; Date: Fri, 30 Jul 2004 21:59:14 -0400 ; From: Jim Muth ; Subject: [Fractint] FOTD 31-07-04 (Deep Northwest [4]) ; Id: <1.5.4.16.20040730215925.2a8f9eb2@pop.mindspring.com> ; --------- ; ; FOTD -- July 31, 2004 (Rating 4) ; ; Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts: ; ; As can be inferred by the delay in the appearance of the FOTD ; and the shortness of this discussion, things are really hopping ; here at the old Fractal Central. The fact that we will soon ; start the search for a fractal central merely complicates ; matters. I will keep the FOTD going as best I can until the new ; Fractal Central is up and running, but the frequency will have ; to be cut back. ; ; Today's image is a scene deep in the northwest valley of the ; quartic Mandelbrot set. I rendered it with the passes=b, which, ; with this particular fractal, is the fastest and also the most ; fun. ; ; I named the image "Deep Northwest" in keeping with the names of ; the two most recent images. I rated it at a 4 because the theme ; is becoming a bit stale. The render time of almost 1/2 hour can ; be cut by several orders of magnitude by downloading the ; completed GIF image from the FOTD web site at: ; ; ; ; A series of torrential rain showers interspersed with full sun ; kept the dynamic duo confined to the indoors all day Tuesday ; here at Fractal Central. The fractal basement escaped with ; nothing worse than a few puddles. Wednesday was far more ; pleasant, with morning showers but a mostly sunny afternoon, and ; a temperature of 84F 29C. The cats enjoyed three pleasant hours ; in the holly grove, while I enjoyed the work I managed to ; finish. Thursday was dry and pleasant all day. Friday turned ; warmer and muggy. The cats were happy but I was very busy. ; ; The next FOTD will appear in a day or two or three. Until then, ; take care, and are fractals physical objects, abstractions, meta- ; physical ideas, something in between, or something entirely new? ; ; ; Jim Muth ; jamth@mindspring.com ; jimmuth@aol.com ; ; ; START PARAMETER FILE======================================= Deep_Northwest { ; time=0:29:13.54--SF5 on a P200 reset=2003 type=mandel4 passes=b center-mag=-0.23624529656647050/+0.409189079052189\ 00/6.41237e+010 params=0/0 float=y maxiter=42000 bailout=9 inside=255 periodicity=10 colors=000yIwxMvxQuxTtxXsw`rwcqwgpwkovnnvrmvvlvyks\ xlpxlmwmjwmgvndvnbvn_uoXuoUtpRtpOsqLsqJsqLtrMtrNts\ OtsPtsQttRttSruTouUkuTfoTaiSYcSUYRRSRJMQGNPDNOBNN8\ NM6NL3NL1NT5R_8VfCZmFaqDqr9Yr5Fm7Hh9IkBGnCEqDCsEBq\ JCpNCoRCnVCmZCkbCjfCijChnCgrCfvChrGinJkjNlfQnbUoZX\ pW_kSZfPYaLXXIWSEVNBUI7TD4S81SC4RF7QJ9PMCOQENTHMXJ\ L_MKcOJfRIjTHmWGqYFt`EwcDzfKwiPtlUrnZooclpfjqhgrhe\ EuhGrkIpnKmqMktOhvQfoQehQdaQcWQbPQaIQ`CQ_DLcEHfFDi\ G8mH4pH0sL1rO1qR1pU1oX1n_1mb1le1kd3hc5eb7ba9_`AY_C\ VZESYGPXHNWJKVLHUNEUOCXNBZNA`NAbM9dM9fM8hL7kL7mL6o\ K6qK5sK4uJ4wJ3yJ3nFHcBUT7gI4tGCuEKuCSvB_vRBaSA_SAZ\ T9YT9XU8WU8VV7UV7TV7RW6QW6PX5OX5NY4MY4Lb1H_3JY4KW6\ LU7MS8NPAONBPLCQJERHFSEHTCIUAJV8LW6MX2LZ4NY6PY8RYA\ TYCUYEWYGYYI_YKaYMbYOdYQfYShYUjYVlXWkYWkYWjZWjZWi_\ Wi_Wh`Wh`WgaWgaWfb`ceWfbSh`NjYJlWLmUMmSOmQPmOQmNSm\ LTmJUmHUjVUlYz7zyByyFx000 } ; END PARAMETER FILE========================================= ; ;