What’s On Your Background?
Capital One’s popular tag line is, “What’s in your wallet?” and that got me thinking. And thinking has lead to this post. My question is simple and two fold.
- What’s on your background on your computer?
- Why is it there?
I’ll start things off with the current background image on my travel laptop.
And as for why it’s there…..I took this picture while on a recent trip to Peru. I had never seen macaws in the wild before and the vivid colors of their feathers against the green canopy of the rainforest amazed me. Being able to capture this one in flight (as well as having it positioned in the frame so it doesn’t interfere with other desktop icons) is a reminder of that trip and my sense of wonder that I hope to never lose.
Ok, it’s your turn! Post a link to your background picture in the comments section below and then let us know why it’s there.
189 Responses to “What’s On Your Background?” - Add Yours
January 18th, 2009 at 9:57 am
First, awesome shot! Saw a few of these when I went to Costa Rica and they are very hard to shoot in flight because of all the trees.
Right now my background is kinda boring: I did a montage of a few Canon 5D pics and put them as a background image to see which one I liked best. I have noticed that the longer I look at one of my picture, the more I see all the mistakes and possible points of improvement. So by putting some of my pics on the background I am sure to auto-analyze my shots a few times a day!
My biggest problem is that my screen aspect ratio does not match my camera (of course!) so all pics have to be cropped in a certain way which, most of the time, cripple them. :-(
January 18th, 2009 at 10:10 am
Nice action shot! Hope to see these birds one of these days.
My MacBook Pro background is a close-up portrait of my fiancé, taken at the Perito Moreno Glacier in Argentina. Here’s the link:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/manning999/3105857287/in/set-72157610834771708/
It was also my first real attempt at using Photoshop to retouch a photo. I used the surface blur filter. If anyone has constructive feedback on the composition as well as the post-processing quality, I am all ears.
January 18th, 2009 at 10:17 am
http://www.thesquirrelcam.com/photographs-flickr/
January 18th, 2009 at 10:18 am
You didn’t say I had to have shot the picture although I wish I had a shot as lovely as the ‘Macaw’.
But what I have on my background is of monumental import to me – this inaugural weekend it means everything about hope, the future and possibilities. I received it in an email and made my background as a constant reminder of the accomplishment signified and continuing.
http://www.new.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=642199&l=a0973&id=1212413667
January 18th, 2009 at 10:19 am
I don’t have any images on my background, as there’s little point, due to the fact that when I’m using my computer, there’s normally a window maximised, thus hiding the background.
That said….I use the Google Photos Screensaver on a few computers, pulling images from my photo gallery. That gives me a range of photos to enjoy when I’m not using my computers (ie, I have a computer in the living room, so I get to see the screensaver on that one).
January 18th, 2009 at 10:20 am
Hi!
My current desktop background is a photo I rediscovered in my photo folders… just today actually! It’s one of my cats who was hospitalized last night (he’s ok) but I wanted a prominent photo of him right now :-)
http://www.flickr.com/photos/mizm2/3204357267/
January 18th, 2009 at 10:21 am
I tend to switch my background every time I take & process a new shot that I really like. Also, I look for one that gives me a sense of the current season. Right now my background is a backlit maple leaf in the snow…http://www.flickr.com/photos/sarahhallphotography/3196902564/ and it’s fitting because it’s been sunny all week and we have quite the winter wonderland here in Wisconsin.
January 18th, 2009 at 10:33 am
Right now I have one of my favorites as a background on my PC. It’s a shot of a piece of sculpture from below. The photo is mostly monochromatic since there is no implied color within it. And it is intriguing because it is balanced by negative and positive space.
You can see the shot HERE.
January 18th, 2009 at 10:34 am
Cool midair flight photo!
Mine’s from the first dance from the last wedding I photographed, first wedding of 2009.
http://ebphotography.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/090103_dipper.jpg
Though my laptop screen has open windows it travels to weddings events, consultations, and a favorite wedding photo wallpaper always makes for conversation when presenting our work.
January 18th, 2009 at 10:36 am
Right now it’s this., simply because I think Mr. “Wounded Negro” is one of the most awesome looking people ever.
But for a really really long time it was a picture I took my self of the National Rainbow Gathering because I’m terribly homesick and when I look at it I get this huge flood of emotions. And all I want to do is just dive right into it.
January 18th, 2009 at 10:39 am
On my mac I have the desktop set to change every 30 minutes with a series of 40-50 photos that I update about 3-4 times per year. These range all over the place and having a random rotation is fun to remember photos I haven’t seen in a while.
I’ve found anything faster than 15-30 minutes gets distracting.
January 18th, 2009 at 10:45 am
You got me thinking with this post. I always had a problem with desktop wallpapers. Unlike Martin says, even if I have windows maximized, when I switch to the desktop, I WANT to see something that inspires me. And what I was always looking for on a wallpaper was a good color combination. As strange it may seem, I want good color combination on my desktop. I don’t really know why, but it always been like this. Right now it’s a cropped version of this.
January 18th, 2009 at 10:50 am
I tend to put my most recent photography or graphics project as my background. This lets me assess my work over time, and see if I still like certain techniques after looking at them for a while.
Currently, this is my desktop.
January 18th, 2009 at 11:04 am
This is a photo of my 8 year old kid snorkeling in Trunk Bay, Virgin Islands. I wrote “hi” in the sand with my toes, then snapped a pic with her in the background. Where I live it is snowy and cold, so I like to look at how much fun we had in the SUN and warm.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/tlcbull/2537060430/in/set-72157605340678180/
January 18th, 2009 at 11:17 am
I like desktop pictures that are calm and not too distracting. Currently, my desktop picture is a photo of a lake in Sweden.
Also, although it may sound funny, I like to use photos that aren’t that special to me. Seeing the photo over and over again every time I use my computer spoils it a bit, and every time I see that photo afterwards, I think “that’s my desktop picture”, not “that’s a lovely photo”. However, that’s just me… :)
Quill
January 18th, 2009 at 11:44 am
I changed my desktop image a few days ago to this recent shot of mine:
http://www.zooomr.com/photos/scherbi/6699723/
As for why, well, it was time for a change, and I guess the comment that it was “Very Ansel-esq” told me I should spend some more time looking at it.
January 18th, 2009 at 11:57 am
This, http://flickr.com/photos/hlkljgk/2916069414/ , is on my laptop currently.
It was taken when I was walking around a lake in Western Mass because my father, husband and daughter were in a boat which didn’t fit me.
This, http://flickr.com/photos/hlkljgk/2989872174 , is on my desktop. It’s my daughter, Syna. Why wouldn’t everyone want this face greeting you before work!? :)
Great capture of the macaw.
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January 18th, 2009 at 12:15 pm
I took this picture Wednesday morning in Northern Mississippi, while on the way to work. It’s now my desktop background:
Mississippi Sunrise
January 18th, 2009 at 12:28 pm
the macaw is in such sharp focus, that can’t have been an easy shot to get!!
my current desktop is this (http://www.flickr.com/photos/14775462@N04/3048294631/). I took the photo in 2005 but rediscovered it while going through my old shots. Its been there for a couple of months so its time for a change.
