; Date: Fri, 18 Feb 2005 10:12:06 -0500 ; From: Jim Muth ; Subject: [Fractint] FOTD 18-02-05 (Basically a Fractal [7]) ; Id: <1.5.4.16.20050218101227.299f9cf2@pop.mindspring.com> ; --------- ; ; FOTD -- February 18, 2005 (Rating 7) ; ; Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts: ; ; With today's fractal image we return to the grand-daddy of all ; fractals, the Mandelbrot set, where we examine a tiny midget ; near the extremity of the negative stem. ; ; We are in an area where the bailout radius makes a tremendous ; difference in the appearance of the image, especially when the ; image has been rendered with the 'outside' set to 'summ'. ; ; Though the magnitude of today's image is in the arbitrary ; precision range, it is still a fast one, rendering in under 2 ; minutes on my machine, making it easy to check the effect of ; changing the bailout radius. ; ; This area of the M-set has been so thoroughly explored that ; little remains to be said about the image other than to state ; the fact that it is basically a fractal, which explains the ; name, "Basically a Fractal". ; ; I was ready to rate the image at an average 5, but then I found ; today's color palette. The colors work unusually well on this ; particular image, and enabled me to raise the rating to a 7. ; ; As has been the case for a number of years, the completed image ; has been posted for download on the FOTD web site at: ; ; ; ; The philosophy is not yet ready, and will take a few days yet. ; But anything worth having is worth waiting for, so be patient ; and remember that patience is rewarded. ; ; A cold wind brought flurries of snow to Fractal Central Thursday ; afternoon. The fractal cats tried to enjoy their time in the ; yard, but the temperature just above freezing was too chilly for ; their sensitive whiskers, and they came inside after less than ; 15 minutes. A generous serving of tuna eased their disappoint- ; ment. With a temperature of 25F -4C, today is starting even ; colder, and more flurries are in the area. Things do not look ; good for the duo. ; ; My day will consist of work and fun. The work comes first; the ; fun comes later. The next FOTD will appear in 24 hours. Until ; then, take care, and decide on your fractal. ; ; ; Jim Muth ; jamth@mindspring.com ; jimmuth@aol.com ; ; ; START PARAMETER FILE======================================= Basicaly_A_Fractal { ; time=0:01:36.06--SF5 on a P200 reset=2004 type=mandel center-mag=-1.9999999999966\ 338676581944/0/8.619129e+021 params=0/0 float=y maxiter=5000 bailout=4 inside=0 outside=summ symmetry=xaxis periodicity=10 colors=000KalNbmPcmScnVdoXeo_fpbfpdgqghqjhrlirojsq\ jsR33S44S54T64T74U84U94VA4VB4WC4WD4XE4XF4YG4YG4_H6\ `H8aH9bIBcICeIEfIFgJHhJIiJKkKLlKNmKOnKQoLRqLTrLUsM\ WtMXuMZvM_uPYuRXuTWtVVtYUt_TsaRscQsePrhOKQNKTMqnKq\ qJPnIPnHUhhpjFguDZrBQn9Hk78h69g89g99gA9fCD6LFEOGLR\ HTTIWSJjeKn`LubUkdaafiThqJjyAkzzzxvzwtzqvzoyzilzhh\ zgeyv426D6VuNcpZlkjn1QmDNlOKkZIhaLfdNdgQbjS`mUSbSK\ TQBJO39N5KP6UQ7cS8mT9wUCmTEcTHVTJLSMBSO2STCVXMYaW`\ edcYXaRQ_JJYCCW55VH9OTDIdGCXKKPOSHRZ9Vf2Ym6_hAadEb\ _IdWMeRQgNThJXjQ`kXdlchmjlnqooxglp`ihTf`McTE`L7YD0\ W68YEG_MOaUWc`cehkgpriwi`r`SnSKjaN`kPRuRIDGiFEfHCc\ JA`K8ZM6WO4TQ2QR1ON7NKDNHIMEOMAUL7ZL4dK1iK3hR5gY6g\ d8fkAerBex8ix6mx4qx2ux0xx1sv1ot2kr2gp3cn3_l4Wj4ShD\ VgLXfU_eaaeYfhVjkJde8_`CedFjhIplLupOztSwtWut_stcpt\ gntjltanuTouKpvBqv3rv7npAjkDgfHc`K`WNXRQUMLTTHTZDS\ d8Sj4Rp0RvScasoIjkQahYTde } ; END PARAMETER FILE========================================= ; ;