Today's fractal might make good wallpaper if you're in a volcanic state of mind. Look-fractal lava! Before and after versions at - you guessed it - http://maxitersfractalfollies.blogspot.com fract293.gif { ; wallpaper ; blank ; calctime 0:07:39.70 ; created Jul 05, 2010 ; Fractint Version 2004 Patchlevel 9 reset=2004 type=formula formulafile=_b.frm formulaname=BEES corners=1.730718/3.511423/-0.4553519/0.8801776 params=-0.1692159794915616/-1.652272103030488/2.886104922635579/0.705648\ 9761040071 float=y maxiter=1200 fillcolor=0 periodicity=0 colors=000000000000000000000000000000000100100200400500700900B00D00G00I0\ 0L00O10Q10T10W10Z10a10e10h20k20o20r20v20y20z30z50z60z80z90zB0zC0zE0zF0zH\ 0zI0zK0zL0zN0zO0zQ0zR0zT0zU0zW0zX0zZ0z_0za0zb0zd0ze0zg0zh0zj0zk0zm0zn0zp\ 0zq0zs0zt0zv0zw0zy0zz1zz3zz4zz6zz7zz7zy7zx7zx7zw7zv7zv7zu7yt7ys7ys7yr7yq\ 6yq6yp6yo6yo6xn6xm6xl6xl6xk6xj6xj6xi5xh5wh5wg5wf5we5we5wd5wc5wc5vb5va5va\ 5v`4v_4vZ4vZ4vY4vX4uX4uW4uV4uV4uU4uT4uS3uS3uR3tQ3tQ3tP3tO3tO3tN3tM3tL3sL\ 3sK3sJ2sJ2sI2sH2sH2sG2sF2rE2rE2rD2rC2rC2rB1rA1rA1r91q81q71q71q61q51q51q4\ 1q31p20p20o20n20m20m20l20k20j20j20i20h20g20g20f20e20d20d20c20b20a20a20`2\ 0_20Z20Z20Y20X20W20W20V20U20T20T20S20R20Q20Q20P20O20N20N20M20L20K20K20J2\ 0I20H20H20G20F20E20E20E20D20D20C20C20C20B20B20A20A20A2092092092082082072\ 0720720620620520520520420420420320320220220220120120010 } frm:BEES {; Ray Girvan ; Newton variant giving biomorphs ; z -> sin(z)-k before Newton iteration ; use floating point, periodicity=no ; and smooth colour palette ; p1 controls twist of spirals ; p2 controls number of lobes ; try p1=0.1, p2=3 for 'bees' ; p1=0.1, p2=6 for 'scorpions' z=pixel: z1=sin(z)-p1 z2=z1^p2-1 ; any function f(z) z3=p2*(z1^(p2-1)) ; its derivative f'(z) z=z-(z2/z3) |z2| >= 0.00001 ;SOURCE: 97msg.frm } Roger Alexander _________________________________________________________________ MSN Dating: Find someone special. Start now. http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=9734384