FOTD -- September 20, 2005 (Rating 7) Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts: For today's image we return to the parent fractal of yesterday's image. But instead of investigating the Seahorse Valley area, we check the area near what passes for an East Valley. We travel a short distance inland to find today's scene. It is a typical scene in a Mandeloid in the exponent range between 1 and 2. The very tiny central midget lies at the point where the discontinuities converge. There is no perfectly arranged and unbroken pattern surrounding the midget, but we are given a hint of what the pattern would look like if it were not so broken up. The mathtolerance entry in the parameter file assures that the image will be rendered at the correct magnitude. The magnitude of 2.6*(10^12) is very near the limit of resolution. I put enough effort into the coloring to raise the image to a rating of a 7. I chose the name "A Pleasant Diversion" when the image reminded me of nothing at all. The render time of 6-3/4 minutes is about average for a quality FOTD fractal. There are always the machines that don't like Fractint however, and for the convenience of those with such units, as well as for those who prefer their fractals pre-cooked, the finished image is available for download on the FOTD web site at: <http://home.att.net/~Paul.N.Lee/FotD/FotD.html> Except for a few clouds, Monday turned out absolutely perfect here at Fractal Central. The fractal cats heartily agreed by spending most of the afternoon hiding in the holly thicket. When the day ended, Thomas came inside without hesitation. Tippy needed to be shown the can of tuna before he decided to come in. Today is starting much the same, though there is a vague mention of showers for later this afternoon. But my guess is that the weather experts are wrong and it will remain dry. The next FOTD will appear in 24 hours. Until then, take care, and win a lottery. Jim Muth jamth@mindspring.com jimmuth@aol.com START PARAMETER FILE======================================= APleasantDiversion { ; time=0:06:44.48--SF5 on a P200 reset=2004 type=formula formulafile=allinone.frm formulaname=MandelbrotBC2 passes=1 center-mag=-0.40781590287284080/+0.217917337155537\ 50/2.669789e+012 params=1.75/0/-3/0 float=y maxiter=1800 inside=0 logmap=192 periodicity=10 mathtolerance=0.05/1 colors=000Q0zN0zL0zJ1zI2zH3zG4zG5zF6zE7zD8zD9yCAxB\ BwBCvCDrCDoCDlDDiDDfDEcDE`EEXEFUEFREGPFGMFGKFHHFIF\ IJIKLLMNOOPRQSUTUXVX_XZbZ`e`chcekehngjqimtkowmpzjn\ uhlqfimcghadd_b`_`b_Zb_Xc_Vd_Te_Re_Pe_Nf_Lf_Jf_Hf_\ Ff_Df_Bf`Ec`Ga`I`aKZaMYaOYaQXbSWbUWbWVbYUc_UcaTccS\ ceR`eQZfPWfOUgNThMYhLbiKgiJljIojHskGqkFllEglDbkEYj\ ETjEOiEJiFEhFChFDgFEfFFfGGeGHeGIdGJdGJcHKbHLbHMaHN\ aHO`IP`IQ_IRZISZITYJUYJVXJWXJWWJXVKXVKYVKZUK_UK`TL\ aTLbSLcRLdRLeQMfQMgPMhPMiOMiNNjNNkMNlMNmLNnLOoKOpJ\ OqJOrIOsIPtHPuHPvGPBmADkBFjCHhCJgDLfDNdEPcFRbFT`GV\ _GXZHZXI_WIaUJcTJeSKgQLiPLkOMmMMoLNqKOsIOuHPZjL_iM\ `hM`gMagMafMbeMbdMcdMdcMdbMeaNeaNf`Nf_NgZNhZNhYNiX\ NiWNjWNjVNkUOlUOlTOmSOmROnROnQOoPOpOOpOOqNPqMPrLPr\ LPsKPtJPtIPuIPuHPvGPjPskOrkOrkOqkOqkOplOplNolNolNn\ lNnmNmmNmmNlmMlmMknMknMjnMjnMinMioLhoLhoLgoLgoLfpL\ fpLepKepKdpKdpKcqKcqKbSNp } frm:MandelbrotBC2 { ; by several Fractint users e=p1, a=imag(p2)+100 p=real(p2)+PI q=2*PI*floor(p/(2*PI)) r=real(p2)-q Z=C=Pixel: Z=log(Z) IF(imag(Z)>r) Z=Z+flip(2*PI) ENDIF Z=exp(e*(Z+flip(q)))+C |Z|<a } END PARAMETER FILE=========================================