I could say this fractal's graphic structure reminds me of spaghetti but thread like sounds more classy. To see the soon to be re-sampled version go to http://maxitersfractalfollies.blogspot.com and save a bit of generating time. fract317.gif { ; spaghetti ; blank ; calctime 0:04:14.53 ; created Jul 17, 2010 ; Fractint Version 2004 Patchlevel 9 reset=2004 type=formula formulafile=kerrym.frm formulaname=km_12 center-mag=0.260325/0.502117/3.875969 params=0.75/-0.875/0.875/-0.001373332926419875/0.5439924314096499/-0.391\ 155735953856/0.4704428235724967/0.239539780877102 float=y maxiter=1500 inside=0 decomp=256 periodicity=0 colors=ELLFLLFMMGMMGNNHNNHOOIOOIPPJPPJPPKQQKQQLRRLRRMSSMSSNTTNTTOTTOUUPU\ UPVVQVVQWWRWWRXXSXXSXXTYYTYYUZZUZZV__V__W``W``W``XaaXaaYaaYaaYbbYbbZbbZb\ b_cc_cc`dd`ddaddaeebeebffcffcffdggdggehhehhfiifiigiigjjhjjhkkikkikkjlljl\ lkmmkmmlnnlnnmnnmoonoonppoppopppqqpqqqrrqrrrrrrssssssttttttuuuuuuuuvvvvv\ vwwwwwwwwwxxxxxxyyyyyyyyyxxxxxxwwwwwwvvvvvvuvvuuutuutttsttsttrssrssqrrqr\ rprrpqqoqqoppnppnoomoomoolnnlnnlmmkmmkmmjlljllikkikkhkkhjjgjjgiifiifiieh\ hehhdggdggcggcffbffbeeaeeaeeadd`dd`cc_cc_ccZbbZbbYaaYaaXaaX``W``W__V__VZ\ ZUZZUZZTYYTYYSXXSXXRXXRWWQWWQVVQVVPVVPUUOUUOTTNTTNTTMSSMSSLRRLRRKRRKQQJQ\ QJPPIPPIPPHOOHOOGNNGNNFNNFMMFMMELLELLDLLDKKCKKCJJBJJBIIAIIAII9HH9HH8GG8G\ G7GG7FF6FF6EE5EE5EE4DD4DD3CC3CC3CC2BB1BB1AA0AA0AA1BB1BB2CC2CC3DD3DD4DD4E\ E5EE5FF6FF6FF7GG7GG8HH8HH9HH9IIAIIAJJBJJBJJCKKCKKDLLDLL } km_12 { ; Kerry Mitchell ;originally conic-near_jul2 ;tweaked so user can directly input ; julia parameters (cc=p4) originally ; hardcoded to -2 cc=p4, zc=pixel, maxr=1e12, minr=maxr, iter=1 a=real(p1), b=imag(p1), c=real(p2), d=imag(p2) e=real(p3), f=imag(p3): iter=iter+1, zc=sqr(zc)+cc, x=real(zc), y=imag(zc) conic=|x*(a*x+b)+y*(c*y+d)+e*x*y+f| if (conic<minr) minr=conic end if if ((|zc|>maxr)||(iter==maxit)) iter=-1 t=log(minr) z=cos(t)+flip(sin(t)) end if iter>0 } Roger Alexander _________________________________________________________________ Turn down-time into play-time with Messenger games http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=9734385