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Posted: **Wed Apr 11, 2018 6:53 am**

I've been a prolific amateur wildlife photographer/observer for many years, as a consequence I've 1000s of pictures. As I said in another thread, most are unsuitable for Wallpaper, as behaviour is what I capture most (many pics are of Hawks with their prey) - but I said that I'd see what I could find that might be suitable.

Many of my pictures were taken using a small bridge camera (light and easy to carry), so the 1920*1200 resolution required might be to high for a decent image. But I also use a DSLR/T at times. Anyway, here's two examples that I've cropped, edited and resized. If any here are interested, I'll upload the full res images to the proper place and sort out a few more.

These look fine at 1366*768, but I've no access to a full HD display to see how they look at that resolution

Oh, for information; one is a pic of a wild Red Fox, the other is an Egyptian Goose Gosling.

Posted: **Wed Apr 11, 2018 7:41 am**

Great pictures.
specially the Egyptian Goose Gosling.

keep on posting and hope you may find some good clicks from your huge collection for the community.

Posted: **Wed Apr 11, 2018 7:50 am**

Awww, cuties.

I think they will certainly need to be higher res.

I set your fox pic as background on my office's old 4:3 aspect 19-inch monitor and it looks a little fuzzy.

1920x1200 or 1920x1080 is best, but if your pics aren't that large, I recall 1600+ width might just about look ok on normal 1920x1080 screens, though it might be inadequate for HD and better.

[EDIT] Yes, I'm very interested. Cute animals, who wouldn't be??

Posted: **Wed Apr 11, 2018 7:54 am**

Thanks Auro

asqwerth wrote:Awww, cuties.

I think they will certainly need to be higher res.

I set your fox pic as background on my office's old 4:3 aspect 19-inch monitor and it looks a little fuzzy.

1920x1200 or 1920x1080 is best, but if your pics aren't that large, I recall 1600+ width might just about look ok on normal 1920x1080 screens, though it might be inadequate for HD and better.

These are just downsized to upload to the main forum - I'll upload the 1920*1200 versions to the other link in the Wiki... give me a few minutes

EDIT: I tried https://mxlinux.org/wallpaper17, but I get Access Denied - so I can't upload the full res images... I'll try again later

Posted: **Wed Apr 11, 2018 8:04 am**

You need to PM Peregrine our forum and website mistress to get an account. Give her some time to respond. No rush.

Posted: **Wed Apr 11, 2018 8:07 am**

asqwerth wrote:You need to PM Peregrine our forum and website mistress to get an account. Give her some time to respond. No rush.

OK, I'll do it later or tomorrow.

Posted: **Wed Apr 11, 2018 9:52 am**

One more pic until I get time to process more. Remember this has been resized down to be under the 300kb forum limit (like the two pics above), so not suitable for wallpaper - the 1920*1200 res ones will be uploaded when I get a user account from Peregrine (who I've not PM'd yet).

Posted: **Wed Apr 11, 2018 10:48 am**

I really like that. The pose on the hill slope with the flowers. Nice.

Posted: **Wed Apr 11, 2018 11:26 am**

asqwerth wrote:I really like that. The pose on the hill slope with the flowers. Nice.

Thanks. She came within 50m of me - I've never used a Hide, I just keep still and quiet and wait for the wildlife to come close enough for a few pics.

I guess that I'd better look for "cute" pics now... here's an Egyptian Goose and her Goslings to start:

Posted: **Wed Apr 11, 2018 11:43 am**

I really like the red fox images. I have seen foxes here on the farm but they were always too far away or too fast for getting a picture. How do you get those great shots?

Include your email address when you request the account on the mxlinux website.

Posted: **Wed Apr 11, 2018 11:55 am**

asqwerth wrote:I really like that. The pose on the hill slope with the flowers. Nice.

Agreed. The colors are terrific as well.

Posted: **Wed Apr 11, 2018 12:08 pm**

Your Wildlife wallpapers ... I like too. Congratulations.

Posted: **Wed Apr 11, 2018 12:33 pm**

Thanks all for the positive feedback

peregrine wrote:I really like the red fox images. I have seen foxes here on the farm but they were always too far away or too fast for getting a picture. How do you get those great shots?

Include your email address when you request the account on the mxlinux website.

I'm in London, not far from a large Reservoir complex; the Foxes aren't tame or urban, but they're not truly wild either. They're nervous of people, but are used to seeing them, so won't spook unless you make sudden movements. It's just a matter of getting to know the habitat (I've been visiting the site for over 50 years) and knowing roughly where the Foxes are likely to be, and when.

You can also follow around flocks of Geese with their Goslings, or Ducks and Ducklings... at some point a Fox will attempt to take a youngster, especially if there's Cubs in the den to feed. Like I said in a previous post, it's just a matter waiting still and quiet. I won't post any pics of Foxes taking Goslings... Nature is fascinating, but it definitely isn't "nice"

Posted: **Wed Apr 11, 2018 1:32 pm**

1366 x 768 would be just "ducky" for me as that is the resolution of my 11.6" notebooks. I don't own any larger screened behemoths!

Posted: **Wed Apr 11, 2018 1:36 pm**

azrielle wrote:1366 x 768 would be just "ducky" for me as that is the resolution of my 11.6" notebooks. I don't own any larger screened behemoths!

And what about the rest of us?

