While Jim is under the weather, I thought I would post this z^5 fractal I did a while back. Here is a link to an image: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/33642054/image/starfish_1200_5.jpg The parameter file is: Starfish { ; Exported from Fracton. reset=2004 type=formula formulafile=fracton.frm formulaname=F_20120417_1607 passes=1 float=y center-mag=0.5085011044377593/0.7000960364827442/1\ 333333350000/1/0/0 params=0/0/0/0/0/0/0/0/0/0 maxiter=1000 inside=1 proximity=0 colors=0000100300500700900B10D10F10H20J20L20N20P20\ R30T40V40X30Z40`40b40d40f50h50j50l50n60p68rDGtLOvS\ WxZczeUyYKwPAuG0s80q70o70m70k60i60g60e60c40a40_40Y\ 40W30U40S40Q30O30M30K20I20G20E20C20A10810610400200\ 000101221532653863A84DA5EB5HB6JD6LE7NG8PI8RJ9TKAVN\ AXMBZOB`QCbRDdTDfVEhWFjYFlYGn_Gp`PrdYtjgvopxtzzzqy\ uhwq_ulRsgHqaHo`GmZFkXFiXEgWEeUDcSCaRC_PBYOAWMAUL9\ SK9QJ8OH7MF7KE6IC5GB5DA4B9497376254243121000001023\ 02504704906B07D08F09H0AJ0BL0DN0DP0FR0GT0HV0JX0KZ0L\ `0Mb0Nd0Of0Qh0Rj0Sl0Tn0Up4Yr8atCgvGkxKqzGmyChw8du4\ _s0Vq0Uo0Sm0Rk0Qi0Pg0Oe0Nc0Ma0K_0JY0IW0HU0GS0FQ0DO\ 0DM0BK0AI09G08E06C06A04804602401200010030250370590\ 6B08D0AF0BH0DJ0EL0GN0IP0JR0LT0NV0PX0PZ0R`0Tb0Vd0Wf\ 0Yh0Zj0`l0an0cp0er6htClvIpxOtzUxyOuwIquCns6iq0go0e\ m0ck0bi0`g0_e0Zc0Xa0W_0UY0SW0RU0OS0MQ0LO0JM0IK0HI0\ FG0EE0CC0AA09807606304102 } frm:F_20120417_1607 { ; Multiplies are faster than powers z=pixel: zz=z*z, z=zz*zz*z+pixel, |z|<=4 } -- Mike Frazier www.fracton.org