; Date: Mon, 12 Dec 2011 15:00:18 -0500 ; From: Jim Muth ; Subject: [Fractint] FOTD 12-12-11 (Pushing the Limits [7.5]) ; Id: <1.5.4.16.20111212150157.384f05fe@earthlink.net> ; --------- ; ; FOTD -- December 12, 2011 (Rating 7.5) ; ; Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts: ; ; Things are pretty much back to normal here at FC today, with the ; FOTD appearing right on schedule. The image with its subdued ; colors rates a 7-1/2, which is a little above average. ; ; The name "Pushing the Limits" refers to the magnitude of over ; 2*(10^13). This magnitude is beyond the limit of perfect ; resolution, causing a breakdown, which is already apparent in ; the central minibrot. The type=formula fractals do not support ; arbitrary precision math, but the mathtolerance entry in the ; parameter file is still necessary because of the extreme magni- ; tude and resulting breakdown. Without the entry, the program ; would detect the breakdown and reach a magnitude limit beyond ; which it could not be forced. ; ; The parent fractal is a single teardrop shaped bay that came ; about when I subtracted 0.5 part of Z^100 from 0.5 part of Z^2 ; and added the standard C. The shore line of this bay is lined ; with blunt 'coves' that at first appear to be dead ends. A ; closer examination however reveals much detail in the depths of ; the coves. Tomorrow's image will show some of this hidden ; detail, but today we check a different area. Today's image lies ; in a small, much more obvious valley near the X-axis at the ; western extremity of this bay. ; ; The calculation time of over 5 minutes is a bit too high a price ; for today's image. Some may not be willing to pay the price, ; but those who never see the image will never know what they have ; missed. ; ; Miss nothing at all by surfing over to the official FOTD web ; site at: ; ; ; ; and viewing the finished image for free there. ; ; View the image in the full glory of high resolution at: ; ; ; ; The original FOTD web site may be accessed at: ; ; ; ; Except for a few thin cirrus clouds, the sky at Fractal Central ; was clear today. The temperature started at a very brisk 16F ; -9C and rose to a less brisk 37F +3C in the afternoon. The ; fractal cats fully enjoyed the sunlight streaming in the south ; windows, though they still found time to chase one another up ; and down the hallway and ask for food. ; ; We humans had an average day, which was peaceful to experience ; but makes rather dull writing. With a similar day expected ; tomorrow, nothing should happen to keep the next FOTD from being ; posted then. Until next time, take care, and I am still waiting ; for one of those pop-astronomy TV shows to answer an obvious ; question -- how does gravity get out of a black hole to suck in ; everything around it, if nothing at all, not even light, can ; escape from the black hole? (Is gravity faster than light?) ; ; ; Jim Muth ; jamth@mindspring.com ; ; ; START PARAMETER FILE======================================= Pushing_the_Limits { ; time=0:05:15.00 SF5 at 2000MHZ reset=2004 type=formula formulafile=basicer.frm formulaname=MandAutoCritInZ function=ident passes=1 center-mag=-1.417237161404471/-0.00000342738638768\ /2.43923e+013/1/11/0 params=0.5/2/-0.5/100/0/0/0/0 float=y maxiter=1850 inside=0 logmap=380 periodicity=6 mathtolerance=0.05/1 colors=000KCCLDEMEGNFIOGKPHMQIORJQSKSTLUUMWVNYWO_X\ PaYRcWTaUV_RWYPYWN_ULaSIbPGdNEeLCfJ9fH7gF5hD3jB6hA\ 8e9Ab9CZ8FV7HR7JN6LK6LK7LK86EC8FE9HHAIJCJLDKOFMQGd\ SH`VJXXKVZMSaNNcOGeKFSGGFDB2760430000000000000LPUJ\ SYHVaEYeC`iAcm8eq9dlAdhAccBc_CcVCbRDbMEbIEaDFa9Fa5\ Ib9KbDMcHOcLRdOTdSVeWXe_ZfcaffcgjegnghrihueevacvZa\ vV_vRYvOWvKUvGSvDQvGTuIVtKXtMZsOasQcrSerUgqWipYlp_\ noapocrnetncslbskarj`ri_qgZqfXqeWpdVpbUoaTo`So_VjV\ XeQZaMiXHpTDzY8wU4tUBqUHoUEmUMkUOiUPgUQeURcUTaUU_U\ VZZW`cYahZbm_cn`doafpcgqdhreisfkthluimvjnwkowlmtjl\ qiknhjkgihfheegbdf_ceXbcUabR`aO_`LZ_IYZFXYCWc9Vh7U\ m6Vz6Wm6Xh6Yc6ZUA_RK`QKaPhbPccOZdNUeMUfMUgLUhKPiKK\ jJKkIKlIKmHAnGAoGAoH0hI0gJ0ZOIkMXlKWlIWmLIANLDPOHR\ QKTTNVWRXZUZ`X`c_bfcdiffkihnmjqpltsnvvossoqpoonork\ orhprfKzGJzGIzFHzEFzEEzDDzCzzDzzCzzCzzCzzCzzCzzBzz\ BzzBzzBzzBzzAzzAzzAzzAzz3 } frm:MandAutoCritInZ {; Jim Muth a=real(p1), b=imag(p1), d=real(p2), f=imag(p2), g=1/f, h=1/d, j=1/(f-b), z=(((-a*b*g*h)^j)+(p4)), k=real(p3)+1, l=imag(p3)+100, c=fn1(pixel): z=k*((a*(z^b))+(d*(z^f)))+c, |z| < l } ; END PARAMETER FILE========================================= ; ; ; ; _______________________________________________ ; Fractint mailing list ; Fractint@mailman.xmission.com ; http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/fractint ;