Flying with Eagles 1680 x 1050 Widescreen Wallpaper

Fly along with some F-15 Eagles as they catch a drink from a tanker. I love shots like these on my desktop. It just puts you into another world...

P-51 Mustang 1680 x 1050 Widescreen Wallpaper

Here's an artistic interpretation on a P-51 Mustang shot I took at a Nellis AFB airshow back in 2003. Think of it as modern art ... :)

Navy F-18C Cat Launch 1680 x 1050 Widescreen Wallpaper

Next best thing to being there, check out this cat launch shot of an F-18C Hornet. I worked on flightlines in my USAF career, but this must be quite a rush.

Blue Angels Head-on 1680 x 1050 Widescreen Wallpaper

Amazing head-on shot of the Blue Angels in a six-ship formation.

Top Down F-16C Falcon 1680 x 1050 Widescreen Wallpaper

Amazing shot here of an F-16C during refueling. The top down perspective and the beautiful engineering of the F-16 come together perfectly.

Someone asked me recently if I do anything to the wallpapers before posting them. The answer is "yes" I do.

Here's a brief working outline of what I'm doing.

1. I review hundreds of photos and pick the ones with the highest scores for composition, lighting, subject, etc.
2. I make artistic decisions about where and how much to crop.
3. I resize all images to 1680 x 1050.
4. I adjust image levels, contrast, saturation.
5. I apply sharpening (if needed).
6. I apply filters (if needed).
7. I apply various advanced processing techniques on "artistic" wallpapers.

Each wallpaper is a mini-work of art.

F18 Super Hornet 1680 x 1050 Widescreen Wallpaper

I decided to have a little fun with today's widescreen desktop wallpaper. I tried to make it look more "poster" style and I think it turned out "ok".

If anything, I hope it inspires you to be more creative in what you do. If you don't go outside your current boundaries, you'll never grow...

Enjoy!

Fly With A C-17 Crew 1680 x 1050 Widescreen Wallpaper

Here's a great high-res shot of a C-17 Globemaster III cockpit. I particularly like the Heads-up displays and joysticks. Wish I was there...

WC-130J Weather Recon Cockpit 1680 x 1050 Widescreen Wallpaper

With all the hurricanes going on the Gulf of Mexico, these guys are pulling hard duty flying weather recon missions. This WC-130J aircraft is specially modded with extra fuel tanks so their missions can last 11 - 14 hours!

They do a great job so hats off to them!

Artistic F-22 Raptor 1680 x 1050 Widescreen Wallpaper

Here's a great shot of an F/A-22 Raptor right after takeoff. The wallpaper design incorporates a few artistic filters and gives the final product a unique look. Maybe I'm the only one that thinks it rocks... Thoughts?

AC-130 Spectre Gunship 1680 x 1050 Widescreen Wallpaper

I've nicknamed this photo "A Flare For The Dramatic". Here we have an AC-130 Spectre showing off its countermeasure prowess. Impressive display but I'm sure the ground support troops aren't happy with having to replace all those flare canisters.

CV-22 Osprey and MH-53 Pave Low Special Operations Aircraft 1680 x 1050 Widescreen Wallpaper

Excellent photo of the CV-22 Osprey in formation with a MH-53 Pave Low helicopter. The Osprey will replace the Pave Low in special operations duty. These aircraft are based out of Hurlburt Field in Florida.


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