Glencoe/Glen Etive, Scottish Highlands. Shot on my Google Pixel 9 Pro XL.
This almost looks like a painting
this post was submitted on 13 Oct 2024
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I thought it was a painting. The composition and colors are just too good.
Fun fact: the least perfect Scottish mountain is Princess street in Manchester because it is a. Not a mountain and b. Not even in Scotland
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It's always disappointing that photos look better than real person.
I think this is actually the first photo of the Boucle that I've seen that isn't horribly oversaturated
The heather and trees do actually go that colour at this time of year
You're spot on.
I would actually say, around this place, nature is better than any photo can capture.
Yeah, I hate when I get catfished by nature.
Especially when I'm trying to catch walleye
How did you edit this?
The distribution of tonal values and the colors are very tasteful. It must have been beautiful light in the first place, but surely you had to develop this, right?
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.
Buachaille Etive Mòr translates as "great/big herdsman of Etive" for anyone curious, with Etive being the name of the river/glen.
Yup. And actually applies to a range of peaks. The name of the actual peak people take photos of, including mine, is Stob Dearg.
Which Google Translate thinks means Red Stubble haha
It means Red Point
https://getoutside.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/guides/the-gaelic-origins-of-place-names-in-britain/
Gaelic defines colours differently from English. The term "red" here means the orange-brown hue of the rock, which is most obvious in the foreground of your picture.
Great pic!
This is one of the best photos i've seen in a while. It makes me wish i was there
Pfff. I know Skyrim when I see it!
This almost looks like a screenshot from a modern video game.
AI generated
Nope.