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Prisoner_Number_Six

(15,676 posts) Thu Jan 8, 2015, 09:01 PM Jan 2015

This pic's so gorgeous I'm posting the 1920x1200 high rez version

I usually resize the pics I post so as to avoid bandwidth hogging issues, but from time to time ya gots ta go with the original. Hope you enjoy it. Hope your monitor supports it. Hope Photobucket doesn't shrink it down.

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This pic's so gorgeous I'm posting the 1920x1200 high rez version (Original Post) Prisoner_Number_Six Jan 2015 OP

new desktop irisblue Jan 2015 #1

ditto... MrMickeysMom Jan 2015 #24

How beautiful this is, my dear Prisoner_Number_Six... CaliforniaPeggy Jan 2015 #2

You sure that's not a Kinkade painting? Brother Buzz Jan 2015 #3

I never had any kind of real dislike for Kinkade. Prisoner_Number_Six Jan 2015 #4

Even a blind squirrel finds a nut now and then... gregcrawford Jan 2015 #18

I loathed his stuff Brainstormy Jan 2015 #20

I wondered the same thing LiberalEsto Jan 2015 #5

A couple, just a couple of times he got so absorbed in the lighting and possibly his cups.... Brother Buzz Jan 2015 #8

wow - is that little piece of heaven real? rurallib Jan 2015 #6

I did a 400% zoom in Photoshop to make sure Prisoner_Number_Six Jan 2015 #7

Magnificent. Jackpine Radical Jan 2015 #9

TY for sharing. It is gorgeous and inspiring. LiberalAndProud Jan 2015 #10

spectacular!! oldandhappy Jan 2015 #11

If you love Hi-Rez pics check out MicaelS Jan 2015 #12

k and r and thank you for ending my night with this beauty. niyad Jan 2015 #13

Thank you very much for sharing, Prisoner_Number_Six. brer cat Jan 2015 #14

Very nice Fearless Jan 2015 #15

That looks like a Yes album cover. lovemydog Jan 2015 #16

So incredibly beautiful! LiberalLoner Jan 2015 #17

Very cool...assume you are familiar with the Deviant Art Website... Miles Archer Jan 2015 #19

It's not 1920 X 1200, it's 1024 X 640. It must have been shrunk, just as you feared. Towlie Jan 2015 #21

Yeah, it was shrunk by either Photobucket or DU Prisoner_Number_Six Jan 2015 #22

That is absolutely magical and ethereal. AngryDem001 Jan 2015 #23

irisblue

(32,982 posts)

1. new desktop

Reply to Prisoner_Number_Six (Original post)

Thu Jan 8, 2015, 09:03 PM

Jan 2015

MrMickeysMom

(20,453 posts)

24. ditto...

Reply to irisblue (Reply #1)

Mon Jan 12, 2015, 07:10 AM

Jan 2015

My Mac couldn't add it from Safari to iPhoto, which is weird.

Gorgeous… Thanks!

CaliforniaPeggy

(149,640 posts)

2. How beautiful this is, my dear Prisoner_Number_Six...

Reply to Prisoner_Number_Six (Original post)

Thu Jan 8, 2015, 09:17 PM

Jan 2015

I'm so glad you posted it full size.

A tranquil, lovely scene is surely what we all need, especially now.

Thank you!

Brother Buzz

(36,444 posts)

3. You sure that's not a Kinkade painting?

Reply to Prisoner_Number_Six (Original post)

Thu Jan 8, 2015, 09:24 PM

Jan 2015

I kid, I kid.

Prisoner_Number_Six

(15,676 posts)

4. I never had any kind of real dislike for Kinkade.

Reply to Brother Buzz (Reply #3)

Thu Jan 8, 2015, 09:34 PM

Jan 2015

Granted, his stuff was basically factory-manufactured generic feel good stuff, but some of it was bearable in a Hobbiton sort of way...

gregcrawford

(2,382 posts)

18. Even a blind squirrel finds a nut now and then...

Reply to Prisoner_Number_Six (Reply #4)

Fri Jan 9, 2015, 03:43 PM

Jan 2015

"Painter of Light (TM)" Kinkade was a shameless self-promoter who charged absurd sums just to dab a few brushstrokes on one of his prints. He did, indeed, do a few pieces that I actually liked, but on the whole, his body of work was pure saccharine schmaltz.

BTW, I'm not some snarky critic; I've been a professional artist for fifty years, so I know a little bit about it.

Brainstormy

(2,380 posts)

20. I loathed his stuff

Reply to gregcrawford (Reply #18)

Sun Jan 11, 2015, 01:30 PM

Jan 2015

the Hallmark channel on canvas.

LiberalEsto

(22,845 posts)

5. I wondered the same thing

Reply to Brother Buzz (Reply #3)

Thu Jan 8, 2015, 09:47 PM

Jan 2015

but there aren't any kitschy cottages.

