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