Maybe it's just me, but fractals are just another way to express the creative urge that will result in implosion if I don't do it. At the moment they are the way I choose to express that creativity when writers block hits head on. My point? Who cares what everyone else is doing. I never thought of this place as a contest, but a place to share what pleases my mind at the moment. (which is why I generally don't check the "rate this" box) Fractals are numerically based, and while I think there may be an infinate number of ways to change things around, the basics are going to repeat time after time. It's the way things are. What is important is how you decide to play with those images.....what they represent to you, and whether you're pleased with your current effort. Several members here have web sites that give information on how they create their art, etc. and are a valuable resource if you are trying to learn your way around the "how to" aspect. Like anything else worth doing, sometimes the learning is the most gratifying part of the experience. Miriah