Ever wonder where the Windows XP default wallpaper came from?

[aznstuart]

http://thenextweb.com/shareables/2011/08/28/ever-wonder-where-the-windows-xp-default-wallpaper-came-from/?awesm=tnw.to_1AYdD

Interesting article about the windows desktop picture and its photographer.

[Mt Spokane Photography]

It looks very much like the wheat fields around Spokane in the spring.  We have lots of bright green wheat and rolling hills that are everywhere.  I may try photographing some next spring.  Right now, they are all golden, or as much of the wheat has been harvested, just stubble.

[EOBeav]

Just proves my point: When you take your landscape photos is a lot more important than where.

[irphotorumor]

aznstuart,
Coincidentally, I've been there where they make them wallpapers  ! Don't mind the language there!
http://litoukroejsi2011.blogspot.com/2011/06/vikendasko-slikanje.html

Cheers,
Ivan

[Mt Spokane Photography]

Many of the microsoft wallpaper images, including some on Windows 7 were taken by a Microsoft Employee, Mike Swanson with a lowly Canon Digital Rebel XT.

http://blogs.msdn.com/b/mswanson/archive/2005/11/10/wallpaper.aspx

[K-amps]

Many of the microsoft wallpaper images, including some on Windows 7 were taken by a Microsoft Employee, Mike Swanson with a lowly Canon Digital Rebel XT.

http://blogs.msdn.com/b/mswanson/archive/2005/11/10/wallpaper.aspx

What a nice read !! Thanks for the link.

[rill]

Actually I have always wondered about this and in fact i have pondered on this before as i was staring at my wall paper. I actually thought it was all purely computer generated because of the technology nowadays it is very easy to do something like this landscape. Now I know that it is an actually photo of a landscape. Hands down to the photographer the picture looks so perfect! AMAZING! This is a very interesting topic! Good job!