More fractal pyrotechnics. This similar in appearance to Fractint's built in Phoenix formula. If you want to make good use of my Flickr account download the finished product at http://maxitersfractalfollies.blogspot.com fract227.gif { ; fiery ; blank ; calctime 0:56:38.74 ; created May 26, 2010 ; Fractint Version 2004 Patchlevel 9 reset=2004 type=formula formulafile=jo_weber.frm formulaname=hsqr center-mag=+0.19212659824046130/-0.78326189374185100/41407.87 float=y maxiter=1500 logmap=45 invert=6.25000000000024e-005/0.195542521994135/-0.783608213820079 periodicity=0 cyclerange=0/255 colors=xo0xm0xl0xk0xj0xi0xh0xg0xf0yd0yc0yb0ya0y`0y_0yZ0yY0yW0yV0yU0yT0yS\ 0yR0yQ0yP0zN0xM0vL0tK0rI0pH0nG0lE0iD0gC0eA0c90a80_60Y50W40T20S20R30Q30P4\ 0O40N50M50L60K60J70I70H80G80F70E70D60C60B50A5094084073063052042031021000\ 0100300500700900B00D00F00H00J00L10N10P10R10T10W10Y10_10a10c10e20g20i20k2\ 0m20o20q20s20u20w20z30z40z60z70z90zB0zC0zE0zF0zH0zJ0zK0zM0zN0zP0zR0zS0zU\ 0zW0zX0zZ0z_0za0zc0zd0zf0zg0zi0zk0zl0zn0zo0zq0zs0zt0zv0zt0zr0zp0zn0zl0zj\ 0zh0zf0zd0zb0z`0zZ0zX0zV0zT0yQ0wP0tN0qM0nK0lI0iH0fF0cD0aC0ZA0W90T70R50O4\ 0L20I00H20F00F00E00D00C00C00B00A0090090080070060060050040030030020010000\ 0000200500800A00D00G00J00L00O00R00U00W00Z00a00d00f00i00l00o00q00t00w00z0\ 0z10z30z50z70z90zB0zD0zF0zH0zJ0zL0zN0zP0zR0zT0zV0zX0zZ0z`0zb0zd0zf0zh0zj\ 0zl0zn0zp0zr0zt0zv0zx0zz0zy0yx0yw0xv0xu0xt0xs0xr0xq0xp0 } frm:hsqr(XYAXIS) { ; squaring the initialized value of the hydra fractal z = pixel^2,zp=(0,0): temp = z z = z*z + zp zp = temp, |zp| <= 4 } Roger Alexander _________________________________________________________________ 30 days of prizes to be won with Hotmail. Enter Here. http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=9729709