Community Event / Creation [WALLPAPERS] 3840x1080 (dual monitor)

Erik Marcaigh

Erik Marcaigh
Here is my current collection of dual-monitor wallpapers (3840x1080) using pics I took through Elite: Dangerous. Check back every once in a while for more!

Added May 25, 2014:
Dahan 3, just above the inner ring

Dahan 3, from a distance

Added May 26, 2014:
Maher (red dwarf), peeking out from behind Maher Prime

Maher Prime setting behind Maher

Maher Prime with Dustball, it's moon

Added May 27, 2014:
Asellus 3's Rings, looking toward Asellus Primus

Asellus 3 with Asellus B (red dwarf) in background

Commander Solace to the Rescue!

FDN-RD5 Under Seige

Federal Battle Cruiser Farragut Class under seige

Eagle Overwatch casting it's shadow

Added May 28, 2014:
Decided to do a funny one. It's titled "BRB, Bathroom Break". Featuring Stu2's Anaconda.

Added May 29, 2014:
Leaving Azeban City

Freeport Station with Anahit & it's rings hiding

Illicit Cargo

Azeban Patrol

Azeban Advertising

Added June 11, 2014
Convoy passing Eranin 2

Investigation at Eranin 2

Survey of Alien Writing at Eranin 3

Eranin 3 - A Study of Lines

Rendevous at Eranin 4

Added June 14, 2014
Eranin 4 with Milky Way backdrop

Eranin 5 Pirate Meeting

Treasure Hunting at Eranin 5 (my personal favorite)

They're currently hosted on Photobucket. If you click on the pic, it'll take you there. You can then use the download link to get the full size image.

Dante80 is also keeping a set on his Imgur site, so you can also access them here in case Photobucket flips out on me.

Enjoy!
 
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Erik Marcaigh

Erik Marcaigh
Added June 14, 2014
Unjamming the Cargo Hatch off Eranin 6

Added June 25, 2014
WCM Station and Vulcan in LHS3006

Vulcan in LHS3006

Added August 10, 2014
Hay Point in Nang-ta'khian

Lush Accomodations

Returning Home

Returning Home (with Firefly reference)


They're currently hosted on Photobucket. If you click on the pic, it'll take you there. You can then use the download link to get the full size image.

Dante80 is also keeping a set on his Imgur site, so you can also access them here in case Photobucket flips out on me.

Enjoy!
 
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Erik Marcaigh

Erik Marcaigh
I tacked on one today. Kinda tired today, probably because of all the rain that's come down.

I took a bunch of pics earlier, but they didn't save for some reason. So I just got done re-taking several pics.

I'm back in an Eagle again, which means I can't take full-size screenshots. So I'll make a few more wallpapers with the pics I have and then take a break til after Premium Beta comes out.
 

Barns

Barns
Lovely, thanks! I've tried the same sort of thing but found I couldn't get a clear shot from a Sidewinder, canopy always got in the way. What ship do you find the best? I've not had a chance to try the others since the credit boost.

As an aside, you played with larger FOV values by editing the settings file directly? Quite fun.
 

Erik Marcaigh

Erik Marcaigh
Barns said:
Lovely, thanks! I've tried the same sort of thing but found I couldn't get a clear shot from a Sidewinder, canopy always got in the way. What ship do you find the best? I've not had a chance to try the others since the credit boost.

As an aside, you played with larger FOV values by editing the settings file directly? Quite fun.
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I actually use the Sidewinder to take the shots. It's the only ship you can do it in.

When you get to your destination, go into free-look and look directly above you. You won't have any canopy lines blocking the view.

Then I pick and merge two pics, and then the hard part... cleaning up lens flare and trying to blend the two pics together.
 

Barns

Barns
Erik Marcaigh said:
I actually use the Sidewinder to take the shots. It's the only ship you can do it in.

When you get to your destination, go into free-look and look directly above you. You won't have any canopy lines blocking the view.

Then I pick and merge two pics, and then the hard part... cleaning up lens flare and trying to blend the two pics together.
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Ahhh, ok, I hadn't realised you took multiple shots and stitched. I was hoping for a single shot method! I suffer more from cockpit clutter because I've tweaked the FOV up to 70 via the settings file (max using ingame slider is 60) - you get nice wide views but also see more cockpit, of course.

What I'd LOVE LOVE LOVE would be a "no UI screenshot" button, i.e. press it and it takes a shot of what you're looking at straight ahead, but without any of your cockpit or HUD rendered - just the exterior of the ship. I can see absolutely no "balance" issues with that - the shot would be saved to disk, not displayed - and it'd solve 90% of the "I want 3rd person camera!" issues, all bar the wanting to see one's own ship.
 

Erik Marcaigh

Erik Marcaigh
Today's 5 wallpapers focus on 2 of the space stations. Freeport in the LP 98-132 system and Azeban City in the Eranin system.

Barns, I agree with you! Having better picture taking ability would be great.
 
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Dejay

Dejay
Wow very beautiful images! Thank you!
But could you do them again in 5120x1440? :D

PS: I just tried and remembered that default windows is doing really bad with dual monitor wallpapers :/ Any tips for a free program to do this?
PPS: Never mind, it's easy wth dual monitor tools, no install required. Just select both screens in the tool and select "understretch" :)
 
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Erik Marcaigh

Erik Marcaigh
Dejay said:
Wow very beautiful images! Thank you!
But could you do them again in 5120x1440? :D

PS: I just tried and remembered that default windows is doing really bad with dual monitor wallpapers :/ Any tips for a free program to do this?
PPS: Never mind, it's easy wth dual monitor tools, no install required. Just select both screens in the tool and select "understretch" :)
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Actually, there's an easier way to get Windows to work w/ dual-monitor wallpapers. Just select "Tile" instead of any of the other options (like Center, Fill, etc)!
 
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