Today's fractal combines the characteristics of the man made mechanical -rigid simplicity- and the complexity of life. The basic design is simple enough a spiral but iteration has produced detail upon detail. Like a convenient minimart the fractal is ready made at http://maxitersfractalfollies.blogspot.com fract089.gif { ; more metallics ; blank ; calctime 0:01:18.92 ; created Apr 26, 2010 ; Fractint Version 2004 Patchlevel 9 reset=2004 type=formula formulafile=_l.frm formulaname=La03-03 center-mag=0.488153/0.905017/27.8856 params=1.093234046449171/-0.5292519913327434/-1.250099185155797/-0.77816\ 09546189764 float=y maxiter=1500 inside=0 outside=atan colors=zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzyyyyyyyyyyyyxxxxxxxxxxxxwwwwwwwwwwwwvvvvvvvvvvvvuu\ uuuuuuuuuuttttttttttttssssssssssssrrrrrrrrrrrrqqqqqqqqqqqqppppppppppppoo\ oooooooooonnnnnnnnnnnnmmmmmmmmmmmmllllllllllllkkkkkkkkkkkkjjjjjjjjjjjjii\ iiiiiiiiiihhhhhhhhhhhhggggggggggggffffffffffffeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeddddddddddd\ dccccccccccccbbbbbbbbbbbbaaaaaaaaaaaa````````````____________ZZZZZZZZZZZ\ ZYYYYYYYYYYYYXXXXXXXXXXXXWWWWWWWWWWWWVVVVVVVVVVVVUUUUUUUUUUUUTTTTTTTTTTT\ TSSSSSSSSSSSSRRRRRRRRRRRRQQQQQQQQQQQQPPPPPPPPPPPPOOOOOOOOOOOONNNNNNNNNNN\ NMMMMMMMMMMMMLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLKKKKKKKKKKKKJJJJJJJJJJJJIIIIIIIIIIIIHHHHHHHH\ HHHHGGGGGGGGGGGGFFFFFFFFFFFFEEEEEEEEEEEEDDDDDDDDDDDDCCCCCCCCCCCCBBBBBBBB\ BBBBAAAAAAAAAAAA99999999999988888888888877777777777766666666666655555555\ 5555444444444444333333333333222222222222111111111111000 } frm:La03-03 {; V.1.1 - earlier versions may be discarded ; Copyright (c)1998,1999 Morgan L. Owens ; = ((a+5-z)La(2)-(a+2)La(1))/3 a=p2, d=(a+3)/2, c=d*(a+2), b=c*(a+1)/3 const=p1, z=pixel: z=z*(z*(d-z/6)-c)+b+const |z|<100 ;SOURCE: chby3.frm } Roger Alexander _________________________________________________________________ Hotmail & Messenger are available on your phone. Try now. http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=9724461