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Kool Wallpaper Trick &... Happy New Year !

18 posts · originally from https://geek.digit.in/community/threads/kool-wallpaper-trick-happy-new-year.77138/

koolbluez
koolbluez Original post #1
Jan 1, 2008 at 7:57 PM
Was flickring when I got to a page with an innovative idea!

The transparent desktop !!!
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An optical illusion created by photographing what's behind your screen and using it as a wallpaper.

This can be extended to any display mechanism.

Tips :
- You have 2 eyes but your camera has only one. Try closing one eye to better align the image.
- Color management is tricky. Having lots of light and dimming the display helps, but keep the glare out of your screen, NO FLASHES!
- Aligning the bottom of the screen parallel to the bottom of your photo on your viewfinder makes everything easier for the cropping phase.

*img87.imageshack.us/img87/7339/kooleu0.png*img296.imageshack.us/img296/9347/koolkx5.png

Kool.. ain't it?

See it to believe it :D
Third Eye
Jan 1, 2008 at 8:05 PM
Very Kool man..:D Happy new year.:razz:
nvidia
nvidia #3
Jan 1, 2008 at 8:08 PM
Cool trick*gigasmilies.googlepages.com/36a.gif
Happy New Year!
ring_wraith
Jan 1, 2008 at 10:31 PM
Nice ! but if i am not mistaken, this once go digit's best desktop of the month award!
gowtham
gowtham #5
Jan 1, 2008 at 10:33 PM
^^ jus awesome!! tnx for it!!!!
x3060
x3060 #6
Jan 1, 2008 at 10:35 PM
nice trick..:), but will only look good on slim things...
fun2sh
fun2sh #7
Jan 1, 2008 at 10:44 PM
awesome but how can we create it ??
dOm1naTOr
Jan 1, 2008 at 10:52 PM
Get a gud cam nd first shoot the area picture without lappy, then carefully place the lappy there nd crop the picture in lappy screen in fulscreen mode. Save when u think its best or perfect like ones above.
Not sure bout that iphone one.
koolbluez
Jan 1, 2008 at 11:53 PM
aravind_n20 said:
Not sure bout that iphone one.
Like this.. :D
*img209.imageshack.us/img209/7808/dsc01736kh7.jpg​
Third Eye
Third Eye #10
Jan 2, 2008 at 12:09 AM
Shoot by W800i.:D
max_demon
max_demon #11
Jan 2, 2008 at 12:29 AM
^^ No , Shot By Sony DSC-H5 on 11:46 PM
koolbluez
koolbluez #12
Jan 2, 2008 at 7:08 PM
good max.. file properties still existing :D
We are not much different here.. max.. me too check out file properties whenever interested in a pic ;)

Hey.. u a telugu or tamil.... max?
blueshift
blueshift #13
Jan 2, 2008 at 10:32 PM
I guess I read about this in some magazine or on the internet few years back.
infra_red_dude
Jan 2, 2008 at 11:11 PM
Nice trick :)

Hell! Whats this??! ;)

*farm2.static.flickr.com/1398/1448796570_a787d61ff4.jpg?v=0
koolbluez
koolbluez #15
Jan 13, 2008 at 8:46 AM
IRD said:
*farm2.static.flickr.com/1398/...d61ff4.jpg?v=0
That is awesome, but photoshopped for sure for the precise flow of coffee.
Ganeshkumar
Jan 13, 2008 at 10:04 AM
:):)
Nice 1.. Willl try now....
enticer86
enticer86 #17
Jan 13, 2008 at 11:08 AM
Yeah...thanks for sharing.
max_demon
max_demon #18
Jan 13, 2008 at 11:32 AM
@koolbluez .. No telegu no tamil . dont understand nething . hindi , english , chattisgarhi , bengali , marathi , dont know foreign languages