Generally speaking my desktop images are smaller than the area of the screen so that I can have my icons around the outside.
January 18th, 2009 at 12:29 pm
I switch around between photos I’ve taken-here’s the one I’m using for now:
http://scot.smugmug.com/gallery/1729597_tZ4Xo/1/182653857_6kdje
It’s been pleasant to look at, on the rare occasion I can actually SEE my desktop…
January 18th, 2009 at 1:23 pm
:)
http://sarahrose.deviantart.com/art/Desktop-1-17-09-109827761
January 18th, 2009 at 1:55 pm
I usually use photos that I’ve taken myself. I took this a few years ago and when I saw it while browsing my Picasa albums I got a little nostalgic.
My Desktop
January 18th, 2009 at 1:57 pm
Here’s mine:
http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/RH3gCBrgQgaXdhYRzvIUMw?authkey=nl8Rq6l1Kf0&feat=directlink
I was doing a photo exercise where I put a bunch of Christmas ornaments on a big sheet of construction paper, and then took pictures of them from different angles, distances, etc. This one caught my eye because the glitter from some of the other ornaments brushed off and onto the paper, giving it a sparkling effect.
Christmas is now over for the year, and I should probably change my background, but I really like this one.
January 18th, 2009 at 2:02 pm
My current background is the photo that I took on my recent trip to one of the smallish island near southern tip of Taiwan. The trip was due for long time so it reminds me of the beautiful time that I can remember to have and get on with my work with renewed energy
http://flickr.com/photos/ashishlin/3172900020/in/set-72157612222378852/
Thanks
BTW I love the Mississippi Sunrise ;) Glorious
January 18th, 2009 at 2:11 pm
Usually a picture of one of, or all of my kids. Currently I have a B&W converted shot of my eldest son Andrew.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/nikon_fan/3205661402/
January 18th, 2009 at 2:50 pm
My background:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/mightymarce/2786711106/in/set-72157604871988654/
Why? It’s one of my all-time favorite pictures of my son. The lighting is great, the dof is fabulous, his eyes are sharp and have beautiful catchlights– and the puzzled look on his face is PRICELESS. =P
January 18th, 2009 at 2:52 pm
My background is a family portrait I took with my remote. It’s not the great shot that I printed and framed, but I love it because we are all looking at each other and laughing. It makes me happy.
January 18th, 2009 at 3:09 pm
Here’s mine:
http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/YqdnbL4jIM-wctYogBArvw?authkey=1i_AEz3uvIY&feat=directlink
It’s a quick picture I took on a trip to Australia a couple years ago with an old crappy Sony point and shoot.
But I thought it made a perfect background. :D
January 18th, 2009 at 3:44 pm
This is my current background image, its one of my favorite photos from a recent trip to Vietnam.
Its there because its an insane scene of a bride and groom making their way through a sandstorm on these huge bright sand dunes in Mui Ne, Vietnam, as a storm rolls in from the ocean, although it looks like it could be in the desert!
I guess it was just an odd thing to see so i love it.
January 18th, 2009 at 3:46 pm
Like most, I change mine with regularity but the attached is the current pic. We recently rescued this kitty and my wife just loves her! I thought I captured the joy really well.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/cbinsa/3183079067/
January 18th, 2009 at 3:55 pm
My backgrou is a shot of the Lalbagh Gardens in Bangalore, India. I love the colours and the early morning light on the leaves.
January 18th, 2009 at 3:58 pm
My background is a photo of the paperwhites that I forced for Christmas in bloom. It’s there simply because I love flowers, especially this time of year when the garden is covered with two feet of snow!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/shartreuse/3191701455/
January 18th, 2009 at 3:58 pm
My background: http://www.flickr.com/photos/serenityone/2405111406/in/set-72157603596348341/
I tend to change my backgrounds for the current season…. this is one of my favorite landscapes from last winter, I’ve been waiting to use it since October.
January 18th, 2009 at 4:01 pm
I keep my desktop background black. Why? Don’t like distractions.
January 18th, 2009 at 4:31 pm
I change my desktop backgrounds from time to time but I’ve had this one lately. I took this while in China the second time (Dec. 2003), to adopt our second daughter. This was the day before we got her. We were able to go to the Ming Tombs while in Beijing.
January 18th, 2009 at 4:45 pm
This is my mother-in-law at my wife’s bachelorette party. It’s on my desktop because I think it’s absolutely hilarious to see her blowing into a penis whistle! haha
http://www.flickr.com/photos/sqent/2834616417/in/set-72157607152022338/
January 18th, 2009 at 4:48 pm
http://flickr.com/photos/leenerella/3108516163/
Took this goofing around with a friend, and it looks fantastic on my widescreen monitor, leaving plenty of room for icons. I definitely printed this one up, too.
January 18th, 2009 at 4:48 pm
http://flickr.com/photos/33027740@N00/3205076973/?edited=1
This photo of Turtle Bay on the North Shore of Oahu, Hawaii is on my desktop right now. It helps since it has been minus 40 around here for a few weeks and I am tired of shoveling snow! I plan to head back soon. I usually have a favorite photos from some place warm on my screen.
January 18th, 2009 at 5:00 pm
hey really awsome shot..love the moment..my background is this picture i took near my house in bhilai of a butterfly..played a little with the white balance before taking the shot..
http://www.flickr.com/photos/34459324@N07/3205952996/
January 18th, 2009 at 5:07 pm
I currently have a pic of my kids.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/dangli/3205124445/
there is something with their focus and the fact that both has an item in their hands.
January 18th, 2009 at 5:08 pm
I generally keep it simple with my background. It is the sunrise over Mt. Sinai which I took last year. I like the way icons seem to be floating in front of it.
http://flickr.com/photos/30460413@N03/3205177682/
January 18th, 2009 at 5:59 pm
I have this one, taken by myself:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/papuass/3174730807/in/set-72157612257725648/
January 18th, 2009 at 6:00 pm
I have this picture of rocks poking through the ice in a frozen stream. There is a zen quality to this picture that I like.
January 18th, 2009 at 6:28 pm
this is my desktop wallpaper
its a picture i took one friday morning at the shore, up from a cliff
i love the colours, and the feeling of freedom and calmness it gives when looking at it
and it doesnt interfer with my desktop icons :)
http://www.flickr.com/photos/amirpaz/3010257395/in/set-72157604839519124/
January 18th, 2009 at 6:31 pm
My desktop background is the same picture as currently presented on my blog: http://shun.aminus3.com/image/2009-01-07.html. It’s not a nice reason, though. Just to keep the memories alive…
January 18th, 2009 at 6:57 pm
My destop wallpaper: http://ionuttabarcea.files.wordpress.com/2008/11/apus_1280×800.jpg
A sunset near my native town.
January 18th, 2009 at 6:57 pm
It’s not the greatest photo but when one of an endangered species, thought extinct till 1948, wanders up to you on the beach to say hello he has a right to be the background of the week;
Greg the Takahe;
http://www.flickr.com/photos/robinzblog/2458997058/in/set-72157604071542017/
January 18th, 2009 at 8:03 pm
My background is a pic I took of my son during football season of ‘07. I just like the way it turned out!
