Rotorheads Desktop Calendars (Archive Dec 03 - Dec 05)
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The first negative comment
The picture is fantastic but when I transferred it to my screen the picture overran the boundaries of the screen (19”) and a part of the calendar was off the screen. Did I do something wrong?
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I'm not a computer wizz but, until someone who is responds.......
It depends how you've set your screen resolution - the size of your monitor doesn't matter.
Are you using 800x600? If so, the pic will probably over-run.
It doesn't @ 1024x768.
Assuming you're using Windows:
Right-click on the desktop
Select 'Properties' and check your screen resolution settings.
Heliport
I'm not a computer wizz but, until someone who is responds.......
It depends how you've set your screen resolution - the size of your monitor doesn't matter.
Are you using 800x600? If so, the pic will probably over-run.
It doesn't @ 1024x768.
Assuming you're using Windows:
Right-click on the desktop
Select 'Properties' and check your screen resolution settings.
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If Heliport's excellent advice isn't completely successful, look at the "Desktop" tab of the "Display Properties" dialogue box. On the lower right hand side, you will see something described as "Position." Options will include "Stetch," "Center," and "Tile." Try "Stetch" first and play around with the settings to get the desired affect.
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Here it is .......... January 2004 Calendar
January 2004
To download the calendar (Windows users)
Right Click on the picture
Select 'Set as Wallpaper / Background'
Many thanks to all of you who submitted photographs. The quality was superb and deciding which one to use for the January calendar was a difficult decision.
One of the factors was whether the resolution was good enough to allow enlarging to full screen size and, unfortunately, some smaller pics didn't make it on to the shortlist for that reason only.
BlenderPilot has kindly agreed to host the unused pics on his website. We'll let you have the URL. Please post them in the 'Rotorheads Around the World' collection, with a description of the type, location, pilot, photographer etc.
Many thanks to BlenderPilot for creating the calendar, and to both BlenderPilot and John Eacott for all their help throughout the year hosting photographs for the collection.
Heliport
To download the calendar (Windows users)
Right Click on the picture
Select 'Set as Wallpaper / Background'
Many thanks to all of you who submitted photographs. The quality was superb and deciding which one to use for the January calendar was a difficult decision.
One of the factors was whether the resolution was good enough to allow enlarging to full screen size and, unfortunately, some smaller pics didn't make it on to the shortlist for that reason only.
BlenderPilot has kindly agreed to host the unused pics on his website. We'll let you have the URL. Please post them in the 'Rotorheads Around the World' collection, with a description of the type, location, pilot, photographer etc.
Many thanks to BlenderPilot for creating the calendar, and to both BlenderPilot and John Eacott for all their help throughout the year hosting photographs for the collection.
Heliport
Last edited by Heliport; 2nd Jan 2004 at 18:30.
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Excellent shot for January, now installed on the desktop. Many thanks to all concerned.
Its going to be an Autorotate year with this standard of photo in your monthly competition...
HNY
Its going to be an Autorotate year with this standard of photo in your monthly competition...
HNY
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Those photos were take in the Tararua mountains, only 10mins away from Heliflight (NZ) Masterton base.
They are quite cool, just wish I spent more time in them than I did.
Living in a part of NZ where there isn't much snow, then moving there and waking each morning with snow on the hills was quite breathtaking at times.
They are quite cool, just wish I spent more time in them than I did.
Living in a part of NZ where there isn't much snow, then moving there and waking each morning with snow on the hills was quite breathtaking at times.
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Glad you liked the shot!
If you downloaded the desktop before Jan/02/04, 02:00 GMT, please download it again since the current version has a much better resolution and looks nicer. Ned was kind enough to send a higher resloution shot and I just switched it, same shot, just better resolution.
Thanks to Ned for the picture! And also to all others who sent their pictures for, consideration, there were some other beautiful shots also.
Thanks to Ned for the picture! And also to all others who sent their pictures for, consideration, there were some other beautiful shots also.
Fantastic shot. On my one-and-only trip so far to NZ (20 years ago this month - sigh!) I stayed with an RAF Kiwi mate who was home on 5-yearly leave in Masterton. Enjoyed 3 days tramping around the Tararuas - equal to (or better than) any National Park in the UK, but "only" a Forestry Area in NZ. I remember the maps having the positions of crashed aircraft marked as landmarks...
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Excellent choice Heliport......I am sure it was a difficult decision. Special thanks to you lads for your hard work and excellent service to the industry
Happy New Year to all PPruners
Happy New Year to all PPruners
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A nice photo and a great idea.
What are the chances of having the current month in large print such as the January one, then having the rest of the year/six months along the bottom or elsewhere in smaller print?
That way it would be a useful planning calander as well as something nice to look at!!!
You could still change the photo monthly.
That way it would be a useful planning calander as well as something nice to look at!!!
You could still change the photo monthly.