Mac fractals program available

[Roger Bagula]

Greetings to this forum. I've been following along for some time now
by a daily
email, and
decided it was time to join in.
I've developed a high-performance fractal renderer for Macintosh computers
called
http://web.mac.com/dchampney/Site/FractalWorks.html
Right now I'm working on extending it to create true 3D images which
are height
maps
using
the Distance Estimate Method (DEM) to create a height value. I then
create a 3D
"polygon
mesh" (which is like a sheet of tiny triangles stretched into a shape)
of my
plot. Finally, I
create a 2D perspective view of the 3D shape, including directional
lighting.
I'm quite happy with the results I'm getting so far.
title="Purple
Elephant Julia 3D by Duncan _C, on Flickr"><img
src="Loading Image..."
width="1024"
height="622" alt="Purple Elephant Julia 3D" /></a>
title="B of F
Map
50 3D by Duncan _C, on Flickr"><img
src="Loading Image..."
width="998"
height="690" alt="B of F Map 50 3D" /></a>

I got it to work last night on a G4 Mac under 10.4.11 os X.
It is very fast and the zoom is by clicking on the output.

Roger Bagula

[Inigo Quilez]

images/technique is a bit outdated (like from the 90s/fractint era).
Let's see how it progresses...good to see a potential alternative for
Mac fractal enthusiasts.