Enjoy!
January 18th, 2009 at 8:05 pm
This is my background. It was taken on the last day of a 5,000km walk from London to Istanbul that I did in 2004. Not the greatest of photos but certainly a very special moment.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/averylongwalk/2674404464/in/set-72157608454609625/
January 18th, 2009 at 8:22 pm
These are my backgrounds at the moment:
Desktop: http://www.mattbl.com/2008/03/leopard-cub/
Work laptop: http://www.willbl.com/2006/06/geiranger-norway/
MacBook: http://www.willbl.com/2007/07/albatross-kiss/
January 18th, 2009 at 8:24 pm
I change my background from time to time to always reflect my general mood. The last few weeks I feel very calm and peaceful, therefore this is my current background picture.
In general I use only pictures taken by myself.
January 18th, 2009 at 8:43 pm
I change my desktop fairly regularly – whenever I take a good, uncluttered image that’ll not obscure the billions of icons! Last year I used some of my faves from my 365 challenge. This is the background I currently have on my laptop:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/padsbrother/3191714665/in/set-72157612246339416/.
I have it because I’m proud of the post-processing I applied to it – something I’m trying to focus on in 2009…
January 18th, 2009 at 8:44 pm
I always put a photo on my background for a couple days before uploading it to deviantart. This way I only upload what is really good and not just what I liked when I made it.
January 18th, 2009 at 9:43 pm
this is my first post in DPS, but ive been reading this blog site since i got my DSLR last july.
this is my background wallpaper.. i just took it last friday night. when i was reading a lot of entries on HDR here in DPS.
this is a business district in makati, philippines.
a view from my office,
http://www.flickr.com/photos/triggerhappylad/3203055822/
it’s also too grainy though. but i liked how it turned out.
i havent had any classes on photography and i guess ive learned from reading here.
hope im welcome here :)
January 18th, 2009 at 9:46 pm
Those two questions have a different importance for me.
what’s on your background ?
a picture of combination of shot’s I took
why is it there
at home it is there just to have something else than the windows background
at work, it’s a kind of escape, I get the desktop visible, I see a picture taken by me,
where I’m proud of and what gives me an escape from work (especially from the stress)
and why is the reason for work not the one for work, that is something you see in the frequency
I changes backgrounds at work.
just my 5c
Ronny
January 18th, 2009 at 9:50 pm
What a thought provoking question. The picture I have on my desktop is there for several reasons:
1. It was taken on the first day I had my new Nikon D40
2. It represents an area of LA I love, the beach.
3. It’s a souring bird flying to new heights, which is significant in my personal life as well.
4. It was the start of a new blog highlighting travelin’ local.
I know have this picture on my laptop as a reminder of where I am now and where I want to go.
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3235/3122917495_bd4f074e7d.jpg
Thanks for providing me an opportunity to share my picture and the reason it’s important to me.
January 18th, 2009 at 10:05 pm
I’ve never been to Peru, so seeing your picture is great. As you can see from my picture, I also like the image of a bird flying. I have this on my desktop as well as on my about page on my website. The reasons are several:
1. It was one of the first pictures I took with my new Nikon D40.
2. The high flying bird represents part of me who is also flying high.
3. Soaring to new heights is one of my intended goals, just as with the bird.
4. The picture was taken at one of my favorite spots, the Santa Monica beach.
Just a few reasons, I love this picture. Thanks for providing me a place to highlight these. Oh, and the picture is here.
January 18th, 2009 at 10:09 pm
I took my background recently while on holidays so it’s there to remind me of just that………. a great holiday.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/thestitchingroom/3048328251/in/set-72157609653702266/
January 18th, 2009 at 10:10 pm
On my background is, what I consider as a wonderful picture, a photograph of the Greek riots.
http://cache.boston.com/universal/site_graphics/blogs/bigpicture/athens_12_15/a16_17333817.jpg
Have a look, if you do not believe for a moment in the goodwill of people, have a look. And be illuminated.
January 18th, 2009 at 10:26 pm
I use DeskLickr and have configured it to pull random pictures from the Every day is Happy Bokeh Day ! group.
January 18th, 2009 at 10:56 pm
Although I’ve been taking pictures with a point and shoot for years, I just purchased and have been shooting with a Nikon D80. I think in the last 2 months that I’ve owned it, I’ve taken over 1300 photo’s. My background changes, like one of the readers said, whenever I go out and do a shoot. Right now I have miniature sea horses from a recent shoot at the local Aquarium.
January 18th, 2009 at 11:18 pm
Congratulations for the great shot you made. The attitude of the bird is so dynamic!
On my main home computer, I have two LCD displays and I use DisplayFusion to spread one photo over the two disaplys.
I usually try to use one of my own pictures on all my computers (it kinda makes a cheap advertisment for my work and some pleasure for me), in the case of the main home computer, it’s also a dynamic flying bird. More prcecisely, it’s Landing down, a photo of a lappet-faced vulture arriving at the head of tree (shot in Kenya, Masai Mara). I like it because it spans quite well between both screens, and it has a lot of blue smooth surface which is nice for desktop icons.
Previously, I used a nice shot of a Paris subway entering station (exceptionally sun-lit, in a aerial station). The framing was great even if it was a little messy for everyday use.
Furthermore, I have a laptop computer at work which is backgrounded with another image I brought from Brazil. But this time, the intent is really to give me a relaxing view when, during a tough meeting, I need to switch my mind of for a few seconds (for my sanity’s sake). [Furthermore, I also use a selection of the images I prefer as a set for display in the screensaver, exactly for the same purpose.]
If I go on giving more details, I also have a computer used for video display on a projector. It’s only a 800*600 pixel display and I use a rotating view from A dreamy world, whose free wallpapers are quite inspiring and definitely unique. The only problem is that -sometimes- the desktop icons are a lost in the middle of the messy details of the background image. In my opinion, this simple issue makes it difficult to choose between pictures that should go to the background of a computer desktop. This leads me to 2 different strategies in terms of background selection:
single color background, like for the lappet-faced vulture: Blue sky is OK to receive a few icons
background smoothed-down by being out of focus, like these cheetah pictures from YLoveBigCats. If some details are present, single color and out-of-focus blur help in letting icons stand out.
All in all, having several computers operating nearly simultaneously and liking the opportunity to change desktop backgrounds, I like to apply those rules.
January 18th, 2009 at 11:47 pm
At home I use this background:
http://flickr.com/photos/mpancha/2869408827/in/set-72157607169721014/
This is sunset at a cottage I rented a couple summers ago. I believe in visualizing your goals, and this is one of them – to have my own summer cottage so I can telecommute from there in the summer. Plus, on those cold winter days in Toronto, it helps having a warmer looking image at your fingertips when the white blanket of snow hides the greenery for weeks at a time.
