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Bungan Beach, NSW, Australia

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Bungan Beach, NSW, Australia

Mona Vale Beach, NSW, Australia

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Mona Vale Beach, NSW, Australia

Mona Vale Beach, NSW, Australia

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Mona Vale Beach, NSW, Australia

Sydney City (from Cremorne Point), NSW, Australia

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Sydney City (from Cremorne Point), NSW, Australia

Knapsack Viaduct, Lapstone, NSW, Australia

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Knapsack Viaduct, Lapstone, NSW, Australia

Mona Vale Beach South, NSW, Australia

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Mona Vale Beach South, NSW, Australia

Federal Falls, Blue Mountains National Park, NSW, Australia

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Federal Falls, Blue Mountains National Park, NSW, Australia

Mona Vale Beach Cliffs, NSW, Australia

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Mona Vale Beach Cliffs, NSW, Australia

The Arch, The Twelve Apostles, VIC, Australia

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The Arch, The Twelve Apostles, VIC, Australia

Warriewood Beach, NSW, Australia

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Warriewood Beach, NSW, Australia

Happy Australia Day! Free Desktop Wallpaper Calendar: February 2013

Sat, 26 Jan 2013 09:00:22 +0000

I made this image couple year ago during the annual light festival in Sydney. Light rays on this photo are not photoshopped as many people believe, this effect can be achieved by standing directly under projectors.

To all my Australian readers: Happy Barbecuing!!!

As before, Windows themes and all wallpapers with fresh calendar are available for download here: Free Desktop Wallpaper Calendars.

In addition to PC wallpapers, Android users can enjoy over 140 images from my portfolio for free as high-resolution wallpapers for Android devices. App also allows access to Flickr, Facebook, Picasa and Instagram, so you can use your own images as well as images from my portfolio as wallpapers for your Android. If your phone doesn’t have access to Google Play, app is available on Amazon and many 3rd-party markets as well – just search for “Awesome Nature Wallpapers“.

Waitaanga, North Island, New Zealand

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Waitaanga, North Island, New Zealand

Federal Falls, Blue Mountains National Park, NSW, Australia

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Federal Falls, Blue Mountains National Park, NSW, Australia

The Twelve Apostles, Great Ocean Road, VIC, Australia

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The Twelve Apostles, Great Ocean Road, VIC, Australia

Lake Narrabeen, Sydney, NSW, Australia

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Lake Narrabeen, Sydney, NSW, Australia

Free Desktop Wallpaper Calendar: January 2013 – Lake Wanaka, New Zealand

Mon, 31 Dec 2012 15:00:19 +0000

With this fresh desktop calendar I’d like to take an opportunity and wish you all, your families and friends a Happy New Year, let all your plans and wishes materialise!

As before, Windows themes and all wallpapers with fresh calendar are available for download here: Free Desktop Wallpaper Calendars.

In addition to PC wallpapers, Android users can enjoy over 130 images from my portfolio for free as high-resolution wallpapers for Android devices. App also allows access to Flickr, Facebook, Picasa and Instagram, so you can use your own images as well as images from my portfolio as wallpapers for your Android. If you phone doesn’t have access to Google Play, app is avilabale on Amazon and many 3rd-party markets as well – just search for “Awesome Nature Wallpapers“.

Lion Rock, Piha, North Island, New Zealand

Fri, 21 Dec 2012 10:00:00 +0000

Lion Rock, Piha, North Island, New Zealand

Burleigh Head, QLD, Australia

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Burleigh Head, QLD, Australia

The Three Sisters, Blue Mountains, NSW, Australia

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The Three Sisters, Blue Mountains, NSW, Australia

Sydney City (from Cremorne Point), NSW, Australia

Fri, 02 Nov 2012 10:00:00 +0000

Sydney City (from Cremorne Point), NSW, Australia

Turimetta Beach North, NSW, Australia

Wed, 31 Oct 2012 10:00:00 +0000

Turimetta Beach North, NSW, Australia

Bangalley Head, Sydney, NSW, Australia

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Bangalley Head, Sydney, NSW, Australia

