Water wallpapers

Water takes the shape of whatever holds it, and in these pictures it holds the frame. A droplet on the verge of falling, rings spreading from a single point, the mirror of a still lake, a splash caught in a hundredth of a second.

The collection is mostly close work. Droplets and ripples are macro studies where depth of field is thin and the background becomes smooth colour. Reflections turn a landscape into a pattern, since the top half of the picture is a copy of the bottom. Splashes are the most energetic of the set, with a black or dark background that makes the water look like glass.

For desktops, ripples and reflections are the most practical. Their detail is even across the frame and there is no obvious centre, so icons don't disturb anything. Splashes and droplets are better as phone wallpapers, where one central object is a strength.

Colour is mostly blue, green and grey, but sunsets and coloured light add warm tones. If you like the sea itself, the ocean page has bigger scenes. For storms and rain, the rain page shows what water does when it falls.

204 water wallpapers (120 for desktop, 36 for phones, 48 square), all free to download in 4K as PNG or JPEG.

From the themes Botanical macro, Abstract fluid, Stone & water, Watercolour & impressionism, Chrome casting, Japanese woodblock ducks, Bioluminescence, Desert.