Posted: **Wed Apr 11, 2018 1:41 pm**

Beautiful shots!

I only see the coyote pack at night, so I can't get any well-lit shots. I have managed to line them up and struck the Chris Pratt vs raptor pose from Jurassic World, since they now will catch cheese cubes out of the air and wait in a line for them, but since they fear any other humans, getting a shot of that would involve a timer on the camera. Plus the flash on the camera freaks them out.

Posted: **Wed Apr 11, 2018 1:45 pm**

love the fox pic
when i worked nights before we moved town we used to feed the foxes that came in the compound. they would come up close for our sandwiches etc. was awesome just watching them

Posted: **Wed Apr 11, 2018 2:06 pm**

Stevo wrote:Beautiful shots!

I only see the coyote pack at night, so I can't get any well-lit shots. I have managed to line them up and struck the Chris Pratt vs raptor pose from Jurassic World, since they now will catch cheese cubes out of the air and wait in a line for them, but since they fear any other humans, getting a shot of that would involve a timer on the camera. Plus the flash on the camera freaks them out.

You're very fortunate... and I'm a little jealous. Not much you can do about the light at night... the experience is much more important than any pics. And I can clearly see the Coyote in your avatar anyway.

frenzy67 wrote:love the fox pic
when i worked nights before we moved town we used to feed the foxes that came in the compound. they would come up close for our sandwiches etc. was awesome just watching them

Yeah, watching Nature has been a bit of a passion of mine for most of my life - it's never boring and often fascinating.

Thanks again for the positive feedback - I'll PM @peregrine for an account in a minute and upload the 1920*1200 versions of these pics to the main site tomorrow.

Posted: **Wed Apr 11, 2018 2:43 pm**

richb wrote:
azrielle wrote:1366 x 768 would be just "ducky" for me as that is the resolution of my 11.6" notebooks. I don't own any larger screened behemoths!
And what about the rest of us?

Sorry. 'Twas my left handed way of thanking him for posting the pictures, now, instead of waiting. I would probably have a larger screen and desktop capable of feeding it if I could afford it. As it is, and has always been, I make do.

Posted: **Wed Apr 11, 2018 3:23 pm**

azrielle wrote:1366 x 768 would be just "ducky" for me as that is the resolution of my 11.6" notebooks. I don't own any larger screened behemoths!

Can't you just open it in Nomacs and resize it?

Posted: **Wed Apr 11, 2018 5:46 pm**

Well, in my experience, most wildlife really likes cheese, except rodents (cartoons lied to me!). I guess they aren't lactose-intolerant! But it's probably not a good idea to get those wild foxes too habituated to people. Ones that live in people's backyards are another matter.

I see videos of people in NZ and Oz feeding the wild cockatoos and parrots as the birds clamber all over them; those are crazy. The closest we have here are ravens and crows, and the babies are more trusting than the wily adults:

Posted: **Thu Apr 12, 2018 4:53 am**

Stevo wrote:Well, in my experience, most wildlife really likes cheese, except rodents (cartoons lied to me!). I guess they aren't lactose-intolerant! But it's probably not a good idea to get those wild foxes too habituated to people. Ones that live in people's backyards are another matter.

I see videos of people in NZ and Oz feeding the wild cockatoos and parrots as the birds clamber all over them; those are crazy. The closest we have here are ravens and crows, and the babies are more trusting than the wily adults:

My garden is full of birds and a few Squirrels, but I only hand-feed the Pigeons. The Corvids (Crows, Magpies, Jays) remain wary of me, even though some have been visiting for years. I could encourage (train) them to take food from me, but Humans are a dangerous species. Although Corvids are wary of everything, they're scared of nothing.

I'm going way off topic now - forgot this was a Linux forum for a minute

Oh, you're right about cheese, Fish like it too.

I've uploaded the 1920*1200 versions of those pics to the main mx website now. I'll process many more time and health permitting.

Pics are here: https://mxlinux.org/wallpaper17

Posted: **Thu Apr 12, 2018 9:18 am**

Here's a few more... remember these are too small for the desktop - higher resolution images are here: https://mxlinux.org/wallpaper17

I've no idea what the pics look like at higher (full hd) resolution, it depends on how heavy a crop they were and/or which camera I used... all are fine at my native 1366*768

Posted: **Thu Apr 12, 2018 2:49 pm**

You're right about the varying resolution. Unfortunately the sunbathing fox and peacock feather pics are a bit on the low-res side, as in the pictures look a little too blown up.

Pity because I like that fox pic (although I prefer the hillside pose one).

The blue tit pic is kind of ok but on the verge of being low-res.

The rest are OK.

Display: normal 21" , 1920x1080

Nice pics, regardless.

Posted: **Thu Apr 12, 2018 3:09 pm**

ChrisUK wrote:Here's a few more... remember these are too small for the desktop - higher resolution images are here: https://mxlinux.org/wallpaper17
...

Nice photos ... Now, HIMO, the only thing to do is to use jpegoptim, for example, to have the same pixels resolution but the size divided by almost 4 (272kB instead 1MB)
Sample

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jpegoptim -p -m80 RFox21920nMX_0.jpg

Or like this

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mkdir compressed-jpegoptim
jpegoptim -d ./compressed-jpegoptim -p -m80 RFox21920nMX_0.jpg

Posted: **Thu Apr 12, 2018 3:12 pm**

asqwerth wrote:You're right about the varying resolution. Unfortunately the sunbathing fox and peacock feather pics are a bit on the low-res side, as in the pictures look a little too blown up.