Sydney City (from Cremorne Point), NSW, Australia

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Sydney City (from Cremorne Point), NSW, Australia

North Head, Sydney, NSW, Australia

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North Head, Sydney, NSW, Australia

Mt Taranaki - Egmond National Park, North Island, New Zealand

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Mt Taranaki - Egmond National Park, North Island, New Zealand

The Three Sisters, Blue Mountains, NSW, Australia

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The Three Sisters, Blue Mountains, NSW, Australia

Sydney City (from Cremorne Point), NSW, Australia

Wed, 03 Oct 2012 09:00:00 +0000

Sydney City (from Cremorne Point), NSW, Australia

Free Desktop Wallpaper Calendar: October 2012 – Bridal Veil Falls, New Zealand

Mon, 01 Oct 2012 09:00:31 +0000

This is a 37th image in my free monthly calendar wallpaper collection. That means, that I’m posting free wallpapers for more than three years every month. It is getting harder to update all previous wallpapers, but I’m not going to stop this activity.

As always, Windows 7 themes and all wallpapers with fresh calendar are available for download here: Free Desktop Wallpaper Calendars.

In addition to PC wallappers, Android users can enjoy over 120 images from my portfolio as high-resolution wallpapers for Android devices. App also allows access to Flickr, Facebook, Picasa and now Instagram, so you can use your own images as well as images from my portfolio as wallpapers for your Android.

You can get it from Google Play market here: Awesome Nature Wallpapers | FREE or here: Awesome Nature Wallpapers. If you are already using my app, please update it to the latest version – I’ve recently released an update with new UI, lots of bugfixes and expanded functionality of free version.

Free Desktop Wallpaper Calendar: September 2012 – Avalon Beach, Australia

Mon, 03 Sep 2012 09:00:16 +0000

As I’m a bit lazy this winter season and not shooting many new seascapes, I’m adding this older image, which I made on the southern end of Sydney’s popular Avalon Beach a year ago.

Windows 7 themes and all wallpapers with fresh calendar are available for download here: Free Desktop Wallpaper Calendars. Android users can enjoy over 100 images from my portfolio as high-resolution wallpapers for Android devices. App allows access to Flickr, Facebook and Picasa, so you can use your own images as well as images from my portfolio as wallpapers for your Android.

Free Desktop Wallpaper Calendar: August 2012 – Lake Keskimojarvi, Finland

Fri, 03 Aug 2012 12:00:00 +0000

When was the last time you changed your desktop wallpaper? If you are tired of looking at the same picture everyday – it is time for a change! Above is a new addition to my collection for your consideration. I made this image while hunting Northern Lights in Lapland couple years ago.

Free Desktop Wallpaper Calendar: July 2012 – Cape Solander

Thu, 28 Jun 2012 09:09:52 +0000

Cape Solander is a popular whale watching spot in Sydney located not far from the James Cook’s first landing place in Australia. It was named after botanist Daniel Solander who was onboard Endeavour during Cook’s Pacific Ocean mission and discovering Australia.

Lake Mulwala

Tue, 05 Jun 2012 09:00:28 +0000

Lakes are perfect subject for landscape photography. No matter what – clear skies or storm, drought or drenching rain, interesting foreground or nothing at all – you can always find your perfect shot. And even if you can’t, you can always leave your camera alone and simply relax and enjoy the view.

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Free Desktop Wallpaper Calendar: June 2012 – Lower McLean Falls

Tue, 29 May 2012 09:00:12 +0000

Lets add some green colours to my free wallpaper collection. This image is from the mossiest place I have ever been to: Lower McLeans Falls in New Zealand.

Cape Woolamai

Tue, 22 May 2012 09:00:01 +0000

I love shooting seascapes and I honestly doubt that I’ll ever get tired of it. I’ve seen so many capes, heads, beaches, bays and coves that I can’t remember or count them all. Despite that, they can still surprise me and offer something different, something unique.

