; Date: Wed, 10 Aug 2011 16:36:34 -0400 ; From: Jim Muth ; Subject: [Fractint] FOTD 10-08-11 (Silver Elephants [8]) ; Id: <1.5.4.16.20110810163642.14dfc19a@pop.earthlink.net> ; --------- ; ; FOTD -- August 10, 2011 (Rating 8) ; ; Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts: ; ; Today's image is named "Silver Elephants". Yes, I realize that ; elephants are more of a leaden gray color than a silvery one. ; But the phrase 'leaden elephants' has no oomph. It wouldn't ; sell the latest wireless internet device. So I stretched ; reality a bit and decided that elephants sometimes might have a ; silvery sheen about them. The colors of the image would confirm ; this fantasy. ; ; The rating of an 8 is a bit liberal. I actually feel that the ; high-magnitude images of this month are becoming rather routine. ; Their magnitudes are just not large enough. A more accurate ; rating might have been a 7-1/2, but what the heck, an 8 seems ; far better than a 7.5. ; ; The scene is located on the west shore line of the period-17 bud ; on the south side of East Valley. Perhaps the most interesting ; feature is the near-perfect square with its silvery inner ; elements and its bits and pieces of elephant trunks twisting ; outward. ; ; The calculation time of 51-2/3 minutes is slow, but they say ; something worth having is worth waiting for, so why not go ahead ; run the parameter file and risk dissatisfaction. ; ; The alternative is to remove the risk by viewing the finished ; image on the FOTD web site at: ; ; ; ; The image is available in high definition at: ; ; ; ; The original FOTD web site may be accessed at: ; ; ; ; Today's high temperature here at Fractal Central equalled ; yesterday's high of 84F 29C, but lower humidity, lots of sun and ; no rain made it a far more pleasant day. The fractal cats ; approved of the outside conditions, but they approved even more ; when their treat was served. ; ; The humans had nothing to approve of, but they had nothing to ; complain about either. The next in the apparently endless ; series of FOTD images will be posted in 24 hours. If all goes ; well, it could have a far greater magnitude. Until then, take ; care, and should someone who wants to know whether God exists ; ask the Pope or Richard Dawkins? ; ; ; Jim Muth ; jimmuth@earthlink.net ; ; ; START PARAMETER FILE======================================= Silver_Elephants { ; time=0:51:38.83-SF5 on P4-2000 reset=2004 type=mandel passes=1 center-mag=0.28112\ 03832938940597038/-0.01144622278067799682577/2.334\ 839e+017/1/50/0 params=0/0 float=y maxiter=12000 bailout=16 inside=0 periodicity=6 colors=000000000000000000bTVaUU`WU_XTZZSY_SXaRWcQV\ dQUfPTgOSiORkNQlMPnMOoLNqKNrKNdUNScNEmN1wM3tL5rL7p\ K8nJAlJCjIEhIFfHHcGJaGL_FMYEOWEQUDSSDTQENQFHQGBQH5\ QI0QG5WF9`EDeDIjCMoBQtAUyAWuAYqA_nA`jAbgAdcAe`AgXA\ iTAjQAlMAnJKoFUqCcs8mu5rrNzoMzkMzcMzUOAHP5MQ4RR4VS\ 4_U3dV3iW3nX3rY4qZ4p_4p_4o`4n`4na4ma4lb4lb4kc4jc4j\ d4ie4he4hf4gf4fg4fg4eh4dh4di4ci4bj4bj6`k8ZkAXlBWlD\ UlFSmGRmIPmKNnLMnNKnPIoQHoSFpUDpVCpXAqZ8q_7qa5rc3r\ zzzyyzxxzwwyuuxsswrruqqtppsooroornnqmmpmmpllokknkk\ mjjmiiliikhhkggjggiffheeheegddfccfccebbdaadaac``b_\ _a__aZZ`YY_YY_XXZWWYWWXVVXUUWUUVTTVSSUSSTRRTQQSQQR\ PPQOOQOOPNNOMMOMMNLLMKKLKKLJJKIIJIIJHHIGGHGGGFFGEE\ FEEEDDECCDCCCBBCAABAAA9998898887776676665554445446\ 33722822911A00B1BC2AD4AE6AF8AF8AF8AE8AE8AE8AE89E89\ E79E79D79D79D79D79D79D79C78C78C78C78C68C68C68B68B6\ 8B67B67B67B67B67A67A67A57 } ; END PARAMETER FILE========================================= ; ; ; ; _______________________________________________ ; Fractint mailing list ; Fractint@mailman.xmission.com ; http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/fractint ;