Waterfall Wallpapers

To keep things simple, I'm supplying only one resolution for each picture in the 1024 x 768 scale and 72 dpi.  Most computers will scale that down as needed and most people don't run a higher resolution.  If you do, well.... tough.  It's free after all. 

If you have a favorite waterfall picture on the website and don't see it here, let me know and I'll try to post the higher resolution for you.

For complete instructions on how to download and install wallpaper, go here.  Otherwise, just click on the picture you want.  The link below each waterfall picture will take you to that waterfall's detailed web page.

1024 x 768 Upper Blue Hole Falls Carter Co, TN	1024 x 768 Laurel Falls Dennis Cove Rec. Area, TN	627 x 768 Ramsay Cascaades Smoky Mountain National Park
1024 x 768 Unknown Falls of Laurel Fork Dennis Cove Rec. Area, TN	512 x 768 Baskins Falls Smoky Mountain National Park	1024 x 768 Elk Falls Elk Park, Avery, NC
1024 x 768 West Prong Falls Smoky Mountain National Park	1024 x 768 Burgess Falls Pic1 Burgess Falls State Park	555 x 768 Burgess Falls Pic2 Burgess Falls State Park
1024 x 768 Laurel Run Falls Laurel Run Park	1024 x 768 Dennis Cove Falls Dennis Cove Rec. Area, TN	1024 x 768 Crystal Cascade Area White Mountain N.F., NH
1024 x 683 Screw Auger Falls Arch Grafton Notch State Park, ME	583 x 768 Screw Auger Falls Grafton Notch State Park, ME	1024 x 768 Moss Glen Falls Stowe, VT
577 x 768 Bingham Falls Stowe, VT	1024 x 768 Whitetop Laurel Falls Damascus, VA	552 x 768 Upper Little Stoney Falls Dungannon, VA
1024 x 768 Twisting Falls Cherokee N.F., TN

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DIY Wallpaper Tips

Want to make your own awesome wallpaper from waterfalls?

There are really only two steps:

1. Take a great waterfall photo.

2. Use photo editing software to touch it up and resize to your desktop resolution.

Step 1 - Take A Great Photo

Don't let the pros intimidate you.  You can do it.  Follow my waterfall photo tips and you'll be making your own eye-popping waterfall pics in no time!

Step 2 - Touch-up and Finalize

I generally like to do a little tweaking of my pictures in a photo editing software package like Photoshop.  Sometimes I only need to use the unsharp mask to sharpen the image (I know, it's counterintuitive).  Sometimes I get a bluish color cast from the polarizer and default settings on my Canon so I have to do a little color correction.

And sometimes I'll increase the saturation of specific colors to get a more "eye-popping" photo like what the old Fuji slide films used to provide.

It's all up to you.

The only thing you really need to do is resize the image to work better on your computer.

Here are some simple steps to follow:

1. Right-click on your desktop.

2. Select Properties.

3. Click the Settings tab at the top.

4. Note the screen resolution that you have selected.  The normal resolutions are 640 x 480, 800 x 600, and 1024 x 768.  The first number is the pixel width and the second is the pixel height of your screen.

  If you have javascript enabled, your screen resolution should automatically be displayed below:

5. Open your picture in any photo editing software.

6. Look for the Resize option in your software.  If you can't find it, click on Help and search for "resize".

7. Make sure the Maintain Aspect Ratio option is selected. (may also be called Constrain Proportions)

8. For a horizontal (landscape) picture, resize it to be the width of your screen resolution (normally either 640, 800, or 1024 pixels) and let the height automatically adjust.

9. For a vertical (portrait) waterfall picture, resize it to be the height of your screen resolution (normally either 480, 600, or 768) and let the width automatically adjust.

10. Go to File --> Save As... and rename the newly sized picture as "waterfall wallpaper1" or some other appropriate name.

That's it!  You're now a certified expect at making your own waterfall wallpapers.

Alternate Methods

Ok, there are a couple of alternatives to this quick approach.

1. If you have a landscape or horizontal picture, you can resize to the exact screen resolution if you override the Maintain Aspect Ratio option.  This will give you a full screen picture but also a little distortion - not a lot but some.

2. Crop your picture using the same aspect ratio as a normal computer screen, 4 x 3.  It may be a little tricky to do depending on your software.  After cropping you can resize using the same directions above.

I would like to find an add-in to Photoshop that automatically does this for you.  If anyone knows of one, drop me a note.

Other Wallpaper Resources

Here are some other sources for waterfall wallpapers.  Please note that I don't necessarily endorse these sites.  In no particular order:

• WallpaperBase has some nice pictures.  Unfortunately I don't care for their pop-ups and ads, but if you can overlook that...

• Appleblossom Art has some pretty good stuff.

If you think your site deserves a listing, give me a buzz.

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