I knew that Cape Woolamai is special – it was on my list for quite a while and I saw many great photographs taken there, but even with these high expectations I had that “Wow!” moment once I reached the cliff’s edge.

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Free Desktop Wallpaper Calendar: April 2012 – Kiev Metro Bridge

Fri, 30 Mar 2012 15:43:31 +0000

Every time when I visit my relatives and friends in Kiev, Ukraine, I spend most of my free time (…well … free from drinks, restaurants and etc…) with camera trying to come up with some images of my home town. Unfortunately, I must say that I’m not satisfied with most of the images I produce there. Don’t know why – I just don’t like them. Maybe it is amount of advertising on streets which covers about 50% of most buildings, or modern architecture, that destroys 1500 year old city, or maybe I just don’t like street photography.

This image is one of very few which I like and happy to share, funny that it features very dense fog and you can’t see much there.

Windows themes and all wallpapers with fresh calendar are available for download here: Free Desktop Wallpaper Calendars. Android users can enjoy over 100 images from my portfolio as high-resolution wallpapers for Android devices. App allows access to Flickr, Facebook and Picasa, so you can use your own images as well as images from my portfolio as wallpapers for your Android.

Free Desktop Wallpaper Calendar: February 2012 – Mount Ida and Lake St.Clair, Tasmania

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 09:00:08 +0000

With this new wallpaper I’d like to announce a new way to access my calendar collection from Windows 7 PCs – desktop slide shows. All you need to do is to download a theme file, open it and tell Windows that you want to download all images from the feed. By default, slideshow will wait for 30 minutes between images, but you can change this interval in your windows desktop settings. Slideshow automatically downloads calendars for a current month.

I’d like to do the same for other platforms, especially Mac OS, however I couldn’t find an easy way to implement it and it looks like I’ll have to write an app for Mac users. If you know a reasonably easy way to create a desktop slideshow with automatic image downloads on Mac – please let me know.

Free Desktop Wallpaper Calendar: January 2012 – The Watchman, Zion National Park, Utah, USA

Sun, 25 Dec 2011 09:00:44 +0000

This photo with an iconic view of the Watchman from Zion National Park was made back in 2009. I remember trying to process it 2 or 3 times, but I didn’t like the result. This latest attempt is more or less close to what I wanted to achieve.

I wish you all a Merry Christmas and a very Happy New Year!

This and all previously posted wallpapers with fresh calendar are available for download here: Free Desktop Wallpaper Calendars.

I’m also offering over 100 images from my portfolio as high-resolution wallpapers for Android devices. App allows access to Flickr, Facebook and Picasa, so you can use your own images as well as images from my portfolio as wallpapers for your Android.

Free Desktop Wallpaper Calendar: December 2011 – Rams Head Ranges, Kosciuszko National Park

Mon, 28 Nov 2011 18:00:26 +0000

As I can’t think of anything except my backpacking trip to Tasmania which starts later this week, the fresh desktop calendar features an image from my last year’s hike in Australian Snowy Mountains. The Rams Head plateau is located a few kilometres south of Australian tallest mountain (Mount Kosciuszko, 2228m) and offers stunning scenery over grassy flats mixed with impressive granite boulders and rocky outcrops. Despite its close location to an extremely popular walking track, there are not many people who decide to take a side walk and visit this remarkable place, making it even more attractive.

As before, this and all previously posted wallpapers with fresh calendar are available for download here: Free Desktop Wallpaper Calendars.

On top of these free wallpapers, I’m offering over 100 images from my portfolio as high-resolution wallpapers for Android devices. App also allows access to Flickr, Facebook and Picasa, so you can use your own images as well as images from my portfolio as wallpapers for your Android.

