Natures Desktop - About Us / Me

All photo wallpapers on Natures Desktop are taken by me - Dave Massey, I currently live in Nottingham in the center of the UK. The site was started in Spring 2006 when I got my first proper digital SLR camera, a Canon 20D. The lens used are a canon 17-55 image stabilized - mainly for landscapes, a 70-200mm canon L series zoom for Animals / Birds and a 60mm Macro for close up / macro photos.

I try to add new photos on a regular basis as i visit new places and areas. Places visited so far include - Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Suffolk, Norfolk, Cumbria and Yorkshire.

The places to visit section is an ever expanding list of interesting locations around the UK. This is not just for photographers, but for anyone who enjoys the natural beauty spots of the UK.

All my free natural desktop wallpapers are 1600x1200 wide screen and 1280x1024 - they work well on smaller screens. The location information is included with all the photos, so you can find the beautiful places and visit them for yourself. Places visited so far include Derbyshire, Suffolk, Norfolk, Cumbria, Nottinghamshire and Yorkshire.

In Summer 2007 I started adding hi res wide screen wallpapers (1920x1200 px) for the growing number of people with large computer monitors.

If you would like to purchase any images on the site then please visit the licensing page for detail.

Photography Information & Equipment

Cameras Used.

Olympus Camedia C4000 Zoom. 4 mega pixel digital camera with 3 X zoom. This was my first camera of any type and it was (is) a great learning tool. I used the auto modes to take most pictures, as with most compact digital cameras the manual mode is hard to set and use.

All of the Lake District and a few of the Derbyshire photos on the site were taken with this camera, as were some of the close ups of flowers. As with all Olympus cameras it's got a great little lens and is capable of very detailed pictures. The close-up macro mode is excellent - much better than the standard lens provided with most SLR digital cameras.

Panasonic FZ 30. (only a few with this camera). Great camera from Panasonic with 8 mega pixels, a 12 x zoom and image stabilization. One of the best non-SLR digital cameras around. The imagine stabilization makes it good for quick handheld 'of the moment' photographs.

Canon EOS 20D. My new camera, all new pictures added to the site will be with this camera. A lovely SLR camera from Canon with 8.2 mega pixels, still has good auto modes but the manual modes are much easier to use and set than on a compact digital camera.

SLR cameras allow you to change lenses and fit filters to the lenses, this helps to get the best results whatever the 'light' situation. I currently have 5 lenses - a Canon 60mm Macro for close up shots, a Canon 17- 55mm Wide Angle zoom, a Canon 10-22mm ultra wide angle, a Sigma 150mm macro and a Canon L series 70-200 f2.8 zoom.

This site is one of the best on the web for camera advice and reviews - www.dpreview.com