At work, I use this background:
http://flickr.com/photos/mpancha/2869409225/in/set-72157607169721014/
I find water images calm me. This was also taken at the cottage a couple summers ago and was at sunset. Can’t wait to go cottaging again this summer, hopefully I’ll get to take a few shots of the Atlantic at sunset if things go as planned.
The cottage in the images above is about a half hour northwest of Huntsville, Ontario, Canada. In a place where cell phones dont work, and you’re only link to the outside world is a land line phone, and if you want to pamper yourself, satellite tv.
January 18th, 2009 at 11:57 pm
My current background picture is this one:
Blue Tahiti
Actually it’s quite funny that you started this post, because I started making desktop backgrounds this week on request for a friend. We have been traveling around the world for 1.5 years and took a little pictures. Until now we didn’t really do anything with them yet, but this was a first start.
I like this picture, because on my MacBook it looks “classy”. ;-) And it doesn’t disturb usability as most icons are at the bottom of the screen.
Vera
January 18th, 2009 at 11:57 pm
http://www.flickr.com/photos/tedbamber/2944326916/in/set-72157604090444439/
This is my background. A photo of a mushroom type thing taken at the Swiss Gardens in Biggleswade,
Bedfordshire.
January 18th, 2009 at 11:57 pm
Just like you, I have a picture with an object in flight and just like you it’s placed so that it is not hidden by desktop icons (I tend to keep my desktop as uncluttered as possible):
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ugocei/2775187266/in/set-72157606800287148/
It’s there because it reminds me of my latest vacation to Turkey. Cappadocia is a magical place, especially for photography.
January 18th, 2009 at 11:58 pm
Small mistake: “a little pictures” of course means “a LOT of pictures”! Many, many, many… ;-)
January 19th, 2009 at 12:09 am
Mine is an Illinois sunset. Catching these can be tough on the spur of the moment. I was driving north on an interstate and stopped off the highway on the top of an exit to shoot this out the window of my car. I shoot a lot of agricultural stuff and having the farm in the foreground just made it one of my favorites.
Illinois Sunset
January 19th, 2009 at 12:10 am
I aim for nice & simple with my backgrounds, so they won’t be distracting or “hide” desktop icons.
My home laptop’s background is an old shot I took with a P&S camera years ago at the Tumacácori National Historical Park in Arizona — basically just a patch of wall at an old mission.
On my work laptop, I use a more-recent (DSLR) shot of waves at a local lake.
January 19th, 2009 at 12:13 am
My screensaver is a photo – not “great art,” or even a technically wonderful photo…but, my wonderful Australian Shepherd, Caleb, was diagnosed with Lymes Disease back in September, and he was *really* down for the count for a few months. Could barely move, was sad and unhappy and miserable. It was breaking my heart, as he is a very active and courageous dog. Not to mention, my constant companion – and now he couldn’t even follow me from one room to the next.
After a few months, he started to pick up a bit…a little more each week, but he was never quite back to full capacity…until this one magical morning, when we went out photo hunting at sunrise…and he LEAPED out of the car at the field, and did JOYOUS laps around me – he was back. So this is him – and my pathetic attempt at panning, ha, but I kind of like all the crazy blur cuz it implies MUCH MOTION, which after so long, was GREAT to associate with him…
http://www.flickr.com/photos/dragonflyvintage/3104686621/in/set-72157600772332881/
Bettye
January 19th, 2009 at 12:15 am
This is on my background: http://www.flickr.com/photos/24751148@N03/3206591494/
Fall leaves from two years ago – makes me feel so warm!
~S
January 19th, 2009 at 12:35 am
This week it’s beenthis macro just to remind me that spring is really coming…. someday.
January 19th, 2009 at 12:36 am
A hopelessly blurred drive-by shot (taken on interstate 405 in LA some years ago):
http://flickr.com/photos/tfruechtenicht/216240773/in/set-72157594223171611/
But it makes a great desktop background since I prefer something abstract for that purpose.
January 19th, 2009 at 12:49 am
My background is a picture I took of a black sand beach in Maui. It got picked up by a travel blog and it’s by far my most viewed picture on Flickr. I use it because I love the contrast between the vivid green and the black sand and the water looks particularly dark and dreary because of the black sand.
January 19th, 2009 at 12:51 am
this is my background http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3261/3204280021_f04cef85e2_b.jpg it’s a picture of the commissioning set my son received for his impending graduation from the Air Force Academy. He’ll tehn be a 2nd Lt. and move on to pilot training. Can you tell I’m proud of him!!
January 19th, 2009 at 1:18 am
This is mine right now. I tend to change it just about every other day when I get new ones. This is taken on the island of Aruba where I live. These days there are some beautiful sunset that I enjoy each day.
January 19th, 2009 at 1:18 am
This is the shot I have on my computer at the moment
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3261/3204280021_f04cef85e2_b.jpg
It’s a shot of my son’s commissioning set with the butter bars he’ll where when he becomes a 2nd Lt. in the Air Force after he graduates this May. After that he heads off to pilot training. Can you tell I’m proud?
January 19th, 2009 at 1:24 am
I have a shot I took last year on our boat heading back to the yacht club, with the skyline of Toronto at sunset. For me it’s nice and peaceful, and having bits of the boat visible let’s me know that there’s eventually an end to this miserable winter, and sailing season is just around the corner.
Toronto skyline
January 19th, 2009 at 1:41 am
I use a photo that my then 7-year-old son took while on vacation of the <a href=”http://www.flickr.com/photos/tippiedog/156899138/”sky and seagull. He was using a disposable 35-mm camera. I like this photo for several reasons: 1.) it reminds me of happy times with my family, 2.) it’s not very distracting (which is important since this is my work computer), and 3.) I think it’s just a great photo; it reminds me that photography isn’t always about the technical details.
January 19th, 2009 at 1:42 am
Helps is I close my tag. Here’s the link: http://www.flickr.com/photos/tippiedog/156899138/
January 19th, 2009 at 1:55 am
This is a photo from my first day with my D90. I went on a walk around the Deep Ellum area of Dallas, TX. I found this light pole that has a long history of posting concerts. The color was tweaked slightly in Capture NX2 to enhance the rusty color of the staples.
http://bjvphotography.smugmug.com/gallery/6881885_sHsEo/1/#440271999_nhZ2X-A-LB
January 19th, 2009 at 2:33 am
This is one of my favorite drawing’s of my 17 month old daughter.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/10505648@N03/3206090989/
January 19th, 2009 at 2:38 am
I have a picture of the moon that i took using the techniques and tips that i learned in 2008, Also the moon shots have always fascinated me.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/deangodden/3095256919/
January 19th, 2009 at 3:05 am
I change my wallpaper often, usually when I take a pic I really like, it’s usually something current! This one I took of the Bayonne Bridge during the first snow of the season. It was a drive by, the snow had just changed to snow/rain & I got tired of cleaning the lens.
I really enjoyed seeing all of your fantastic photos! What a GREAT thread!
http://bridgemen.smugmug.com/gallery/6873129_DtW8F#456924542_pGGXT-A-LB
January 19th, 2009 at 3:15 am
My background (http://www.flickr.com/photos/livewell360/3207014332/) reminds of a great round of golf that I played with a friend visiting from Germany. The picture is of the cart path, (which is pretty unique) leading to the fairway on the 1st hole at Devil’s Ridge in Oxford MI. This picture was taken in early fall of 2008, when the leafs were just starting to change color.
