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It's infuriating finding an excellent wallpaper, only to find that it's 900 pixels wide or "4k" with so much compression it looks worse than uncompressed 720p.
by AlexAndScripts 3y ago
It's infuriating finding an excellent wallpaper, only to find that it's 900 pixels wide or "4k" with so much compression it looks worse than uncompressed 720p. That and the grotesque photoshops that fill the results when looking for space wallpapers.
On the plus side, Tineye can be quite helpful for finding things in their original size.
And I only use 1080p!
- gaetgu 3y agoRe: space wallpapers My favorite source for all space-related pictures are the Apollo flight journal photography archives[1]. I’m not sure if there’s a better resource, as-is you have to click through to see a higher resolution version to check if the picture is even in focus, but honestly that adds to the fun of it :) [1]: https://www.nasa.gov/history/afj/ap08fj/a08-photoindex.html https://www.nasa.gov/history/afj/ap08fj/a08-photoindex.html
- AlexAndScripts 3y agoThank you. Beyond the brilliant photos, the archive itself is fascinating.
- delta_p_delta_x 3y ago> That and the grotesque photoshops that fill the results when looking for space wallpapers Use the HST and JWST pages for space wallpaper sources[1][2]. Make sure to check only the 'observation' checkbox; this filters out all the infographics, 'artist's impressions', simulations, etc. I suggest downloading the TIFF, opening this in some photo post-processing program (Lightroom, Darktable, RawTherapee, etc), and applying mild tone and colour adjustments, and then cropping to the exact resolution of your display. I get much better results this way. [1]: https://esahubble.org/images/search/ https://esahubble.org/images/search/ [2]: https://esawebb.org/images/search/ https://esawebb.org/images/search/
- AlexAndScripts 3y agoThank you! There are some really excellent images there.