; Date: Fri, 24 Dec 2010 19:12:19 -0500 ; From: Jim Muth ; Subject: [Fractint] FOTD 25-12-10 (Merry Season [7]) ; Id: <1.5.4.16.20101224191219.13978624@pop.mindspring.com> ; --------- ; ; FOTD -- December 25, 2010 (Rating 7) ; ; Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts: ; ; Today's image is an unpretentious scene deep on the northwest ; shore line of the main bay of the Mandelbrot set. I have named ; it "Merry Season" because it covers a multitude of festivals ; connected with bringing light to the darkest time of the year, ; the winter solstice. ; ; The most celebrated solstice festival in our culture is ; Christmas, which unfortunately has become more of a marketing ; opportunity than a celebration of divine salvation. ; ; The colors traditionally associated with Christmas are red and ; green, probably associated with red holly berries. I have given ; the image a red and green theme in keeping with the seasonal ; colors. ; ; Red and green also remind me of the holly grove back at Old ; Fractal Central, where the now deceased original fractal cats ; romped and lurked for almost twenty years. New Fractal Central ; has but one scrawny holly tree, but that tree is presently ; covered with a full crop of red berries, which add their share ; to the feeling of the season. The new fractal cats get their ; share of action indoors however. ; ; The image rates a 7, fair enough for a mere Mandelbrot scene. ; ; The calculation time of under 2 seconds is as fast as Santa ; coming down the chimney. The finished image is or soon will be ; posted on the current FOTD web site at: ; ; ; ; And don't forget the original FOTD web site at: ; ; ; ; which Paul has kept going for over 13 years. ; ; While tending to last-minute Christmas details on Friday, I ; heard a version of 'Oh Come Emanuel' on the radio, with drums ; and traps beating out a syncopated rhythm in the background. ; I wondered why the beat had been added to such a simple song. ; The traditional melody is an old plainchant, which has no ; rhythm. The only reason for the intrusive beat that I could ; think of was that over the years the purpose of music has ; changed from lifting the spirit through melody, to getting the ; body moving with a catchy beat. (But then again, times keep ; changing, and I just might be old-fashioned. FL heard nothing ; intrusive in the arrangement.) ; ; The mix of sun and clouds with a temperature just above freezing ; that we had here at Fractal Central on Friday made the day just ; about average. The fractal cats enjoyed the sun, and when the ; sun failed, they went to the heat. ; ; The day of the humans was filled with last minute preparations ; for whatever may come. The next FOTD is due in 24 hours, but if ; it does not appear until Sunday, do not be surprised. Until ; whenever, take care, and I don't want to leave the impression ; that I'm cynical at this time of year. I want to state it ; outright. ; ; ; Jim Muth ; jamth@mindspring.com ; ; ; START PARAMETER FILE======================================= Merry_Season { ; time=0:00:01.92-SF5 on P4-2000 reset=2004 type=mandel center-mag=-0.4228394615443\ 275/+0.5720091755518583/4.164996e+011/1/11.5/0 params=0/0 float=y maxiter=15000 inside=0 logmap=266 periodicity=6 mathtolerance=0.05/1 colors=000A1QB3UC6XD8_EAcGCfHEiIGmJIpKKsLOsMPrORrP\ UrQXqR_qSapTfpVhpWkoXooYpoZrn_snatmbvmcxmdzlezlfzl\ bzi_zfWxcTuaQrZMlWJcUFcRCcO9bMA_LBXLCULDULEULFULGU\ LHULIULJULKULLULMULNULOULPULQULRULSULTULUVLVWLWXLX\ YLYZLZ_L_`L`aLabLbbLccLddLeeLgfLifLkhLmjLomLqmLsmL\ umLumLsmLmcJjbIg`HcYG`VFYUEUUCRUBNU9KU8HU7DU5AU46U\ 23U1KUDGUACU78U54U2_U5YU4WU4VU4TU4SU3QU3PU3NU3LU3K\ U2IU2HU2FU2EU1CU1AU19U17U16U04U03U01U0yYzvWzsVzpTz\ nSzkQzhPzfNzcMmcKccJUcHKcGEcEDcDBcBAcA9c87c76c55c4\ 3c22c11cJlcIjcHhcGfcGdcFbbE`aDZ`DX_CWZBUZAShAQh9Oc\ 8Mh8Kh7Iu6Gu5Fu5Du4Bu39u27u25u13u01uFkuAWu5GZyzzzz\ Lzzzzz7zzzzz0zzzzz0zzzzz0zzzzz0zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz\ zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz\ zzzzz_zzZzzYzzWzzVzzUzzTzzRzzQzzPzzOzzMzztzztzzuzz\ uzzvzzvzzwzzwzzxzzxzzyzzyzzzzzzzzzzzrzzjzzczzWzzOz\ zHzz9zz2zz4zz5zz6zz7zz8zz } ; END PARAMETER FILE========================================= ; ; ; ; ; _______________________________________________ ; Fractint mailing list ; Fractint@mailman.xmission.com ; http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/fractint ;