Microsoft was here, the aftermath.
23 01 2010
This desktop image for Windows XP called Bliss soon became the most recognizable wallpaper by PC owners. The photograph that was originally taken by Charles O’Rear now it’s being phased out.
“Bliss” Charles O’Rear and “After Microsoft” by Goldin & Senneby
The most distributed image ever is being phased out. What remains is a hill in Sonoma Valley, California. Charles O’Rear used to pass that hill almost daily between his home in Napa and his wife, Daphne, who lived in Marin County. He always carried his medium format camera. It was hard even to slow down on highway 12/121. But one day, it must have been in January, he pulled over. After about a month of rain the sun comes up, and there is beautiful green grass. The weather during the winter can change dramatically. A break in the storm. Intense blue sky with cumulus clouds. Maybe later that day it rained.
I like them both… it is a great photo…
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These both are fantastic pictures. The one on the left is taken in such a simplistic, yet elegant way, I think it captures a lot of what America is. I wonder what is going to be the next major photo for Microsoft and if it will stack up to this one. Great post
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The one on the left is taken in such a simplistic, yet elegant way, I think it captures a lot of what America is. I wonder what is going to be the next major photo for Microsoft and if it will stack up to this one.
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