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grumplestiltskin

2331 posts

grumplestiltskin

WA, 2331 posts

12 Jun 2008 12:12pm

Hey windsurfing photographers.

There's been several threads about photography on here lately, and some pretty cool shots in the photogallery.

Also been plenty of ad-hoc caption comps etc.

How about we start a monthly comp for the best designed windsurfing desktop wallpaper, we could then all download it and have it on our desktops for the month.

just a thought...

Greenroom

7608 posts

Greenroom

WA, 7608 posts

12 Jun 2008 12:23pm

I reckon they have to be photos tha have been taken from your own camera, not photos from windsurfing sites or from professional photographers yeah?

grumplestiltskin

2331 posts

grumplestiltskin

WA, 2331 posts

12 Jun 2008 12:26pm

Yeah, thats what I meant.
Create your own wallpaper (could include your own personal logo etc.) and submit it for voting.
winning wallpaper ends up on all seabreezers desktops for a month.

might be a bit w a n k y, but sounded good when I thought of it

knot board

QLD

1241 posts

knot board

QLD, 1241 posts

12 Jun 2008 2:29pm

I've been using this one as a wallpaper at work for a while.

EDIT> ahhh, fudge it... you were too slow explaining the rules, for the record I didn't take this photo.

pepe47

1382 posts

pepe47

WA, 1382 posts

12 Jun 2008 12:30pm

now if I could just convince someone that I took this....

probably get done for plagiarism now

dism

NSW

660 posts

dism

NSW, 660 posts

12 Jun 2008 3:10pm

Sounds like a good idea grumplestilts

Now if everyone just posts 'real' own taken photos it'll be good!

They don't have to be 'perfect' people, real photos are better anyway

(I don't have any sorry) but there are plenty out there (see photo section)

Leech

1933 posts

Leech

WA, 1933 posts

12 Jun 2008 1:31pm

pepe47 said...

now if I could just convince someone that I took this....

probably get done for plagiarism now

That one's been my desktop for the last 12months. Love it - and it's in our own backyard too!

Great idea, Grump!

stribo

QLD

1628 posts

stribo

QLD, 1628 posts

12 Jun 2008 3:50pm

I didn't take the photo but it is of me.It's been my desktop at work since i started

grumplestiltskin

2331 posts

grumplestiltskin

WA, 2331 posts

12 Jun 2008 2:14pm

stribo said...

I didn't take the photo but it is of me.It's been my desktop at work since i started

Geez, that must have been taken some time ago ...
.... you look slim in that pic

PS: great photo

stribo

QLD

1628 posts

stribo

QLD, 1628 posts

12 Jun 2008 4:37pm

Grumps

It was taken about four years ago and i,m 7kg's heavier than i was then

...sometimes 10

.....It's good for the speed runs though

firiebob

3182 posts

firiebob

WA, 3182 posts

12 Jun 2008 2:49pm

A couple of Troppo.......

If the wind is blowing I'll be on the water so not many wind surfing ones, and too many Teabaggers when wind is light.

firiebob

3182 posts

firiebob

WA, 3182 posts

12 Jun 2008 2:50pm

stribo said...

Grumps

It was taken about four years ago and i,m 7kg's heavier than i was then

...sometimes 10

.....It's good for the speed runs though

Top shot of you stribo

sflack

VIC

574 posts

sflack

VIC, 574 posts

12 Jun 2008 7:13pm

my mate took these ones of us sailing off parky yacht club in Port Phillip Bay Victoria!

BY THE WAY LADIES... HES SINGLE

Charles

QLD

64 posts

Charles

QLD, 64 posts

12 Jun 2008 7:14pm

firiebob said...

A couple of Troppo.......

If the wind is blowing I'll be on the water so not many wind surfing ones, and too many Teabaggers when wind is light.

That is totally rocking!... your now on my desktop at work :-)

grumplestiltskin

2331 posts

grumplestiltskin

WA, 2331 posts

12 Jun 2008 5:33pm

Fantastic pics guys,
BUT, what I was thinking was .... rather than just another thread posting pics, we could turn them into proper wallpapers.

i.e. size them to 1024x768 and add some words or logos or somthing.

I've hacked on of sflacks (sorry bout that) and also sorry about the rough as guts logo etc. but I was in a hurry.

Mark _australia

23648 posts

Mark _australia

WA, 23648 posts

12 Jun 2008 5:58pm

pepe47 said...

now if I could just convince someone that I took this....

probably get done for plagiarism now

Well I can tell you where it is and who took it....... awesome day and I was sitting there with a broken foot watching the pro's tear it up

firiebob

3182 posts

firiebob

WA, 3182 posts

12 Jun 2008 6:01pm

grumplestiltskin said...

