Comments on: Photography: Solstice

By: Savantster

Savantster — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 15:09:47 +0000

Dawn, don’t let “size” fool you (re: jeff).. I had a 36″ monitor for a long time, it sat next to my 30″ TV and I would play games while watching TV with them side by side. The resolution (way back when) on the “big screen” was only 800×600.

Even modern plasma/LCD TVs (acting as monitors) don’t normally have all that high of resolution. I have a 24″ wide screen LCD monitor (real monitor, not a TV that also acts as one), and that’s only 1680×1050. 2048×1536 is plenty resolved for 99% of the applications out there, and making it bigger will just increase file size with no real benefit.

and I agree, that’s a very fine picture for desktop wallpaper

By: elaine

elaine — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 14:33:54 +0000

No thanks required ~ just keep posting.

By: Dawn

Dawn — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 13:26:31 +0000

Dr. S – I shall use that privilege judiciously…

Elaine – thanks love

By: Elaine

Elaine — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 11:40:26 +0000

*hearts Dawn*

By: Dr. Slammy

Dr. Slammy — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 04:25:30 +0000

I don’t recall anybody limiting you to one photo a week.

By: CWMackowski

CWMackowski — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 02:50:45 +0000

Gorgeous (as always)!

By: Dawn

Dawn — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 02:41:25 +0000

Jeff – I shall have to confess that until S&R asked me to post a weekly photograph, I simply took pictures for my own amusement. While I do have a horizontal version of this shot, the highest resolution I have is 2048×1536. I do not think it would work for your 32″ monitor. But thank you for asking.

I made a decision some time ago to stick with the point and shoot model. I have a Nikon CoolPik L5. I love it – portable and easy to use. The camera can take much finer resolution up to 3072×2304. Future photographs perhaps!

Russ: I’m glad you stopped to look. When I first saw the rope swing I could almost hear the voices of children laughing as they dropped into the water below. It was late June when I took that, so summer was over in Australia.

By: jeff watson

jeff watson — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 22:17:13 +0000

Dawn,

Would you post a high resolution version of this wonderful picture so we can all enjoy it. Frankly, I’d like a high res version to use as wallpaper on my main 32″ monitor.

Jeff

By: Russ Wellen

Russ Wellen — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 20:58:04 +0000

Extraordinary. Also, parceling out one picture at a time both induces us to concentrate on the moment captured and leaves us hanging for more.

By: Dawn

Dawn — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 18:38:40 +0000

Dr. Slammy and Lex – thanks for the comments! To answer your question – I took this photo at the Solitary Islands Marine Park in Wooli, Australia. It is on the border between Queensland and New South Wales.

It is a working camper van site. The people living there go fishing daily. I wish the photo could have also captured the soft sounds of the boats stirring and life beginning for the morning. It is a remarkable place.

By: Lex

Lex — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 18:04:40 +0000

Love it: simultaneously stark and soft. The fraying rope of man’s imprint divides – without conquering – the mist, shadow, and reflection of Nature.

By: Dr. Slammy

Dr. Slammy — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 16:49:11 +0000

Dawn, this is gorgeous. Where did you shoot this?