Just got an interesting comment from Gordon submitted against a post from a few weeks back when this site went live:

"Ok - Let's see if Paul is up to the challenge...

I'd like to get a new desktop image - I'm currently using Ascent but something more personable would be good. So here is the challenge to the man with the new site.

For my Christmas present I'd like a new image to replace Ascent as my desktop.
Key requirement: soothing on the eye and not garish apart from that it's up to you.
It can be manipulated / polarised or whatever I don't care about that.

I'm hard to please so it'll be interesting to see what you come up with.
A variety to choose from would be good.
Consider it your first commissioned piece."

This does seem like to good an opportunity to miss, and I like a challenge.

So, what do people think?

"Soothing to the eye and not too garish" is the key. That would make me think of landscapes or water or something quite abstract. I guess the danger with a landscape is making it seasonal (who wants to look at frost in June?). Water and sunsets or sunrises might work quite well I guess.

Another option would be to follow up Gordon's interests and see if there is anything he does which would make good picture?

Anyone any thoughts?