Download my Free Desktop Backgrounds for your computer or tablet. All of these desktop backgrounds are free to download for personal use only. Any unauthorized distribution, reproduction, editing, alteration, licensing or selling is strictly prohibited. If you would like to license any of my images please contact me directly.

If you would like to purchase a high quality print of my images please visit www.gavinhardcastle.com where you can choose your size and format. Prints are shipped to your door.

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Here are the Free Desktop Backgrounds

This 6 pack of free desktop backgrounds features Vancouver Island in all it’s glory. Vancouver Island, BC is one of the most beautiful places on earth and it just happens to be my home. Enjoy the beauty of the island and please share this page with your friends.

‘The Frost Fangs’ (1920 x 1200)

@ Copyright 2013 Gavin Hardcastle
Location: Vancouver Island, Canada

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Size: 1.5 Mb
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‘Tendrils’ (1920 x 1200)

@ Copyright 2013 Gavin Hardcastle
Location: Vancouver Island, Canada

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Size: 2.8 Mb

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‘The Capitol’ (1920 x 1200)

@ Copyright 2013 Gavin Hardcastle
Location: Vancouver Island, Canada
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Size: 2.1 Mb

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‘Cape Scott’ (1920 x 1200)

@ Copyright 2012 Gavin Hardcastle
Location: Vancouver Island, Canada
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Size: 2.4 Mb

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‘The Window’ (1920 x 1200)

@ Copyright 2013 Gavin Hardcastle
Location: Vancouver Island, Canada
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Size: 3.3 Mb

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‘Ferocious Stump’ (1920 x 1200)

@ Copyright 2014 Gavin Hardcastle
Location: Vancouver Island, Canada
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Size: 800kb

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The Utah Collection – More Coming Soon

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‘Delicate Star’ (1920 x 1200)

@ Copyright 2013 Gavin Hardcastle
Location: Arches National Park, Utah
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Size: 448kb

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‘The Valley Floor’ (1920 x 1200)

@ Copyright 2013 Gavin Hardcastle
Location: Monument Valley, Utah
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Size: 2 Mb

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‘Snaking Lines’ (1920 x 1200)

@ Copyright 2013 Gavin Hardcastle
Location: Dead Horse Point, Utah
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Size: 2.8 Mb

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‘Rattlers’ (1920 x 1200)

@ Copyright 2013 Gavin Hardcastle
Location: Arches National Park, Utah
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Size: 1.2 Mb

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I’ll be adding more downloads with different themes so please check back regularly. If you like these desktop backgrounds please post a comment below and let me know what you thought of them and please share this page with your friends.

Many of the locations shown in the images above are featured in my photography Location Guides so if you’d like to learn how to find my favourite places and learn my shooting tips please read those.

HDR Tutorials

If you’d like to learn some of the essential shooting techniques I use to capture these images, please read my HDR Tutorials where I show you how I capture and process huge dynamic range.