Brother Buzz

(36,444 posts)

8. A couple, just a couple of times he got so absorbed in the lighting and possibly his cups....

Reply to LiberalEsto (Reply #5)

Thu Jan 8, 2015, 10:02 PM

Jan 2015

he forgot to plant a cottage

rurallib

(62,423 posts)

6. wow - is that little piece of heaven real?

Reply to Prisoner_Number_Six (Original post)

Thu Jan 8, 2015, 09:56 PM

Jan 2015

Prisoner_Number_Six

(15,676 posts)

7. I did a 400% zoom in Photoshop to make sure

Reply to rurallib (Reply #6)

Thu Jan 8, 2015, 10:02 PM

Jan 2015

Looks like a real photo to me.

Even if it weren't, whomever did it is one hell of a talent. Either that or they're the luckiest person in the world to be in that place at that time, either in reality or in their head.

Jackpine Radical

(45,274 posts)

9. Magnificent.

Reply to Prisoner_Number_Six (Original post)

Thu Jan 8, 2015, 10:20 PM

Jan 2015

I'm awe-struck by it.

LiberalAndProud

(12,799 posts)

10. TY for sharing. It is gorgeous and inspiring.

Reply to Prisoner_Number_Six (Original post)

Thu Jan 8, 2015, 10:22 PM

Jan 2015

oldandhappy

(6,719 posts)

11. spectacular!!

Reply to Prisoner_Number_Six (Original post)

Thu Jan 8, 2015, 10:59 PM

Jan 2015

WOW Thank you for letting in on it. zowie!

MicaelS

(8,747 posts)

12. If you love Hi-Rez pics check out

Reply to Prisoner_Number_Six (Original post)

Thu Jan 8, 2015, 11:29 PM

Jan 2015

Wallpaper Abyss.

Up to 4320 x 3240. Many real, many not.

niyad

(113,348 posts)

13. k and r and thank you for ending my night with this beauty.

Reply to Prisoner_Number_Six (Original post)

Thu Jan 8, 2015, 11:53 PM

Jan 2015

brer cat

(24,578 posts)

14. Thank you very much for sharing, Prisoner_Number_Six.

Reply to Prisoner_Number_Six (Original post)

Fri Jan 9, 2015, 01:57 AM

Jan 2015

After time on DU today, it is wonderful to have this beauty and peace.

Fearless

(18,421 posts)

15. Very nice

Reply to Prisoner_Number_Six (Original post)

Fri Jan 9, 2015, 02:23 AM

Jan 2015

I would think it has been doctored slightly though... Looks as though the green colors have had their contrast boosted. Still a beautiful photo though!

lovemydog

(11,833 posts)

16. That looks like a Yes album cover.

Reply to Prisoner_Number_Six (Original post)

Fri Jan 9, 2015, 03:54 AM

Jan 2015

LiberalLoner

(9,762 posts)

17. So incredibly beautiful!

Reply to Prisoner_Number_Six (Original post)

Fri Jan 9, 2015, 10:33 AM

Jan 2015

If you are feeling especially generous, you might consider posting this as a reference photo for artists on a site such as wetcanvas, as artists are always looking for great reference photos they don't need to spend hundreds on to be able to use.

Please ignore my idea if it is offensive or doesn't suit you.

I thought of this as I like to dabble in pastels and was thinking of how happy artists would be to have such an amazing photo to paint from.

Miles Archer

(18,837 posts)

19. Very cool...assume you are familiar with the Deviant Art Website...

Reply to Prisoner_Number_Six (Original post)

Fri Jan 9, 2015, 04:23 PM

Jan 2015

...the HOME of this kind of photo in Wallpaper size.

http://www.deviantart.com/

Towlie

(5,324 posts)

21. It's not 1920 X 1200, it's 1024 X 640. It must have been shrunk, just as you feared.

Reply to Prisoner_Number_Six (Original post)

Sun Jan 11, 2015, 02:00 PM

Jan 2015

Last edited Sun Jan 11, 2015, 02:43 PM - Edit history (1)

Here's a link to the original image in a variety of resolutions:

http://wallpaperswide.com/wild_sunrise_hdr-wallpapers.html

Prisoner_Number_Six

(15,676 posts)

22. Yeah, it was shrunk by either Photobucket or DU

Reply to Towlie (Reply #21)

Sun Jan 11, 2015, 03:01 PM

Jan 2015

Thanks for the link. I download my hi-rez stuff from a wallpaper group on Usenet, bypassing the web altogether. So I don't usually know where the web links are.

AngryDem001

(684 posts)

23. That is absolutely magical and ethereal.

Reply to Prisoner_Number_Six (Original post)

Mon Jan 12, 2015, 06:15 AM

Jan 2015

Any ideas on a location?

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