What is your current wallpaper?

[Celebration]

I just changed mine and it occurred to me we haven't had a thread on this for awhile. Here is my new wallpaper--wisteria covered brick silos. This same subject was my Spring entry last year, but I happened to get some good clouds in it this year. I would love to see people's wallpaper photographs in this thread.



Naturally I blogged a bit about the silos and the wallpaper:

http://fotofilings.blogspot.com/2012/04/once-person-that-i-had-just-met-asked.html

[Callalily]

1. Oh gosh Celebration . . .

yours is so lush, colorful and beautiful.

Here's what I have at work (posted here a few weeks ago). I JUST got a new computer and haven't had time to add a personal wallpaper yet. *sigh*

[Celebration]

10. loved this when you first posted it!

Maybe this thread will give you some encouragement to add something to your new home computer. That is one of the first things I do with a new computer--add my wallpaper. More fun than screwing around with anti-virus software!

[trusty elf]

2. Gorgeous photo!

I love wisteria.

I've had the same wallpaper for ages-a shot of the Pantheon in Rome.

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[Celebration]

11. totally YOU

I think in a matching test, I could have picked out this beautiful photo as being YOUR wallpaper. Definitely classic, and I love that ceiling.

[handmade34]

3. my yard in Vermont

I miss snow, kids and the Green Mountains I keep this on my desktop to remind me

[Celebration]

12. definitely, definitely

In your case, I can see why you wouldn't have a vacation photo as your wallpaper. I used to always use vacation photos as wallpaper, but the last few times, I have wanted home ones.

This is a gorgeous photo, and if I had to guess what state it was from, without knowing, I feel sure I would say Vermont.

[RC]

4. Mine is the Kansas City sky line.

Taken from the park by the Children's hospital.

[Celebration]

13. I love that plant in the photo

Totally makes the photo. Is that a holly? I may be off, but when I see sharp looking leaves, I think holly, although I am sure there are other plants with sharp leaves. Anyway, I think it is pretty cool that my eye is drawn up to that plant. It gives the cityscape a lot of movement.

[bluedigger]

5. I run a slideshow from a folder.

It resizes the pics sometimes and gives me ideas for new crops.

[Celebration]

14. LOL

Doesn't your slideshow know the rule of thirds?

I was going to say you are too high tech for me, but then I remember that I had an old screensaver that ran a slideshow, and that was about three computers ago. I have never heard of a slideshow for wallpaper. That *could* drive me nuts. But I'm sure there are some wonderful photos in your slideshow, even as it teaches you new cropping ideas.

[Adsos Letter]

6. By Fort Barry, on the Marin Headlands.

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I was experimenting with long shutter speeds on a warm evening two summers ago.

[trusty elf]

7. I remember that shot.

Totally cool!

[Celebration]

15. amazing, amazing

I love this, have no idea how you did it. I love everything about this, won't single out anything.

[Adsos Letter]

49. It contains some happy accidents.

The light effects from the headlight beams that play along the length of the road and buildings are actually made by the same vehicle that left the tail light trails (which makes sense, if you think about it) but the car headlights peaking just over the rise at the end of the road give the impression that they are the source of the headlight path (on the road surface, at least, to my eye). This was a 6sec. exposure, iirc.

I didn't plan it that way; I was going for the tail light trails, and never even considered catching the headlights' path. Catching the car coming over the rise was a complete accident, as it occurred just as the shutter closed.

I adjusted for clarity in Lightroom to sharpen the effect of the lamps in/on the building on the left.

I have several other shots from this series that I also like; unfortunately, they are on an external hard drive which I haven't been able to get my new laptop to recognize. I need to take it to a computer place and have the contents (including six years worth of photos) transferred to a new external drive.

[CC]

8. Love the wisteria

and can see why it would be your desktop. Beautiful shot. Right now I have a single dahlia for a desktop for spring/summer at least until my flowers are blooming and I find the next photo.

[handmade34]

9. is that yours?

I love that flower... the composition is great and the color is very appealing... I want to be able to take that photo!

[CC]

20. I took the photo

of the flower itself and it is original but it is on a new background that I created for the desktop. My monitor is too long for the photo and I don't like stretched or a band on the side. The background is just the same flower made bigger and faded (adjusted layer opacity) on the dark green background. Made my browser match and only allow 3 icons tops on the desktop. The computer seems to be the only place I am clean, streamlined & organized. Unfortunately my dahlias seem to always die in August.

[handmade34]

30. you inspired me

[Celebration]

32. oh my this is beautiful

New wallpaper? I love your snowy Vermont scene, though.