Pity because I like that fox pic (although I prefer the hillside pose one).

The blue tit pic is kind of ok but on the verge of being low-res.

The rest are OK.

Display: normal 21" , 1920x1080

Nice pics, regardless.

Yeah, that's what I feared - I'll have do new crops that aren't as severe. I only use a 300mm (450 equiv.) lens on my main camera (can't carry anything heavier for long walks), so some of the subjects are a bit distant... there's just not enough pixels on the subject. Believe it or not, that Fox in the Sun was nearly 100m away.

I'll re-crop the Fox - the Fox will be smaller in the frame, but it should be sharper on your 21" screen. I'll delete the ones from the main site that aren't up to the higher resolutions. I'll post back here when I've uploaded the new crops.

Posted: **Thu Apr 12, 2018 3:16 pm**

oops wrote:
ChrisUK wrote:Here's a few more... remember these are too small for the desktop - higher resolution images are here: https://mxlinux.org/wallpaper17
...
Nice photos ... Now, HIMO, the only thing to do is to use jpegoptim, for example, to have the same pixels resolution but the size divided by almost 4 (272kB instead 1MB)
Sample
Code: Select all
jpegoptim -p -m80 RFox21920nMX_0.jpg

The smaller ones are just to stay within the forum limit of 300kb, just posted here to give an idea without downloading the higher res versions.

There's not much you can do when you crop heavy and have too few pixels on the subject, but I will investigate what you've posted... thanks

Posted: **Thu Apr 12, 2018 3:29 pm**

... Usually there is no perceptual differences, even when zooming.

Posted: **Thu Apr 12, 2018 4:55 pm**

You could put the images on postimg and just put the thumbnail link in a post, like I did for the baby raven shot.

Posted: **Fri Apr 13, 2018 1:35 am**

Stevo wrote:You could put the images on postimg and just put the thumbnail link in a post, like I did for the baby raven shot.

The fact that the forum only allows members to view the attached images works better for me, Steve. The low res images are useless for anything except the web, but I've had even those 900*600 ones stolen/plagiarised in the past. If the links and pics are visible to guests as well, I'd get more people downloading (stealing) those, as the 1920*1200 are printable up to 6*4 without a problem... maybe even larger. I want to provide the pics for MX Linux users, not the whole web

I know that even the 1920*1200 ones are much too low-res for a magazine, but they're more tempting to download than the 900*600 ones.

Years ago, I even had people posting my pics and pretending that they took the pictures themselves, even though it was the same forum that I posted the pics in years before. I don't watermark my pics, but I do have a way of proving beyond doubt that the pictures are mine... and I don't just mean having the uncropped originals

As I said, my problem isn't filesize, it's the amount of pixels on the subject... I can sort this on most pics by another crop, which I'll do later. However, some of the pics were taken with basically a 12mp point and shoot camera, and it's now obvious that these won't be good enough for the required 1920*1200 resolution.

Anyway, I've 100s of 1000s of pictures, I'm sure I can sort out a few with enough pixels on the subject... just give me a day or two

Posted: **Fri Apr 13, 2018 3:05 am**

But people could also copy the bigger pics from the MX official site's wallpaper page.... Granted it's less visible though.

In any case, I do appreciate the pics you have posted. Was testing the Fox pose pic in one of my mx17 installs last night. Very nice.

Posted: **Fri Apr 13, 2018 3:27 am**

On another note, I tested the application of your pics as the wallpaper on a Gnome 3 desktop (Korora) vs MX17's XFCE desktop, both using variety wallpaper changer.

Everything scaled nicely on MX17 but on Gnome 3, the positioning/scaling of the pics were a bit off. For instance, the goose and goslings pic had the mother goose's head too close to the top left corner, such that it got blocked by the gnome top panel and Dash on the left. Couldn't find any settings to change scaling in Variety, so I assume it just uses whatever is the default setting for the desktop environment.

Posted: **Fri Apr 13, 2018 3:37 am**

asqwerth wrote:On another note, I tested the application of your pics as the wallpaper on a Gnome 3 desktop (Korora) vs MX17's XFCE desktop, both using variety wallpaper changer.

Everything scaled nicely on MX17 but on Gnome 3, the positioning/scaling of the pics were a bit off. For instance, the goose and goslings pic had the mother goose's head too close to the top left corner, such that it got blocked by the gnome top panel and Dash on the left. Couldn't find any settings to change scaling in Variety, so I assume it just uses whatever is the default setting for the desktop environment.

Thanks for that, I'll bear that in mind with future crops - I'll just allow a bit more at the top and sides. TBH, that particular pic was a tighter crop than I intended.

Oh, I know the pics can be downloaded from the main website, but like you said, a bit less visible than here... so the best that can be achieved really.

Posted: **Fri Apr 13, 2018 4:53 am**

OK, I've just processed another crop of a Fox in the sun... small pic below - 1920*1200 on the main site. It should be OK on larger screens now?

Posted: **Fri Apr 13, 2018 9:10 am**

^Nice, another fox.

I set Misko's resting fox wallpaper. https://misko-2083.deviantart.com/art/R ... -726774960

Posted: **Sat Apr 14, 2018 3:58 am**

Here's a Mute Swan - and also a textured version for something a bit different.

