My New Desktop Image

I can't be the first guy to do this but I didn't see it anywhere else so I thought I'd share.

Could have been done better but you get the idea.

Oooh.. someone's got too much time on their hands....

Reefbone wrote in post #2226059
I can't be the first guy to do this but I didn't see it anywhere else so I thought I'd share.

Could have been done better but you get the idea.

Ok, 1 = the mouse is moved, 2 = that black box is a little out of place, 3 = icons are different... Okm 7 more thing that are different and I win, right?

I like itm great job.

Could you not do this perfectly with a solid tripod?

Actually this is a really great idea. I like it. Thanks for sharing.

How'd you do it?

I don't see a Firefox Icon anywhere, tut, tut, tut!

elise1030 wrote in post #2228887
How'd you do it?

I think take a Tripod, mount your camera so it's very still, take the photo, take the card out, load the image on your computer and set it as your background, and then take the photo again in the exact same spot using your tripod, and repeat as much as you want.

Nice, might have to try this

I love it.

But I'd have to have some time on my hands before I did it.


Reminds me of the album cover for Pink Floyd's Ummagumma.

lol... Im going to do that... ill post pics tomorrow...!!!!

One good thing, is the fact that you have my favourite program running; Adobe Photoshop.

Pete wrote in post #2226090
Oooh.. someone's got too much time on their hands....

That and not enough else to photograph

gjl711 wrote in post #2227102
Ok, 1 = the mouse is moved, 2 = that black box is a little out of place, 3 = icons are different... Okm 7 more thing that are different and I win, right?

I like itm great job.

If this were "Highlights for Children" you'd win. But actually there are three Icons moved and one missing. The mouse is in a different position and the little black box is a volume controller.

rklepper wrote in post #2227258
Actually this is a really great idea. I like it. Thanks for sharing.

Thanks...Does this mean knowone else has seen it before?

elise1030 wrote in post #2228887
How'd you do it?

JaGWiRE wrote in post #2229797
I think take a Tripod, mount your camera so it's very still, take the photo, take the card out, load the image on your computer and set it as your background, and then take the photo again in the exact same spot using your tripod, and repeat as much as you want.

- Bingo! - I didn't use a tripod though. Just tried to frame it roughly the same. Exposed the image for the screen the used ETTL flash to fill the rest. Kind of an opposite flash theory.

surfologist wrote in post #2231011
lol... Im going to do that... ill post pics tomorrow...!!!!

I' d love to see it . Don't forget to send me my 5 cent royalty check

EOSAddict wrote in post #2228922
I don't see a Firefox Icon anywhere, tut, tut, tut!

Anthony J Howe wrote in post #2231038
One good thing, is the fact that you have my favourite program running; Adobe Photoshop.

Yea... no firefox but glad I could please one of you. Surprised I didn't get any comments on the Bit Torrent Icon.

Reefbone wrote in post #2233112
Thanks...Does this mean knowone else has seen it before?

Similar - Pink Floyd's album cover for Ummagumma, 1969.
http://www.artforall.c​o.uk/images/CCA/tho_UM​MAGUMMA.jpg

Reminds me of the ol' transparent monitor trick.
http://www.flickr.com …/pool-transparentscreens/

I used to do this in real-time back in the Commodore Amiga days, video camera on the monitor which just so happens to be playing the output of the same video camera. Should be able to do this as easily with an ATI Card if you wanted to go further with the concept. At some point the ATI software allowed you to make the video input of the card to be played on the background, behind the icons.