This is the page to come and get the Year 2000 Wallpapers. Each month, I have been featuring a new 800x600 BMP image, suitable for use as wallpaper, printing, etc. for you to download. Here is a running history of what's been available for downloading, and a chance to catch up on what you've missed. These these images will be offered on upcoming CD's at a resolution of 1075x768. Comments are encouraged and welcomed.
Visit wallpaper images from other years: Current Year 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003
The wallpaper is in JPG high-quality format, at a resolution of 800x600. If you want to use it as wallpaper in Windows, you'll either need to switch on Windows Active Desktop, or simply resave the JPG as a BMP file. Mac users need to follow these procedures:
Macintosh (OS 8.5 and higher)--
1. From the Finder, select menu item: Apple Menu > Control Panels > Appearance.
2. Click on the Desktop tab.
3. If a picture is currently in place, click Remove Picture Click Place Picture.
4. Navigate to the folder where you extracted the image.
5. Click on the file to highlight it, and click Open.
7. Click Set Desktop in the Desktop tab.
8. Close the window.
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December 2000
Impending Anxiety A downtown Iowan's perspective of Iowa skyscrapers.
(We really don't have any skyscrapers at all, but we do like traffic signs.)
No real snow yet worthy of photographing, hence the still life perspective
this month.
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November 2000 Fall
Tranquility A very serene place was to be found here. Be sure to
check out my Fall Color 2000 Gallery mentioned at the top of every page.
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October 2000 Old
Mansion An abandoned mansion along a highway I frequently travel
revealed this old building. I had never seen it before until some
trees were cleared for the highway expansion to come.
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September Bonus
Four Engine Train Same location as the previous August 1999 wallpaper,
but a different train, and a different angle.
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September 2000 Old
Trolley Car In the City of Boone, IA there is a trolley car still in
use as a tourist and commuter attraction. Here, I've left the color of
the trolley intact, desaturated the image around it, and added a sepia tone
to give it a nostalgia look..
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August 2000 Old
Silo An abandoned farm offered this still life of an old grain silo.
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July 2000 Bonus
Rainbow Tough to photograph, we had several in one week. The
colors here have been saturated slightly to bring out their beauty.
Two times I was able to see a complete 180 degree rainbow.
See the picture here.
To download julybonus00.zip:
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July 2000 Daisies a
Poppin' A very striking background image for your monitor
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June 2000 Crab
Apple Blossoms Digitally photographed at 144 DPI, these blossoms
signify spring is here
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May 2000 Spring
time in Ledges State Park. My first background image taken with a
digital camera, this is part of a nice, serene are of the park
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April 2000 Des
Moines River Valley. High up on a bluff overlooking this part of the
Des Moines river, north of Des Moines, is a very scenic and peaceful place.
This is part of Ledges State Park.
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March 2000.
Snow and trees. This is about as good as it got in my area of Iowa for
snow this season. At least here, is a nice snow scene for your project
or monitor.
See how I
added some falling digital snow here.
To download mar00.zip:
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February 2000
Valley of Colors. I was on an overlook in Backbone State Park when I
captured this view.
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January 2000 Bare
Trees against a blue sky. Trees are a continuing photographic
fascination of mine. I thought this turned out to be a striking
picture.
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