; Date: Sun, 29 Dec 2002 11:30:31 -0500 ; From: Jim Muth ; Subject: [Fractint] FOTD 29-12-02 (Pink Lemonade [5]) ; Id: <1.5.4.16.20021229113304.0db7129a@pop.mindspring.com> ; --------- ; FOTD -- December 29, 2002 (Rating 5) ; ; Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts: ; ; For today's glorious image we travel to East Valley of a midget ; in the East Valley of a larger midget in the East Valley of a ; still larger midget in the East Valley of the midget at -1.75 on ; the stem of the M-set. All these East Valleys add up to a lot ; of East-Valley-type fractal elements surrounding the as-yet-un- ; seen midget at the center of today's rather deep lying image. ; ; When working with deep images such as today's, it is sometimes ; difficult to find the best place to crop the scene. As I study ; the image, I can see areas deeper down which, if cropped there, ; might make even better images. I also notice that today's image ; could have been better if I had backed farther out to avoid the ; cut-off elements. This problem exists at every level of the ; immense basin surrounding the midget. The only thing to do in ; such a case is to find an acceptable cropping and stick with it. ; ; The resulting picture does not equal the quality rating of 9 ; that yesterday's image earned, there was little chance that any ; image could, but its rating of 5 is at least in the average ; range. Its render time of one hour however is well above ; average, which is actually below average for convenience. ; ; The name I gave the image -- "Pink Lemonade" -- refers to the ; lemonade-like colors in the ring of cut-off elements. ; ; The GIF image will soon be available, completely rendered, on ; Paul's web site at: ; ; ; ; and on Scott's site at: ; ; ; ; The weather was fair enough here at F.C. on Saturday, with warm ; sun, light winds, and a temperature of 43F 6C. But the yard is ; still snow-covered, and the melting snow made conditions too ; sloppy for the sensitive paws of the dynamic fractal cats, who ; passed the day wishing spring would arrive. ; ; I passed the day being dragged around, looking for bargains and ; grumbling under my breath. Today is another day however, and ; maybe I can spend it doing something far more useful such as ; reading the latest issue of 'Skeptical Inquirer' magazine, which ; even after 20 years of showing the scientific way, has failed to ; cure me of my gullibility, credulity and superstitious beliefs. ; So look for me, still credulous and fractaling, at this same ; place in another 24 or so hours. Until that golden moment, take ; care, and when the going gets tough, the tough get fractaling. ; ; ; Jim Muth ; jamth@mindspring.com ; jimmuth@aol.com ; ; ; START PARAMETER FILE======================================= Pink_Lemonade { ; time-2:06:49.00--SF5 on a P200 reset=2002 type=mandel passes=1 center-mag=-1.7489\ 4044400572637463915314611/0/2.00623e+025/1/2.49824\ 874304504526e-043/3.88578058618804789e-016 params=0/0 float=y maxiter=7500 symmetry=xaxis colors=000VuIYuG_vFbvDewBhxAkx8ny6py5qx8qxBqxErwHr\ wKrwNswQsvTsvWtvZtvatuduuguujuumvtpvtsvtvvtyrrwnqv\ kptgnscmq`lpXknTimQhkMgjJfiHdfGbcF``EZYDYVCWSBUPAS\ M9QJ8PGASFCUFEWEGZEI`EKbDMeDOgCQiCRkCVhFYeH`cKc`Mf\ ZOjWRmTTpRWsOYvM_wO`wP`wQawRawSbxTbxUcxVcxWdxXdxYd\ yZey_ey`fyafybgzcgzdhzehzfizgizhiwbjtXkqSlnMlkHmhB\ ne6ndBlcFkbJiaNh`Rf_VeZ_cYcbXg`Wk_VoYVsXUrYTqZSp_R\ o_Qn`PmaOlbOkbNjcMidLidKheJgfIfgIegHdhGciFbjEajD`k\ C_lC_lDXmDVmDTmDQmDOmDMmDOoDQpDSqDUrDWsDYtD_uDavDc\ wDexDgyCdxBawAZwAWv9Tv8QuTMiTLjSKjRIjQHjPGjOFjNDjM\ CjMBkLAkK9kJ7kI6kH5kG4kG3kH6hH9eIBbIE_IHXJJUJMRJOO\ FUICZC8d65i09f3Cd6Fb9I`BLZEOXHRVKUTMXRP_PSbNUeLXhJ\ _kHbnFdqDgtBjw9lsjboeala`iX_fTZcPY`KXYGWVCWXGUYKSZ\ NR_RPaUNbYMcaKddIfhHgkFhoDirChnBgjBffAfbAeZ9dV9cR8\ cN8bJ7aF7`B6`76_B5ZE5YH5XK5WO4VR4UU4UX4T`3Sc3Rf3Qi\ 3Pm2Op2Ns2Nv2Ow4Ow5Ow7Pw8 } ; END PARAMETER FILE========================================= ; ;