Natures Desktop Backgrounds

HDR Fountains - Nottingham

2010-04-24T08:04:00.000-07:00

My first attempt at HDR (high dynamic range) pictures. Basically with HDR you take 3 (or 5) photos at the same time - one under exposed, one over and one correct. You then combine the 3 photos into one new image. I'm currently using the PhotoMatix plugin for Apple's Aperture program.

HDR allows for more detail in the shadows and highlights.

Full sized photos - water backgrounds

Cute Backgrounds

2008-05-30T06:34:00.000-07:00

A few pictures of cute animals, birds and flowers. Loads more in various resolutions at Free Cute Backgrounds

Fractal desktop wallpaper patterns

2008-03-26T06:07:00.000-07:00

More computer and iPhone wallpaper patterns of fractals.

iPhone Size Wallpapers

2008-03-22T04:49:00.000-07:00

iPhone Wallpapers all sized to 320x480 pixels.

New Wallpaper Sizes

2008-03-21T12:16:00.000-07:00

Most desktop wallpapers on the Natures-Desktop.com site are now available in multiple resolutions, everything from 320x480 iphone wallpapers to 1920x1200 wallpaper.

In total there are now 9 sizes to chose from.

Wallpaper Backgrounds

2008-03-05T05:30:00.001-08:00

I've created a new site for pictures that can be used as desktop wallpaper backgrounds.

These are pictures that sit nicely in the background on computer desktops.

Italian garden fountain

2007-09-10T06:33:00.001-07:00

Italian garden fountain
Originally uploaded by dmass.

Visited Belton House in Lincolnshire in early September 2007. Very nice formal gardens. The Italian Garden is centered around a circular pond and fountain, with a tropical Orangery at the rear of the garden.

Behind the main house are the Dutch style gardens (not sure what that means??) anyway they are also very pretty with long flat views and wide paths.

The rest of the parkland is more open with large areas of open lawn and large trees.

Location - 3 miles north of Grantham, just off the A1.

2007-09-06T15:45:00.000-07:00

Whatton Garden in north Leicestershire. Lovely peaceful 15 acres of woodland, flowers and ponds. Not one of the better known gardens in the East Midlands, but they are a secret gem.

More Whatton Garden Wallpapers on the main natures desktop site

Low Red Sun

2007-07-20T02:44:00.001-07:00

Low Red Sun
Originally uploaded by dmass.

Sun dipping below the horizon amid a red / golden sky.
Sunset wallpapers

Taken in Suffolk, UK. July 2007

Swallow Feeding Chick

2007-06-11T03:28:00.001-07:00

Swallow Feeding Chick
Originally uploaded by dmass.

Swallow feeding a chick that's sitting on a wire. The parent bird did this repeatedly without landing once. The wire is holding the slalom poles above the canoe course at Holme Pierrepont water sports in Nottingham uk.

Higher Res version of this picture and many more HQ bird wallpapers here

Young Male Deer

2007-05-10T05:19:00.001-07:00

Young Male Deer
Originally uploaded by dmass.

Close up of the head of a young male deer at Wollaton Park in Nottingham UK. With a little patience the male deer will let you get to with 15-20ft.

Wollaton Park is located just to the west of the centre of Nottingham. Entry to the park, gardens, museum and hall are all free.

Lots more photos and info about Wollaton Park and places to visit in Nottingamshire

2007-05-05T05:46:00.000-07:00

Photos from a spingtime visit to Newstead Abbey - Hall and Gardens in North Nottinghamshire, UK. The gardens at Newstead are very nice in the Spring, the multi coloured leaves on the Japanese shrubs and trees really stand out. More info and photos from Newstead Gardens.

Follow these links for loads more of my photo wallpapers of Newstead Abbey and other places to visit in Nottinghamshire

Oak Tree in Wheat Field

2007-05-04T07:05:00.001-07:00

Oak Tree in Wheat Field
Originally uploaded by dmass.

Single Oak tree in the rolling green countryside of Nottinghamshire. Shot near Calverton just north of Nottingham, May 2007 using a Canon 20D and a Canon 17-55 IS lens.

www.natures-desktop.com/landscapes

White Swan Landing on Lake

2007-04-29T08:46:00.001-07:00

Swan Landing on Lake
Originally uploaded by dmass.

Large white Swan landing on Colwick lake in Nottingham UK. Free HQ 1600x1200 and 1280x1024 Wallpapers of this and other bird wallpapers are available at natures-desktop.com/birds. There's also an ever expanding collection of photos of Nottinghamshire.
Photo taken with a Canon 20D, 70-200 f2.8L canon lens.

Robin Hoods Bay

2007-04-22T18:02:00.001-07:00

Robin Hoods Bay
Originally uploaded by dmass.

View from the cliffs overlooking Robin Hoods Bay in Yorkshire, UK. This is a very photogenic part of England with cliffs, beaches, old fishing villages and moors. Reminds me of Cornwall. Pic taken in Sept 2006.

More photos and wallpapers of the Yorkshire Coast here.

Bee in Flight

2007-04-22T09:50:00.001-07:00

Bee in Flight
Originally uploaded by dmass.

A worker Bee in flight collecting pollen from a pussy willow tree. Taken with a 100mm macro lens from about 8 inches away.

Pussy willow attracts a lot of Bees because of the abundance of pollen on the blossom. It's also a good place to shoot Bees because they spend a long time on each blossom head, so you don't find yourself chasing them around too much. A calm windless sunny day helps greatly. The wings still aren't completely frozen even at 1/2000th of a sec.

Taken with a Canon 20D, Canon 100mm macro lens.
Settings - F6.3 at 1/2000th, AI servo mode.

Larger versions of this photo and other Bee images are on www.natures-desktop.com/animals

Rusty Beach Poles

2007-04-22T09:29:00.001-07:00

Rusty Beach Poles
Originally uploaded by dmass.

Unusual rusty metal groynes on Caister beach in Norfolk. Caister is a couple of miles north of Great Yarmouth. www.free-background-wallpaper.com

Caister Beach and Wind Turbines

2007-04-22T09:17:00.001-07:00

Caister Beach and Wind Turbines
Originally uploaded by dmass.

The sands of Caister beach in Norfolk, with unusual rusty metal groynes in the foreground. New wind turbines are visible just off shore in the North Sea. Taken on a bright spring day in April 2007.
Camera - Canon 20D
Lens - Canon 18-55 IS.

More UK coast wallpapers on www.natures-desktop.com