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
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
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
jimmysparks posted Sat, 17 April 2021 at 5:08 PM
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
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
jimmysparks posted Sat, 17 April 2021 at 5:23 PM
Parnassius_phoebus.jpg
jimmysparks posted Sat, 17 April 2021 at 5:26 PM
soyuz.jpg
jimmysparks posted Sat, 17 April 2021 at 5:28 PM
Wavecut_platform_southerndown_pano.jpg
jimmysparks posted Sat, 17 April 2021 at 5:32 PM
Hommik_Mukri_rabas.jpg
jimmysparks posted Sat, 17 April 2021 at 5:43 PM
'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
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
clouds.jpg
Crepuscular_Rays_Reno_Nevada_USA.jpg
Helkivad_Ööpilved_(2).jpg
Helkivad_ööpilved_Kuresoo_kohal.jpg
Nimbostratus_virga.jpg
Noctilucent-clouds-msu-6817.jpg
Regenbogen_über_dem_Lipno-Stausee.jpg
jimmysparks posted Sun, 18 April 2021 at 5:09 PM
Sun_over_Lake_Hawea,_New_Zealand.jpg
Towering_Verticle_Thunderhead.jpg
Vågakaillen_nattlys.jpg
Лунное_гало.jpg
jimmysparks posted Mon, 19 April 2021 at 11:41 AM
Rocks.
Druid_Arch._Needles_District.Canyonlands_UT.(9862534466).jpg
Islallana-DSC09150.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.jpg
Panorámica_de_Las_Médulas.jpg
South_Island_Tour_382.jpg
Toufuku-ji_hojyo5.jpg
Vale_dos_Frades.jpg
jimmysparks posted Mon, 19 April 2021 at 12:16 PM
Human habitat:
1920px-All_Gizah_Pyramids.jpg
Angkor_Wat.jpg
BerberTentZagora.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
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
jimmysparks posted Mon, 19 April 2021 at 1:31 PM
Landforms:
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
jimmysparks posted Mon, 19 April 2021 at 1:42 PM
Pingualuit_big.jpg
jimmysparks posted Mon, 19 April 2021 at 1:42 PM
Rocher_Percé_–Percé,QC–(2018-07-19).jpg
jimmysparks posted Mon, 19 April 2021 at 1:52 PM
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
jimmysparks posted Tue, 20 April 2021 at 2:00 PM
Albert_Bierstadt_-_Among_the_Sierra_Nevada,California-_Google_Art_Project.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
"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
Salomon_van_Ruisdael_Deventer.jpg
jimmysparks posted Tue, 20 April 2021 at 2:14 PM
Anything_But_Black.jpg