Fantastic pics guys,
BUT, what I was thinking was .... rather than just another thread posting pics, we could turn them into proper wallpapers.

i.e. size them to 1024x768 and add some words or logos or somthing.

I've hacked on of sflacks (sorry bout that) and also sorry about the rough as guts logo etc. but I was in a hurry.

I'll work on it but it'll strain da brain.

Mark _australia

23648 posts

Mark _australia

WA, 23648 posts

12 Jun 2008 6:10pm

Oh yeah.... here is mine... same spot, next day. But I didn't have a $10K camera and a chopper handy....

sflack

VIC

574 posts

sflack

VIC, 574 posts

12 Jun 2008 9:40pm

EPIC photo-shopping there marky mark!

I think the flacka would have been a more apporiate name...

FINALLY SOME WIND IN MELBOURNE!

bout frickin time [}:)]

firiebob

3182 posts

firiebob

WA, 3182 posts

12 Jun 2008 8:13pm

Ok Ok, it's my first go, sorry Ben

Mark _australia

23648 posts

Mark _australia

WA, 23648 posts

12 Jun 2008 8:24pm

sflack said...

EPIC photo-shopping there marky mark!

I think the flacka would have been a more apporiate name...

FINALLY SOME WIND IN MELBOURNE!

bout frickin time [}:)]

Huh? no photoshop there at all... taken as jpeg with a digital camera and cropped down a bit, that's all

firiebob

3182 posts

firiebob

WA, 3182 posts

12 Jun 2008 8:55pm

Check out the Seabreeze T-shirts, ring a bell

grumplestiltskin

2331 posts

grumplestiltskin

WA, 2331 posts

12 Jun 2008 9:41pm

bob, you're on fire (no pun intended ....... I think)

Gestalt

QLD

14954 posts

Gestalt

QLD, 14954 posts

12 Jun 2008 11:44pm

the competition is high so i had to reach into my special bag of images.

firiebob

3182 posts

firiebob

WA, 3182 posts

12 Jun 2008 10:09pm

Ha Gestalt, your water looks a little nicer

Gestalt

QLD

14954 posts

Gestalt

QLD, 14954 posts

13 Jun 2008 12:13am

firiebob said...

Ha Gestalt, your water looks a little nicer

yes, but we get brown as well.

the day was a magic day, the water was really that colour and there were some very hot wave sailors at the wanderers meet. North Kirra is a gem.

i took that photo with a canon 350d i borrowed from the ozwindsurf team.

SeanAUS120

QLD

769 posts

SeanAUS120

QLD, 769 posts

13 Jun 2008 1:33am

hmmmmmm, i realise these aren't wavesailing pics...

but I made some racing wallpapers (12 of them in fact) a few weeks back which you can see here:

carbonsugar.com/downloads/pro-fw-desktop-wallpapers/

Here's a sample:

Gestalt

QLD

14954 posts

Gestalt

QLD, 14954 posts

13 Jun 2008 1:50pm

yes, the resolution is an issue. my work comp is frickin massive and has a resolution of 1920x1200. when i put the images on my desktop at stretch they look bad.

so i'll be redoing mine to something bigger than 800x600. 1024x768 or bigger

evlPanda

NSW

9207 posts

evlPanda

NSW, 9207 posts

13 Jun 2008 3:04pm

SeanAUS120 said...

hmmmmmm, i realise these aren't wavesailing pics...

but I made some racing wallpapers (12 of them in fact) a few weeks back which you can see here:

carbonsugar.com/downloads/pro-fw-desktop-wallpapers/

Oi, no professionals

Very nice site btw. Been there a bit.

sflack

VIC

574 posts

sflack

VIC, 574 posts

13 Jun 2008 10:14pm

Mark _australia said...

sflack said...

EPIC photo-shopping there marky mark!

I think the flacka would have been a more apporiate name...

FINALLY SOME WIND IN MELBOURNE!

bout frickin time [}:)]

Huh? no photoshop there at all... taken as jpeg with a digital camera and cropped down a bit, that's all

lol sorry man i ment to say good photoshopping to...grumplestiltskin

No worries!

Keep up the good work lads!

WINDY MILLER

3183 posts

WINDY MILLER

WA, 3183 posts

14 Jun 2008 12:59am

one of my better ones...don't think i'll get a vantage point like this again....

can't remember the name of the kid, he was from a small town on the brand highway,,think its called Enneba and he was ripping the wave to shreds.

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