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.
  • #31
Is that the Baltic coastline?
 
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  • #33
Hubble picture of M66. Yours is great though Lisa. :smile: I stole it for my screensaver slideshow.

Hubble-triplet.jpg
 
  • #34
I usually have Snoopy wallpapers because I'm still six years old at heart. :P
 
  • #35
lisab said:
What's yours?

Funny that you asked right now :smile:

Up to yesterday it was this picture:

marcin_summer_holidays.jpg


but yesterday I changed it to

marzena1.jpg


(no, I have not changed monitor, these are just not exactly the same pictures that I use)
 
  • #36
For a decade one of my favorites has been
fluorescence61920_xthumb.jpg

from the freebie library at http://digitalblasphemy.com" .

For scientific attractiveness quite a few of the HST pictures (http://www.google.dk/images?q=hubble+space+telescope+background+image") are absolutely stunning, but I usually end up taking them down again when I find myself just sitting and stare at the background for too long.

Back when my primary OS was Linux, I used the dynamical rendered Xearth a lot:
mag=1&nogrid=1&nolabel=1&pos=sunrel,,&stars=1&proj=orthographic&shade=1&nomarkers=1&size=400,400.png

Notice, that the above picture is generated on the fly showing where the sun is at the moment. See more at http://xearth.org/live.

Lately though, I have simply used black background, which I find is more relaxing to my eyes in a dual screens setup where one of screens most of the time shows nothing anyway.
 
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  • #37
Typical guy stuff: Cars

bbno6s.jpg

home

fk.jpg

work

The following was one of my old favorites.

f_ATT1m_3c9a1dd.jpg
 
  • #38
I'm currently using the Gadsden flag:

http://fascistsoup.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/500px-gadsden_flag.gif
 
  • #39
my current bg:

[PLAIN]http://img293.imageshack.us/img293/8058/vistawallpaperaerowoods.jpg
 
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  • #40
My kids...Years ago at Mount Rainier NP...
 

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ApexOfDE said:
my current bg:

[PLAIN]http://img293.imageshack.us/img293/8058/vistawallpaperaerowoods.jpg[/QUOTE]

This is awesome.
 
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Leptos said:
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.

Hehe, mine is a fractal too, but yours seems nicer, so I may also steal it.
 
  • #43
This is my current background. Plenty of h2o :)
[URL]http://70.181.179.184:81/images/waterfall_desktop_background-1600x1200.jpg[/URL]
 
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  • #44
Same as my Avatar: Death of Marat by David

Death_of_Marat_by_David.jpg
 
  • #45
wow, these photos are amazing! This is mine - I took it on a flight from Germany :)
 

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Ivan Seeking said:
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[/QUOTE]

Same here, but just for the unending capacity for it to be gazed at without boredom. That, and the predominantly black background makes for good contrast.

Sometimes I switch it out for The Winged Victory of Samothrace, both in sculpture and painting.
 
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  • #47
TurtleMeister.jpg
 
  • #48
nucleargirl said:
wow, these photos are amazing! This is mine - I took it on a flight from Germany :)

That's really nice. And perfect for a background. I love blue skies!
 
  • #50
The pictures I take with my camera aren't usually of a high enough resolution to set as good wallpapers, but I do occasionally take one that isn't too bad. This is the one I've had up as of late, a picture I took in upstate NY:

http://quantummodulus.deviantart.com/gallery/#/d2stv4z

I also make my own in Photoshop when I find a few hours of free time. (attached)
 

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