What do you use for your computer background?

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The discussion revolves around users sharing their current desktop backgrounds and the creative processes behind them. Many participants express their fondness for various images, including personal photographs, nature scenes, and artistic creations. Popular choices include images from the Hubble Space Telescope, fractals, and memes, with some users customizing their backgrounds using Photoshop. There is a notable appreciation for the aesthetic and emotional impact of these images, with several users mentioning the use of specific themes like space, nature, and humor. The conversation also touches on the practicality of backgrounds in relation to screen usage, with some opting for simpler designs to avoid distraction. Overall, the thread highlights a blend of personal expression and artistic appreciation in desktop customization.
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Mine's an homage to memes (a work in progress :smile:):

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What's yours?
 
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I love it lisab!
 
That's great!
Now we just have to re-equip Moonbear's kitty with a raygun in place of the sniper rifle and insert it. It's a new movie in the offing: "Fur Wars". :biggrin:
 
I tend to have a new one every week, currently it is this one: little sumo in love :biggrin:

[PLAIN]http://www.pixelgirlpresents.com/files/imagecache/desktop_interstitial/thumbnails/LITTLE+SUMO+IN+LOVE.jpg
 
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I use a version of this picture (scaled to just the right size for my monitor), which I took during my first trip to Europe, while I was a college student.
 

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This is a picture I took on my phone when I was on a picnic nothing special really.
 

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I use an SDSS image of M51, since interacting galaxies of that type are my research specialty.

http://hera.ph1.uni-koeln.de/~heintzma/EndSt/Messier/bilder/M51SDSS.jpe Just Google "SDSS pretty pictures" and there it is!
 
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the bamboo forest that comes with Vista
 
I almost never see my background; either PF, Google, or Adventure Quest (or sometimes all of them) is always up and running full screen. I just open new windows over top of them to access other functions. It is, however, the pretty purplish color spray (sort of like a nebula crossed with the Northern Lights) that comes with Tiger. My screen-saver is also a Tiger inclusion: shifting space scenes.
 
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I've had the same background for several months; I don't remember when I changed it to the current one, but I couldn't even tell you what it is without minimizing.
It's one of the default Windows pictures of an up close picture of a leaf.
 
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Monique said:
I tend to have a new one every week, currently it is this one: little sumo in love :biggrin:

[PLAIN]http://www.pixelgirlpresents.com/files/imagecache/desktop_interstitial/thumbnails/LITTLE+SUMO+IN+LOVE.jpg[/QUOTE]

Haha, love it!


I'm a bit moody about it, I usually photoshop the photo, and add a number of lines of whatever I find interesting. Sometimes I use some of Andre's shots. But currently, I have the blue stones that comes with Vista.


Love yours too Lisa, so creative.
 
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Mostly just a white background.
 
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Monique said:
little sumo
Congratulations! You have brought a new dimension to the term "oxymoron".
 
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PICT0018_1.jpg
 
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brewnog said:
PICT0018_1.jpg

You have pretty funny-shaped monitor...
 
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These are all great pix :approve:.
 
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russ_watters said:
Mine's plain black.

:eek:

Plain white.
 
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From back in 2003... My cat used to help me use my computer.
 

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Currently this, but I have a folder of pics for backgrounds.
 

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The Hubble Deep Field image - a constant reminder of my place in the universe.

[PLAIN]http://harleyk.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/HubbleDeepFieldL.jpg
 
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[PLAIN]http://img838.imageshack.us/img838/9851/thursdayschoollunch.jpg
 
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Math Is Hard said:
I usually have this Bora Bora photo, but I change it up sometimes.

http://www.1stclasswallpapers.com/h...land,_tahiti,_french_polynesia_wallpaper.html
That looks like the lagoon in one of the chat backgrounds.

Here's another Hubble shot - really spectacular!
http://hubblesite.org/newscenter/archive/releases/2010/24/image/a/format/large_web/

or this
http://hubblesite.org/newscenter/archive/releases/2010/22/image/a/format/large_web/
 
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Here's what I currently use:
Mandel_zoom_07_satellite.jpg

I also like some of the images found on hubblesite.org or clever/funny images that aren't blurry when I set them as desktop backgrounds.
 
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Oooo that's an especially nice Mandelbrot set...I just stole it :wink:
 
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Mine's attached, but I'm starting to get tired of it... what I'd really like is to have one 4096×1152 image that can be split across my two monitors. Haven't found a good one yet though.
 

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Ivan Seeking said:
The Hubble Deep Field image - a constant reminder of my place in the universe.
I'm sorry. could you put "I am here" on the photo for us rookies? (I can't make you out.)
Thanks!
 
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When I first saw this thread I thought it was about what you put in your CV to show that you got a background with computers...

I took this from my summer place:
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