FOTD -- August 24, 2010 (Rating 8) Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts: Now and then I like to return to the grandaddy of all fractals, the Mandelbrot set, to show that it still holds some surprising scenes, even at the depths reachable by conventional math. The name "Seahorse Splendor" came naturally, perhaps a bit too naturally, since I did not check to see if I have used this same name previously. The image lies on the eastern side of the northern branch of Seahorse Valley at a depth of 6*(10^10), which is not all that deep. It is also one of the fastest images of all time. I found it in under 5 minutes, and in S-F5 video mode, it takes a whopping 2.8 seconds to finish on the P4-2000mhz machine. I did put some extra effort into the coloring, but it was worth it. The image rates an 8, which is quite high for just another scene in Seahorse Valley. The image may be viewed in all its glory by running the included parameter file or by viewing it in finished form on the FOTD web site at: <http://www.Nahee.com/FOTD/> The skies were cloudy and a few drops of rain fell here at Fractal Central on Monday, but the lack of sun put no damper on the moods of the fractal cats, who seemed quite happy about the pleasantly cool temperature of 75F 24C. In my department things were under control also. The next FOTD will be posted in 24 hours. Until then, take care, and it's hard to put your finger on the universal electron. Jim Muth jamth@mindspring.com jimmuth@aol.com START PARAMETER FILE======================================= Seahorse_Splendor { ; time=0:00:02.80-SF5 on P4-2000 reset=2004 type=mandel center-mag=-0.7454233979438\ 455/+0.1130116239751243/6.270326e+010/1/165/0 params=0/0 float=y maxiter=6000 inside=0 logmap=522 colors=000KcmKcmKcmKcmKcmKcmKcmKcmKcmKcmKcmKcmKcmK\ cmKcmKcmKcmKcmKdlLemMfmNgmOhmPimQjmRkmSlmUmmVnlWok\ XpjVqlTrnRsnPtoNupKvqHvsEvuAuvAtvAsvAsvBrvBqvBpwBp\ wCowCnxCmyClzIkzOjzUiz_hz_gz_gz`hzaiz`jz_kzZlzYmzU\ nzQozMpzIqzJrzKszMszOrwQptSmqUinWemYam_YmaUmcQmeNh\ gKciHZkEUmAPlAKkAFjACi9Hh9MgARfBWeB_eFfeImeJo`KqXK\ pSKoOKnJKmDKl8Kk3KjCKaKKUTKL`LDhO5jP6kQ6lR6mU6mW6m\ Y6m_6ma6mcHmdSmePmfMmgKmhHmgFmfCmeAmdFmcKmbXma_m`b\ m_emZhmYknYnmYolYmkYkjWiiUghSedQcaP`YOYVMVULSSJPQI\ MNGJJEGHDDGBAGDAHFAIH9JK89M89O98P97Q97SA6TA6UABXAF\ ZAJ`ANbASdAWfA_hAcjAhlAlnAppAtrAjqD`pGRoJHnM8mP7iS\ 6fV6cY5_`4Xc4Uf3Qi2Nl2Kn5Ll7Mk9NjBOiDPhFPgHQeJRhLS\ kNTnPUqRUtTSwUSzVTzWUzYVzZWz_Xz`_zbZzc_zdazecz`ezX\ gzSizOkzJmzFozBqzNtzYwzXyzXzzXzzXzzWzzWzzWzzWzyVzx\ VzwVzvVzuUzuUztUztUztZzpbzlfzhjzenzarzYvzVszUpzTnz\ SkzSizRfzQdzQazP_zOXzOVzN } END PARAMETER FILE=========================================