Mnml Beach

Here is a couple for all you minimal desktop lovers out there, and I know your out there. It’s my last day here in Seoul and I am pretty sad about it but wanted to take a second to post a new desktop because it may be a few days before I have the chance again. I took this during a short but great trip to the beach yesterday. It was a bit chilly so we nearly had the place to ourselves and it was wonderful. I even found a sand dollar and was pretty excited about that! YoungDoo found one before I did but I broke it while trying to take a shot, THIS shot here actually, of the light bulb which was randomly washed up on the beach here. Actually, it was the second bulb I found. Strange, I know. So the next time you hear from me I will be back in the states and getting back to work, living life, and trying to figure out what will come next for me.

To download the desktops above in deskop, iPad, and iPhone sizes simply CLICK OR RIGHT CLICK HERE to download a zip containing all of them as well as a handy terms of use which clearly and simply states that these images are not for commercial use without my permission, only use them for your wallpapering needs please! Thanks for the ongoing support and I will see you again soon!

iPad visitors click here for direct access to the first image and here for the second image

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Ventilation

A bit dark this time but thats just because this was shot in a dirty little alley somewhere in Seoul. I still loved the center weight in the photo that has these random holes within it which contradict that strong element. Interestingly, this was somewhat challenging to crop as an ipad wallpaper because I had to decide how much of the other elements would appear in that version. I decided to make one ipad version and push the white box off center in order to give more of a sense of the space around it rather than cropping it dead center. This is the kind of example I think of when I realize that cropping wallpapers for the ipad is not as simple as randomly chopping them down into a square. Its tempting to use a program or action that just chops images into that format but I would end up with a bunch of nice looking images that dont really work ideally with the ipads wallpaper scheme. I find that it is totally worth the extra effort that it takes to make the images work well on all devices I make them available for. There are plenty of faceless wallpaper sites cropping up all over the place so I do what I can to keep things as high quality as possible so all of my readers can expect only the best that I can manage to give. Its how I have done it for 6 years now and I will continue to do my best to keep your wallpapering needs fulfilled… and I love every minute of it.

So anyways, I think at this point this transition into the new resolution and formats has been settled and I will try not to ramble on about it like this again. To download the zip containing both desktop versions as well as iPad and Iphone crops simply CLICK OR RIGHT CLICK HERE to gram it. Also inside are my terms of use which are straight forward enough. Thanks for visiting and enjoy!

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iPhone visitors click here.

Jujube

While traveling some here in korea we took a day trip to an island called Seokmo which had a wonderful buddhist temple hiding among the mountains on the island. During our time there we made a short stop at a small traditional tea house and shared a cup of jujube tea which was unlike any tea I had had before. A bit thick and rich and naturally sweet. I shot this when we were nearly done with the cup as we were rushing out to catch a bus to another part of the island. The plate behind the cup was full of roasted chestnuts. Yum.

To download the high resolution wallpaper image along with images cropped for the iPhone and iPad SIMPLY CLICK OR RIGHT CLICK HERE to download a zip which also contains my terms of use. You may not re-host or copy these images on any other wallpaper sites or use them for any commercial purposes without my consent and if you want to share them please do so but please link back to this post or the site directly, thanks so much for the support and understanding and enjoy the desktop!

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Our Window

For the past 6 months or so I have been working on a photography project with fellow photographer, YoungDoo Moon. The idea is described best in the little bio that I wrote for the project:

“OUR WINDOW began in September 2009 when YoungDoo Moon and John Carey started to create a weekly photographic diptych hoping to find serendipitous discoveries where two visions colided into one.

Once a week each photographer submited a photo based on a pre-determined theme unaware of what the other had shot. The two photos were then combined to discover an often beautiful connection found in both the concept and vision each photographer brought to the idea. While they started the project as a way to get to know each other in a unique way YoungDoo and John continue to work on the collaboration for the love of the art and the unexpected connections that are created within it.

Our Window is an ongoing series which can be seen on the official website of the project, www.ourwindow.net, and this is the first exhibition of photographs from the series.”

Its been a wonderful experience and we have had a lot of fun working on it. While we have taken a small break in posting while I have been here in Korea with her we will get back to regular posting soon I’m sure. I feel that the series has just begin and I am looking forward to seeing where it ends up in another 6 months and hopefully we will build a book from many of the images eventually.

The other big news around the idea and the reason for posting is that together with YoungDoo we are having a small exhibition on friday here in seoul at a fantastic french bakery here featuring nine images from the series. The opportunity sprung out of nowhere and we have jumped right on it and have printed up postcard flyers and the photo prints are being framed nicely now. The opening will be this friday and there will be food and drinks for those who come.

The website for the project is sort of half way done but it works well enough for now but hopefully we will get that updated this week before the opening but you can click through the photos to see what we have done so far. I have included the postcard here after the read more link as well for those interested or if any readers are living in Seoul and want to come out and say hello!

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Stand Tall

I shot this in the olympic park here in Seoul. Sure, this is a pretty straight forward shot but I think its perfect for a nice minimal desktop. It was also one that reminded me of the challenges in shooting wallpaper images for three different platforms because I lined this up and crammed it in the way I am used to, leaving plenty of negative space around and this one in particular, just enough room for an OSX dock or a start bar at the bottom of the hill but in the process forgetting about the crazy auto crop of the iPad. If I were to simply crop a 1024×1024 block out of the middle the horizontal ipad rotation would cut just barely below the hill and the tree would be all covered up by the dock. Yuck. So this time around it was easy enough to simply toss in some black at the bottom of the image for the iPad and iPhone versions but it wont always be that easy. So I may take a new approach to some of my desktops and have some that are better suited for the iPad or iPhone and others that work best on a desktop. Its kind of fun having a new challenge to face.

Anyways, to download the wallpaper pack containing desktop, iPad, and iPhone versions simply CLICK OR RIGHT CLICK HERE. If you are visiting on an iPad, see link below for direct access. Please do not hotlink directly to images or zips, please link straight here to the post. I appreciate that! Also in the zip you will find the handy terms of use for those who need to know. Any commercial use of these are not tolerated unless you have received my permission to do so. Thank you so much for stopping by and check back soon, it seems like I have a lot of great images in store waiting to get the desktop treatment so look out!

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iPhone visitors, click here and do the same.