Please let me know if the full res ones on the main MX webite are OK on large screens...

thanks

Posted: **Sat Apr 14, 2018 10:15 am**

Display: 1920 x 1080

Full-sized (no stretching, scaling, zooming) wallpaper on gnome 3 desktop in korora:

https://imgur.com/uxu9E3K

It just about clears the gnome top bar which is quite a slim panel.

I did find the setting in gnome to change the background setting to stretched and that works very well, just like MX's default stretched setting.

Here it is in MX17. Looks fine.

https://imgur.com/O3FtCq5

Posted: **Sat Apr 14, 2018 10:49 am**

asqwerth wrote:Display: 1920 x 1080

Full-sized (no stretching, scaling, zooming) wallpaper on gnome 3 desktop in korora:

https://imgur.com/uxu9E3K

It just about clears the gnome top bar which is quite a slim panel.

I did find the setting in gnome to change the background setting to stretched and that works very well, just like MX's default stretched setting.

Here it is in MX17. Looks fine.

https://imgur.com/O3FtCq5

Great, thanks for checking. I know roughly how much I can crop to retain sharpness at full res now - I'll have to watch that top though, as it's a bit tight. Maybe a few more Fox pics, then it's over 50 bird species to chose from... any preference?

Posted: **Sat Apr 14, 2018 11:44 am**

Any non-violent pics of hawks?

Birds that have some splashes of colour on them? Robins? Any pheasants?

Parrots? Are there even any in the UK?

Posted: **Sat Apr 14, 2018 12:01 pm**

Here's a quick Robin to start with, quick as in a quick edit -and another Fox... higher res are on the main site

We do actually have Parrots now, well Ring-necked Parakeets - they invaded years ago from India... in fact I get them at the feeders in my garden. Oh, and I have 1000s of pics of Sparrowhawks just posing... I had a regular male visit for years, but I've had many more Sparrowhawks visiting over the years.

I'll sort out some Sparrowhawk and Parakeet pics for tomorrow

Posted: **Sat Apr 14, 2018 12:19 pm**

Thanks for the new pics! That fox is a handsome fellow (my sis in the UK hates urban foxes though, since they overturn rubbish bins and leave the trash - including soiled diapers - all over the ground).

Please don't feel obligated to do them though, if you're busy. This is meant to be for fun.

Posted: **Sat Apr 14, 2018 3:26 pm**

asqwerth wrote:Thanks for the new pics! That fox is a handsome fellow (my sis in the UK hates urban foxes though, since they overturn rubbish bins and leave the trash - including soiled diapers - all over the ground).

Please don't feel obligated to do them though, if you're busy. This is meant to be for fun.

The Urban Foxes are welcome around here... the Rats make more mess

I do feel an obligation to help if I'm able to, but I don't feel pressured to do so

Here's a Sparrowhawk pic to start off with... and some info that might be of interest:

The bird is a juvenile (hatched the year that I took the picture) Sparrowhawk - I can tell the age by the plumage and by the time of year. Sparrowhawks, like most Raptors, don't moult into their adult plumage until their second year. It's probably a female, based on size compared to the prey and prey choice. Top left of the pic you should be able to make out a spread wing of the Sparrowhawk - bottom right of the pic is the back of a Pigeon. Don't worry, despite the Sparrowhawk mantling the Pigeon for a while, inexperience meant that the Pigeon escaped.

Oh, this was in my garden. (1920*1200 image uploaded to usual place)

(Ring-necked Parakeet images and others when I have the time tomorrow.)

Posted: **Sat Apr 14, 2018 5:08 pm**

Gorgeous! Nice depth of field on the head, BTW

Posted: **Sun Apr 15, 2018 10:58 am**

She was a striking bird... she won't have that plumage now

Actually, she won't have moulted yet, but she'll have worn rather than fresh new feathers.

Posted: **Sun Apr 15, 2018 11:23 am**

That eye.....

Posted: **Sun Apr 15, 2018 1:15 pm**

Now one of my standard 4 desktops

Did anybody else read H is for hawk?

Posted: **Sun Apr 15, 2018 2:24 pm**

Jerry3904 wrote:Now one of my standard 4 desktops

Did anybody else read H is for hawk?

I've heard of the book, but I can't say that I've read it (I think the author is in one of the forums that I frequent). Most of my time is spent observing and photographing wildlife - much of my remaining time is spent processing pictures. I have a bit of time for wildlife forums and a bit for Linux forums... I don't have much time left for reading a book

I'm glad that you seem to appreciate Raptors, they have a hard time in many parts of the world. There's still people that feed the birds yet bang on the window to scare off a Hawk if one shows up. I've been fortunate to watch Sparrowhawks at close range for years, not the breeding/nesting, but the hunting/ambushing/subduing prey/feeding etc.

I've done it again... wandered off-topic into Nature... I'll stop now. I'll try to find some interesting Sparrowhawk pics, maybe blur the unpleasant parts of the image while still showing the behaviour. I'll test out the images on my wife, as she's squeamish - if she doesn't scream or run away the pics will probably be OK to upload

Posted: **Sun Apr 15, 2018 4:23 pm**

I have a breeding pair of redtails in the ravine next to my house, hear and see them all the time.

