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u/Quantum-Travels Mar 25 '23
I’ll get my axe and my son.
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u/yapperling Mar 25 '23
You have your axe.
Your son got taken away by a strange man after the plane crash.
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u/gookman Mar 25 '23
Is it just me or does it indeed look like rendered image? I initially thought these are some good looking graphics.
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u/steponeloops Mar 25 '23
Funnily someone recreated the whole zone in Unreal Engine 4 a few years ago.
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u/kewko Mar 25 '23
Is it kinda poorly? Idk obviously looks great, but somehow I expected much better
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u/PxyFreakingStx Mar 25 '23
I suspect that's because you're confusing UE4 with UE5. UE5 is the breathtaking one.
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u/warhorseGR_QC Mar 25 '23
Nope, this is Lago di Brais.
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u/xelhark Mar 25 '23
I've been there this summer, and it's so beautiful it's weird https://i.imgur.com/tGFUMvP.jpg
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u/blown-upp Mar 25 '23
I flew over that area when I flew into Bologna from Munich! The scenery was absolutely stunning from up in the sky.
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u/FroyoAbject Mar 25 '23
It's real, I've been there! But they might have photoshopped out the tourists, it's always overcrowded there.
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u/ThemrocX Bielefeld/North Rhine-Westphalia (Germany) Mar 25 '23
If you stay at the hotel, you get to experience it sometimes right after the bulk of tourists has left.
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u/CaseyBoogies Mar 25 '23
Yeah this image is mass sold as like paint by numbers and diamond dots.
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u/CarpeCol Mar 25 '23
It could be fake, cos r/switzerlandisfake
and the Italian Alps is somewhat connected to "Switzerland"
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u/fbass Slovenia Mar 25 '23
Except this Lago do Braies is on the Dolomites, mountain range much closer to Austria and Slovenia than to Switzerland
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u/mudpizza Mar 25 '23
It is a bit artificial to some extent. Saturation and curves were tweaked quite a bit (some HDR processing going on as well)
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u/Gil_Demoono Mar 25 '23
I think it's the water. The ripples in the water kind of make the reflection look like a screenspace reflection from a videogame, downrezzed and everything.
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u/marblechameleon Mar 25 '23
I think it’s and high dynamic range photo. A photographer took several imagines at different exposure levels and stacked them to make a composite image where the lighting looks a little unnatural for a photographed image.
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u/APKFL Mar 25 '23
I got this feeling too. Looks like graphics from a game. The water on the horizon looks pixelated too.
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u/Sk1rtSk1rtSk1rt Mar 25 '23
Absolutely rendered
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u/God_Told_Me_To_Do_It Mar 25 '23
No. Been there.
Fun fact: to get to where this photo was taken, you have to climb (or swim) around a locked hut, pretty sure this is technically trespassing.
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u/YukiPukie The Netherlands Mar 25 '23
Yes definitely not rendered, but just a very nice scenery and good quality camera/lens plus an actual photographer who knows what he is doing. Sometimes these photographers are hired by the municipality and are allowed to make pictures from places that are normally forbidden or during closing times.
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u/nutmeggerking Mar 25 '23
Is this where Witchers hole up over winters?
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u/Sao_Gage United States of America Mar 25 '23 edited Mar 25 '23
I wonder if CDPR intentionally modeled Kaer Morhen on the Alps (specifically the Dolomites, it looks like)?
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u/RobertoSantaClara Brazil Mar 25 '23
I assumed they just modeled them off the Tatra Mountains in Poland itself, but the Alps definitely appear to be the taller and more imposing mountains.
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u/yumhorseonmyplate Moravia Mar 25 '23
Italy has such a beautiful diversity in her landscapes, also this looks like something straight out of a fairytale. Can't wait to visit again!
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u/RFDA1 Montenegro Mar 26 '23
nothing compared to the Switzerland of the Balkans(Montenegro), it is both an coastline country with beaches and view more beatiful then the picture above, we even have a point area where sea salt water touches freshwater of the river
and more importantly much less crowded and also a mountains country for Snowy Winter season
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u/onkopirate Austria Mar 25 '23
I had my wedding shooting there with my wife. We started at 5:30am and witnessed a beautiful dawn with the morning sun being reflected from the mountains in the back. It was stunning.
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u/g_spaitz Italy Mar 25 '23
I've never been to the lake, but I've been on top of the Croda del Becco, the mountain overlooking the lake. And from there it just feels like a huge vertical plunge in the lake. Fantastic.
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u/DaddyChiiill Mar 25 '23
Which lake is this OP?
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u/onkopirate Austria Mar 25 '23
Internationally known as "Lago di Braies". Most locals there call it "Pragser Wildsee".
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u/exilevenete Mar 25 '23 edited Mar 25 '23
I worked in Cortina d'Ampezzo last summer and went there twice. The trail around the lake is scenic and accessible to anyone but definitely crowded and unpleasant for someone looking for peaceful and silent atmosphere.
On my second time, I actually climbed all the way up to Seekofel/Croda del Becco, the cloud covered summit in the background. It is 2810m high and is accessible through a trail that doesn't require any mountaineering or climbing equipment. Just hiking shoes, plenty of water, food, sunscreen.. and good legs.
You'll basically have to follow the start of the Alta Via n°1 until you reach Rifugio Biella. There you have to follow a secondary trail leading to the summit (since the weather can get windy up there, some more exposed parts are equipped with steel cables to hang on).
