking in the depths of the holly patch. I have no idea why they must lurk. They never pounce on prey. This morning is starting cloudy and not too warm, but the humidity is higher and I hear distant thunder. I suppose the cats will make the best of things. For me the work is falling behind again, as it occasion- ally does. I'll try to have the next FOTD ready in 24 hours. If not, it will appear a day or so later. Until next time, take care, and sometimes chaos is good for you. Jim Muth jamth@mindspring.com jimmuth@aol.com START PARAMETER FILE======================================= Quasi_Sun { ; time=0:04:31.88--SF5 on a P200 reset=2004 type=formula formulafile=jim.frm formulaname=Mystic2 function=exp float=y logmap=yes center-mag=-0.00000823926389345/-0.999999811601756\ 10/5661946 params=-3.97/-4.39/-1.62/1.54/3.11/-0.51 passes=1 maxiter=95 inside=bof61 periodicity=0 colors=000ZGUSMNLRHxjFpfEcbDRZCJ`cGYPX9UQHNKPHhiJT\ bFg8ZYERONJHMlFRUc8OVEJMNFiZaaYVzzzMWHSC7RM9M84KE6\ IK8GQAPd3Sg5Ni7Ib9DHZECTERNEUH98cCGPqQCgSBYTBOVBtW\ geWXSWMl`cRqfMiWMglHUqCHv78z7Y2x8ymJh`cSPxBMoJJfRG\ YZDQeBLWAGN9BD884HH3QS3Ya3USBRIIO8PL8WT8X_8Yf8Yb8R\ _ALXCF_FLaHQdKVfM_VFMK88TND`aHhoL98WSG`jYeMPNaXYUX\ QMWIx8VmFOWOHSbzLZ`fMcZPWSRPLUIC8PFjUEeNE`HFfxEckE\ `_EYNsrUhlPZfKO`Fwf0gb4TZ8pxnBAdCIVDPLxXSnWNbWJQWF\ mENdJKWNHNSEVaPP_KJYFKBjHMTFhqEaWhALTLGwLkgPZTTNB`\ bDYPx8FlCE`JDPQCH87NWMKWJIWGGWDxufDPoESaEUOx_gdYRk\ 8y_AhPLSGDkFIaFNTESKxOoxM7aR9G88FJAstWlfpV`WcrwVjf\ MbRcUOXVKRVHKWElhi`cYP_MecHZaFS_ELYCjI_ZwkSmZLdNxW\ mxEciKUUQKWReNUQxM7aR9`CxUvxOmgJdRxUUdXZCZpDYbEXPq\ aDYZCN8HKAFIHEGPCH8fGDWFNL8BfAIWCPLxL_jPRUTJ_sdPgQ\ xF7kL9VRASHlOLbLPUHTKVKtPOdJSQPtwLkfHcRwumM`rJZcGX\ Prl1df5R`8xtbCMLDPIDRGEUD } frm:Mystic2 {; Jim Muth a=real(p1), b=imag(p1), c=real(p2), d=imag(p2), k=real(p3), f=imag(p3), g=pixel, z=(pixel)^a+(b*(pixel))^c: z=(fn1(z)+(d*(g)))^k+(f*(cos(g))) g=sqr(g), LastSqr <= 100 } END PARAMETER FILE=========================================