Magazine photographers believe in classics? The second most expensive photo in the world.
People who use Microsoft Windows XP operating system must be familiar with Bliss default desktop background. Don't think this is a computer-generated picture, it comes from Chuck, a former photographer of National Geographic magazine. O 'lear's hand. Becoming a "Windows" XP desktop also has a story.
The photo was taken in Sonoma County, California, USA. The name Bliss comes from the ups and downs of green hills, blue sky and cirrus clouds.
O 'lear lives near Napa Valley, a famous wine producing area in California. The hill in the photo is next to the12/12/highway, which is the only way for him to go home every day.
One morning in June+10, 5438, the grass on the ground looked green after being watered by rain, and several irregular cumulus clouds floated in the clear sky. Moved by the scenery, I am driving to find my girlfriend Daphne? Behind Larkin's house, he parked his car on the side of the road and took beautiful pictures with his camera.
The 70-year-old O 'lear first worked as a professional photographer for the Kansas City Star and the Los Angeles Times, and then worked for National Geographic for 25 years. Today, he specializes in taking photos related to wine making in Napa and other parts of the world.
According to his memory, after picking up his girlfriend that day, he stopped thinking about the photo, and soon after, they got married. It wasn't until one day that he got a call from the brokerage company and learned that Microsoft was going to buy the original photos that he found himself "winning the grand prize". "I was unprepared," he said.
In the 1990s, Bliss's shooting site was attacked by a vine-eating pest, so people had to shovel all the vines and leave the land fallow for several years. O 'lear's photos were taken during that time, and the photos were not processed by computer.
Now, this hill, like most of the surrounding land, is covered with vines, and those who go there to find the beauty of bliss can only return disappointed. O 'lear never thought that this photo would become the most common one in the world. However, due to the popularity of Windows XP, this photo is said to be the most recognized photo in the world, with more than 65.438 billion "viewers".
Interestingly, O 'lear didn't get much chance to see his masterpiece, because he used a Mac computer made by Apple.
According to the confidentiality agreement signed with Microsoft, O 'lear cannot disclose the price paid by Microsoft for this photo. However, some foreign media said that this is the second most expensive photo in the world.