Original photos for wallpaper etc.

**psoulocybe** · August 16th, 2010

I really need to jump in and get a dedicated macro lens. I use a 50mm 1.8 with extenders for true macro right now, and it can be a serious pain in that butt.

**graphius** · August 18th, 2010

I have a few on my website that I think work OK...

www.klughammer.dnsalias.com

Currently I am using this one

**graphius** · August 19th, 2010

All the photographs you showed here in the link looks beautiful

Thanks

**ElSlunko** · August 21st, 2010

Currently using this one :

Ubuntu Artwork Submission by ElSlunko, on Flickr

**Naggobot** · August 21st, 2010

Something totally different (when compared to unedited macro shots.)

http://www.flickr.com/photos/naggobot/4913691526/

You can find the 111.5 Mb Gimp .xcf of this image from Ubuntu one URL

http://ubuntuone.com/p/DRX/

(I may need to remove high res at some point due to 2GB space limitation)

This is a stereographic Hugin composition of 26 images. After composing the image has been edited with Gimp. Edits have been:

1. Selective Gaussian blur of the image to get rid of CCD grain.
2. Unsharp mask to improve sharpness
3. Sky has been copied to separate layer and has been mixed with color mixer and then masked (If I remember right). This works as a soft light mask with opacity. Over all effect increases the blue end of the sky.
4. Ground part of the image has been copied to separate layer (addition setting) and then it has been masked with inverted BW mask with edited color levels. This brings out the shadowed parts of the tower structures.

Both have been blurred and overlay image layers are also blurred.

On top of everything there is a blanked layer containing the original image for easy comparison.

Edits are actually nothing special. I have been just starting to study editing and my primary source f information has been

http://www.gimp.org/tutorials/

I used Samsung WB500 camera which is a medium sized consumer pocket camera with a 10x wide angle lens (25-250mm in Kino measures if I remember right). All of the 26 shots were hand held and actual focal length was 4.2 mm which is as wide as the camera allows.

Please note that the same CC license that applies to Flickr low res image is applicable to high res .xcf image.

**kyleabaker** · August 22nd, 2010

The wallpapers in posts #8 and #25 are the best so far in my opinion. I've never set my desktop background to a picture of a flower and I likely never will. Not sure why there are so many of these. I can't seem to think of ever seeing anyone use a flower background.

I wish I could take some pictures to submit, but I'm just not skillful enough.

I had expected to see more streams, creeks, beaches, deserted airports stripes, sand dunes, grassy fields, summer breeze hitting clothes on a line....you know those sorts of pictures.

Fun thread, keep 'em coming!

**pommie** · August 22nd, 2010

Something like this

Just click for the full res image if you want it.

Cheers David

edit, ooops forgot the info

Shutter Speed ===> 1 second F-Stop = ƒ/25
Exposure Program = aperture priority
ISO Speed Ratings = 100
EV = 0
Metering Mode = center weighted average
White Balance = cloudy weather
Flash = Flash did not fire
Focal Length = 38 mm Exposure
Mode = auto exposure
White Balance = manual

**ElSlunko** · August 22nd, 2010

Another flower for the bunch

The small things by ElSlunko, on Flickr

Come to think of it, I should've submitted this one to the 10.10 artwork thingy.

**Naggobot** · August 22nd, 2010

To lighten up the mood (not that it need it) I need to post this especially for Pommie.

I took this in 2002 in Australia in Magnetic Island.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/naggobot/4916092549/

Camera at the time was Canon power shot A40 with huge amount of 2 million pixels.

I actually have used this as a desktop image at some point. Another image I still use on my desktop is this

http://www.flickr.com/photos/naggobot/4916713054/

so this image has really stuck on me.