Free Desktop Wallpaper Calendar: October 2011 – Aoraki Mount Cook, Hooker Glacier Lake

Mon, 26 Sep 2011 16:12:51 +0000

Different images require a different amount of work to get it right. Some are just point and shoot, some work well with a stack of filters in front of the camera, others require some creative post processing, but some special cases will squeeze an extra mile from you. The moment I came to this location I knew that I wanted to shoot this mountain with reflection, the problem was that I couldn’t get a nice one without going into the water … freezing cold water. Believe me, those “icebergs” are floating there for a reason. I tried couple times, but couldn’t stand it for more than 20 seconds – it was burning cold. Fortunately I had some time before the sunset to come up with The Solution.

For the next hour people were pointing at me fingers and joking, but I kept collecting reasonably sized rocks and stayed focused on the construction. At the end, I was standing with my tripod on the tip of the narrow 2.5m long rock “bridge”. Needless to say that moments after I finished my work I was approached by some people asking to take a shot from there.

As always, all previously posted wallpapers with fresh calendar are available for download here: Free Desktop Wallpaper Calendars. Over 100 images from my portfolio are also available as high-resolution wallpapers for Android devices. App also supports Flickr, Facebook and Picasa, so you can use your own image as well as images from my portfolio as wallpapers for your Android.

Frozen Jägala Falls

Mon, 12 Sep 2011 09:00:52 +0000

I’ve seen many waterfalls since I seriously got into photography – many of them were small and dry, others were completely covered with moss, some were among tallest in the world, but the truth is that I hadn’t seen frozen waterfall before visiting Jägala Falls in Estonia in winter last year.

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Free Desktop Wallpaper Calendar: September 2011 – Flinders Ranges

Thu, 25 Aug 2011 09:00:56 +0000

I’ve been shooting a lot of seascapes lately and feel that I need to interrupt this constant flow of “rocks in the water” images with something dry. The image I chose for the new calendar wallpaper presents an iconic view of the Flinders Ranges (South Australia) – Bunyeroo Valley from Razorback Lookout.

If you are interested to learn more about Flinders Ranges, a good way to start is to read my “Flinders Ranges: Highlights“ article in the travel section of my website.

All previously posted wallpapers with fresh calendar are available for download here: Free Desktop Wallpaper Calendars. Over 100 images from my portfolio are also available as high-resolution wallpapers for Android devices. App also supports Flickr, Facebook and Picasa, so you can use your own image as well as images from my portfolio as wallpapers for your Android.

Free Desktop Wallpaper Calendar: August 2011 – Turimetta Beach

Wed, 27 Jul 2011 12:00:00 +0000

No matter what – weather conditions, light, tide or swell, one of the prime locations for Sydney photographers, Turimetta Beach always provides an opportunity to make a great seascape photograph. I’ve been shooting there several times already and no doubt will come again. I hope you’ll enjoy this latest addition to my wallpaper collection!

Free Desktop Wallpaper Calendar: July 2011 – Lake Albina

Mon, 27 Jun 2011 18:42:01 +0000

The latest addition to my wallpaper collection features Lake Albina – one of the six glacial lakes in Australia. As its’ neighbour Lake Cootapatamba, it is located in Australian Alps, near the highest Australian peak – Mt. Kosciuszko (2228 metres). I suspect that it is completely covered by snow now, a sight I’d really like to see …

All 23 previously posted wallpapers with fresh calendar are available for download here: Free Desktop Wallpaper Calendars. Over 100 images from my portfolio are also available as high resolution wallpapers for Android devices, try it!

Vivid Sydney 2011 – Sydney Opera House

Tue, 07 Jun 2011 13:00:15 +0000

I can say that this is the moment I’ve been waiting for 7 years! Ever since I moved to Sydney, I kept hearing rumours that from time to time Sydney Opera House sails are lit in a very colourful way, but I have never seen it myself. The only colours I saw were traditional streetlight yellowish white or pink. There was a light show last year, but somehow I missed it completely.

