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    MalteMalte Registered Users Posts: 1,181 Major grins
    edited November 12, 2006
    davev wrote:
    Well, thanks to this thread, I realized I hadn't changed the desktop for months.

    I really like this shot. What's that big hole in the side of the rock there, a cave?

    Malte
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    davevdavev Registered Users Posts: 3,118 Major grins
    edited November 12, 2006
    Malte wrote:
    I really like this shot. What's that big hole in the side of the rock there, a cave?

    Malte


    Thanks Malte.
    I guess it's a shallow cave, not going back very far, maybe just a couple of feet.
    dave.

    Basking in the shadows of yesterday's triumphs'.
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    StevenVStevenV Registered Users Posts: 1,174 Major grins
    edited November 12, 2006
    mine rotates as well. most of 'em are from our trip sailing in the Keys, here's what's up right now:

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    -Steven
    my words, my "pro"pictures, my "fun" pictures, my videos.

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    kygardenkygarden Registered Users Posts: 1,060 Major grins
    edited November 12, 2006
    I've got my boy on there. I like this one because the black and white blends in well with my usual all black background and so the icons still show up well.

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    https://www.thephotographyhobbyist.com/
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    SenecaSeneca Registered Users Posts: 1,661 Major grins
    edited November 12, 2006
    Oceana Rose
    A co-worker of mine had these beautiful oceana roses on her desk a couple of months ago...they were absolutely stunning - I told her that I had to get a shot of them...I had never seen roses open up so beautifully. Now it's on my desk-top.


    Jans_Rose.jpg
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    DeeDee Registered Users Posts: 2,981 Major grins
    edited November 12, 2006
    Here's mine
    I only have one or two I use all the time. This is one I shot of Gray Whale Cove off Highway One in California.

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    And I like this one of Stonehenge, shot by Phil Askey of dpreview...

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    Art ScottArt Scott Registered Users Posts: 8,959 Major grins
    edited November 13, 2006
    Here's Mine: An Impending Kansas Storm
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    Not as gorgeous as most of the above.










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    mlk19569mlk19569 Registered Users Posts: 18 Big grins
    edited November 13, 2006
    My desktop
    Just changed it this morning :D. It's my cat, Ale.

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    www.meredithklingerphotography.com

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    EdHEdH Registered Users Posts: 43 Big grins
    edited November 13, 2006
    My desktop
    I use this one at work. View from our beach chair in Rarotonga, Cook Islands earlier this year.

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    I use this one at home. Another shot from the beach in the Cook Islands.
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    DeeDee Registered Users Posts: 2,981 Major grins
    edited November 13, 2006
    Gorgeous
    EdH wrote:
    I use this one at work. View from our beach chair in Rarotonga, Cook Islands earlier this year.

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    I use this one at home. Another shot from the beach in the Cook Islands.
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    Wow, both of those are gorgeous!
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    TristanPTristanP Registered Users Posts: 1,107 Major grins
    edited November 13, 2006
    Nothing special here at work - just some empty space and an interesting shot from the yard:

    desktop.jpg
    panekfamily.smugmug.com (personal)
    tristansphotography.com (motorsports)

    Canon 20D | 10-22 | 17-85 IS | 50/1.4 | 70-300 IS | 100/2.8 macro
    Sony F717 | Hoya R72
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    ivarivar Registered Users Posts: 8,395 Major grins
    edited November 13, 2006
    Am I the only guy who has a desktop background that came with the PC and the Mac? jeeesh, i must be boring...
    Ivar
    www.ivarborst.nl & smugmug
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    DeeDee Registered Users Posts: 2,981 Major grins
    edited November 13, 2006
    Indeed!
    ivar wrote:
    Am I the only guy who has a desktop background that came with the PC and the Mac? jeeesh, i must be boring...

    Most of the PC users I know have these beautiful "slide show" desktop screen savers...

    The Mac people usually search for desktops they like and randomize them. They are also known for "making their own" desktops out of their own photos, found photos on the web, art work, collages, etc. It's so easy to make your own desktop on the Mac side.

    But... for the Mac screensavers, I use the ones that come with the system. On our other Mac we have Aquarium -- I just haven't loaded it on this cpu yet.

    I also had some wild abstract screensavers (different from static desktops) and I need to find them again.
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    Kamik636Kamik636 Registered Users Posts: 13 Big grins
    edited November 13, 2006
    mines been the same for the past few months, too lazy to change it

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    DavidTODavidTO Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 19,160 Major grins
    edited November 13, 2006
    ivar wrote:
    Am I the only guy who has a desktop background that came with the PC and the Mac? jeeesh, i must be boring...


