The most perfect Scottish mountain: Buachaille Etive Mor [OC]
  • hexual hexual 6d ago 100%

    It was definitely gorgeous light for sure. This is a Pixel 9 Pro XL JPG with some minor edits in Photoshop: lift blacks, dodge and burn to aid direction of light, subtle glow. That sort of thing.

    Honestly, Pixel did 85% of the work.

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  • The most perfect Scottish mountain: Buachaille Etive Mor [OC]
  • hexual hexual 7d ago 100%

    Yup. And actually applies to a range of peaks. The name of the actual peak people take photos of, including mine, is Stob Dearg.

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  • The most perfect Scottish mountain: Buachaille Etive Mor [OC]
  • hexual hexual 1w ago 100%

    You're spot on.

    I would actually say, around this place, nature is better than any photo can capture.

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  • Glencoe/Glen Etive, Scottish Highlands. Shot on my Google Pixel 9 Pro XL.

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    St. Conan's Kirk, Lochawe, Argyll & Bute, Scotland. Shot on my Google Pixel 9 Pro XL.

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    Spanish Gallery, Bishop Auckland, County Durham, UK.

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    Picturesque Cenarth Falls and the mill they used to power [OC]
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    Not AI generated at all, no. Would you like to see a screenshot of the original RAW file?

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  • Cenarth Falls, Cenarth, Ceredigion, Wales.

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    New Quay Head, Ceredigion, Wales.

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    Seriously, what the f*** is keeping Donald Trump in this presidential race?
  • hexual hexual 1mo ago 100%

    "Conservatism [...] can't be defeated with logic and reasoning"

    This is the key point that a lot of people miss.

    If you wholeheartedly, or at least performatively, believe that there is a "natural" hierarchy where some people are better than others, then what one might see as equality is seen as oppression by hardline conservatives.

    This is why emotion is the key component of Trumpian messaging, regardless of veracity.

    The key is to never play the game. Always proactivity act with questions, never "defend" and react with truth; they're not interested in the truth.

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    Some of the most dramatic coastal scenery I've ever witnessed [OC]
  • hexual hexual 1mo ago 100%

    Thank you! Here's a rough guide to pronouncing these place names:

    Ynys Lochtyn = "UNus LOKH-tun" Llangrannog = "shan-GRAN-og"

    The double-l "ll" letter in Welsh is pronounced like a "sh" sound, but harsher and further back in the mouth.

    Similarly, the "ch" letter is similar to the Scottish Gaelic "ch" sound they use for words like "loch".

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  • Ynys Lochtyn, Llangrannog, Cardigan, Wales.

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    What Browser do you use on Android, and why?
  • hexual hexual 1mo ago 40%

    Ah, apologies. I should've specified: Preferably Chromium based. Thank you for your suggestion though, I appreciate it.

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  • What Browser do you use on Android, and why?
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    Is there an Android browser that has ad blocking but still allows you to sign into your Google account?

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    Looking down to Pwll y Wrach aka "the Witches Cauldron", a collapsed cave [OC]
  • hexual hexual 2mo ago 100%

    Thank you! I think about colour palettes and colour contrast a lot.

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    Looking down to Pwll y Wrach aka "the Witches Cauldron", a collapsed cave [OC]
  • hexual hexual 2mo ago 100%

    Thanks!

    This might give you a better idea of pronunciation.

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  • Pwll y Wrach, Ceibwr, Pembrokshire, Wales.

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    Tresaith, Ceredigion, Wales.

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    Catrigg Force, still impressive with low water levels [OC]
  • hexual hexual 2mo ago 100%

    Well this is the Yorkshire Dales; there are caves everywhere. In fact, just south east of where this waterfall is one can follow the main public footpath to Jubilee Cave and Victoria Cave. 👍

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  • Catrigg Force, Yorkshire Dales, England.

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    Meadowsweet flowers frame the curtain of Aysgill Force [OC]
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    I'll happily take that, ta very much!

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  • Aysgill Force, Gayle, Yorkshire Dales, England.

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    Crook o' Lune, Lancashire, UK

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    Summer at Devil's Bridge [OC]
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    The state of waterways in this country, and the sheer greed and arrogance of the companies tasked with managing, is abhorrent. There is no way that water should've ever been privatised in England. Water as a resource is a natural monopoly.

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    Summer at Devil's Bridge [OC]
  • hexual hexual 4mo ago 100%

    Thanks! Sorry to hear that something seems off for you. There's no tilt-shift; this was shot zoomed in at f/11 for sharpness throughout. Saturation has actually been turned down as well, as the greens in all the foliage were really popping.

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  • Kirkby Lonsdale, Cumbria, England.

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    Can't be thanked enough
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    You’re very welcome.

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  • Sedbergh, Yorkshire Dales, England.

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    Lancaster Canal Northern Reaches, Farleton, Cumbria, UK.

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    Serpentine Woods, Kendal, Cumbria, UK.

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    Oxenber and Wharfe Woods, Yorkshire Dales, England.

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    Smearsett Scar, Feizor, Yorkshire Dales, England.

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    https://arxiv.org/abs/2404.14414

    “We describe a system to remove real-world reflections from images for consumer photography. Our system operates on linear (RAW) photos, with the (optional) addition of a contextual photo looking in the opposite direction, e.g., using the selfie camera on a mobile device, which helps disambiguate what should be considered the reflection.”

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    Duntulm Castle, Trotternish peninsula, Isle of Skye, Scotland, UK

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