Posted: **Sun Apr 15, 2018 6:53 pm**

We have kestrels (sparrow hawks) and merlins (pigeon hawks) that visit the yard. They keep the birds at the feeder alert. There are larger hawks that patrol the nearby fields -- cooper's, red-tailed, etc -- they keep the voles alert. Bald eagles and osprey lurk over the river, keeping the fish alert. Golden eagles live on a nearby bluff. I recently watched a standoff between a merlin and a squirrel. Too bad I don't take pictures, eh?-)

Posted: **Mon Apr 16, 2018 1:37 am**

Jerry3904 wrote:I have a breeding pair of redtails in the ravine next to my house, hear and see them all the time.

Must be great seeing them, especially the flight displays during the breeding season.

I'm one of very few that feeds the birds in a very urban setting (people here hate greenery and love concrete). The first year Sparrowhawks seem to find my garden each year - as their territories overlap, I likely get birds from different nest sites. They are very inexperienced when they first show up, often taking minutes just to subdue small prey that wasn't killed on the strike, whereas the experienced adults take seconds to subdue and start eating prey up to about the size of a Starling. (As you probably know, Hawks, unlike Falcons, don't have the ability to kill instantly (although some learn to kill quickly) they start to eat as soon as they pin down the prey).

arjaybe wrote:We have kestrels (sparrow hawks) and merlins (pigeon hawks) that visit the yard. They keep the birds at the feeder alert. There are larger hawks that patrol the nearby fields -- cooper's, red-tailed, etc -- they keep the voles alert. Bald eagles and osprey lurk over the river, keeping the fish alert. Golden eagles live on a nearby bluff. I recently watched a standoff between a merlin and a squirrel. Too bad I don't take pictures, eh?-)

That sounds like a great area. If your Merlin is the same size as ours, it's lucky that the Merlin flew off - an adult Squirrel is quite formidable with those claws and teeth. The only Hawk that we have that takes Squirrels is the Goshawk. Even large female Sparrowhawks won't tackle a Squirrel, although they will stand their ground and look menacing for as long as possible.

Posted: **Mon Apr 16, 2018 6:11 am**

especially the flight displays during the breeding season

It's an astonishing thing to see

Posted: **Mon Apr 16, 2018 10:08 am**

Here's a pic of an adult male Sparrowhawk from my garden - he was about 4 years old at the time of this picture. Picture was taken through double glazed windows, so the full 1920*1200 resolution (uploaded to the main website as usual) might look a bit noisy on a large screen... should be fine at lower resolutions or a smaller screen.

Posted: **Mon Apr 16, 2018 12:53 pm**

ChrisUK wrote:That sounds like a great area. If your Merlin is the same size as ours, it's lucky that the Merlin flew off - an adult Squirrel is quite formidable with those claws and teeth. The only Hawk that we have that takes Squirrels is the Goshawk. Even large female Sparrowhawks won't tackle a Squirrel, although they will stand their ground and look menacing for as long as possible.

The merlin had the advantage while it was in the air, but the squirrel had it on the ground. It was funny looking at the bird standing there with its long legs and short pants, staring at the squirrel, which actually turned its back and fluffed its tail at it. As soon as the squirrel bluffed at it, it jumped up and flew away. I think the hawk must have been young and inexperienced because it couldn't leave the squirrel alone, even though it couldn't figure out how to get it.

Posted: **Tue Apr 17, 2018 3:55 am**

Another pic of the adult male Sparrowhawk - different time of year... and the bird is now about 6 years old. Higher res image on main website - taken through window again, so uncertain if OK on larger screens

Posted: **Tue Apr 17, 2018 7:42 am**

Some great photos here Chris, composition & focus is spot on, good job!!

Posted: **Tue Apr 17, 2018 10:36 am**

antechdesigns wrote:Some great photos here Chris, composition & focus is spot on, good job!!

Thanks, I rely mostly on luck and patience... you, however, appear to have some talent - the colourful Parrot in your wallpaper thread is particularly striking.

Posted: **Mon Aug 13, 2018 4:15 am**

I'll upload a few more wallpapers later... I give up trying to upload the smaller res ones in this thread, as I'm close to shouting at the screen

(I upload - I place inline - I preview... all pics gone)

Posted: **Mon Aug 13, 2018 7:24 am**

OK, I've uploaded a few more pics to MX17 wallpapers... all are 1920*1200. I'll try and upload the smaller res versions for viewing:

D2DSC07666R1920nMXsmall.jpg

Posted: **Mon Aug 13, 2018 7:26 am**

DSC05617R1920nMXsmall.jpg

DSC05447RGp1920nMXsmall.jpg

Posted: **Mon Aug 13, 2018 7:56 am**

Beautiful, I downloaded them to use them.

Posted: **Mon Aug 13, 2018 8:06 am**

Gerson wrote: Mon Aug 13, 2018 7:56 am Beautiful, I downloaded them to use them.

Thanks, I'm glad they're useful to you

Posted: **Mon Aug 13, 2018 8:19 am**

I really like the Grey Heron.

The sparrowhawk one is also nice, but I prefer the one in post #54, where the sparrowhawk is surrounded by the foliage. For me, it's just a cooler shot.

That said, I'll probably download all your new pics anyway, for my wallpaper rotation!

Thanks.

