December wallpaper

Well, 2010 is on its last legs, and once again it seems like the year has flown by—but what a year this has been, at least for me. I'm planning a nice big year-end wrap up to talk about all of it, but want to take a moment here to say "thank you" to everyone who has contributed to my photographic journey over the last 12 months. Things have certainly changed and I hold you all personally responsible. :-)

Speaking of flying, this month's wallpaper is a photograph I made in 1987 while on vacation in Acadia National Park in Maine. Made with a Pentax 645 and Fujichrome Velvia 100 (I think), it reminds me of the past and of the future. I know that's a little sappy, but we really do need to do what we can to fly in a world that seems like it only wants to ground us, sometimes permanently. We all have responsibilities, true—but we occasionally need to take the time to push ourselves out into the air and soar. It feels good and it opens us up to so many possibilities out there.

I hope all of you have a great December and a great Christmas holiday. Perhaps this New Year, you'll add "soar" to your list of resolutions. Enjoy.

December wallpaper — Large Desktop (2560 x 1600) December wallpaper — Small Desktop (1280 x 800) December wallpaper — iPad (1024 x 1024) December wallpaper — iPhone HD (640 x 960)

November wallpaper

Wow, it's already November? Pretty soon the snow will be flying, but here's a colorful reminder of the still-warm days of fall.

This is another photograph that I made "close to home," around sunset after a rainy day broke up into a few groups of clouds by the end of the day. Hopefully, it will make the coming days a little more colorful for you.

Speaking of the coming days, keep an eye out here for a special contest and giveaway related to the release of my Craft & Vision eBook, Close to Home: Finding Great Photographs in Your Own Back Yard. It's gonna be your turn to show me your back yard :-)

In the meantime, enjoy this month's wallpaper for your desktop, iPad or iPhone. Click the appropriate link to get yours.

November wallpaper - Large Desktop (2560 x 1600) November wallpaper - Small Desktop (1280 x 800) November wallpaper - iPad (1024 x 1024) November wallpaper - iPhone HD (640 x 960)

October wallpaper

They say the third time is the charm, but apparently it's not true in my case. This is the third month that I've started with a desktop wallpaper post… then, nothing. I promise I haven't forgotten about you, but life's just been hectic over the last few weeks. I have some new posts coming; there are just a few things to get out of the way and I'll be back.

In the meantime, here's October's wallpaper, a shot I took only yesterday while traipsing around Chicago with Marco Ryan and John Batdorff. John led us through Lincoln Park and by the end of the day we were out on the beach… where we found our version of the Koh Samet (or Kho Samed?) pier. And that's your desktop wallpaper for this month.

Click on the  links below to get yours. Enjoy.

October 2010 wallpaper — Large (2560 x 1600) October 2010 wallpaper — Small (1280 x 800) October 2010 wallpaper  — iPad (1024 x 1024) October 2010 wallpaper — iPhone HD (640 x 960)