Wallpaper: Striped Lifeguard Hut at the Beach

[abracanabra]

Sparkling Morning, originally uploaded by Fraggle Red.

The vivid colors are fantastic, and the position of the hut and the rising sun make this photograph really pop. Dawn is always a wonderful time, and the unusual emptiness of the beach and the deserted lifeguard shack have an odd sort of serene whimsicality.

Comments

[bitwise.livejournal.com]

I'm convinced that HDR photography, if done subtly, can really seem more accurate than a plain single exposure. I think this is a good example of using it well. It would be nice if HDR plugins were free.

[cloudscudding.livejournal.com]

Absolutely.

I didn't even realize that this was HDR at first.

When it's good, it's really, really good, but when it's bad, it's awful!

Resolution and Aspect Ratio

[kaulis.livejournal.com]

Do you have a preferred resolution for desktop wallpaper images?

What is your preferred resolution for desktop wallpaper images?

Re: Resolution and Aspect Ratio

[cloudscudding.livejournal.com]

900-1100 wide and proportionately tall....

Re: Resolution and Aspect Ratio

[kaulis.livejournal.com]

Proportionately tall for a normal CRT (as opposed to a widescreen format)? Like, 800 x 600 or 1024 x 768?

Or--aha--perhaps you ususually make your wallpaper smaller than your desktop, so the precise dimensions are somewhat flexible.

Re: Resolution and Aspect Ratio

[cloudscudding.livejournal.com]

Proportionately tall for a normal CRT

Yes.

And I usually use the stretch feature, actually, which resizes everything nicely within certain limits.

Um.

But why are you asking?

Re: Resolution and Aspect Ratio

[kaulis.livejournal.com]

Oh, you know.... No reason.