FOTD -- May 10, 2006 (No Rating) Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts: The magnitude of today's image, over 1.3*(10^14), might be the greatest I have ever squeezed from the conventional math rou- tine. The breakdown of precision is only barely visible along the sharpest boundaries. Yesterday's image featured a parade of half-elephants. In today's image we search very deep into one of those trunks, where we find a midget. Actually, the midget itself lies beyond resolution at the center, but its pattern is quite striking. I have given the image neither name nor rating. But this does not mean it is a total loser image. In fact, under normal circumstances I would have rated it around a 7 and named it something like 'half-trunk'. The render time of 14-1/2 minutes will pass quickly while one is studying the passes=b option at work doing the rendering. Those who did all the studying they desire in school may see the image by downloading it from the FOTD web site at: <http://home.att.net/~Paul.N.Lee/FotD/FotD.html> A typical mid-spring day here at Old Fractal Central on Tuesday kept the fractal cats occupied in the holly thicket. Prepara- tions for moving and the regular work added up to keep me occu- pied. The next FOTD will appear in 24 hours unless something goes wrong. Until then, take care, and search for the theory of everything. Jim Muth jamth@mindspring.com jimmuth@aol.com START PARAMETER FILE======================================= FOTD_for_10-05-06 { ; time=0:14:22.50--SF5 on a P200 reset=2004 type=formula formulafile=allinone.frm formulaname=MandelbrotBC2 passes=b maxiter=1200 center-mag=+0.17398529520782850/-0.009090801016287\ 30/1.353074e+014/0.9996/-42.4646131894259327/-0.06\ 69003348036223411 params=1.5/0/1.5/0 float=y inside=255 periodicity=10 mathtolerance=0.05/1 colors=000eWmgTliQlkOkmLkoIjqGjkWkaalScmIhn9ko0mo2\ mk4kh6he8ebAa_BZXDVUFSRHOOJLLKHIMEFOACQ79S36T03W55\ Z96aC7cF8eKAgPBiUCkZDmbFofGqiHskIukJrlJnlJklJglJcl\ J`lJXlJTlKQlKMlKIlKFlKBlK7lK4kKFjPPiU_hY_g__fa_ccU\ bbSa_R`YZ_UgdQohMlcHiZDfU9dQ5aPD_OKYORYMOYLMYKKYJI\ YIGYHEYGCWJCTMCROCPRCMUCKWBHZBFaBDcBAfB8iB6kBBjDFi\ EJhFOgGSfIWeJ`eKddLhcNmbOqaPu`Qy`RtZPoXNkVLfUJbSIY\ QGTPEPNCKLAGK9FJCFJEFJGFJJFJLFJNEIQEISEIUEIXEIZEI`\ OHmJNoFSqAYs6bt5ds5er4fq4gp4io3jn3km3lm4il4gk5dj5b\ i5`h6Yg6Wf6Ue7Rd7Pc7Nb8Ka8I`8G_AHeCIjEJpGKuILzPIeW\ FMbD2`EAZEHXEPVEWTEcREjPErOEyNHxMKxMMwLPwLSwKUvKXv\ JZuJauIduIftHitHktIhqJenJbkK_hKYeLVbLS_MPXNMUNKROH\ OOELPBIP9FREGSJGTNHUSHWXIX`IYeJZiJYkJXjKWiKVhLUgLT\ fMSeMRdNQcNPbOOaON`PM_PJZQFYRBUW8R_9Ta9UbAVdAWeBXf\ BYhC_iC`kDalDbmEcoEdpEeqIbnL`kKalKamJanIaoKapMaqOa\ rQaqSaqUapWapYao_aoaaocZn } frm:MandelbrotBC2 { ; by several Fractint users e=p1, a=imag(p2)+100 p=real(p2)+PI q=2*PI*floor(p/(2*PI)) r=real(p2)-q Z=C=Pixel: Z=log(Z) IF(imag(Z)>r) Z=Z+flip(2*PI) ENDIF Z=exp(e*(Z+flip(q)))+C |Z|<a } END PARAMETER FILE=========================================