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Free Desktop Wallpaper Calendar: June 2011 – Killick Beach

Wed, 25 May 2011 09:00:18 +0000

This image of Killick Beach, located near Crescent Head, NSW, Australia is my second most popular photograph for May 2011. I wasn’t planning to shoot this particular view – I was going there for another spot, located couple hundred meters away. I had a specific image in mind, which, thanks to a heavy rain, I even hadn’t attempted to capture. Anyway, I’m happy with the result and I guess this will be another proof that the best results often come from unexpected places and are almost always unplanned.

This time I decided not to limit myself to 12 calendars and updated all previously posted wallpapers – 21 desktop wallpapers with fresh calendar are available for download here: Free Desktop Wallpaper Calendars.

Are you Android device user? Over 100 images from my portfolio are available as high resolution wallpapers for Android devices, try it!

Free Desktop Wallpaper Calendar: May 2011 – Bryce Canyon

Mon, 25 Apr 2011 09:00:53 +0000

As usual on 25th of every month, I’m happy to let you know that there is an addition to my free desktop wallpaper collection. This time it is an image from Bryce Canyon National Park (Utah), which I visited almost 2 years ago. Magnificent place! I remember, I was ready to spend days and nights roaming among those rock formations, also known as hoodoos.

I am sure it will not be a surprise for my regular readers that this and older wallpapers with updated calendar are available for download here: Free Desktop Wallpaper Calendars.

Over 100 images form my portfolio are also available as high resolution wallpapers for Android devices. BTW, there were a lot of updates to my Android wallpaper App recently – it now understands Flickr, Facebook and Picasa, so you can use your own images and wallpapers from my collection at the same time.

Aurora Borealis Timelapse Video

Thu, 21 Apr 2011 13:00:46 +0000

After long learning curve, tons of mistakes and disappointments, I’ve finally decided to release my first time lapse video. I made it over 5 day’s period while I was visiting a small town Nellim near Lake Inari in Finland last year.

I used Canon 20D with 14mm lens and, I must admit that, it is not really a good choice for night photography – amount of noise is too high, so sorry for a slightly blurry images – I used a lot of noise reduction there.

I hope you like it! Please let me know what you think!

Free Desktop Wallpaper Calendar: April 2011 – Dickson Inlet

Fri, 25 Mar 2011 09:00:08 +0000

I made this photograph about 3 years ago during the trip to the Great Barrier Reef, Port Douglas, since then I’ve seen only a handful of sunsets that were at least as dramatic as this one. I’ve just found that there is another scenic event coming up to Port Douglas, even more dramatic than this sunset – total solar eclipse at 6:38 am on November 14, 2012. I think I know where I’m going to be on that date.

As always, this and older wallpapers with updated calendar are available for download here: Free Desktop Wallpaper Calendars. Over 100 images form my portfolio are also available as high resolution wallpapers for Android devices.

Lake Cootapatamba

Tue, 08 Mar 2011 09:00:52 +0000

One of the six glacial lakes in Australia, Lake Cootapatamba certainly can’t take any prises for it size; however, it is officially holding a crown of the highest lake in Australia – 2042 meters above the sea level.

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High quality nature wallpapers for Android phones and tablets

Tue, 01 Mar 2011 13:46:37 +0000

I’ve been working hard on the major update for my wallpapers app for Android devices over the last month and now I’m happy to introduce a completely new version with the following changes:

Application size reduced by more than 10 times
At the same time, wallpaper collection increased from 12 to more than 100 high quality nature wallpapers
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Free Desktop Wallpaper Calendar: March 2011 – Cathedral Peaks

Fri, 25 Feb 2011 09:00:28 +0000

With this post I’m happy to announce the latest addition to my free wallpaper collection, it features a photograph from one of my favourite places in New Zealand – Lake Manapouri. Cathedral Peaks are part of the Kepler Mountains range and located on the northern shore of the lake, which is also known as “lake of many islands”, “rainy lake”, “sorrow heart” and “loveliest Lake of New Zealand”.

