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.
hexual 7d ago • 100%
Tune in for more.
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.
hexual 1w ago • 100%
You're spot on.
I would actually say, around this place, nature is better than any photo can capture.
hexual 1w ago • 100%
Nope.
Glencoe/Glen Etive, Scottish Highlands. Shot on my Google Pixel 9 Pro XL.
St. Conan's Kirk, Lochawe, Argyll & Bute, Scotland. Shot on my Google Pixel 9 Pro XL.
Spanish Gallery, Bishop Auckland, County Durham, UK.
hexual 4w ago • 100%
Thanks!
hexual 4w ago • 100%
Not AI generated at all, no. Would you like to see a screenshot of the original RAW file?
hexual 4w ago • 100%
Ta very much!
Cenarth Falls, Cenarth, Ceredigion, Wales.
New Quay Head, Ceredigion, Wales.
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.
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".
Ynys Lochtyn, Llangrannog, Cardigan, Wales.
hexual 1mo ago • 40%
Ah, apologies. I should've specified: Preferably Chromium based. Thank you for your suggestion though, I appreciate it.
hexual 1mo ago • 50%
Is there an Android browser that has ad blocking but still allows you to sign into your Google account?
hexual 2mo ago • 100%
Thank you! I think about colour palettes and colour contrast a lot.
Pwll y Wrach, Ceibwr, Pembrokshire, Wales.
Tresaith, Ceredigion, Wales.
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. 👍
Catrigg Force, Yorkshire Dales, England.
hexual 3mo ago • 100%
I'll happily take that, ta very much!
Aysgill Force, Gayle, Yorkshire Dales, England.
Crook o' Lune, Lancashire, UK
hexual 4mo ago • 100%
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.
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.
Conistone, Yorkshire Dales, England.
Sedbergh, Yorkshire Dales, England.
hexual 5mo ago • 100%
Thanks!
Lancaster Canal Northern Reaches, Farleton, Cumbria, UK.
Serpentine Woods, Kendal, Cumbria, UK.
Oxenber and Wharfe Woods, Yorkshire Dales, England.
Smearsett Scar, Feizor, Yorkshire Dales, England.
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Duntulm Castle, Trotternish peninsula, Isle of Skye, Scotland, UK