Staring at the screen and thinking for a nice topic to blog I've noticed my wallpaper on my desktop and I wonder who captured this picture.
I've been using this one on my PC about two and half years now. This is the default wallpaper used by the MICROSOFT in WINDOWS XP. Yes this one, and apparently it become the FAMOUS LANDSCAPE WALLPAPER IN THE WORLD.
But the question is who actually captured this famous photo landscape.
Now I know and the story behind BLISS is very interesting too.
I've been using this one on my PC about two and half years now. This is the default wallpaper used by the MICROSOFT in WINDOWS XP. Yes this one, and apparently it become the FAMOUS LANDSCAPE WALLPAPER IN THE WORLD.
But the question is who actually captured this famous photo landscape.
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Charles O'Rear or better known as Chuck O'Rear to his friends, is an American photographer best known for his photos of WINE COUNTRY and the image use by MICROSOFT, they called it BLISS. Taken at the SONOMA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA,1996.
Now I know and the story behind BLISS is very interesting too.
This was actually his usual road to meet his girlfriend while ago but suddenly one day he watched how soothing the sky was and how beautiful the cloud was arranged so he decided to stop his car and captured it. Eventually it was used by Microsoft and he would never expect it would become so famous!
So when you said famous, how much O'rear get for taking this picture? Hmmmm. I bet it is truly BIG, as famous his picture was. Right?
According to NAPA VALLEY REGISTER, O'rear stated that:
It was "EXTRAORDINARY" and second only to that paid to another living, working photographer for the photo of the Ex- Pres. Bill Clinton hugging Monica Lewinsky.
O'rear has also taken photographs for BILL GATES' private Seattle stock photography company CORBIS.
You too can visit this exact place using your GOOGLE STREET VIEW using your GOOGLE MAP. Here you can get 360 degree view of the area, and see how it looks today.
By entering this following coordinates:
38.248966, -122.410269
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| Behind where O'Rear stood, you can see more vineyards Photo credit by JW VAN WESSEL |