January 19th, 2009 at 3:41 am
My desktop is a photo of the mountains in Afghanistan. I used an infrared photofilter. Yesterday was the first day it was clear enough to see them and I was very happy with the way they turned out.
January 19th, 2009 at 3:43 am
Apparently I am also a tired idiot who forgets to put links in his post.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/7690159@N02/3202653145/in/photostream/
January 19th, 2009 at 4:07 am
Currently I have this picture I took of a Christmas present from my parents, a Sailor Professional fountain pen. I don’t have a macro lens but I did my best. Fountain pens are just my current obsession so I like to see it when I boot up!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/snidegrrl/3156893312/
January 19th, 2009 at 4:08 am
This is my first time posting. This was taken at a local park right after I purchased my new Nikon camera and I was blown away by the vivid colors. I have kept it as my desktop wallpapr ever since I took it in June of ‘07.
January 19th, 2009 at 4:15 am
I like this one because it reminds me of the fun I can have with my camera. My 40D was a gift last year and we went to a tropical garden the weekend after I got it. It was so fun to shot so many beautiful flowers and plants.
January 19th, 2009 at 4:27 am
The photo on my laptop is one my husband took in Ngorongoro Crater. I absolutely love it…and have even made a custom skin for my iPhone using it
http://www.andersonshea.com/ZebraforWeb.jpg
Charlene
January 19th, 2009 at 5:02 am
I did not include a link to mine because it is a family portrait. It may seem cheesy and boring to some, however it is the first “proffesional” picture I have taken of us. Just a little background, I like to take a family picture for our christmas cards every year. Last year I was not able to have all of our family members together ( teenagers, harumph). Anyhoo, I have since taken on a part time job with a photgraphy company who was kind enough to let me borrow a full set-up ( lights, camera, backdrop, etc.). When I sent them out to be developed, I was made to sign a release because they were proffesional pictures. I was quite proud of myself.
January 19th, 2009 at 5:02 am
This is what is on my current gesktop.
http://digital-photography-school.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=8593&d=1231868181
enjoy
January 19th, 2009 at 5:47 am
I don’t have any image on my background right now, just a rather dark blue color, but a long time I had an image made by me with my first DSLR. :)
January 19th, 2009 at 5:49 am
Mine is a picture of this piece of rope I took in a jungle in India
http://varundubey.deviantart.com/art/Drops-90549260
Enjoy :)
January 19th, 2009 at 5:50 am
I shot this photo at the world famous Bonzia Pipeline this last november when the waves were hit up to 23 feet. I was shooting some many pictures of the surfer in the foreground until I got the right moment on the last shot. Make sure you look close at what the surfer is looking at. Its hard to see at a small size.. But a dude is getting a massive barrel.
January 19th, 2009 at 6:08 am
http://www.imageno.com/thkitovdhltupic.html
January 19th, 2009 at 6:36 am
http://www.flickr.com/photos/kennyrtheysen/3202637500/in/photostream/
January 19th, 2009 at 7:03 am
Mine is this antique coke advert (http://flickr.com/photos/ianturton/2656338713/) as I drink way too much coke while I’m working on the computer.
January 19th, 2009 at 7:43 am
I shot this wonderful lighthouse in October in Nova Scotia
January 19th, 2009 at 8:18 am
Oops , forgot my link http://www.flickr.com/photos/bamatexan/
January 19th, 2009 at 8:39 am
My son is due to graduate from the US Air Force Academy this spring. This is a shot of his commissioning set and his saber. He will wear this items on his uniform after he graduates in may and heads off for pilot training….so this is what is on my background for the moment
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3261/3204280021_f04cef85e2_b.jpg
January 19th, 2009 at 8:54 am
http://flickr.com/photos/tenad/3208009806/
This is a picture my daughter took. We were in Emeryville, CA eating and she went for a walk down by the water and came back with this shot.
January 19th, 2009 at 10:40 am
I do not like “busy” and all those icons I have are busy enough. I have solid blue on both my desktop and laptop. Sorry if I am too boring!
January 19th, 2009 at 10:46 am
It’s This one
It’s one of several I’ve been revolving through from a shoot I did last November. It’s mostly just fall colors, but I’ve really enjoyed them. This one I have coming on canvase.
January 19th, 2009 at 10:54 am
I’ve posted my link 4 times and it doesn’t show up here, what’s wrong??
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3261/3204280021_f04cef85e2_b.jpg
January 19th, 2009 at 11:36 am
Like most photographers I put one of my photos on my desktop to inspire me, and to remind me of the trip where the photo was taken. One year I produced a calendar with 12 of my best photos from the previous year. Each month I change my desktop to the corresponding calendar page.
This is “January:”
http://www.pbase.com/carlcrumley/image/108288956
Carl
January 19th, 2009 at 1:08 pm
http://www.flickr.com/photos/nevermas/3053573306/sizes/l/in/set-72157609855863538/
I took this at the mercedes display in the Shanghai Formula 1. it is the sl 65 safety car. i like this shot because it fits well on a widescreen monitor
January 19th, 2009 at 3:41 pm
I have Jyoujo’s Phoenix Temple shot on my desktop (though I have a version without the watermark). I love Asian Architecture.
January 19th, 2009 at 5:45 pm
My daughter, Madison. I love the serene expression she has. I hardly even noticed she was chewing on her baby brother’s teething ring.
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3017/2994047722_393c2b681f.jpg
I alternate with an image I was lucky enough to catch of the skeleton pirate on the Pirates of the Carribean ride at Disneyland. I took it just as the lightening was firing and it looks cool. It gave it a bit of a rear curtain sync look (but no flashes allowed on dark rides, ya know?). I don’t have a link to that one, tho’.
January 19th, 2009 at 6:48 pm
I change my background pic on my MacBook quite often. But this one has been on for quite some time now: http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3229/2731487948_b4a9f5e1ed.jpg.
It’s there to remind me how beautiful the sunset in Singapore can be cos we seldom get such a beautiful sunset. Also to capture and preserve the Singapore skyline cos it’s constantly changing.
January 19th, 2009 at 6:54 pm
This photo is my current desktop background.
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3095/3199032412_a3838ce20b_b.jpg
It shows the one of the iron men that form part of the Anthony Gormley art installation “Another Place” on Crosby beach just outside of Liverpool. It consists of 100 life size casts of the artist’s body dotted along 3 miles of coastline, all staring out to sea. This shot captures my love for the ocean along with a beautiful sunrise.
January 19th, 2009 at 8:22 pm
My background photo is a panorama from La Alhambra, in Granada (Spain):
http://flickr.com/photos/n1mh/3191274927/
I took this photo ten days ago, in a pleasure trip and since then is in all my desktops.
diego
January 19th, 2009 at 10:29 pm
Cool shot – My desktop at work is http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3009/2983220479_2bd17e688c_b.jpg which was taken on my trip to Maldives and reminds me of what I am missing while I am sat here at a computer in miserable wet London :)
January 19th, 2009 at 11:46 pm
from one of our trips to Jamaica and lunch in a restaurant.. this is what I saw overlooking the edge at the restaurant..