Posted: **Fri Nov 09, 2018 11:53 am**

I've not been out of the house for months... missed a lot of the best light/colours for photography (especially Autumn), so I thought that I'd go through some old pictures taken with oldish Superzoom (small sensors but longish zoom) cameras over the last 10 years or so. Even adding a Teleconverter, there's often not enough pixels on the subject for 1920*1200 res pics, but I've found a few that might just be OK.

If you think they'll do, I'll process a few more when I can. Full size (1920*1200) images are at the main MX website as usual, under the MX17 section.

Here's the small res versions (too small for wallpaper) for those that don't want to load the full size images. Oh, the Carder Bee and the male Banded Demoiselle aren't true Macros, just within about 3 feet.

Posted: **Fri Nov 09, 2018 11:57 am**

Two more...

Posted: **Fri Nov 09, 2018 11:59 am**

Even low res they look pretty darn good. Thanks for posting.

Posted: **Fri Nov 09, 2018 12:02 pm**

I'll process some more over the weekend, Rich

Posted: **Fri Nov 09, 2018 12:20 pm**

Love the red fox--we're have a den up the gully behind us and see them pretty often on the prowl.

Posted: **Fri Nov 09, 2018 1:57 pm**

Jerry3904 wrote: Fri Nov 09, 2018 12:20 pm Love the red fox--we're have a den up the gully behind us and see them pretty often on the prowl.

Must be good to watch them all year round, especially when the cubs first leave the Den... I'm on a housing estate in London, so you'd expect to see urban Foxes, but not wild Foxes. However, Foxes are very smart and adaptable, so I see wild ones at my local Reservoirs. Although they take many birds and rodents, they also steal night-fishing Anglers' food while the angler is asleep or busy landing Fish

(I've found the best way to see them is at a body of water during the breeding season for Geese and other Waterfowl - they follow (keeping in cover) flocks of Geese/Ducks with Goslings/Ducklings and take as many youngsters as they can to feed their cubs. It can be a risky practice, as Geese are large birds with large wings; I doubt they could kill a Fox, but they could injure an unlucky one... an injured Fox doesn't make a good provider for cubs. Incidentally, the cubs are so curious it can be dangerous for them. Although getting close to them isn't easy when the parents are nearby, it's very easy to get the cubs to break cover and get them to come within a few yards of you.)

Posted: **Sat Nov 10, 2018 9:16 am**

Here's a juvenile Herring Gull that I'm not sure about yet, so I've not uploaded the 1920*1200 res image to the MX Wallpaper yet

Posted: **Sat Nov 10, 2018 9:59 am**

@ChrisUK, have you considered placing your photos on a site like http://pixabay.com or http://pixhere.com They are a great place to disseminate your work and receive some useful public awareness.

Posted: **Sat Nov 10, 2018 11:02 am**

manyroads wrote: Sat Nov 10, 2018 9:59 am @ChrisUK, have you considered placing your photos on a site like http://pixabay.com or http://pixhere.com They are a great place to disseminate your work and receive some useful public awareness.

I already have as much "public awareness" as I'm comfortable with thanks

(I've been a member of various Wildlife and Photography sites for years, just not using the username "ChrisUK". My "work" is for my own benefit - so I can remember what I saw, as I'm an old man that already has a faulty memory... If others like looking at the pictures as well, that's a bonus.)

Posted: **Sat Nov 10, 2018 11:42 am**

As one old man to another... I understand fully! Now, where is my cane?!?!?

Posted: **Sat Nov 10, 2018 2:17 pm**

Here's a few more... I'll upload the higher res versions to the usual place tomorrow.

Posted: **Sat Nov 10, 2018 2:19 pm**

One more:

Posted: **Sun Nov 11, 2018 3:26 am**

Just added the 1920*1200 res images of the previous four to the MX17 Wallpaper page.

Posted: **Sun Nov 11, 2018 3:51 am**

Is that the eye of one of your falcon or hawk subjects? Cool. Love the 2 insect ones and the duck/goose just landing in the water.

Maybe it's just me but the one above - flying heron - for some reason looks like you superimposed the bird onto a blue background.

Posted: **Sun Nov 11, 2018 3:57 am**

The "Eye" is of a Greylag Goose - the Grey Heron is a heavy crop of a distant bird, so perhaps your seeing the effect of the atmosphere/heat haze etc... I don't have the time to mess about with cloning/copy-pasting etc

Posted: **Mon Nov 12, 2018 9:43 am**

Here's a couple more... I'll add the higher res images to the MX wallpaper page later:

Egyptian Goose and a Black-headed Gull in flight

Posted: **Mon Nov 12, 2018 9:48 am**

I forgot to say; if any of my pics are wanted for Antix, just point me to the logo and where to upload, and I'll gladly replace the MX logo and add them. After all, Debian->Antix->MX

Posted: **Mon Nov 12, 2018 3:13 pm**

Last two... all higher res versions uploaded to MX Wallpaper now

Posted: **Wed Nov 21, 2018 3:52 am**

A few more... I'll upload the higher res versions to either the MX17 or MX18 page later.

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Posted: **Wed Nov 21, 2018 3:53 am**

Posted: **Wed Nov 21, 2018 4:00 am**

No idea what's going on with my post above... uploaded 2 pics, 6 displayed... not April 1st is it?

Posted: **Wed Nov 21, 2018 3:27 pm**

Last one for a while... I'll upload the 1920*1200 res version tomorrow

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Posted: **Thu Nov 22, 2018 1:57 pm**

Two more... not "Wildlife", but not worth starting a new thread.

