Forum: Freestuff


Subject: jimmysparks' Purloined '1920 x 1080' Desktop Background Pics

jimmysparks opened this issue on Apr 17, 2021 · 29 posts


jimmysparks posted Sat, 17 April 2021 at 4:50 PM

I peruse Wikipedia for interesting (to me) pictures that I can use as desktop backgrounds at '1920 x 1080'. The following pics are cropped to that size.

My tastes tend somewhat towards the unusual but please feel free to download anything that catches your eye. These pics were downloaded from Wiki and carry any restrictions and/or credit information contained on the original download page.

Unfortunately, I don't usually include the name of the original pic in the file name, although sometimes you may find it there, if you want to look up the original for credit information.

Enjoy!

jimmysparks (from the MojoWorld community)


jimmysparks posted Sat, 17 April 2021 at 4:56 PM

1920px-Macrospondylus_bollensis_Holzmaden.jpg

Macrospondylus_bollensis_Holzmaden.jpg

Not really sure why, but this one's my favorite. I love the way the mud swirls around the fossil.


jimmysparks posted Sat, 17 April 2021 at 5:00 PM

PIA21465_-_North_Polar_Layers.jpg

PIA21465_-_North_Polar_Layers.jpg

Orbital closeup of the north polar cap of Mars. Very MojoWorld-like.


jimmysparks posted Sat, 17 April 2021 at 5:02 PM

Enrique_Simonet_-_Marina_veneciana_6MB.jpg

Enrique_Simonet_-_Marina_veneciana_6MB.jpg


jimmysparks posted Sat, 17 April 2021 at 5:08 PM

Habitat_panorama.jpg

Habitat_panorama.jpg

I love this because it reminds me of one my favorite anime series, "Girls' Last Tour" (available free on Amazon Prime). The drawing level of detail makes the anime look like a little kids' thing, but check it out - it's great.


jimmysparks posted Sat, 17 April 2021 at 5:20 PM

James_Abbot_McNeill_Whistler_007.jpg

James_Abbot_McNeill_Whistler_007.jpg

I should mention here that I am on an iMac where the desktop icons load on the right-hand side of the screen, so these images may not be perfectly compatible with left-hand Windows icons.


jimmysparks posted Sat, 17 April 2021 at 5:22 PM

Meteora`s_monastery_2.jpg

Meteora`s_monastery_2.jpg


jimmysparks posted Sat, 17 April 2021 at 5:23 PM

Parnassius_phoebus.jpg

Parnassius_phoebus.jpg


jimmysparks posted Sat, 17 April 2021 at 5:26 PM

soyuz.jpg

soyuz.jpg


jimmysparks posted Sat, 17 April 2021 at 5:28 PM

Wavecut_platform_southerndown_pano.jpg

Wavecut_platform_southerndown_pano.jpg


jimmysparks posted Sat, 17 April 2021 at 5:32 PM

Hommik_Mukri_rabas.jpg

Hommik_Mukri_rabas.jpg


jimmysparks posted Sat, 17 April 2021 at 5:43 PM

EBR-I_-_SCRAM_button.jpg

'SCRAM' button from 1950s nuclear power plant control room panel. If this lights up, take off - now!


jimmysparks posted Sun, 18 April 2021 at 4:55 PM

NS_Savannah_SCRAM_MD1.jpg

NS_Savannah_SCRAM_MD1.jpg

Another cool 1950s panel. Dig that vintage hardware :)


jimmysparks posted Sun, 18 April 2021 at 5:04 PM

There's a lot of Mojo-oriented stuff here, so I'll just batch post it.

Atmospherics:

Cirrostratus_with_mock_sun.jpg

Cirrostratus_with_mock_sun.jpg

clouds.jpg

clouds.jpg

Crepuscular_Rays_Reno_Nevada_USA.jpg

Crepuscular_Rays_Reno_Nevada_USA.jpg

Helkivad_Ööpilved_(2).jpg

Helkivad_Ööpilved_(2).jpg

Helkivad_ööpilved_Kuresoo_kohal.jpg

Helkivad_ööpilved_Kuresoo_kohal.jpg

Nimbostratus_virga.jpg

Nimbostratus_virga.jpg

Noctilucent-clouds-msu-6817.jpg

Noctilucent-clouds-msu-6817.jpg

Regenbogen_über_dem_Lipno-Stausee.jpg

Regenbogen_über_dem_Lipno-Stausee.jpg


jimmysparks posted Sun, 18 April 2021 at 5:09 PM

Sun_over_Lake_Hawea,_New_Zealand.jpg

Sun_over_Lake_Hawea,_New_Zealand.jpg

Towering_Verticle_Thunderhead.jpg

Towering_Verticle_Thunderhead.jpg

Vågakaillen_nattlys.jpg

Vågakaillen_nattlys.jpg

Лунное_гало.jpg

Лунное_гало.jpg


jimmysparks posted Mon, 19 April 2021 at 11:41 AM

Rocks.

