Post your deskthority header images here

[photekq]

Test

More to come

[seebart]

Arg. What happened to the one I liked?

I agree that the logo readability wasn't the best, but it had all the elements I liked. Can't we find another crop for it?

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I took it down. Sorry. I know Mu would not have chosen that one anyway. I wasn't happy with it either. I'll take another shot at it tomorrow. Nice photekq. Your super close ups make for good header images! They're sooo smooth.

[Madhias]

The S is great, especially the gradient to the left of the cap!

[photekq]

The S is great, especially the gradient to the left of the cap!

One of the advantages of using cheap-o macro rings. Incredibly, incredibly shallow depth of field

[Kay]

Been some time since I have been around on this forums. Yeah quite guy but nevertheless I got some yellow stuff going on here !

[Nuum]

I like the first one! The second one is not bad either but something doesn't seem quite right.

[chzel]

The composition works nice but the bokeh is a bit distracting...

[seebart]

yes I like the first one better too! That spacebar,wow.

[Kay]

@seebart
Was a random order from Pimpmykeyboard as my old space bar was bent a little bit.

[Muirium]

The second one's out of focus, that's what's not quite right.

The first one is better, but I think it would work a lot better with greater depth of field (less bokeh, higher f/number) as there's just a slim bit that's not deep in blur. A nice enough effect, but distracting as a site graphic.

I'd like to see Photekq do that macro-tube trick to a cap with a DT legend! Maybe try on a mod with more text on it… these single letters seem to want to spell something out of outsized significance, but don't.

[photekq]

If I had a DT cap I'd give it a try, Mu

You're right, I'll have to try it on a modifier.

[Muirium]

Chzel's boxed SSK shot gave me an idea…

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Chzel SSK box - Medium.jpg (54.95 KiB) Viewed 4755 times

Chzel SSK box - Wide.jpg (49.53 KiB) Viewed 4755 times

Some more space at the left of the picture would make this task much easier!

I'll try adding a black extension and see if it works…

[chzel]

Maybe this works better?
It's from another pic.

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Take 2

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Take 2 highlight boost

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BTW is there a way to preview the header image without actually posting?

[Muirium]

Maybe. I'm not a fan of dim images though. They don't look moody to me, they just look like they need a levels boost!

Here's the other approach, a sneaky bit of Photoshopping your background over…

Chzel SSK box - Wide Right.jpg (50.88 KiB) Viewed 4739 times

Any of you kids got a new enough Photoshop to try smart fill? I'm on CS1 here, which explains why I'm generally against such trickery: I cannae dae it!

[seebart]

Here's the other approach, a sneaky bit of Photoshopping your background over…

looks good that way! The box could go a bit further to the right though, and a bit down.

[Muirium]

Aye, chief. I still haven't come up with an adequate way to preview these before making them live. (Anyone got a layer of the site logo in its accurate size and position?) Let's see if this is any better:

Chzel SSK box - Wider Right.jpg (50.51 KiB) Viewed 4729 times

Looks good to me. The box corner slides right in front of the bowl of the R in DESKTHORITY, which is a nice accident. Anyone got better ideas or do I make this live?

You and your post editing, Seebart. I only spotted that last bit of advice a touch too late… look at the top of the page!

[seebart]

no it´s good take it that way.

[chzel]

My first header image!
Thank you, oh μighty admin!

[scottc]

I like it but I need someone to do a smart fill job on that left-hand side ASAP before I lose my mind!

[Muirium]

Improved versions are indeed welcome. I'll swap it out for a better one if it shows up. My 13 year old version of Photoshop isn't pretty at that kind of work. Perhaps I'll try a blur to get rid of those details, but enough fiddling for me for now!

My first header image!
Thank you, oh μighty admin!

It's a nice shot. Well done! Now remember to aim a little to the left of things in future, if you want them in the header…

[chzel]

If anyone needs a better resolution version of the uncropped, let me know!
I am no good with Photoshop...

[seebart]

alright how about this then:

Chzel SSK box - Wider Right.jpg (27.55 KiB) Viewed 4684 times

I took the darker version of the picture though.

[scottc]

It's a lot more subtle, I like it. Maybe it'd be better if the gradient was a bit more gradual?

[Madhias]

The last one is nice, a good crop and fits to the DT logo!

[seebart]

Well the problem I have with it now is that it does not look like a box (the packaging) anymore. And it's a little too dark. I'll take another shot at it later today.

[Khers]

I think that it does look like a box, after all you can see the cardboard structure. All in all, I think it is rather up to the task. As Madhias said, it's a good crop that works well with the DT logo.

[scottc]

I quite like it that way, seebart.

[seebart]

snoopy's brobot prototype on the kishaver:

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[Halvar]

Wait, what?

let's not get too many clack headers, were not GH!

[seebart]

I was JOKING Halvar! Come on, show some humor! It´s called irony. I want to hear what all you think of snoopy's header image.