FOTD 23-06-10 (Gear World) - Great fractal Jim, you give it a 6, I give it a 10. I like it not just because of the design which is quite eye pleasing but also the understanding that it was generated by a fractal algorithm and that particular form is new to me. Keep up the good work. Now for today's post. Another before and after pair. The original gif in Fractint format the second an anti-aliased jpg. Filamentous - Having the form of threads or filaments. Good ole Wiktionary your 24/7 online source of authorative definitions. Both gifs and jpgs are waiting for you at http://maxitersfractalfollies.blogspot.com fract274.gif { ; wispy mandel ; blank ; calctime 0:07:09.02 ; created Jun 25, 2010 ; Fractint Version 2004 Patchlevel 9 reset=2004 type=formula formulafile=kerrym.frm formulaname=conic-near_man center-mag=-1.00836445556946200/+0.32038397328881490/192.4113/1/79.99999\ 99999997584/2.92994795092482718e-013 params=-0.125/0.7444380016479996/-0.1335795159764397/0.2538834803308206/\ -0.1776482436597797/-0.0489211706900235 float=y maxiter=1500 inside=0 decomp=256 periodicity=0 colors=05F05F05F16G16G16G16G16G27H27H27H27H27H38I38I38I38I38I49J49J49J49\ J49J5AK5AK5AK5AK5AK6BL6BL6BL6BL7CM7CM7CM7CM7CM8DN8DN8DN8DN8DN9EO9EO9EO9E\ O9EOAFPAFPAFPAFPAFPBGQBGQBGQBGQBGQCHRCHRCHRCHRCHRDISDISDISDISDISEISEJTFJ\ TFKTGKUGLUHLVHMVIMVINWJNWJOWKOXKPXLPYLQYMQYMRZNRZNSZOS_OT_PT_PT`QU`QUaRV\ aRVaSWbSWbTXbTXcUYcUYcVZdVZdW_eW_eX`eX`fYafYafZbgZbg_ch_ch`ch`diadiaeibe\ jbfjcfjcgkdgkdhlehleilfimfjmgjmgknhknhlniloimojmpjmpknpknqloqloqmprmprnq\ snqsorsortpstpstqtuqturuuruvsvvsvwtwwtwwuxxuxxuxxvyyvyywzzvyyvyyuxxtxxtw\ wsvwsvvruvquuqtupstostorsnqsnqrmprlpqloqknpjnpjmoimohlnhkngkmgjmfjleileh\ kdhkcgjcfjbfibeiaeh`dh`cg_cgZbfZbfYaeX`eX`dW_dW_cVZcUYbUYbTXaSWaSW`RV`RV\ _QU_PTZPTZOSYNSYNRXMQXLQWLPWKPVKOVJNUINUIMTHLTGLSGKSFKRFJREIQDIQDHPCHPBG\ OBFOAFN9EN9EM8DM8CL7CL6BK6AK5AJ49J49I38I37H27H16G16G05F } frm:conic-near_man { ; Kerry Mitchell 11may98 zc=0, cc=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 _________________________________________________________________ Look 'em in the eye: FREE Messenger video chat http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=9734386