January 19th, 2009 at 11:50 pm
I keep coming back to this one. Something to do with how crazy this must have been for the people on the barge letting off the fireworks.
January 20th, 2009 at 12:11 am
I have a Background Image Changer program on my computer and it changes my desktop wallpaper every minute. At the moment I have 6 pictures rotating on my screens (I have two screens).
http://www.flickr.com/photos/tingelim/
The first four of those (the paw-pictures) and two others like those.
January 20th, 2009 at 1:01 am
Mine is a portrait of a dog from our local SPCA. I volunteer to walk the dogs and take pictures for their website. I like using black and white photos to minimize distraction and i need the right side o be less busy b/c I have a mac.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/jshinola/3209101311/
i chose this picture because it reminds me of a child throwing a tantrum. He really has an expressive face. I think he was about to shake his head (which showered us with slobber).
January 20th, 2009 at 1:05 am
My current background at my “day job” is a shot I took last year of the national canadian war museum.
http://bp2.blogger.com/_-vDGrMoUO7Y/SCUkWyekwiI/AAAAAAAAAFY/LHI5vuyP2nQ/s1600-h/War+Museum.jpg
I love the colour of the sunset and grandure of the building.
At home I usualy rotate between either a photo of the family dog taking a nap
http://fernmatias.googlepages.com/000_0217desktop.jpg/000_0217desktop-full.jpg
or a photo of me and my wife in Vienna Austria in front of the Gloriette
http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=26941&l=83e3d&id=505649058
January 20th, 2009 at 2:47 am
On my business computer : http://www.flickr.com/photos/rodyrod/3176625782/
On my personal one : http://www.flickr.com/photos/rodyrod/2985736415/
I took first photo in Bora Bora, second is the Papeete Harbour in Tahiti.
January 20th, 2009 at 5:00 am
This is a shot from my backyard, an old apple tree still clinging to life, despite being laid out on its side.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/28741848@N06/3145470681/
Reminds me at work to keep going!
January 20th, 2009 at 5:08 am
At work my background photo is a “camera obscura” photograph taken by Abelardo Morell. I teach Photography at a High School and turn my room into a camera obscura once each year for my students. It helps them to really understand what goes on inside the camera. http://www.abelardomorell.net/photography/cameraobsc_01/cameraobsc_24.html
On my laptop I currently have a sunset on the beach in Cape Cod, it helps keep me warm especially during these cold snowy days in january in the Northeast… http://www.flickr.com/photos/suefoss/3207804486/in/set-72157612673590403/
January 20th, 2009 at 5:48 am
Here’s my background. A friend going to and fro on the bike so I could get the right shot. :-)
January 20th, 2009 at 9:47 am
I also use a background image changer program for my photos; set to change every 15 minutes. Every time I walk past the computer, I look to see what picture is currently on display. The snow scene is my latest favorate photo.
January 20th, 2009 at 1:42 pm
I have this image of a perfect day on Waldo Lake, Oregon: http://www.flickr.com/photos/edtkeith/2966195644/
Why? To me with this particular photo it’s like I’m there and it is a great day and a great place to be.
January 20th, 2009 at 2:40 pm
I am using one of my photos that I took of some white daffodils (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ericmmartin/3190840928/).
I am using it because I like the contrast of the white flowers from the darker background.
January 21st, 2009 at 12:45 am
I use these image on my home pc:
SO peacfull and ….
http://www.flickr.com/photos/29631597@N06/3212965486/
January 21st, 2009 at 1:02 am
This image is a an Island on a lake not far from where I live, this shot was taken not long after sunrise, but it was promising to be a stormy grey day, so I converted it to black and white.
I find evocative of the type of mood and mystery that this island can have – and that is why it is currently on my desktop
http://www.flickr.com/photos/reibrand/3147630586/in/set-72157610152117027/
January 21st, 2009 at 9:02 am
http://www.flickr.com/photos/dirvish/1958352841/in/set-159893/
Taken in Bidwell Park (Chico, CA). It’s there because I would usually rather be in the park than at work staring at a computer screen.
January 21st, 2009 at 10:53 am
The edge of Carlo Blow at Rainbow Beach (QLD Australia). Just got back from a 2 night trip there on the weekend and the giant sand dunes…they were just amazing! Apparently its been there since Captain Cook landed his ship there and first discovered Australia (or the first Europeans at least). I’m still in awe of nature and the fact that they’ve lasted that long, almost unchanged. The place was nothing short of amazing for me. I hope to go back there again soon, but until then…I’ll just stare out at it from my computer screen.
January 21st, 2009 at 11:41 am
Ok, that didn’t work very well, I’ll try again…
http://www.flickr.com/photos/breff/3205427494/
January 22nd, 2009 at 4:37 am
This shot was taken in the backyard of the house where we spent our vacation in India. The pack of monkeys moved through our area one morning and I was out shooting flowers/plants. When I finally realised what was going on I started following them slowly until they sat down and started eating.
Reasons for why it’s my background:
1. It was thrilling to see them sitting and eating while I was watching from 10-15 meters away.
2. It reminds me that I should never leave the house without carrying all my gear with me. The 50mm lens just wasnt enough to get up close and personal in the images.
3. The greenerie makes me calm.
January 22nd, 2009 at 5:21 am
http://whispertrail.smugmug.com/gallery/7047215_a2gFa#451428333_ATpwz
This photograph of the highway reminds me to get out and see new things. I took it on my way back to Baltimore after caving in PettyJohn’s Cavern in Georgia, which was a truly impressive expirience.
January 23rd, 2009 at 12:21 am
http://picasaweb.google.com/mtotton/Miscellaneous#5256918496936666354
Mine is a picture I took in my back garden here in Norway – I then masked out the background to make the flowers more dramatic – and the black is less distracting!
January 23rd, 2009 at 12:29 am
Here’s mine. Our newest family member…so when I’m at work, he can still keep me company. His name is Dexter.
http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj45/damelinda/dexter010308.jpg
January 23rd, 2009 at 12:31 am
http://www.flickr.com/photos/34634312@N04/3218085836/
The entire reason I bought my camera was to take pictures at races. Racing is something my father and I both enjoy and brought us much closer together. We live on opposite sides of the country now, but he comes to visit for the Petit Le Mans race each year. I took that picture at the 2008 event.
January 23rd, 2009 at 12:48 am
This picture is one I took this past weekend of a church in Milwaukee, WI, the Basilica of St. Josaphat. Taken with a Nikon D40. The blue sky and white clouds are very majestic in contrast to the dome.
January 23rd, 2009 at 12:48 am
This picture is one I took this past weekend of a church in Milwaukee, WI, the Basilica of St. Josaphat. Taken with a Nikon D40. The blue sky and white clouds are very majestic in contrast to the dome.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/davekruse/3217267019/
January 23rd, 2009 at 12:49 am
I have this Snowy Owl pic on my laptop background…I was amazed that I could shoot such a magnificent bird so close to home (southern Ontario).
