; Date: Fri, 27 Jun 2014 09:25:23 -0400 ; From: Jim Muth ; Subject: [Fractint] FOTD 26-06-14 (Retrogression [A-7,M-3]) ; Id: <1.5.4.16.20140627092639.2d47781a@earthlink.net> ; --------- ; ; FOTD -- June 26, 2014 (Rating A-7,M-3) ; ; Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts: ; ; Today's image is a scene moderately deep in the southwest branch ; of the valley enclosing the large period-3 sub-bud on the ; northwest shore line of the main bud of the Mandelbrot set. ; ; The math aspect of the image rates only a 3. After 30 years of ; exploration, there is little new math stuff to be found in the ; Mandelbrot set, at least at today's depth of just under 10^(10). ; ; The art aspect rates a 7 however. This is in recognition of the ; modicum of extra effort I put into the colors, which originated ; with one of the built in color palettes of Fractint. ; ; The name "Retrogression" implies a turning back to earlier ; times, and as far as fractals go, it is hard to turn back to ; anything earlier than the Mandelbrot set. ; ; The most unusual thing in the image is the un-necessarily high ; maxiter, which causes the solid black background that brings out ; the underlying patterns. Something extra was needed. In the ; M-set, unless something special is done, the higher order ; valleys tend to look more and more alike. ; ; The calculation time of one minute is a rough estimate. But ; regardless of the machine, the wait will be brief. And visiting ; the web sites can eliminate all waiting. ; ; Avoid the chore of calculation by checking the finished image on ; the FOTD web sites at: ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; After a day of thunder yesterday, today turned out quite ; pleasant, with partly cloudy skies, lower humidity and a ; temperature of 86F 30C. Both the fractal cats and humans ; approved of the conditions, though the younger cat appeared ; more concerned with pigeons than the weather. ; ; The next FOTD will be posted in the near future. Until the near ; future arrives, take care, and the more books I read that try to ; explain quantum mechanics, the more I realize that over-educated ; physicists are making claims even goofier than the mystics and ; paranormal believers whose claims they so vigorously try to ; deny. In today's world, I often wonder what ever happened to ; the days when studying science led to clear rational thinking? ; ; ; Jim Muth ; jimmuth@earthlink.net ; ; ; START PARAMETER FILE======================================= Retrogression { ; time=0:01:00.00 SF5 at 2000MHZ reset=2004 type=mandel passes=1 inside=255 center-mag=-1.126104574412442/+0.2158730221331172/\ 8.151629e+009/1/91.5/0 params=0/0 float=y bailout=9 maxiter=100000 logmap=-5500 colors=00000055A44A44A33A33A22A22A11A11A00A00A00A1\ 1A11A52A52A53A53A54A54A55A55A56A56A57A57A58A58A59A\ 59AAAFAAFABFABFACFACFADFADFAEFAEFAEFAEFAEFAEFAEFAE\ FID5ID5JE5JE5KF5KF5LG5LG5MH5MH5NI5NI5OJ5OJ5PK5PK5Q\ Q0QQ0RR0RR0SS0SS0TT0TT0UU0UU0VV0VV0VV0WW0WW0XX0XX0\ YY0YY0ZZ0ZZ0__0__0``0``0aa0aa0bb0bb0cc0cc0dd0dd0ee\ 0ee0ff0ff0gg0gg0hh0hh0ii0ii5jj8jjAkkCkkEllGllImmKm\ mMnnOnnQooSooUppWppYqq_qqarrcrressgssittkttmuuouuq\ vvsvvuwwwwwzxxzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzxxwxxuwwswwqvvovvmuu\ kuuittgttesscssbrrarr`qq_qqZppYppXooWooVnnUnnTmmSm\ mRllQllPkkOkkNjjMjjLiiKiiJhhHhhEggAgg8ff6ff3ee0ee0\ dd0dd0cc0cc0bb0bb0aa0aa0``0``0__0__0ZZ0ZZ0YY0YY0XX\ 0XX0WW0WW0VV0VV0VV0UU0UU0TT0TT0SS0SS0RR0RR0QQ0QQ0P\ P0PP0OO0OO0NN0NN0MM0MM0LL0LL0KK0KK0JJ0JJ0II0II0HH0\ HH0GG0GG0FF0FF0EE0EE0DD0DD0CC0CC0BB0BB0AA0AA099099\ 0880880770770660660550000 } ; END PARAMETER FILE========================================= ; ; ; ; _______________________________________________ ; Fractint mailing list ; Fractint@mailman.xmission.com ; https://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/fractint ;