; Date: Mon, 18 Jan 2010 15:23:08 -0500 ; From: Jim Muth ; Subject: [Fractint] FOTD 19-01-10 (Too Close for Comfort [7.5]) ; Id: <1.5.4.16.20100118152348.38e72596@pop.mindspring.com> ; --------- ; ; FOTD -- January 19, 2010 (Rating 7.5) ; ; Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts: ; ; Today's image is a scene rather deep in East Valley of the ; Mandelbrot set. It's a very typical scene. The unusual effect ; was achieved by calculating the image with the bailout set to 1 ; rather than the usual 4. A a bit of extra effort on the colors ; also helped. ; ; The minibrot at the center is the same one that appeared at the ; verge of extinction in the FOTD for January 15. Today's image ; finds the minibrot not quite as close to vanishing, but still ; too close for comfort, which coincidentally is the name I gave ; the image. ; ; In my opinion, the most notable feature of the image is the ; smoothness of the colors, which makes the iteration bands almost ; invisible. This effect came about largely by accident, and is ; the reason I rated the image at a 7-1/2. ; ; The calculation time of 4 seconds is true on my on-and-off ; P4-2000mhz machine, which is currently in its 'on' mode. The ; image may also be seen by visiting the FOTD web site at: ; ; ; ; Variable clouds and a surprisingly mild temperature of 50F 10C ; kept the fractal cats leaping on and off their window shelf here ; at Fractal Central on Monday. ; ; In my department, things were under control. FL tried again to ; get me to adopt a 'positive' attitude, whatever that is, but in ; my opinion, world events justify a 'negative' attitude far more ; strongly than some 'positive' talk and warm-fuzzy feelings. ; ; The next FOTD will be posted in 24 hours, and that's not just ; some more feel-good talk. Until then, take care, and someone ; must have lost their faith. On Sunday I found an old, beat-up ; one on the stairway to the attic. If no one claims it, I'll put ; it away for safe keeping. ; ; ; Jim Muth ; jamth@mindspring.com ; jimmuth@aol.com ; ; ; START PARAMETER FILE======================================= TooCloseForComfort { ; time=0:00:04.05-SF5 on P4-2000 reset=2004 type=mandel center-mag=+0.2547710270425\ 52/-0.000530957591413/3.4887e+011/1/40/0 params=0/0 float=y maxiter=6000 bailout=1 inside=0 logmap=996 colors=000KJQLJRLJSLKSLKTMKUMKVMKWMLWNLXNLYNLZNLZO\ M_OM`OMaOMaPMbPMcPNdPNeQNeQNfQNgQOhROhROiROjROkSPl\ HGEJGGLGINHKOHMQHOSHQUISVIUXIWZIY`J_aJacJceJegKghK\ ijKklKmKIJKIJqLssLuuMxHGDIGEJGGKFHLFIMFKNELOEMPEOQ\ DPSDQTDSUDTVCUWCWXCXYBYZB__B``AaaAccAddAee9gf9hg9i\ h8ji8jj8ji7jh8ic9eZA_UBUPCPKDKFEFEFCEFCDFDDFDDFDCE\ DCEDBEDBEEADEADE9DE9DE9DE8CE8CF7CF7CF6BF6BF6BF5BG5\ BG4AG4AG3AG3AG29HGGCHGDHHEIHFJHGJIHKIILJJLJKMJKNKL\ NKMOKNOLOPLPQMQQMRRMSSNSSNTTOUUOVUOWVPXVPYWPZXQ_XQ\ _YR`ZRaZRb_Sc`Sd`SeaTfaTgbUgcUhcUidVjeVkeWlfWmgWng\ XohXohXpiYqjYrjZskZtlZul_vm_wn`x000JJDLLDNKEPPERRF\ STGUVGWXHYZH_`IabJbcJdeKfgKhiPjkUmmZnocqqhssmvurxw\ wzzzGGCGHCGHCHICHICHJCIKCIKCILCJLCJMCJMDKNDKODKODL\ PDLPDLQDLQDMRDMSDMSDNTDNTENUEOUEOUEOUEPUEPUEPUEUVE\ ZWEcXEhYFmZGrcKvhOzmSzrCzvWzz_zzdzzSzzEzz0zz1zz2zz\ 3zz4zz5zz6zz7zz8zzOzzPzzP } ; END PARAMETER FILE========================================= ; ; ; ; _______________________________________________ ; Fractint mailing list ; Fractint@mailman.xmission.com ; http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/fractint