I hope this link works…
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_xl3vy3ljlqE/SWKUYglVIFI/AAAAAAAABiA/p3NbaJfOd_0/s1600-h/owl2.jpg
Regards,
Susan
January 23rd, 2009 at 1:03 am
We’ve been using webshots for years. Every 3 or 4 months I go through my favourite photos from the past 3-4 months and upload them. Usually of the kids or seasonal sorts of photos. They cycle through regularly and the kids get excited when they realize they’re up. I like keeping it fresh that way.
January 23rd, 2009 at 1:04 am
I use the same picture for both my home and work backgrounds. It was my first attempt at portrait photography and my daughter was the subject. In the midst of her hamming it up for the camera, I got this amazingly beautiful portrait that I adore.
http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/GwEEbjsYc-PPbLPFMdbVFw?authkey=lzV14la2-lY&feat=directlink
She’s so sweet and beautiful, it just makes me smile to look at her. :)
January 23rd, 2009 at 1:12 am
I took this one this past summer in my friends back yard. I like the way it’s positioned to the rght so there’s no interferance with my desktop icons. here’s the link
http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=1233423&l=7eede&id=528731061
January 23rd, 2009 at 1:35 am
http://www.sandyjandu.com/prints/
my background is my lovely ‘coffee lady’. it’s a photog i took of this old woman, drinking coffee and praying – while i was in a moving van!
January 23rd, 2009 at 1:38 am
http://www.flickr.com/photos/nicegirlnurse/3217356179/sizes/l/
January 23rd, 2009 at 1:40 am
Oops, forgot to tell about the photo. It is a macro of a rose I shot last summer at a local garden.
January 23rd, 2009 at 1:47 am
http://www.flickr.com/photos/32361968@N08/3048607513/in/set-72157609662167780/
Unedited version of a fantastic, pure luck, being in the right place at the right time, capture. I had noticed this hawk on the side of the roads in days previous, but never had my camera (I know it’s a Cardinal Sin). This day I actually turned around on the highway, an extra 3 miles out of my way, and basically walked up to this creature. I was 6 feet from it and it took flight. The wind blew and the bird just stayed that motionless, not flapping it’s wings or anything. I snapped, snapped & snapped. Most of them are in my flickr page.
January 23rd, 2009 at 2:10 am
I have a close-up of a clothespin with spiked frost and a dormant grape vine entwining it. I shot 100+ pix that morning because the frost was amazingly detailed and spiked. I love the texture and intricacy of this particular shot. This was also the first day I really “used” my new camera (Rebel XS).
http://i161.photobucket.com/albums/t211/lalwbh/frost8.jpg
The rest of the frost shots I posted can be found here: http://photo-bunny.blogspot.com/2008/11/frosty-morn.html
January 23rd, 2009 at 2:22 am
http://image52.webshots.com/752/7/18/89/2497718890104662575XpgYXl_fs.jpg
It being the new year..I started looking around at my photos to find something to replace the family Christmas shot. That is how “Cutter” our 7 year old palomino got on the screen. I had been out doing some black/white shots on a fall day and Mr. Curious came over to the fence to investigate all.
Even though the photograph was not that good, I got a surprise when I put it on my desktop..he actually appeared to be looking into the house and greeting us..so it makes me laugh every time I go by.
January 23rd, 2009 at 2:38 am
My screen saver is a shot of my favorite place. It is Cades Cove in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. It is beautiful 365 days of the year. Every time you go it looks different and you never know what kind of animal you might see.
January 23rd, 2009 at 2:40 am
I have the simple blue background standard with Windows XP Media Center Edition. The screen popped up when I switched to Foxfire. I like it because the blue geometric design is soothing and non-intrusive.
January 23rd, 2009 at 3:26 am
although its not exactly a photograph it does contain pictures ive taken. i usually like to have a picture of my car on my desktop to get me excited about being able to pull it out of the garage in the spring, cant wait
January 23rd, 2009 at 4:01 am
Webshots lets you post yours or selection of others to computer and then changes as you set it up-re: seconds-fades in-out etc. therefore, I don’t have just ONE photo, but several entire albums!
It would be impossible for me to pick one of my seven cats or the various children or friends or nature shots to share. I just wanted to share the Webshots Link: http://www.webshots.com
January 23rd, 2009 at 4:20 am
It doesn’t snow here much, so I try to snap a photo before the sun comes out and melts a beautiful scene. I also use a background image changer program, set to change every 15 minutes. Most of the photos are shots I have taken using my Nikon D40 on auto set.
January 23rd, 2009 at 5:54 am
My desktop is under constant changes. This is what I`m using now.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/23636506@N05/3050726913/
January 23rd, 2009 at 6:56 am
I’m fortunate enough to work on two monitors at work. So, here are my two background images:
Left Side and the
Right Side.
They’re both there because my kids are two of my biggest sources of inspiration — ever — in my whole entire life.
January 23rd, 2009 at 6:59 am
http://www.thelensflare.com/gallery/p_thank-youmy-friend_54179.php
The link above is to my desktop photo.
I picked this tufted titmouse up off the floor of my porch after he flew into a window . I held him about 15 minutes until he regained his composure .
He gave me a few photo opps before he flew away,he later returned to my feeders for a few minutes.
It was a great experience to have a live wild bird in the palm of your hand.
Alex
January 23rd, 2009 at 8:16 am
Here’s my desktop background. Like most I change it quite often. This particular picture is a bldg in Pasadena. I love old bldgs just imagining what the walls would say if they could talk. My son is also in the corner and I can never have a background with out at least one of my kids in it! Talk about inspiration to get to work!
http://webblisa.blogspot.com/2009/01/pasadena.html
January 23rd, 2009 at 8:19 am
I am a newish DSLR user. My husband gave me my Nikon D90 for Christmas and I took this with my new camera and new 35mm f2 lens to try it all out.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/29321725@N08/3180711611/
January 23rd, 2009 at 8:21 am
My laptop wallpaper is a photo of Lionel, the African lion, at the Los Angeles Zoo. Each year the zoo and a local camera shop sponsor a Photo Day. The zoo arranges for keeper talks and animal enrichment , and several camera and accessory vendors have equipment photographers may borrow.
January 23rd, 2009 at 9:14 am
I tend to put a new background on after every trip to the mountains. Right now it’s a winter shot of a narrow forest road crossing a stream deep in the woods above Red River, NM
January 23rd, 2009 at 9:49 am
Hi, I currently have a shot i took at a recent outing to Gardners Falls near Maleny in QLD. The Falls are only small but i liked the shot and it looks great on my 24″ iMac.
http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=1894944&l=73473&id=645399011
January 23rd, 2009 at 11:16 am
Mine is of Mt. Theilsen, shot from Crater Lake in Oregon.
January 23rd, 2009 at 12:00 pm
What’s my backdrop photo right now?