One is a Poppy, the other is what remains of a Tree. 1920*1200 versions have been uploaded to the MX 18 Wallpaper page.

Posted: **Thu Nov 22, 2018 1:58 pm**

Posted: **Thu Nov 22, 2018 10:37 pm**

ChrisUK wrote: Thu Nov 22, 2018 1:58 pm...

The texture is great.
Nice wallpaper collections and really love the wildlife you have caught though your lens.
It's really a much patience required to achieve these.

Keep posting and best wishes for festive season ahead.

Posted: **Fri Nov 23, 2018 8:32 am**

Thanks, Auro, Seasons Greetings to you too

Posted: **Fri Nov 23, 2018 8:34 am**

I think this pic is too much of a crop to stand up to scrutiny at 1920*1200, but I'll upload it if anyone wants it for a less high res display. Just post here and I'll add it to the MX 18 Wallpaper page. The following is a brief description of what the image shows, and how I got it (probably not of interest to most here)

This was taken a couple of years ago, and is uploaded for the behaviour it shows... The mother had just caught and killed a Gosling - brought it 500+ yards to two of her Cubs (only a couple of months old) that was hiding in some undergrowth. The dominant Cub was passed the Gosling by the mother, and ran off into cover to eat it. This Cub has seen, and can still smell the scent of the Gosling, so is begging the mother for food.

Within a few minutes the mother went off alone hunting - the Cub went back to hiding and waiting.

I was at least 100 yards away hiding behind a bush, and had followed the mother from the initial attack... I just follow the Goslings and wait, there's always a Fox following the Geese flocks during the breeding season. As you can see, the mother has caught my scent (the wind changed direction) and was watching me.

Anyway, here's a small res version of the pic.

Posted: **Fri Nov 23, 2018 8:35 am**

Great shot!

Posted: **Fri Nov 23, 2018 8:41 am**

Thanks, Jerry... as you'll probably know, I needed patience and lots and lots of luck

Posted: **Mon Nov 26, 2018 3:25 am**

Last one of the juvenile Sparrowhawk - I didn't have time to change the aperture, so the pic isn't perfect, but I think it's worth uploading for the expression. Higher res image on the MX18 Community Wallpaper page

Oh, the grey pattern on the right of the image is the Pigeon she was trying to subdue.

Changed my mind

Posted: **Wed Jul 31, 2019 3:17 am**

A couple of pics I wasn't sure about... one is a Sunrise, other is what was left of a large Carp on the bank of a lake.

Small-sized examples are below... I can no longer login to upload the 1920*1200 images, not recognising my password

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Posted: **Wed Jul 31, 2019 3:25 am**

The 2nd pic is ... Interesting.

Chris, the new website is a new creature, so you need to register afresh. PM peregrine if that doesn't work.

Posted: **Wed Jul 31, 2019 4:04 am**

asqwerth wrote: Wed Jul 31, 2019 3:25 am The 2nd pic is ... Interesting.

Chris, the new website is a new creature, so you need to register afresh. PM peregrine if that doesn't work.

Thanks, I sorted it... you don't need to register, just upload etc.

The Carp was probably stabbed by one of the many Cormorants, but was too big to swallow - eventually it died and was either taken out of the water by an Angler, or more likely, dragged out by the Great black-backed Gulls.

Posted: **Wed Jul 31, 2019 4:27 am**

The sunrise is quit good, i really liked the way tree branches forming a beautiful pattern

Posted: **Wed Jul 31, 2019 7:21 am**

Auro Kumar Sahoo wrote: Wed Jul 31, 2019 4:27 am The sunrise is quit good, i really liked the way tree branches forming a beautiful pattern

Thanks, Auro... right place right time helps

Posted: **Thu Aug 08, 2019 3:57 am**

I've just added an image to the MX19 Wallpaper, but I'm unsure how it looks at higher res - it's from the garden, so taken through double glazed windows... delete if no good thanks.

Small version below:

Posted: **Thu Aug 08, 2019 6:06 am**

What kind of bird is that?

Posted: **Thu Aug 08, 2019 6:11 am**

It's a Great Spotted Woodpecker... a female

Posted: **Fri Aug 09, 2019 12:16 am**

ChrisUK wrote: Thu Aug 08, 2019 3:57 am I've just added an image to the MX19 Wallpaper, but I'm unsure how it looks at higher res - it's from the garden, so taken through double glazed windows... delete if no good thanks.

Small version below:

It really is a very nice picture.

Posted: **Fri Aug 09, 2019 6:55 am**

Thanks Auro

Posted: **Fri Aug 09, 2019 7:01 am**

I've been looking at some of my pictures of Goslings (Canada Goose - Greylag Goose - Egyptian Goose) and have found a few that I think might be liked as Wallpaper. Many of the Goslings are just days old, so they might have the "cute" appeal for some. All were taken with my old camera, which was only a small sensor 12mp Panasonic, but I think they stand up pretty well to the 1920*1200 resolution.

Anyway, here's small (800px) version - if anyone wants more I'll add then to the MX19 Wallpaper section on the main site (1920*1200 version uploading now)

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Posted: **Fri Aug 09, 2019 7:07 am**

Very beautiful one

Posted: **Sat Aug 10, 2019 3:26 am**

Another Gosling uploaded (though not yet accepted) to MX19 Wallpaper (1920*1200 res). Smaller version below:

Posted: **Sat Aug 10, 2019 3:31 am**

Aww, very cute!

