This screensaver self installs by clicking on the Install Icon and simply following the prompts. Select this as your ‘Default’ screensaver.

The screensaver can be viewed in several different ways depending on the settings you choose in the 'Settings' box. To access the 'Settings' box: follow this path: Desktop>My Computer>Control Panel>Display>Screensaver. This opens a window in which at the left center you find a drop down box in which you may pick the screensaver of your choice. If the box shows “Shoreline Dreams,” (as it will if you have designated this screensaver as your 'Default' screensaver during the set-up procedure,) then next to this drop-down window appears a 'settings' check box. Click on this.

In this window you’ll see “General,” “Image” and “Transitions.” Start with “General.” Decide whether you want the images to show small titles or not. If you do want titles, choose placement at the top of the image. (If you choose the placement at the bottom, they will be superimposed on the Photographer’s logo, which has been embedded randomly at left or right bottom of each image.)

Under “Order” choose sequential or random. The screensaver images have been loaded in a specific sequence to give optimal visual transitions. If you select 'Random' order, this built-in selection is lost, with unpredictable (but possibly exciting) outcomes.

Under “Image” we suggest you check box # 2: “enlarge to fit current screen size.“ The image will fill the screen.

Under “Transitions” there are some 80 different transition effects to choose from.

When you open the screensaver for the first time only these transition-effects operate randomly : Sweeping Blinds Wipe, Venetian Blinds Wipe, Dissolve Wipe, Sparkle Wipe. These are the effects the Photographer finds pleasing. It is not necessary for you to make any changes here. However, you can experiment with different effects if you wish. To select these effects, check the individual boxes of your choice back on. Do not just highlight the names - make sure you leave a check-mark in the white square box.

To see more of Peter Van Rhijn's images or to order prints, digital print files or other screensavers: please visit Peter's website at www.naturephotos.com

Other screensavers available are: Cool Waters, Deserts, Mountain Magic, Wildflowers, and Intimate Plantscapes (close up Photography.) Future projects include Autumn Scenery and Forests.

System Requirements

Windows 95/98/NT/2000/ME/XP

Video Display of 256 or more colours (24 bit colour recommended)

Minimum 800x600 Display Setting (1024 x 768 preferred)

Please respect the Photographer’s copyright by refraining from attempts to copy, multiply or resell images contained in this screens

Comments with the Images of “Shoreline Dreams.”

Bandon Beach. Bandon is situated along the southern Oregon coast. The beach in Bandon features numerous dramatic sea stacks. This makes it a spectacular attraction for photographers and cinematographers. The scenery is constantly changing depending on weather, time of year, and time of day. ‘Bandon Morning’, ‘Bandon Afternoon’, and ‘Phantoms’ are all images of the same group of sea stacks but under different conditions.

Haystack Rock. This is an image of the fairly well known Hay Stack Rock in Cannon Beach, located further north along the Oregon Coast. Cannon Beach is a much busier town than Bandon, with a thriving tourist industry. The hazy conditions in this, as well as several other images in this screensaver, result from relatively warm ocean water late in the summer.

Pacific Blue. This is an image captured a few miles south from Cannon Beach. The housing development that would have been visible in this image on a clear day, was luckily shrouded in a magical coastal haze.

Oregon Beach. This location caught my eye during a trip several years earlier but at that time the conditions were less than perfect. At this encounter there was a perfect balance of waves: the ocean waves to the right of the image and the sand waves to the left. I waited until the light was low to obtain the proper sculpturing on the dunes and saw my patience handsomely rewarded.

Seaweed on Beach. This image was one of those ‘found’ images while strolling along the beach on a cloudy morning.

Mini Dunes. This image was captured in the dunes of Pismo in California. It had rained hard and the sand in the dunes was wet. A powerful wind subsequently created the most delicate sand sculptures, which turned into real eye-candy during the last half hour before sunset.

Near Cape Spear. This is an image of the rocks at the base of the Cape Spear peninsula, North America’s most easterly location, Newfoundland.

Newfoundland. Newfoundlanders often refer to their province as ‘The Rock’. This piece of granite on the pebble beach of the southern Avalon peninsula, struck me as a metaphor for the entire province.

Peggy’s Cove. The setting sun plays with the rocky shore of Peggy’s Cove, Nova Scotia. The Peggy’s Cove area has plenty of subject matter to offer to the die-hard nature photographer who is not looking for quaint fishing villages and their harbours.

Hawaii Sunset. This image was captured on the northerly tip of the Napali Coast, Kauai, just before sunset October 1997

Napali Coast Cliffs. This dramatic shot was taken a few km’s along the Napali Coast hiking trail about two hours earlier than the previous photograph.

Kalalau Lookout. This is a famous lookout point on Kauai, overlooking the Napali Coast just at the location of Kalalau beach, which is hidden from view by the cliffs. The Napali Coast has been the location of many well-known movies including Jurassic Park.

Peninsula Valdes. This is situated in Argentina’s east coast in northern Patagonia. The area is famous for its marine wildlife but these tidal flats had my undivided attention until a swarm of biting flies targeted me for lunch!

Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. An intriguing spot where the underground lava tube from the only active volcano on the big Island of Hawaii flows into the ocean, constantly adding new land. As the lava flows into the ocean a constant plume of steam rises high into the sky. The ground we walked on became hotter and hotter as my wife and I approached the lava tube location. As you may have already guessed: we stopped in time.

Peter Van Rhijn, ANEC

Toronto, Canada

December 2002