As before, this and older wallpapers with updated calendar are available for download here: Free Desktop Wallpaper Calendars. Selected images form my portfolio are also available as high resolution wallpapers for Android phones.

Wallace’s Hut, Bogong High Country

Tue, 01 Feb 2011 17:34:34 +0000

I wrote about this image awhile ago – back then I was bragging that RMIT Gallery chose it to be a part of the “Shelter: On Kindness” exhibition. Now I have another excuse…

A few weeks ago I was contacted by Australian Artist from Queensland Marie Green for permission to use this photograph as an inspiration for her new painting. I happily agreed and since then had been impatiently waiting to see a finished work.

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Free Desktop Wallpaper Calendar: February 2011 – Yosemite Falls

Tue, 25 Jan 2011 09:00:41 +0000

Yosemite Falls is the highest waterfall in North America and the 6th highest in the world. It actually includes 3 waterfalls – Upper Falls (440m), Middle Cascades (206 m) and Lower Falls (98 m). The total height from the top of the Upper Falls to the bottom of the Lower Falls in 739 meters.

As always, this and older wallpapers with updated calendar are available for download here: Free Desktop Wallpaper Calendars. Selected images form my portfolio are also available as high resolution wallpapers for Android phones.

Lake Tekapo

Wed, 19 Jan 2011 09:00:07 +0000

Shielded from the rough coastal climate by the mountains, Lake Tekapo enjoys what I call the loveliest weather in New Zealand. In fact, Lake Tekapo is among the six sunniest places in New Zealand, combine that with the mean annual wind speed of just 7km/h and you get that perfect weather formula.

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Happy New 2011 Year from Kosciuszko National Park!

Sun, 02 Jan 2011 13:02:39 +0000

Returned from Kosciuszko National Park yesterday, where I spent a few days and nights backpacking. For a New Years Eve celebration, we stayed near Blue Lake, one of the five glacier lakes in the park, 1997 meters above the sea level, under billions of stars. Photograph above was shot soon after we finished celebrating New Year with Ilya Genkin.

Happy New Year!

Free Desktop Wallpaper Calendar: January 2011 – Happy Holidays

Sat, 25 Dec 2010 08:00:30 +0000

With this special winter holidays edition of the monthly calendar wallpaper I’d like to thank you, my reader, for all that support and interest in my photography you gave me over this year! Thank you, I do really appreciate it!

In the coming year, I wish you all the best, lots of journeys and many-many new discoveries! Should you find yourself stuck in the office dreaming about holidays, put this wallpaper on your computer desktop and let these dogs pull you through sad office days to your next travel destination!

As always, this and older wallpapers with updated calendar are available for download here: Free Desktop Wallpaper Calendars.

Lake Manapouri

Wed, 22 Dec 2010 09:00:21 +0000

With every new journey, I understand more and more that, for me, the ultimate prize of any trip is that unique feeling which you experience when you discover something totally unexpected. It can be a stunning view, a moment of a great light, new never tried before activity or just a spectacular place. One of such places, which gave me that great experience, is Lake Manapouri.

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Back from perfect winter holidays

Tue, 07 Dec 2010 20:52:04 +0000

Despite of many troubles successfully organised by Finnair, I’m finally back in Sydney. It was a great trip with almost full winter holiday experience – low temperatures, lots of snow, snowmobiles, skies, snowshoes, reindeers, dog sleds and northern lights. I’m not really happy with results from photography prospective, but, I promise, there will be a few images.

P.S. From logistics prospective this trip wasn’t perfect – in addition to disrupted plans caused Finnair cabin crew strike, I’ve lost a bunch of LiIon batteries (including spares for Canon 5DMkII and 20D) – confiscated by Helsinki airport security. I didn’t know that LiIon batteries should not be in the checked-in baggage. So, keep it in mind and bring it with you on board.

