FOTD -- August 09, 2011 (Rating 8) Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts: Today's (rather) deep image involves a bit of a trick. The normal cut-off radius of the Mandelbrot set is 2. But in today's image I have set the bailout to 3, which causes the calculation to be cut off at a radius of 1.7. This slices off the tip of the main spike of the Mandelbrot set, but at the same time causes strange things to happen to features that would normally be located far from the cut-off point. Today's image shows what has happened to a tiny minibrot in the East Valley of a larger minibrot on the main stem, very close to the abnormally small cut-off point. I named the image "Pins and Needles" because of the prickly effect dominating it. The rating of an 8 might easily have been increased to an 8.5 had I not been in a conservative mood when I decided on the rating. The calculation time of 6-1/4 minutes is quite speedy for an arbitrary-precision image, but then, the magnitude of a mere 5*(10^13) is barely within arbitrary-math range. (In fact, the image may be calculated in a fraction of a second by using conventional math, but the degradation will be quite noticeable.) All this having been said, brace yourself for instant hedonistic pleasure if you decide to view the finished image at: <http://www.crosscanpuzzles.com/Archives.html> And then be prepared to make a sincere confession. View the image in high definition at: <http://www.emarketingiseasy.com/TESTS/FOTD/jim_muths_fotd.html> The original FOTD web site may be accessed at: <http://www.Nahee.com/FOTD/> Morning rain gave way to some afternoon sun here at Fractal Central today. A heavy thunder-shower passed over at 5pm to end the afternoon with a bang. The temperature of 84F 29C would have been more pleasant if the humidity had not been so high. The fractal cats noted a stray cat that passed through the yard in the morning, then spent the rest of the day taking it easy. The humans did the same. The next FOTD will be posted in 24 hours. Until then, take care, and one cannot become a rabble rouser unless they have some rabble to be roused. Jim Muth jimmuth@earthlink.net START PARAMETER FILE======================================= Pins_and_Needles { ; time=0:06:16.57-SF5 on P4-2000 reset=2004 type=mandel center-mag=-1.7320004020138\ 6624/0.0/5.451373e+013 params=0/0 float=y maxiter=15000 bailout=3 inside=0 outside=tdis symmetry=xaxis periodicity=6 mathtolerance=0.05/0 colors=000189044XkVRcPMWKGOFTS6RQ6QO5OM5MK4LJ4WGIe\ DVpAgz8tDGAKQHRZOXgVcpaiyhbteXocRj`LfZFaW9XU3TSWJU\ x9WsDVnGUiKTeNT`RSWURSXRUXNWXJXXFZXB_X7Q00SI0eZ5h`\ AjbFmdKofPrwUztZleXd`VXWTQRSIMQAHO3CNEDGOD9YD3K6DX\ EOWMPUUQTaRRiSQqTPxTRj9NWTJIkSDi`8hi4ge4Za4QY4IU49\ Q41UGVYRwV5mTSrRSwPTwNTwLTwB`c1gL0`I0VF0PC0I90C640\ 6063xRgkLZ_GQOAHC58xUGobcgXY`RSTMMMGHEBB755xUs9FT7\ CO6AK58G36C248124K0nU9EM6AF47723VX8FG4yvfVTL8SO6OK\ 5KH4GD3CA286143LJWFEOA9G548surgigXYXMNMBBBIUyFPpCL\ gAHZ7CQ58H248esmXgcPXUGMK8BAzoze7rS4_E2I_o7Ug6P`5K\ T4FM3AE2571sVf`KSIAE5Oz4Kq3Hh2D_2AR16I039QJcD9KuEq\ iBfY8WN5LB2AEoRBfM9YI7QD4H9284ngDaX9PM6CB3gmMZcHQU\ DHK88A4mhpeahZW`SPULJMECF767`G0I80BBq99i77a66U44N3\ 3F117tMmaEXJ7G1JV6Ls5Hi4E`3AS27I139HDSEBOC9LA8H86E\ 64A4372138d36W24O13G1180`YrRPdIHR98D2Ar16_03IhJ0XE\ 0M90B406Zb5UY4QT3LO3HJ2DE } END PARAMETER FILE=========================================