Direct link to the pic: https://files.catbox.moe/o0x30l.jpeg
Alternative link: https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:ig3upwjb5blifg6rjjsqylwe/bafkreigufgp7ahosi3ym4nxrxko4t7kj642no22kwgyb7uri3jvc3bduue@jpeg
Credit: Bluesky @hoeijmakers.net
https://bsky.app/profile/hoeijmakers.net/post/3ktipza5duc2d
Gmaps location:
I like this kind of pictures. Someone should come up with a name for them. Here’s few similar kind of ones:
These broke my brain for longer than I’d like to admit.
Maybe split-view pictures?
Or Fractional composition scenes?
Too bad about all of that HDR…
Not their fault, they had just finished an unscheduled nuclear test nearby.
This calms me
Funny, I am getting uncomfortable looking at the picture. It looks so unnatural. 😬
kinda wierd actually
Yes! I totally appreciate the shot. The composition is awesome. But these lines make me dizzy. 😄
Pic no worky
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That’s the same URL. If it doesn’t work in the post link (and it doesn’t) it isn’t going to work in a comment (and it doesn’t.)
I had a look on LW, the picture wouldn’t display there for some reason, while the link is tiny and easy to miss.
Anyway, the post on Bluesky is in the OP too.
Where was this?
The Netherlands. I couldn’t tell you which canal but the river boat cruises go down this.
Looks like Amsterdam Rijnkanaal in the province Utrecht
It is, come by here pretty often - and can guarantee it is not AI - but just a good picture of our super systematic infrastructure
More specifically I’m almost certain it’s the bit after you pass Weesp.
Yes, I remember cycling home along this canal a few years ago.
I drive it regularly when I visit a friend, it’s so funny watching all the comments calling it fake. Well I guess it’s fake in the sense that most Dutch landscapes are “fake” (man-made).
Look at the road markings and the lines that the elements make
This is AI generated
https://bsky.app/profile/hoeijmakers.net/post/3ktipza5duc2d
Someone else found the Gmaps location in the comments
…Netherlands is AI generated
As someone who lives there, you’d wish. Instead it’s a real place to be envious of 😛
This is AI generated
Probably touched up. But you can do that in Adobe far easier than whatever ChatGPT vomits up.
Photoshop
Nope. It’s real.
My only argument against it being real is why are the trees branches all cut straight over the road? There’s no powerlines or anything that would require tree trimming.
Yes but consider this: trucks. And not the American SUV types.
Tree worker here. We have rules about how much space there needs to be clear above the road. Also all these trees are the same age (about 20-30 years).
Big rigs drive here too.
No way. It’s ai.
The lane markers make no sense. The lines are too perfect in the clouds and flowers.
I doubt its ai - I don’t think AI would get that guardrail that consistent. It has that little hole in the exact same place over every bar, even the distant ones. Although, why is the guardrail double sided when there’s no road on the other side?
Nevermind, I found it on google maps.
The other side already has trees. The trees also have a secondary function besides more trees. They plant them equadistant, except for near a crossing. There the trees get closer and vloser together, giving the illusion that you’re driving too fast and encouraging people to slow down regaerdless of the roadsigns.
No, I was wondering about the side of the guardrail facing the canal. If you look closely, there is a metal strip on that side too, which is not something I’ve seen here in the US. Maybe it’s just there to add extra strength? I guess traditional guardrails rely a lot on the guardrail deforming and acting like a net, which might cause a problem when the edge of the canal is so near, IDK
I think those are all valid reasons. The ground isn’t rock either, but soft too. So perhaps it will move a lot? Then again, wouldn’t the angle a car makes hitting it determine how much it bends? If a car goes relatively straight, it shouldn’t need to bend much.
Although, why is the guardrail double sided when there’s no road on the other side?
The other side is a shipping canal that gets a lot of traffic, so I suppose it counts as a “lane of traffic”.
As a Dutch person, nah. Double sided guardrails are the norm in here. It’s relatively uncommon to find a guard rail that’s single sided.
Suppose I’ve never noticed!
Supposedly real
Oh crazy, he shows the pics around the area too. Nice work on his part, I didn’t believe it at all.
Thanks for the link!
This looks like an average road in the Netherlands. The only thing that seems odd is the lack of a bike lane, but otherwise this is pretty mundane over there.
The lane markers on the road seem completely arbitrarily placed. Neither the length or spacing are consistent.
That is called perspective.
NL guy here.
So a centre marking tells me it’s an 80 km/h road, and the side markings, together with the trees off to the side, aim to optically narrow the road, making drivers more conscious of their speed. This is part of the Dutch universally applied standards of traffic calming.
If there were only markings on the side, usually a little inwards from the roadside, it’d be a 60 km/h road. This would be even more pronounced if the space outside of those lines had red asphalt. In such a case, it’s sometimes allowed, or even expected, for cyclists to cycle in the main roadway.
This, and also because it is an unlit road I think?. You don’t want to get offroad in the soft ground here during the night. The side lines help mark where the road ends, since they will “light up” at night by the cars lights
That’s an astute observation and you’re probably right. Doesn’t rule out someone f’ing up IRL but it makes the whole thing less believable for sure.
Another poster in this thread found the Google Street view and it looks like they’ve added one recently.
On this location though, the bike lane is off to the side. It’s an 80 km/h road, that’s too fast for on-street cycling.
The lane markers make no sense? What?
Does anyone have a higher res version ?
I wanna go to Utrecht too now, just to see that specific street and take a picture of it.
As a Dutch guy, I just thought: Hey, a random rural street. These kind of views all over the place in the Netherlands.
You just made me even more curious about the Netherlands. I wanna see it all now.
I can’t believe I need a fucking visa just to see it
picture is broken
That looks like a mid 2000s meme.
Looks like a mid 2000s windows screensaver
As a Dutch guy, it is hilarious to read how many people thought this was fake. I’ve seen these types of roads so many times. Very common in The Netherlands. Discussions made me appreciate the work all our tree carers do to maintain safe roads.
Still, a beautiful and smart picture.
Sweet
I’m guessing this is photoshopped heavily, but it’s very nice to look at!
Why would it be shopped? Have you never seen a canal before?
100% shopped.
The sky gives it away the most and the tree manipulation.
I would really love to hear your explanation why you thought the sky gave it away XD
That’s like the most regular looking sky ever XD
The artist explains the process here: https://bsky.app/profile/hoeijmakers.net/post/3ktipza5duc2d
Ofcourse it’s photoshopped. There are virtually no digital photographers who release unedited photos. There’s always adjustments done to exposure, shadows/highlights, contrast, white balance etc.
However if you’re implying that it’s obvious to you that this has been faked then I’d love to hear your reasoning as I’m quite experienced photo editor myself and nothing stands out to me and I feel like my 15+ years of experience has trained me to spot such things.
The only thing I’m noticing is the difference in the color of the sky behind the branches but that can probably be explained by the fact that this was likely taken with a smartphone and is due to it combining multiple exposures for higer dynamic range, commonly known as HDR.
The trees are manipulated by trucks driving past them and by maintenance. This is absolutely real
Please explain more of your reasoning, since you were seemingly “proven” wrong here. Do you still maintain that the image isn’t real? Or did you mean it was simply processed in post?