One of my sunrise photos from my patio on January 17, 2009 called “Morning Reflection”
http://flickr.com/photos/21431493@N07/
January 23rd, 2009 at 12:46 pm
My wall paper is a major crop of 3 Bald Eagles perched on Alder Tree branches in the pouring rain. The photo is not great but considering I had to get out of the rain under the back flap of my truck canopy to keep my camera dry and considering the telephoto lens I had at the time was not the greatest and hand held, the photo turned out not too badly if I do say so my self. There was so much rain coming down you can see drops of water coming off all of the branches. This is a crop from a photo of 25 or so Bald Eagles in the same grove of Alders.
January 23rd, 2009 at 2:10 pm
This is a picture I took this fall and i my current screen saver.
January 23rd, 2009 at 2:14 pm
This is a picture of fallen leaves that I took this fall and is my current screen saver.
January 24th, 2009 at 2:34 am
my background right now is a picture i got at our high school. the wrestling team decided to drop all lights except one large on that hung just over the wrestling mat. at a break our coach, who is really intense during the match, lovingly took his wrestler aside and just talked to him to calm the kids’ nerves. because i was able to capture it in b&w i really looks good to me.
January 24th, 2009 at 4:20 am
http://www.flickr.com/photos/29593859@N05/2975215575
Heres my picture. One of my first pics with my very first DSLR Nikon D60. I thought it was pretty good for a novice. Any comments will be greatly received.
January 24th, 2009 at 5:05 am
Since about 2 years I love seeing my cat. It lives still at home, I’ve moved out. That way I keep in touch…
Thats him
http://picasaweb.google.de/lh/photo/LL6LoiBJNGblK_TaKJ7sbQ?authkey=q-QoUYsOG4A&feat=directlink
January 24th, 2009 at 6:42 am
I recently purchased my first DSLR camera, and caught some mallard ducks in flight, landing and taking off, which I was very excited about.
Here is a link to what is on my desktop right now:
http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/VRe_CkCfOT-22jkKTtnaNg?feat=directlink
January 24th, 2009 at 6:55 am
I still have Christmas!
http://flickr.com/photos/stokrotka49/3195195250/
January 24th, 2009 at 7:18 am
I love to have seasonal photos on my background. I change them often. This photo was taken last year and I still find it to be one of my favorites. Our feeder is always a happening spot! http://www.flickr.com/photos/25953061@N08/2432362135/.
January 24th, 2009 at 12:07 pm
The background on my laptop is my mum’s passport photo from when she was 28. She came to Australia from India in 1974. My mum passed away 11 weeks ago after having a massive stroke. Her illness and death was very unexpected. I found her passport a few days after her death and was so amazed to find how alike we look! I look at it everyday and smile at what an amazingly wonderful person she was, and how much I admire her! When I show people that photo, they actually think it’s a photo of me, it it so similar! I had never seen this photo until after she died, I felt (and still do) like I was looking into a mirror!
January 24th, 2009 at 1:25 pm
I have this one on my laptop http://aerialperspectives.smugmug.com/gallery/6563673_KZKHF#460438986_vQmoS I’m an aerial photographer and spend a lot of time in this plane. I thouht the black and white effect looks cool.
This on is on my guest screen http://aerialperspectives.smugmug.com/gallery/6563151_5hzxL#417688149_DPMYN
January 24th, 2009 at 10:03 pm
My backdrop has a pic of a pink lily (I think) from the Botanic Gardens. I just got my 70-300mm lens and I was playing with the aperture (I am still learning….) but I loved the colors on this and the depth of field which I am trying to play with more. It is there to remind me to make more time to get out and take more pics!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/29898204@N08/
January 25th, 2009 at 12:00 am
This picture I took a few months ago is my current screen saver.
January 25th, 2009 at 1:56 am
http://flickr.com/photos/31709807@N07/3000147732/
My background is a picture of our puppy, Stella. This was taken in our backyard on her second day home, which was 4 months ago. Everytime I look at it, I can just picture her thinking, “Thank you for bringing me home!”
January 25th, 2009 at 2:54 am
Hi. My photo is of mount Mckinley which i took while i was exploring Alaska. Not really significant except im English and i have not met anybody from England who has been there evcept for my mates who went with me.
January 25th, 2009 at 4:09 am
My background is special to me because it was taken in my father’s garden!
January 25th, 2009 at 2:42 pm
The Leaf picture was taken in an Apple Orchard in the Okanagan, BC and believe it or not, I took it hoping it would turn out as a background. The other pics are taken in the Rocky Mountains at a place named Lake Louise and the original was taken in February with the lake frozen and us able to walk out to the middle! I liked the effect and flipped it so most of my icons would be in the darker areas. And then just for fun used it as a BW image for a while. Many people acutally notice the leaves as I do many presenations in my real job and lots actually notice it!!!
January 26th, 2009 at 6:26 am
I love to put Biblical Scripture to photos I shoot…especially of nature and use them as my background wallpaper. I took this one recently of a River Birch in my yard. http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=30224113&id=1329583307
January 27th, 2009 at 11:29 am
At the moment its a break from my dogs…On the macbook:
http://stanford.edu/~cammcd/IMG_1277.JPG
Because it has vertical but flowing lines and plenty of clean blue (albeit grainy) space for icons – taken at Monterey Bay Aquarium
Desktop:
http://stanford.edu/~cammcd/image59.jpg
Honeymoon underwater sot of a soft coral.
January 27th, 2009 at 12:12 pm
There are two backgrounds ’cause of two screens, first one is on the macbook and the other on another screen.
I tend to change them whenever better ones come along.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/kennyrtheysen/3221427438
http://www.flickr.com/photos/kennyrtheysen/3221421270
January 28th, 2009 at 3:25 pm
This is the picture on my desktop: . I get a real sense of contentment every time that I look at it. I like how on my desktop it looks as though it might be a really big flower, even though in reality the Mexican sunflower is pretty small. I originally took this shot as a reference photo to paint (I do watercolours). I rotate my desktop pix periodically, especially when I find something that I won’t get tired of looking at.
January 29th, 2009 at 12:19 am
I keep this one on my laptop:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/lucho4u/2899602772/
Took it while on a hike up Old Rag Mountain in Virginia, US. I was going to delete but started playing with it in PP. it’s just a little reminder to give things a second chance, they may surprise you with something good :)
February 7th, 2009 at 12:51 am
18% gray solid color on my photo machines and whatever I happen to like at the moment on my email-etc machine. Right now, it is the default OSX wallpaper, but that may change.
February 13th, 2009 at 8:52 pm
My background is a picture of my view outside my bedroom window. It was around Thanksgiving, one morning, and there was a haze and a natural vignette. I didn’t retouch the picture. It reminds me of beautiful autumn mornings when everything is quiet and no one is up and about yet. Whenever I travel it reminds me of home.
August 3rd, 2009 at 8:24 am
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November 3rd, 2009 at 9:20 pm
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This is the shot i took few days back and this was my first panorama experiment.. total of 6 shots stiched in autostitch!!
I love this shot .. as it shows my entire city Pune (almost entire) which i love!!
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