December Desktop Images

Every month I try to post a new image that is suitable for displaying at desktop size and resolution. Click on an image to download a copy for your desktop.



One day while walking out to my car, I looked up and was nearly startled by the color on this tree! The colors were far too bright and saturated to be real, but there it was, and at that moment I decided that I had to have a picture of this tree and that it was most definitely going to be my next desktop. I stood still in the parking lot staring at it for so long that the colors started melding and blending together. So, in order to help you see the tree the same way I did after staring at it for so long, I decided to photograph it completely out of focus with enough aperture to show shapes and colors, while still getting nice bubbly bokeh (though it would have been much more bubbly with a f/1.2 lens!) I think these two images are great for this time of year when the daylight gets shorter and we find ourselves huddled in our heated indoor spaces more and more... something bright and cheery to beat any hints of seasonal depression. In any case, I hope you enjoy my little abstract bits of art. ;-)

November Desktop Image

Every month or so I change my desktop image to a photograph I've taken and I thought it would be fun to share these images in my blog so that you can download them for your desktop as well! Every month I'll try to post a new image that is suitable for displaying at desktop size and resolution. Click on an image to download a copy for your desktop.





As the days get shorter and the seasons change, more interesting things happen in the sky. I've always been somewhat fascinated with cloud and star patterns, the colors of sunrise and sunset, and how earthly matter relates to the atmospheric energy. Lately I've been so consumed with working that I haven't really made time to watch clouds or stargaze, but there are always a few moments before or after a wedding or engagement session when I have a moment to just stop and take in everything that surrounds me. The two images above are from those very moments. I feel an amazing sense of peace when I just let go of my thoughts, breathe, and admire nature's beauty. There really is beauty everywhere... if we only take a moment to notice it.