The image Bliss

Bliss as seen in a typical Windows XP desktop.

Bliss is the name of a BMP image produced from a photograph of a landscape in Napa County, California, east of Sonoma Valley.^[1] It is so named because it contains rolling green hills and a blue sky with stratocumulus and cirrus clouds. The image is used as the default computer wallpaper for the "Luna" theme, which is included with Microsoft Windows XP. Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1024x768, 51 KB) This is the default wallpaper for Microsofts operating system Windows XP, shipped in 2001. ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1024x768, 51 KB) This is the default wallpaper for Microsofts operating system Windows XP, shipped in 2001. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1280x1024, 908 KB)Screenshot of Windows XPs Default Luna theme. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1280x1024, 908 KB)Screenshot of Windows XPs Default Luna theme. ... Windows XP is a line of operating systems developed by Microsoft for use on general-purpose computer systems, including home and business desktops, notebook computers, and media centers. ... Look up desktop in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... DIB redirects here. ... “Napa Valley” redirects here. ... Official language(s) English Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Largest metro area Greater Los Angeles Area  Ranked 3rd  - Total 158,302 sq mi (410,000 km²)  - Width 250 miles (400 km)  - Length 770 miles (1,240 km)  - % water 4. ... Vineyards of Sonoma Valley Sonoma Valley is the birthplace of the California wine industry. ... A stratocumulus cloud is a cloud belonging to a class characterized by large dark, rounded masses, usually in groups, lines, or waves, the individual elements being larger than those in altocumulus and the whole being at a lower altitude, usually below 2400 m (8000 ft). ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... A screenshot of Ubuntu 6. ... Luna is the codename for the default Windows XP theme. ... Microsoft Corporation, (NASDAQ: MSFT, HKSE: 4338) is a multinational computer technology corporation with global annual revenue of US$44. ... Windows XP is a line of operating systems developed by Microsoft for use on general-purpose computer systems, including home and business desktops, notebook computers, and media centers. ...

The photograph was taken by the professional photographer Charles O'Rear,^[2] a resident of St. Helena, Napa County, for digital-design company HighTurn. O'Rear has also taken photographs for Bill Gates' private Seattle stock photography company Corbis and Napa Valley photographs for the May 1979 National Geographic Magazine article Napa, Valley of the Vine. Charles ORears well-known photograph Bliss used as a standard wallpaper for many Windows XP desktops. ... “Napa Valley” redirects here. ... For other persons named Bill Gates, see Bill Gates (disambiguation). ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Corbis is a seller of high-quality photography and film footage and related rights, based in Seattle, Washington. ... The National Geographic Society, headquartered in Washington, D.C. in the United States, is one of the worlds largest not-for-profit educational and scientific organizations. ...

O'Rear's photograph inspired Windows XP's US$ 200 million advertising campaign^[3] Yes you can., by the San Francisco division of New York City advertising company McCann-Erickson.^[4][5] The campaign was launched on TV on ABC during one of ABC Sports's Monday Night Football^{[citation needed]} games of the 2001 NFL season. The TV commercials included Madonna's Ray of Light song, whose TV rights cost Microsoft about $14 million.^[6] ISO 4217 Code USD User(s) the United States, the British Indian Ocean Territory,[1] the British Virgin Islands, East Timor, Ecuador, El Salvador, the Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Palau, Panama, Turks and Caicos Islands, and the insular areas of the United States Inflation 2. ... An advertising campaign is a series of advertisement messages that share a single idea and theme which make up an integrated marketing communication (IMC). ... This page is a candidate for speedy deletion. ... New York, New York and NYC redirect here. ... “Advert” redirects here. ... McCann Erickson is a global advertising agency network, with offices in over 130 countries and almost eight decades of multinational experience. ... “TV” redirects here. ... [1] ABC Sports is a division of ABC, responsible for the televising of many sports events on the network. ... Monday Night Football (MNF) is a live television broadcast of the National Football League. ... The 2001 NFL season was the 82nd regular season of the National Football League. ... From the earliest days of the medium, television has been used as a vehicle for advertising in some countries. ... Madonna Louise Ciccone Ritchie (born August 16, 1958), better known as simply Madonna, is a six-time Grammy[1] and one-time Golden Globe award winning American pop singer, songwriter, record and film producer, dancer, actress, author and fashion icon. ... For the Michael Wong album, see Ray of Light (Michael Wong album). ...

In February 2007, in the collective exhibition Accrochage Vaud 2007 at Espace Arlaud in Lausanne, Sébastien Mettraux, a Swiss artist showed a photography titled "Colline verdoyante", d'après Bill Gates, 2006, translated as "Bliss, after Bill Gates, 2006". [1] February 2007 is the second month of the year. ... Lausanne (pronounced ) is a city in the French-speaking part of Switzerland, situated on the shores of Lake Geneva (French: Lac Léman), and facing Évian-les-Bains (France) and with the Jura mountains to its north. ...

Mettraux, who lives and works near the Valley de Joux, explained that it was taken in Les Esserts-de-Rives, Switzerland.

A local rumour says that Bill Gates went to this region in order to visit a famous Swiss watch manufacture, and that he took the photograph called "bliss" himself in this place. For other persons named Bill Gates, see Bill Gates (disambiguation). ...

The image is also available as one of the many image options on Capital One credit cards^{[citation needed]}, and has been subject to many parodies. Capital One Financial Corp. ... A credit card system is a type of retail transaction settlement and credit system, named after the small plastic card issued to users of the system. ...

See also

• Energy Blue

Energy Blue desktop, featuring the new bliss wallpaper, the royale theme and the Media Player skin. ...

References

1. ^ Turner, Paul (February 22, 2004). No view of Palouse from Windows. The Slice. Retrieved on 2007-01-09.
2. ^ No view of Palouse from Windows
3. ^ Windows XP Trivia
4. ^ Microsoft Hopes "Ray of Light" Makes XP Shine
5. ^ Windows XP takes to the air
6. ^ The Complete Windows XP – Warning: This link opens popups.