    Nope, me too! :D
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    ivarivar Registered Users Posts: 8,395 Major grins
    edited November 13, 2006
    DavidTO wrote:
    Nope, me too! :D
    I like that background :D

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    And less boring for the mac
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    Ivar
    www.ivarborst.nl & smugmug
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    RogersDARogersDA Registered Users Posts: 3,502 Major grins
    edited November 13, 2006
    Decided to go with Bear - daughter's favorite friend. Makes her smile when she sees the computer.
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    David
    GreyLeaf PhotoGraphy
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    David TaylorDavid Taylor Registered Users Posts: 146 Major grins
    edited November 13, 2006
    One of my memories of summer to see me through winter...

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    David

    www.davidtaylor.smugmug.com
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    StevenVStevenV Registered Users Posts: 1,174 Major grins
    edited November 13, 2006
    Art Scott wrote:
    Not as gorgeous as most of the above.

    nah, very gorgeous.

    (except for that paper clip :D)
    -Steven
    my words, my "pro"pictures, my "fun" pictures, my videos.

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    pjb923pjb923 Registered Users Posts: 87 Big grins
    edited November 14, 2006
    I rotate mine every once in a while. But this is my current background.

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    -Paul
    My Smugmug Gallery
    My Photo Blog
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    Art ScottArt Scott Registered Users Posts: 8,959 Major grins
    edited November 14, 2006
    StevenV wrote:
    nah, very gorgeous.

    (except for that paper clip :D)

    Thanks I appreciate that compliment...sometimes the land scape is really bad but the sky still needs to be captured.

    Yeah I was seeing if word would work after I did a clone of my hard drive...took it from 20 gb to 120 and forgot to close word before screen capture.....:D...all importnat stuff works MS Office and PHOTOSHOP...wings.gif
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    pug8pug8 Registered Users Posts: 113 Major grins
    edited November 14, 2006
    Summer Fireworks
    I been using this fireworks shot (at a different resolution) for a few months.
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    MalteMalte Registered Users Posts: 1,181 Major grins
    edited November 14, 2006
    pug8 wrote:
    I been using this fireworks shot (at a different resolution) for a few months.

    Wow, that's awesome! How did you do that?

    Malte
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    wxwaxwxwax Registered Users Posts: 15,471 Major grins
    edited November 14, 2006
    EdH wrote:
    I use this one at work. View from our beach chair in Rarotonga, Cook Islands earlier this year.

    68146739-Th.jpg

    I use this one at home. Another shot from the beach in the Cook Islands.
    68122787-Th.jpg
    Beutiful, makes me want to go there. I about had a heart attack on the hotel rates until I saw they were in NZ$ (about 66%) of US$.
    Sid.
    Catapultam habeo. Nisi pecuniam omnem mihi dabis, ad caput tuum saxum immane mittam
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    hgernhardtjrhgernhardtjr Registered Users Posts: 417 Major grins
    edited November 14, 2006
    I, too, change my desktop based on my recent shots. My current one is this of the Honda Jet, in OOB framing.
    — Henry —
    Nam et ipsa scientia potestas est.
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    saurorasaurora Registered Users Posts: 4,320 Major grins
    edited November 14, 2006
    Well, since my home computer is down (again) here is my work desktop. I usually keep photos of favorite shots of family, pets, etc. on this pc. Obviously, this was for Halloween!

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    behr655behr655 Registered Users Posts: 552 Major grins
    edited November 14, 2006
    This is what is on my desk top. It is from a bushwhack hike a couple of weeks ago. You can read about the hike and view more photos here:
    http://forums.njpinebarrens.com/showthread.php?t=3160

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    Bear
    http://behr655.smugmug.com/
    http://behr655.smugmug.com/gallery/2514206#132038106
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    Lucky HackLucky Hack Registered Users Posts: 594 Major grins
    edited November 14, 2006
    Andy wrote:
    Mine is b0ring :D I keep it neutral so that I'm not distracted when editing photos. This is a pair of 23" Apple Cinemas, on my Mac Pro. Mac on your left, Winders in your right. Now I *do* have a slideshow screensaver, rotating from all of my photos. I dig that.

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    I'm with Andy... I've noticed it makes a difference, I started out with 128 grey but I switched to 94 grey. And I only do serious color correction at night. Too much light polution otherwise!

    hoping this message finds you well -Ian
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    SirArmstrongSirArmstrong Registered Users Posts: 249 Major grins
    edited November 15, 2006
    I rotate mine as well but here is the current. I typically custom size so I have room on the left for several rows of icons.
    Steve

    "Sometimes I do get to places just when God's ready to have somebody click the shutter."

    Ansel Adams
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    gusgus Registered Users Posts: 16,209 Major grins
    edited November 15, 2006
    saurora wrote:
    Well, since my home computer is down (again) here is my work desktop. I usually keep photos of favorite shots of family, pets, etc. on this pc. Obviously, this was for Halloween!
    I love that photo...its going to make a great place mat for all the guests at the wedding in 20 years time.
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