[CC]

34. Beautiful

I can see it as a great desktop that would have to make a person smile. I like the way it makes it look like mother nature decided to paint it with glitter.

[Celebration]

31. I'm impressed with your custom approach

But more impressed with your only having three icons!! Wow......................

[CC]

38. There is a trick to it....

I add a shortcut folder to my user folder on the desktop for the least used programs and have the most used on the task bar. I tried only having 2 for a while but it was a PIA to remember to empty the recycle bin with it hidden. If I ever get the courage to load Windows 7 on here (the disk has been sitting here waiting) then I'll be able to have a series of desktop photos like I did the Hubby's.

[Celebration]

16. this looks like a perfect flower

It reminds me of the flower of life, and sacred geometry all at the same time. This is just perfect. Love the subtle variegation of color between orange and yellow. These are my favorite colors.

[alfredo]

42. Beautiful!

[rdking647]

17. heres mine

its the texas state capital in IR

[Celebration]

24. perfect

I could have guessed.

[alfredo]

48. Otherworldly, and beautiful.

[Juneboarder]

18. My son's first time to Keystone, CO!

[Celebration]

25. Precious!

I've only waterskiied. If I stuck my head through this that would be as close as I have ever been to snow skis. One of my daughters worked at Breckenridge for a year after college, though.

[Mira]

19. Arenal volcano Costa Rica at 5:15 am

I did not take this on my recent trip, it's from a couple of years ago, I used it as wallpaper to remind me of where I've just been.
Actually, most of the time my wallpaper is one of "you'all's" photos. I change it frequently, whenever something really strikes my fancy.

Great post, Celebration, and I remember your wisteria covered wall very well.

[Celebration]

26. Is it still smoking?

This is beautiful. So glad the sunset cooperated. The wisteria covered silos are a bit of an obsession with me. I need a sunset or sunrise photo of them I think. I'll leave that for next year.

[Mira]

27. This year it is not smoking as much. And the photo is

one of SUNRISE. I had to be woken to see it. Sunrise is not a time of the day I am likely to experience awake.

[trusty elf]

33. Beautiful shot!

[alfredo]

41. I have four desktops to choose from. One is a blank grey for when I am working with photos.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

21. Took this back in 2008, and have been very happy with it since then!

My icons cover up the less desirable parts of the picture...

[Celebration]

28. Nice photo

They actually remind me of California for some reason. I think I might need to rearrange my icons more artfully.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

29. Thank you, my dear Celebration!

And the reason they remind you of California is because the poppy is the state flower!

[trusty elf]

22. .........

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[handmade34]

23. hey... I lived in that house once

[Blue_In_AK]

35. Mine is a picture of the Homer, Alaska, harbor,

but I don't know how to copy and paste it here. It's not this one, but it's similar.

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Never mind. I found the one I'm using. It's this one. (It would certainly help if I broke my PhotoBucket account down into albums.)

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[Celebration]

37. Hard to pick between the two, they are so gorgeous

But I might go with the first.

Either one is a winner.

[Blue_In_AK]

43. I think it's about time to change my wallpaper.

I've been using this one for a couple of years now.

[nadinbrzezinski]

36. A box full of baby conures I did not take.

It's just hilarious.

[CC]

39. You had a great idea here

and I am enjoying seeing who has what for a desktop. Even better is that the photos seem to match the personalities so well. Of course all of them are wonderful photos making it all the better.

[alfredo]

40. Pines

[CC]

44. Looks so calm, cool and

peaceful. I can almost smell them. Wonderful photo and can see why it is your desktop.

[alfredo]

46. Thanks. It's on a forgotten side of the park. I wanted to shoot areas new to me.

[Mira]

45. A marvelous photograph. Very worthy of being chosen.

I had many of yours for my desktop over time. This one may join the ranks. First I'll make it black and white and just take a look. I truly love this image.

[alfredo]

47. Thanks It's one of my faves. I'm glad you like my photos.

[ManiacJoe]

50. Pretty sure I have seen this shot from a previous thread.

Love the colors! Great use of the straight lines of the layout.

[alfredo]

51. Thanks. I posted it in the Photography group.

[Johnny Noshoes]

52. Central Park last fall

I call it Autumn Romance

[Celebration]

54. Love it!

I think you may have posted something like this once and I loved it. Of course, I love backlit!

[Johnny Noshoes]

56. I did post it months ago.

nt.

[Yavapai]

53. This was from a few years ago, in our front yard.

These were among the first visitors to our new home.

I keep it as a wallpaper because we have been in a drought here and it isn't nearly as green right now (and the pronghorn antelope are only there occasionally.

[Celebration]

55. Oh how wonderful

I would keep it too!