And I like the small pink flowers on the ground.

Posted: **Sat Aug 10, 2019 9:17 am**

Thanks.

Opinions please:

One of my old cameras had a tiny and very noisy sensor, so most pics that needed cropping ending up being deleted. I did keep some that I liked (Setting, Composition, Colours, etc), even though they was noisy, and eventually decided to texturise them to use the noise as a feature... well, sort of.

So here's an example - much too noisy and not sharp enough before texturising, but does it work? Is it worth uploading as a Wallpaper? Shall I do more?

Small res version below... 1920*1200 version has more defined subjects (Duck and Ducklings), and looks more like a painting.

Posted: **Sat Aug 10, 2019 9:35 am**

Very handsome!

Posted: **Sat Aug 10, 2019 9:55 am**

Thanks, Jerry - I've just submitted the high res version to the MX19 Wallpaper section... will probably take a while to be approved or rejected, so you can't see it yet

Posted: **Sat Aug 10, 2019 10:47 am**

@ChrisUK I do not see the Ducks in post #107 in what has come in.

There was a submission titled Mother and Ducklings - texturised but this image was with it MXMallardR1920n.jpg

Posted: **Sat Aug 10, 2019 11:02 am**

peregrine wrote: Sat Aug 10, 2019 10:47 am @ChrisUK I do not see the Ducks in post #107 in what has come in.

Oops... I uploaded the wrong pic, could you delete it please. I'll upload the correct one in a minute.

Thanks

Posted: **Sat Aug 10, 2019 1:15 pm**

It's OK, the Mallard was going to be uploaded anyway, so no need to delete

Posted: **Sun Aug 11, 2019 3:07 am**

First pic are Swan Cygnets... as we all know "The Ugly Duckling" became a Swan - these "Ugly Ducklings" will become Swans too (Nature and luck permitting)

Second pic is another Gosling (Canada Goose)

Both are just small res versions for this thread - high res versions will be uploaded to the relevant wallpaper section later.

(Not much feedback on the textured Ducks I asked opinions of, so I won't do more of those

)

Posted: **Sun Aug 11, 2019 4:28 am**

ChrisUK wrote: Sun Aug 11, 2019 3:07 am First pic are Swan Cygnets... as we all know "The Ugly Duckling" became a Swan - these "Ugly Ducklings" will become Swans too (Nature and luck permitting)

Second pic is another Gosling (Canada Goose)

Both are just small res versions for this thread - high res versions will be uploaded to the relevant wallpaper section later.

(Not much feedback on the textured Ducks I asked opinions of, so I won't do more of those )

Really like the first pic - the baby swans are adorable.

Earlier textured pic - I'm not sure whether I like it or not, but that may not be due to the textured look per se. I think it's also the picture in question, with the ducks and ducklings being pretty far away.

Posted: **Sun Aug 11, 2019 8:46 am**

asqwerth wrote: Sun Aug 11, 2019 4:28 am [...]

Earlier textured pic - I'm not sure whether I like it or not, but that may not be due to the textured look per se. I think it's also the picture in question, with the ducks and ducklings being pretty far away.

Oddly enough, what you dislike about the image is what made me take the picture in the first place

Just a personal opinion:

It's always a temptation to get as close as you can to your subject and "fill the frame" with a close-up. But you end up with highly detailed images that you could have taken in your living room. You also end up spooking more than you photograph. I try to let my subjects get close to me, which requires lots of patience and luck to get most close-ups. Also, I try to take pictures that show the subject and the environment that they inhabit, which often means shots like the Female Mallard followed by her Ducklings. And TBH, sometimes what you want a picture of is swimming along on the other side of the lake.

Although I also take shots of behaviour or poses that interest me. But we all like different things, which is fine, as it would be boring if we didn't

Posted: **Sun Aug 11, 2019 8:53 am**

I also like the shot as it is, where the light and water are the subject, almost in a pointillist way.

Posted: **Mon Aug 19, 2019 3:09 am**

Peregrine,

I've uploaded the high res non-textured version, but I still think it's too noisy... please delete it if you agree... thanks.

Small res version below:

Posted: **Mon Aug 19, 2019 7:54 am**

Beauteous - reminds me of the ducks in my harbor in MDR, CA
Keep up the good work
Jack

Posted: **Mon Aug 19, 2019 8:01 am**

Nice. From a distance it looks like a crocodile that got punished for eating the local dentist.

Posted: **Mon Aug 19, 2019 8:14 am**

AK-47 wrote: Mon Aug 19, 2019 8:01 am Nice. From a distance it looks like a crocodile that got punished for eating the local dentist.

LOL!

Posted: **Mon Aug 19, 2019 11:33 am**

AK-47 wrote: Mon Aug 19, 2019 8:01 am Nice. From a distance it looks like a crocodile that got punished for eating the local dentist.

The "Crocodile" I saw when taking the picture... didn't see the Dentist though

Here's two more Swan pics - one an adult displaying - the other another Cygnet pic. I've submitted the full res versions for wallpaper.

I've many more Swan and Cygnet pics, but there seems to be plenty of Bird pics for Wallpaper now... so I'll give it a rest unless asked otherwise.

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