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fossilesque@mander.xyz ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

This image was standardised and then normalised while stitching it together, and the final product enhanced a lot of colouration. They’re subtle to the naked eye, but they exist. They are reflected in the different minerals present. I’ve done this stuff with different imagery.

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foofiepie@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
Pasted from the Reddit thread:

The colors don’t match what a human eye would see, but without going into a philosophy tangent, color is extremely complex and a huge part of what a human sees is your brain doing representations and mapping that isn’t perfectly represented in the physical object being observed. In this photo the saturation has been increased (versus a human eye) because it helps show the geological differences on the lunar surface. The reddish areas are high in iron and feldspar, and the blue-tinted zones have higher titanium content. Instead of thinking of the color as “real” or “fake” it’s probably better to think of it as a tool, to simulate if you were a super human with the ability to adjust saturation and detect metal composition with your eye. Usually when a photo like this is shared by researchers and scientist all this nuance and exposition is included, but then journalist and social media get a hold of it and people start crying “fake” without an understanding of what the image is trying to accomplish. TL;DR - The image isn’t what a human eye would see but it isn’t just art to look cool, the color and modifications have physical meaning and serve a purpose.

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- fossilesque@mander.xyz ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
  Those are great explanations!
  
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  - Liz@midwest.social ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
    Yeah when you get into “proper” photography you quickly realize a “real” image is somewhat subjective. This moon is cracked to 1000%, though.
    
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    fossilesque@mander.xyz ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
    It’s true. I did photography as a hobby as a kid and it set me ahead when I started mapping.
    
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- StaySquared@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
  Excellent explanation. Appreciate you sharing it!
  
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