FOTD -- July 22, 2005 (Rating 5) Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts: In today's image we return to the one-and-only Mandelbrot set. The scene of the image is on a filament extending northeastward from a larger midget located on the negative stem, near the point where it joins the main body of the set. With nothing better in mind, I named the image "Mandelbrot Midget" and rated it at an average 5. At least we are back up to an average rating, but where are those exceptional images that seem to come in clusters? Those great fractals are still out there, wherever 'out there' may be, waiting to be stumbled upon and brought to life by some intrepid fractal explorer. Will the next attempt at bringing a great fractal to life be a success? Or am I un-intrepid. Check tomorrow's Fractal of the Day to find out. Some might complain about the lack of fractal excellence in today's image, but no one can complain about its speed. Six seconds is all the time required to render it. And to make things even better, the finished image has been posted to the FOTD web site at: <http://home.att.net/~Paul.N.Lee/FotD/FotD.html> from where it may quickly be downloaded. A high temperature of 90F 32C kept the fractal cats very quiet on Thursday. They spent the afternoon nearly invisible in the holly thicket. Today is starting the same. For me, the work is piling up, and it will be a busy day. The next FOTD will appear in 24 hours. Until then, take care, and keep your cool. Jim Muth jamth@mindspring.com jimmuth@aol.com START PARAMETER FILE======================================= Mandelbrot_Midget { ; time=0:00:06.43--SF5 on a P200 reset=2004 type=mandel center-mag=-1.41538148141333100/+0.001223180486707\ 87/4.017087e+012/1/-77.5/0.00994833980292832848 params=0/0 float=y maxiter=1000 inside=0 periodicity=10 mathtolerance=0.05/1 colors=000IFiIDiFFgCGg9Ig6Jg3Lg0Mg0Mg1Vc4a_9iVCpQG\ xMJzIDzJ9zJ3yL0xL0uI1rG1oF3mD3jC4g94d76c66`47Y37X1\ IcMQif_oyagsc`mdVgfOagGYiASj3Ml0Gm0CT9pMGjGOfAVa4a\ X0iS0pO0xJ0lO9aQJQVTGYc6`dAcfDdfIfgLgiPjiSljVml_ol\ armfsoiuolvmdllYalSSjLIjF7i70i10Q0G70i00z00y00m10a\ 40P90DC11F107D31PG0`T0jf0fg1cg7`iCXiITjOQjSMlYJlcG\ lgCmm9ms6ox1oz0pz0pz0pz0mz0lz0jv0ir0gm0fi0dd0c`0aX\ 0`S0_O0YJ0XV3TdFQpQOz`LaFjF0zC0zA1z76z69z39z16z03z\ 00z00z00z00z00700900A00C00D00F00G00I00J00L00M00O00\ P00Q00S00T00V00X00Y10_30`40a60c70d90fA0dC0cD0a70`1\ 0_A0YI0XQ0VY4TcFQgOOlYLrgJvoJzuNzxQzz_puMjmOcgOX`P\ QVQJOSCIS6AT04V00V9CYPO`d_aujdzvfuzzP7VI4OA1G30A00\ 300000D03T47i9CyDDvIFuLGsPIrTIoXJm`LlcMjgMglOfoPds\ QcvQarTdmVfiXifYja_lY`oTapQcrMduIfvDgyAiz6jz1lz0mz\ 0oz0gy0ap3Xg6Q_9LQCFIF99gOFiPIjQJlSLmTMoVOpXPrYQs_\ Su`TvaVvcXxa_x``GMjGLiIIi } END PARAMETER FILE=========================================