The idyllic and iconic image that served as the default background for computers running Microsofts Windows XP operating system wasnt Photoshopped. The photo was taken by Charles ORear north of San Francisco in 1996 and will live on long after XP shuts down.

　　微软Windows XP 系统电脑的默认桌面背景已经成为一种标志性图片，然而这一充满田园风光特色的图片并不是PS出来的。这张照片是摄影师查尔斯奥利尔于1996年在旧金山北部拍摄的，XP系统退休后，它将载入史册。

　　To mark the end of the Windows XP era Windows stopped offering support for it on April 8 Microsoft made a video about ORear and his famous snapshot.

　　微软在4月8日宣布停止提供Windows XP 相应的系统支持。为了标志XP时代的结束，微软公司拍摄了一个视频，讲述摄影师奥利尔和他那张著名桌面背景照片的摄影故事。

　　Yes, Bliss is a real photo. ORear took it using a Mamiya RZ67 camera with color Fuji Film and a tripod in Napa Valley, north of San Francisco, in 1996.

　　没错，Bliss桌面是一张真实的照片。1996年摄影师奥利尔在旧金山北部的纳帕谷拍下了这张照片，当时使用的是玛米亚RZ67型号相机以及彩色富士胶卷。

　　He later sold the image Corbis, which was actually started by Bill Gates, to be used as stock art, the Sydney Morning Herald reported.

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