Yili, Apricot Valley, Xinyuan County, China
photo by Unknown
website - N/A
original image - http://img.mm4000.com/file/c/96/d2f53a2d4b.jpg
...and some horses. This is the famous Apricot Valley in China. Unfortunately, I couldn't source the photo, but it looked too good to skip. Beautiful lighting and composition.
As per usual, I darkened and sharpened the image so that it works better as wallpaper (at least for my taste).
‘Fog Over a Black Sand Beach’ - Vestrahorn Mountain (‘The Batman Mountain’) & Stokksnes beach, Vatnajökull National Park, Iceland
photo by Unknown
website - N/A
original image - https://wallpapershome.com/images/wallpapers/reykjavik-4200x2804-5k-4k-wallpaper-iceland-mountain-sand-5270.jpg
Couldn't source the photographer. Some wallpaper sites list him as David W Ferguson, but I'm not sure. Anyway, this is the black sand beach in Iceland, with the moody Batman Mountain in the background. There are many similar photos of the subject floating around, but what makes this one special is that mossy mound in the bottom right. It works great as a point of interest, and really draws the eye to it. Also, the sky gives a nice cold contrast.
Nothing much was done to the photo beyond the basics.
