Back in the days of CRTs, screensavers were ever-changing images needed to prevent a pattern from being burned into the display phosphors. Modern flat screen displays don’t have that problem. Instead, we use background images to make the computer desktop more interesting. Here I have posted ten scenic images from California and Hawaii. Each is sized for a 1920 × 1200 pixel screen. These days, most computers will automatically adjust it to fit the screen to which the image is applied.

Akaka Falls is about ten miles north of Hilo on the Big Island of Hawaii. The path to the Falls traverses tropical flora as interesting as the Falls itself. You recognize the exotic leaf-shapes of house plants, but prospering in their natural environment. The key to photographing them is to establish the scale of the plants.