Wow. This is all very interesting. I was afraid that because I didn't understand the math behind it that I wouldn't be any good at it. :-D That's really great to know that it doesn't really matter. What you've all said has just made me want to keep messing with fractals, and just make it fun, which it is. :-) Earlier today I downloaded the trial version of Fractal eXtreme. Let's just say wow...I love this program!! If I have the money, I will totally buy it! To me, it makes more sence than FV, and a WHOLE LOT FASTER too!! My latest fractal picture "Ripple" was created using FX and took only about 10 minutes at the most to finish remdering, though, I had to cut a lot off so I could post it here, but that's ok. :-) Thanks to everyone who took the time to reply, you really did help me. :-D

Jay