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September Desktop Wallpaper

Younes — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 12:00:17 +0000

For this month I chose this image from a magical morning in Morocco’s Merzouga dunes. The first time I ever witnessed a sunrise in the desert certainly lived up and even exceeded my expectations. I hope you enjoy this one as much as I did making it. For an idea of the scale of these dunes, simply check out the human silhouettes on top of the leftmost high dune…staggering, really…

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August Monthly Desktop Wallpaper

Younes — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 12:19:17 +0000

It’s that time again…For this month, I chose a picture taken only a few minutes away from my home at Ottawa’s Shirley’s Bay. I used a Hoya ND400 10 stop filter to capture the fast moving clouds in the scene. The last light of the day contributed to the cold white-balance, which I chose to maintain in post-processing.

You can download the wallpaper by following one of the links below:

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June Monthly Desktop Wallpaper

Younes — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 12:00:23 +0000

After close to a year of offering the monthly desktop calendar and wallpaper, I have opted for a slight format change. I figure that a calendar has limited appeal in that it puts a cap on how long you can use the wallpaper. As such, I have decided to drop the “calendar” portion and simply offer a desktop wallpaper that you can download and use at anytime, independently of when I post it on the blog. As usual, the image is offered in 3 sizes to try and accommodate most users.

This image comes from the Oulilimt valley in the heart of the Moroccan High Atlas (it’s about a 3 day walk from anywhere). As the valley narrows to its end, it gathers into a beautiful, red-walled gorge surrounded by odd-shaped hoodoos. As I was shooting sunset in the middle of the gorge, I was drawn by these shapes and the beautifully lit clouds overhead. I went for a simple silhouette that leaves all the focus on the shapes and colours. As usual, to download it you simply have to click on one of the links below, right-click on the image and choose “use as desktop wallpaper”.

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April Desktop Wallpaper and Calendar

Younes — Wed, 07 Apr 2010 02:46:04 +0000

Better late than never, I guess. At least, you get the freshest of my images, right off the presses . This image was taken from the 50th floor of the Prudential Tower in Boston, a must see for anyone passing through the city of Boston. It’s a bit of a contortionist act getting these images while shooting through a heavy glass pane, but the end result is certainly worth the effort.

I originally shot this image in color, but on closer inspection I really liked the contrast between the brighter and darker areas and opted for the almost abstract nature of the resulting black and white conversion.

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March 2010 Monthly Desktop Wallpaper and Calendar

Younes — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 16:21:38 +0000

Spring is in the air! Can’t deny it. People will complain about the slush, the rain and the ice, but I couldn’t care less, spring is coming fast. Warm air, fresh grass and no more shoveling…

As usual you can download the wallpaper in 3 sizes:

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Enjoy!