Eight new desktops, in Desktops.
If you like these, be sure to let me know, because they are not easy to make. Here's what goes into these simple little panoramas:
Sifting through the hundreds of similar photos I've accumulated
Trying out each candidate to see if it looks good as a desktop picture
Color & contrast correcting
Cropping
Carefully designing letterbox versions to be as close in spirit to the original versions as possible
Resizing each image to custom dimensions and exporting as JPEGs
Re-naming each of the resulting files according to its resolution
Converting each one to a .zip archive
Uploading .zip files to server
Uploading preview images; generating thumbnails
Updating the HTML on the Desktops page
Whining about it on my blog
Don't get me wrong; I think these are some of the best photos I've taken. I'm just saying, there's a reason I only do this two or three times a year.
Enjoy!
December 30, 2004 // 04:56 PM
July 8, 2004 // 11:28 AM
I tried out a few of the images as desktops, and settled on the trees in the mist. Thanks.
July 14, 2004 // 01:55 PM
My most melancholy desktop image, to be sure.
July 15, 2004 // 06:28 AM
Mike,
Man its been a while! Hope all is well in Nippon. I enjoyed my stay ... and look forward to finding an excuse to return.
When you a chance drop me a line. I no longer have an email address for you.
- Rodney
rodney@mfoundry.com