; Date: Sun, 15 Feb 2004 12:13:29 -0500 ; From: Jim Muth ; Subject: [Fractint] FOTD 15-02-04 (Mandelbrot Aspect [7]) ; Id: <1.5.4.16.20040215121605.0e0f6994@pop.mindspring.com> ; --------- ; ; FOTD -- February 15, 2004 (Rating 7) ; ; Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts: ; ; Yesterday's FOTD made such an abomination of such a great scene ; that I feel compelled to make restitution. I do this by ; presenting the same scene in its Mandelbrot aspect as today's ; FOTD. ; ; In an attempt to atone for my wrongdoing, I have given the scene ; a new color palette, one that might be even a bit too intense. ; But, after what I did yesterday, the midget in question deserves ; all the help it can get. ; ; I named the image "Mandelbrot Aspect" because that's what it is. ; But let's not forget the five other mutually perpendicular ; aspects of this four-dimensional scene. The Julia aspect is ; only one of these. Perhaps I'll see what can be done with ; today's midget in the other perpendicular directions and present ; these as the next five FOTD images. I'm once again getting the ; urge to ponder the fourth dimension, and we all know what ; happens when I do that. ; ; I seem to remember writing in an FOTD discussion about five ; years ago about a four-dimensional Titanic striking a four- ; dimensional iceberg. I half finished the description of what a ; three-dimensional person standing on the deck might see, and ; then I dropped the topic. Of course, the whole thing might be ; pure fantasy, since stable planetary orbits are not possible in ; spaces of four or more dimensions. ; ; I originally rated today's image at an 8. Then I noticed that ; the colors were a bit too strong for comfort, and dropped the ; rating to a 7. But a seven is still above average, and combined ; with a render time of 45 seconds gives an overall value of 921. ; ; For those who would rather not render, the completed GIF image ; is available on Paul's FOTD web site at: ; ; ; ; The clouds hung tough on Saturday here at Fractal Central, and ; the temperature stopped rising before it reached 41F 5C. For ; proper comfort, the fractal cats demand either full sun or a ; temperature above 50F 10C. Since neither of these conditions ; prevailed, the cats were not satisfied, and showed their dis- ; satisfaction by returning inside only a few minutes after they ; had gone out and looking as unhappy as they could. I let them ; look unhappy for a few hours, then gave them a treat of salmon. ; I hope they enjoyed their special treat, for the salmon is gone ; and the next treat will be the standard tuna. ; ; Today is the seventh day of the week. (Our calendar is wrong. ; Monday is actually the first day of the week.) It's a day of ; rest both for the Deity and the created. And, being among the ; created, I intend on resting. The best source of relaxation I ; know of is a computer screen on which a fractal is taking shape. ; I wouldn't be surprised if that's where I find myself in a few ; hours. Until next time, take care, and if I was not created, I ; must be a lucky accident. The chances of such an accident must ; be far greater than one in a googolplex to the googolplex. ; ; ; Jim Muth ; jamth@mindspring.com ; jimmuth@aol.com ; ; ; START PARAMETER FILE================================ Mandelbrot_Aspect { ; time=0:00:45.70--SF5 on a P200 reset=2003 type=mandel passes=1 center-mag=+0.35142405178407020/+0.063866672048795\ 94/3.309344e+011/1/107.500211829640378/-0.00010569\ 7737740419184 params=0/0 float=y maxiter=5000 bailout=9 inside=0 logmap=-820 periodicity=10 colors=00001P02P03P14Q25Q36Q47R58R69R7AQ8BQ9CPADPB\ EPCFPDGQEHRFIQGJRHKSILTJMUKNVLOWMPXNQYNRXOSXPTXQUX\ RVXSWXTYXT_X`bageenkjuonvhgwa`wWUxPNyIGyCAxFBxHCxK\ DxMDwPEwRFwTFwWGwYHv`IvbIveJvgKviKueJtbIs_IrXHqUHp\ QGoNGnKFmHFlEEkBEfDLbERZGXVHbQIeMKgILiEMgCOeBPd9Rc\ 8SbAUcCVcEWcGYcIZcK_dMadObdQcdSfdUheWjeYme_oe`meXk\ iTilPgpLesHcwDZztiTqgVofXleYjd_hc`ebbcaca`eZ_gXZhU\ YjSXkQWmNVnLUpJTqLVmMWjNYgPZdQ``RaYTbVUdSVeOXgLYhI\ ZiFXjHWjIVjJUjKTjLSjMQkOPkPOkQNkRMkSLkTPgSTdRWcQ_c\ PbcOfcNicMmcLpcKtcJwcJscHocFkcEgcCdcA`c9Xc7Tc5Qc4O\ cBMcIKeOIgVGi`EkgCpmAtt9xzCvuEtpGrkIpgKobNqYPsTRuP\ TwKVxFXzBZzL`zVbzc`z_ZzWXzSVzPTzLRzHQzEQzIQzLPzPPz\ SPzWPzZPzbPzeRzcSzbUz`Vz_XzZYzX_zW`zVazTczSdzQfzPc\ zO`zVgzUdzYaz`ZzcXzeVzdTzcVzbYza_zaaz`cz_fzZhzYjzY\ lzXozWqzVszUuzUnzSgzQ`zOUzMOzLVzJ`zIgzHmzGtzFzzEwz\ LtzRrzXozblzhjznczVezThzR } ; END PARAMETER FILE================================== ;