Free Desktop Wallpaper Calendar: December 2010 – Lindis Pass

Thu, 25 Nov 2010 09:00:14 +0000

If everything goes well, by the end of tomorrow, me and my wife will be enjoying Glögi and Northern Lights somewhere close to the Arctic circle in Lapland. We will have a 2 hour day, 5 hours of combined dusk and dawn (photographer’s dream???), and many many dark hours to hunt Aurora Borealis.

This freezing-cold wallpaper has nothing to do with where I’m going now and features image from a completely different part of our little planet – New Zealand. I hope it will help my Australian readers to survive summer.

As always, this and older wallpapers with updated December calendar are available for download here: Free Desktop Wallpaper Calendars.

Free Desktop Wallpaper Calendar: November 2010 – Sydney Harbour Bridge

Mon, 25 Oct 2010 09:00:11 +0000

I’ve been doing lots of testing of my time-lapse gear all week and Sydney Harbour Bridge became a subject of the first real field test. I should say that it was an interesting experience to stand there with two large tripods, two cameras and with stack of filters attached to both cameras. The whole set up was looking very serious. Unfortunately, I’ve identified a few issues with mechanical part of my DIY motorised panning tripod head, so I have nothing worth demonstrating at the moment, hopefully it will be fixed this week. On the positive side, it was a long process, so I had plenty of time to take pictures as well.

P.S. Just realised that I haven’t been shooting Sydney attractions for ages, almost forgot how good they are. Need to go out more often …

As before, this and older wallpapers with November calendar are available for download here: Free Desktop Wallpaper Calendars.

Free Desktop Wallpaper Calendar: October 2010 – Long Reef Point

Sat, 25 Sep 2010 09:00:06 +0000

I’m very sorry for this extremely quiet week – no posts, no new images, no tweets or facebook updates. But don’t panic! I’ll get back to my usual schedule of 2-3 new images and 0-2 posts per week very soon. I’ve been extremely busy with one of my photography related DIY projects, which is almost complete now, but I’ll post about that later – today we have our usual monthly free desktop wallpaper calendar. This time it is from Sydney – Long Reef Point, one of my favorite seascape locations in Sydney’s north.

As always, this and older wallpapers with September calendar are available for download here: Free Desktop Wallpaper Calendars.

Niagara Falls (NZ)

Tue, 14 Sep 2010 09:00:39 +0000

Every visitor of the one of the most famous and largest waterfalls of New Zealand can feel its power kilometers away – the deafening noise of the Niagara Falls spreads over many miles and in good weather can be heard on the coast.

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Free Desktop Wallpaper Calendar: September 2010 – The Pinnacles Desert

Wed, 25 Aug 2010 09:00:42 +0000

August has almost gone and it is time to think about the new look for your computer desktop. September 2010 free desktop wallpaper features The Pinnacles Desert from the Nambung National Park in Western Australia. Read more about this great location in one of my older place descriptions here: The Pinnacles Desert, Nambung National Park.

This and older wallpapers with September calendar are available for download here: Free Desktop Wallpaper Calendars.

McLean Falls, Catlins

Thu, 19 Aug 2010 09:00:57 +0000

New Zealand is rightfully considered as one of the untouched and purest places on Earth, but even there some places are more untouched than the others. One of such regions, Catlins, is a home for a 22 meter high McLean Falls, the most spectacular in the area.

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Fox Glacier

Thu, 12 Aug 2010 21:00:26 +0000

No trip to New Zealand’s South Island is complete without visiting at least one of its’ famous glaciers located on the west coast of the island. Among them is a 13 km long Fox Glacier, named after a former Prime Minister of New Zealand Sir William Fox. Descending from almost 3000m to just 300m above the sea level and ending in a rainforest, this glacier is one of the few of this kind in the world.

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Oaklands Falls, Hazelbrook

Thu, 05 Aug 2010 09:00:59 +0000

Oaklands Falls is one of those rare locations where you can still enjoy Blue Mountains and surrounding rainforest without being disturbed by tourists passing every now and then, and, in fact, it is very likely that you won’t meet there anyone at all.

