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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (5 children)

Did they actually use greyscale or similar to make it look worse than it already is?

[–] chase_what_matters 82 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

That’s how shit looks after it burns. You ever seen a campfire? And cloud cover or smoke filters daylight which actually reveals a lot of natural color. Think about what your town looks like on an overcast day vs a clear one.

[–] [email protected] 33 points 1 year ago

Also, a lot of ashes falling everywhere makes everything look grey.

[–] cybervseas 33 points 1 year ago

The image below has enough hints of color that I think it's a color image, too. I guess there's so much smoke in the air that the sunlight is getting filtered and everything looks grey.

[–] CaptainBlagbird 16 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I guess a lot of it is due to the unclear sky, there still is a lot of smoke visible in the bottom picture. Direct sunlight makes the colours more vibrant, whereas grey sky will also reflect on the sea greyish. It's always possible they might also have helped a bit with a filter.

Here are clearer, more close-up pictures:

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[–] Bach37strad 1 points 1 year ago (3 children)

That's not actually Maui, it's just Myrtle Beach after bike week.

[–] SadTrain 6 points 1 year ago

Don't rebuild Myrtle. It's not worth it.

[–] Sea_pop 1 points 1 year ago

This made me LOL

Dirty Myrtle

[–] PP_BOY_ 0 points 1 year ago

Its just Myrtle Beach.