Druid_Arch._Needles_District.Canyonlands_UT.(9862534466).jpg

Druid_Arch._Needles_District.Canyonlands_UT.(9862534466).jpg

Islallana-DSC09150.jpg

Islallana-DSC09150.jpg

Meteora`s_monastery_2b.jpg

Meteora`s_monastery_2b.jpg

As a forester I've had to burn out a lot of tree stumps in my day. They're too big to dig out by hand, although I used to do it that way when I was young & strong & stupid. This is a close-up of 'Meteora`s_monastery_2.jpg', above.


jimmysparks posted Mon, 19 April 2021 at 11:49 AM

Murphys_Haystacks_DSC04622.jpg

Murphys_Haystacks_DSC04622.jpg

Murphys_Haystacks.jpg

Murphys_Haystacks.jpg

Panorámica_de_Las_Médulas.jpg

Panorámica_de_Las_Médulas.jpg

South_Island_Tour_382.jpg

South_Island_Tour_382.jpg

Toufuku-ji_hojyo5.jpg

Toufuku-ji_hojyo5.jpg

Vale_dos_Frades.jpg

Vale_dos_Frades.jpg


jimmysparks posted Mon, 19 April 2021 at 12:16 PM

Human habitat:

1920px-All_Gizah_Pyramids.jpg

1920px-All_Gizah_Pyramids.jpg

Angkor_Wat.jpg

Angkor_Wat.jpg

BerberTentZagora.jpg

BerberTentZagora.jpg

20130518_alt_1348_01.jpg

20130518_alt_1348_01.jpg

I would live here if I could.


jimmysparks posted Mon, 19 April 2021 at 12:20 PM

cabins.jpg

cabins.jpg

If you see something generic like 'cabins' it's actually me being lazy about the correct filename. I think this is Finland or Russia.


jimmysparks posted Mon, 19 April 2021 at 12:22 PM

Taipei_101_sunset_2012.jpg

Taipei_101_sunset_2012.jpg


jimmysparks posted Mon, 19 April 2021 at 1:31 PM

Landforms:

Mount_Rainier_and_other_Cascades_mountains_poking_through_clouds.jpg

Mount_Rainier_and_other_Cascades_mountains_poking_through_clouds.jpg

My beloved Cascades...


jimmysparks posted Mon, 19 April 2021 at 1:40 PM

Mount_Ararat_and_the_Araratian_plain_(cropped).jpg

Mount_Ararat_and_the_Araratian_plain_(cropped).jpg


jimmysparks posted Mon, 19 April 2021 at 1:42 PM

Pingualuit_big.jpg

Pingualuit_big.jpg


jimmysparks posted Mon, 19 April 2021 at 1:42 PM

Rocher_Percé_–Percé,QC–(2018-07-19).jpg

Rocher_Percé_–Percé,QC(2018-07-19).jpg


jimmysparks posted Mon, 19 April 2021 at 1:52 PM

Rummu_aherainemägi2.jpg

Rummu_aherainemägi2.jpg


jimmysparks posted Tue, 20 April 2021 at 1:56 PM

um... I finally read the FAQ for this forum and can see that these posts exceed the '600 pixel' limit - sorry.

I'm going to try to sneak a few more in but I've got hundreds of them. I set the BG image preference to 'random > every 15 minutes' and use that to keep track of time.

Saihouji-kokedera01.jpg

Saihouji-kokedera01.jpg


jimmysparks posted Tue, 20 April 2021 at 2:00 PM

Albert_Bierstadt_-_Among_the_Sierra_Nevada,California-_Google_Art_Project.jpg

Albert_Bierstadt_-_Among_the_Sierra_Nevada,California-_Google_Art_Project.jpg

Dabo_-_The_Seashore.jpg

Dabo_-_The_Seashore.jpg


jimmysparks posted Tue, 20 April 2021 at 2:13 PM

First_Recognition_of_the_American_Flag_by_a_Foreign_Government.jpg

First_Recognition_of_the_American_Flag_by_a_Foreign_Government.jpg

"The RANGER, commanded by John Paul Jones, Feb. 12, 1778, off Quiberon Bay, receiving nine gun salute from the French ship, LA MOTTE PICQUET."

Hovhannes_Aivazovsky_-The_Ninth_Wave-_Google_Art_Project.jpg

Hovhannes_Aivazovsky_-The_Ninth_Wave-_Google_Art_Project.jpg

Salomon_van_Ruisdael_Deventer.jpg

Salomon_van_Ruisdael_Deventer.jpg


jimmysparks posted Tue, 20 April 2021 at 2:14 PM

Anything_But_Black.jpg

Anything_But_Black.jpg