FOTD -- March 28, 2005 (Rating 6) Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts: We have been deep in Seahorse Valley and Northeast Valley recently, but we have so far not ventured into East Valley, which is sometimes called Elephant Valley. Today's image rectifies this oversight. I named today's image "Deep East" because it is a scene deep in East Valley. When speaking of depth in valleys, I refer to proximity to the valley's asymptotic point, not the degree of the magnification. With Mandelbrot valleys, the word 'deep' is a relative term. There is no theoretical limit to how deep one might go into these valleys, though computer speed sets a practical limit. In Seahorse Valley I have glimpsed a scene with an imaginary value of only 0.00000099. But the image took the better part of two days to render at a size with an area of only 1/100 the full screen. By comparison, the Seahorse Valley image that appeared as the FOTD for March 25 has an imaginary part of 0.00009, while today's East Valley image has a real part of 0.250001. In today's image we have the same pinched-off elements that appeared in the previous deep-valley images, though the shapes are slightly less enlongated. As was the case with the earlier images, the logmap is useless because it reduces all but a tiny bit of the image to flat colors. And even worse things are happening. Our friends the elephants seem to have broken up. All that remains of them is a few scattered bits and pieces of curled trunks and patches of elephant hide. All in all, today's image rates a mere 6. Even this is a bit above average however. To see today's image requires a wait of 24 minutes for the calculation to run its course. A better way to see the demise of the elephants is to download the finished image from the FOTD web site at: <http://home.att.net/~Paul.N.Lee/FotD/FotD.html> Heavy clouds, occasional light rain, and a temperature of only 45F 7C here at Fractal Central on Sunday limited the Fractal Cats' outdoor time to under one hour. But they made the most of their limited time in the yard by chasing away the intruding tomcat from up the hill. An extra serving of tuna in the eve- ning was their reward for bravery under fire. Today is starting rainy. It looks like another challenging day coming up. For me it looks like work. The next fractal will appear in 24 or so hours. Until then, take care, then have fun. Jim Muth jamth@mindspring.com jimmuth@aol.com START PARAMETER FILE======================================= Deep_East { ; time=0:24:18.76--SF5 on a P200 reset=2004 type=mandel passes=1 mathtolerance=/1 center-mag=+0.25000100012885520/-0.000000001628023\ 72/5.125187e+012/1/150.057952605152877/0.025554028\ 2813406863 params=0/0 float=y maxiter=1500000 bailout=9 inside=0 symmetry=none periodicity=10 colors=000R2YU2WR5ZO8`MBbJEdHHfEJiCMk9Pm7So4Vq2Xs3\ Rk4Lc4FX5AP54I60A603803A03B03D03F03G23I33K43L63N73\ P83QA3SB3TC3UE2VG2WH2XJ2YL2ZM1_O1`P1aR1bT1cU0dW0eY\ 0fZ0g`0ga060gHSFKUDMVCOXAQY9SZ7U`6Wa4U`3TZ5TX7QU9O\ RBLNCJIEGFGEBIB8K95LD4OG4QJ4TM4VP4XT3_W3aZ3da3fd3h\ a2eZ1bX1`U0YS0VP0TM0QK0NH0LF0IC0F90D70A407205807D1\ 8J4AO6BP8AP9APAAPBAQCAQDAQEAQFAQGARHARIARJARKARLAU\ QEWVIY_L`dPbiSdnWfrZilblffn`iqVmtPqvKtb6dJ0P`0Fr05\ UNM5obEhXNaScWNlOHmRCkUTiXXg_`ebecdlagp_itckqhmnmo\ krqhwsewobvk_ugatfctfercgp`inYklVljSnhPpfMrdJsbGu`\ DwZAyX7zY6wZ5t_4q`3oa2lb1ic0gd0de0af0Zg0Xh0Ui0Rj0P\ FOrHQrIRrKSrLTrNUrOVrQXrSYrTZrV_rW`rYbrbgpZcr`drae\ rcfrqFIpHKoIMoJOnLPnMRmNTlPUqQWuRYzTZzU`zTbzTcySdw\ SeqRenRflPghQddQb_Q_WPYWPVVPVUOWUOVVPUWPTXQWYRYZS`\ _Tb_Ue`WgaYjb_lZaoUcpPfqKirGirLirQhrVhr_grCdyEexFe\ xGexHewJewKewLevMevNfvPfv } END PARAMETER FILE=========================================