; Date: Fri, 12 Jul 2002 08:33:32 -0400 ; From: Jim Muth ; Subject: [Fractint] FOTD 12-07-02 (Midget-01 [5]) ; Id: <1.5.4.16.20020712083400.2e179fd2@pop.mindspring.com> ; --------- ; FOTD -- July 12, 2002 (Rating 5) ; ; Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts: ; ; The high point of Thursday came at 2pm when a 3-alarm fire broke ; out in the local animal hospital. Luckily the staff got all the ; animals out of the building in time, but the building is a total ; loss. When I told the news to the dynamic duo, they looked up ; and said, 'good, now we'll never have to go to that terrible ; place again.' ; ; Unlike the cats' trips to that particular hospital, my trips to ; the Mandelbrot set will never come to an end. Simply too much ; stuff exists to be seen there. In today's image for example, we ; travel to a midget just beyond the negative stem of a midget in ; the eastern suburbs of the prominent midget on the negative stem ; of the M-set. If you can decipher that last sentence, you know ; where today's scene is located. ; ; The rendering is boringly conventional, with equal-iteration- ; bands on the outside and the color 000 on the inside. The only ; change from the default is the bailout, which has been raised ; from 4 to 6. ; ; I named the image "Midget-01" more as a catalog entry than a ; description. After a few minutes of study, I rated the image at ; a perfectly normal 5. I put too little effort into creating the ; image and coloring it to rate the result any higher. ; ; A careful study of the image will reveal features characteristic ; of both the Eastern and Western suburbs of Mandelbrot midgets. ; Combined with the resetting of the number of elements ; surrounding the central midget, this is a sure sign that the ; midget in today's image is part of the family of a larger midget. ; ; I entered the mathtolerance=/0 parameter into the parameter file ; by hand to force the program to use arbitrary precision math. ; Though the image renders using both conventional and arbitrary ; math, the arbitrary math, which takes 70 times as long, results ; in a slightly better image. ; ; Those willing to spend 8 minutes watching the image appear can ; run the attached parameter file. Those with more important ways ; to spend their time may download the completed GIF image from ; Paul's web site at: ; ; ; ; or from Scott's site at: ; ; ; ; The fractal weather Thursday was absolutely perfect, with a ; temperature of 80F 27C and a crystal blue sky streaked with ; angel-hair cirrus. The dynamic duo made the most of the ; perfection by spending the entire afternoon in the yard. They ; seemed not the least concerned about their doctor's office ; burning down. ; ; As for myself, today will seem a lot more perfect when the work ; is behind me. But to bring about that condition I must begin, ; and the time to begin is now. Until next time on the 14th, take ; care, and the unexpected strikes when least expected. ; ; ; Jim Muth ; jamth@mindspring.com ; jimmuth@aol.com ; ; ; START PARAMETER FILE======================================= Midget-01 { ; time=0:07:59.45--SF5 on a P200 reset=2002 type=mandel mathtolerance=/0 center-mag=-1.74259033650061656/0.0108269125319204\ 82/3.416697e+012/1/-35.0070018490356247/-0.0174293\ 321394581244 params=0/0 float=y maxiter=975 bailout=6 inside=0 logmap=180 periodicity=10 colors=000KbmKakK`kKagK`fK_fKZdKYbKXbKW`JV`ET`9PW8\ MK7Ab9F`AK_COZDTYEXXGaVHfUJjTKoSLqRKgSKXSJMSJBSFJN\ CQJ8XE5cA2j63f84b95ZB6VC7RD8NF9JG9FHIDJQBLY9Ne7Pm6\ Qn7To7Vo7Zp7cp7hq7kr7ms7ot7qu7sv7uw7wx7xy7yz7zpBtl\ EqhHmcKj_OfWRcRU_NXXJ_UHbZGdcHeeHffHggHghHhiHijIjl\ IjmIknIloImpImqKlnLklMjjNjgOiePhcQgaSgZTfXUeVVdTWd\ QXcOYbMZbKYaLYaLX`MX`MX_MW_NWZNWZNVYOVYOVXOUXPUWPU\ WPTSUTPYTLaTIeSEjSBnS7rS4vS1zV4rX7k_AcaDXdGPfJIhLB\ gKCfJDfIEeHFeGGdFHdEIcEJcDKbCLbBMaANa9O`8P`8QZCRXF\ SVITULTSOUQRVPUVNXWL`XKcXIfYGiZFlZDo_Br`Au`Bq_CmZD\ jYDfYEcXF_WGXVGTVHQUIMTJJSJFSKCRL8QL5QN9RPDRQHRSLS\ TOSVSSWWSY_TZcT`fTajTcnUdrUfvUgyUhtRhpPhkNigLibJiZ\ HjUFjQDjLBkH9kC7k85ZVKMqZOoXPmVQkTRjRShPTfNUeLVcJW\ aHX`FYZDZXB_W9aYDc_GeaJgcMhePjgSliVnkYpm`qocsqfusi\ wtlxuoTvXVwVXxTYyR_zP`zNbzLczJezIgzGhzEjzCkzAmz8nz\ 6hzzkzzgzwczt`zrXzoUzmTzk } ; END PARAMETER FILE========================================= ; ;