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Pease do not feed kea!

Tue, 03 Aug 2010 09:00:34 +0000

Kea (or Nestor Notabilis) are the only real alpine parrots in the world. They live above the tree line in alpine and high country regions of New Zealand’s South Island and famous for their curiosity and intelligence.

The Kea’s strong desire to explore makes them an attraction for tourists, however their curiosity often comes with damage to bags, boots, cars and everything else they find interesting. In order to get to the food, Kea are capable of working as a group and solve simple logical puzzles – break here, pull there, steal that.

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Free Desktop Wallpaper Calendar: August 2010 – Victoria Range Slopes

Mon, 26 Jul 2010 09:00:19 +0000

It has been 12 months since I started publishing free monthly wallpaper calendars and I believe it is a good time to bring it to the next level. Starting from now, I will be posting 12 wallpapers: one new and 11 from previous months.

All wallpapers are now available at http://www.yktravelphoto.com/wallpapers/, but I will continue announcing new wallpapers in this blog.

Download this and other free desktop wallpaper calendars here!

Moeraki Boulders

Fri, 23 Jul 2010 18:00:19 +0000

Everybody sees things differently, for example, Maori people believe that these boulders are calabashes or kumaras, geologists describe it as “septarian concretions” and trying to convince us that these rocks are cemented sediments, and at the same time, the most creative minds assert that Moeraki Boulders are nothing less than petrified dinosaur or extraterrestrial eggs.

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The Walls Of China Lunette, Lake Mungo

Fri, 16 Jul 2010 09:00:53 +0000

Mungo National Park is a special place for me, and not just because it is overwhelmingly beautiful, but also due to the fact that it was the first NSW Outback place I’ve travelled to – this was the beginning, beginning of my long never ending plan to see every corner of Australia.

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Purakaunui Falls

Mon, 12 Jul 2010 09:00:16 +0000

Purakaunui Falls is one of the most photographed falls in New Zealand and it is featured on the postage stamp issued in 1976. In Maori language the word “Purakaunui” means “big heap of firewood” apparently referring to the surrounding forest.
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White Cliffs Opal Mines

Thu, 08 Jul 2010 09:00:55 +0000

White Cliffs features one of the most unexpected landscapes in the middle of arid and deserted lands of the New South Wales Outback – thousands of opal mine shafts create a lunar landscape that stretches far beyond the horizon.

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The Breadknife, Warrumbungle National Park

Tue, 06 Jul 2010 18:00:54 +0000

Australia is a flat continent – all mountains here are very old, worn out by millions of years of erosion and generally not famous for its height. However, this unfortunate fact is easily compensated by numerous geological gems scattered across this desert country. One of those unusual places is The Breadknife.( ... continue reading )

Lake Pukaki

Mon, 28 Jun 2010 09:00:48 +0000

Before going to New Zealand for the first time I had a very hard time trying to squeeze some space from my schedule to shoot sunrise and/or sunset at Lake Pukaki and Tekapo, and at the end, both lakes were pushed down to the bottom of the ”must shoot” list by other locations. But things don’t go as planned very often and by now these two lakes are my two the most visited and photographed places in New Zealand, so much for planning, huh?!( ... continue reading )

Free Desktop Wallpaper Calendar: July 2010 – Lake Tekapo

Sun, 27 Jun 2010 09:00:22 +0000

Are you tired of dark and blue calendars? I am! Lets try something else and add some contrast! For July 2010, I’ve selected a sunset photo from Lake Tekapo, which lies in the valley created by retreating glacier about 12000 years ago. Amazing place, I’ve been there twice already and planning to come again!

Download your copy for your screen size here: 1024×768, 1280×800, 1280×1024, 1440×900, 1680×1050, 1600×1200, 1920×1200, 1920×1440

As usual, feel free to distribute!