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AMC4x4 t1_iuxmoc6 wrote

I was just talking to someone who said he went to VT and was disappointed in the color. I sent him pics from a few weeks ago of some of the most amazing color I've seen in the state. It wasn't oversaturated. He's like, "yeah, I guess there are some nice colors in there, but I was expecting better." I was like WTF are you on about?

Now I know why he was disappointed. He's probably used to looking at "photos" like these.

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Elysia99 t1_iuxwnvv wrote

OMG these people. They plan their leaf-peeping weekends and then they complain about the colors. Like, you DO know that the color depends on environmental factors beyond our control, riiight? 🤦🏼‍♀️

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Twombls OP t1_iuxzxis wrote

We paint the leaves at night. They were understaffed this year. Next year we will paint them krylon orange like in this picture to make up for it.

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GA19 t1_iuyuwzk wrote

Just wait until Vail paints Mt Mansfield white next week so they can open early.

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Twombls OP t1_iuyvl93 wrote

Im on the task force for doing that. They are going to use an organic substance derived from seagulls.

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Twombls OP t1_iuy0bql wrote

Its a pretty common phenomenon. Especially because even vibrant foliage will look like shit in cell phone photos. So a lot of people come here expecting to take beautiful fall photos. And get BROWN.

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AMC4x4 t1_iuy791k wrote

I dunno. I thought my measly camera photos (S22 Ultra) showed the color pretty well. These are all "untouched," but I guess the Samsung algo might have done something: https://imgur.com/a/Xo2fM4i

Actually, the one with the pond was sharpened a little, but that's it.

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