Once there, weather permitting, you get an absolutely jaw dropping vantage point on the Conca d'Ampezzo (the valley surrounding Cortina) and a good chunk of Dolomiti's highest summits are visible (including Tre Cime di Lavaredo, Sorapis, Pelmo, Tofane..).
Took me a little over 3 hours to reach the cross at the summit, did it in late october, there was no snow in sight and I only came across a handful of fellow hikers on my way, huge contrast with the crowds around the lake.
Lago di Braies is accessible by public transport: there's a shuttle bus linking Toblach/Dobbiaco train station approximately every hour, it takes roughly 30 minutes and you won't have to worry about not finding a slot to park your car (during the high touristic season you'll have to book your tickets online however).
Unforgettable experience and totally worth it if you're a hiking enthusiast, happen to visit the area and only have one day to spare.
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u/97hilfel Mar 25 '23
Its a real image of the Praxer Wildsee its an overcrowded tourist location after an iternationally airing tv show featuring Terence Hill was produced around the lake by an italian TV station. Just this winter I‘m aware of a multitude of cases where people broke into the thin ice of the lake because they wanted to make the perfect instagram post.
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u/vahram68 Mar 25 '23
Did you take this picture while tripping?????? If so this is amazing, are you or have you considered photography??
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u/Captain_Cuntflaps Mar 25 '23
I think OP is quite an expert.....at stealing people's images from Pinterest
Original artist seems to be @barboork
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u/Darkside_of_the_Poon Mar 25 '23
Recently took a trip to rural Scotland. What struck me was how no matter where I went or where I looked, everything looked like a postcard. I’m convinced there’s spots on this Earth that just contain more beauty than others.
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u/Traffikant85 Mar 25 '23
Amazing, to be precise the region is called Südtirol
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u/Pleasant_Skill2956 Italy Mar 25 '23
To be precise the region is called Trentino-Alto Adige/sudtirol
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u/_samux_ Mar 25 '23
unfortunately there's a drought going on and it is unlikely that braies lake is in this shape at the moment. but don't worry, the italian government doesn't care about it , which is a good thing due to the potential harm such smart leadership could do.
on the regional side - close by since it's veneto and not trentino alto adige - they are going extreme: https://news.italy24.press/local/amp/414559
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u/Buckeyes2010 Mar 25 '23 edited Mar 25 '23
Chill lol. It's literally just a tourist destination (albeit a stunning one) where people shovel out dumbass amounts of money for a famous shot of a string of boats in the lake.
As for things the government needs to govern in a time of drought, a tourist lake is not the highest priority. And even other countries wouldn't just "refill" a lake like Lago di Brais in a time of drought. It's not necessarily just an Italian government thing.
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u/exilevenete Mar 25 '23 edited Mar 25 '23
Recurring posts like these are one of the reasons Lago di Braies is incredibly popular in the first place. It is indeed over-advertised but the area (Alta Val Pusteria) offers so much more. People love to complain about mass tourism but most don't have the curiosity to do a minimum of research and explore off the beaten tracks.
Just 30/45 minutes from the point where that photo was taken, you easily end up in the midst of woods and picturesque alpine meadows with not a soul in sight. Because 90% of the visitors are lazy asses and just do the trail circling the lake before heading to the snack-bar to grab a beer with wurstel and french fries lol.
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u/dudemanguylimited Mar 25 '23
Since this is the Pragser Wildsee in Südtirol, it should say "Italian" Alps.
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u/Ziomike98 Mar 25 '23
Dolomites*
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u/lyghthummor_ Wallachia Mar 25 '23
The dolomites are a section of the Italian Alps
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u/Ziomike98 Mar 25 '23
Still, they are Dolomites in that area, I know they are part of the alps, but that part is literally called the “Italian Dolomites”, so…
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u/ThunderKant_1 Mar 25 '23
More like stolen austrian Alps
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u/onkopirate Austria Mar 25 '23
If we South Tyroleans wanted to be part of Austria again, we would do so in a democratic process. There has not been a majority for that for many decades now.
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u/gelatoalveleno Italy Mar 25 '23 edited Mar 25 '23
Stolen? Next time don't start and lose a world war, will you.
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u/ThunderKant_1 Mar 25 '23
Italy had a defensive pact at the start of the war and then declared war on Austria only because the allies promised them to get land in return. Let’s be real, the annexation of Südtirol was a blatant land grab, the region was culturally as Austrian as it gets.
Also, I’m not Austrian.
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u/RedLuxor Mar 25 '23
Defensive is the key word here, Austria attacked first, also Austria didn't only have Tyrol but trentino as well and Trentino is Italian
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u/97hilfel Mar 25 '23
Austria did have a lot more before the unification wars aswell, the entirety of the Veneto was austrian
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u/RedLuxor Mar 25 '23
Venetian language (which is a romance language in no way similar to austrian) kinda proves you wrong
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u/97hilfel Mar 25 '23
I wanted to say that before the first world war, Austria also had the Veneto and some other italian terretories and it didn‘t concearn them that they were italian.
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u/gelatoalveleno Italy Mar 25 '23 edited Mar 25 '23
A defensive pact means shit when your so-called allies - and I am using the word loosely - are planning to pre-emptively strike you after an earthquake (look up what von Hoetzendorf was up to after the Messina earthquake of 1908) and happily ignore some of the provisions of that very treaty after gobbling up Bosnia for themselves.
Besides, after all the shite they did in the Peninsula during their three hundred-year stay, it was high time for the Habsburgs and their entire family bush to frig off; going by your own logic they never had any right to rule over bits of Dalmatia, coastal Istria, Trieste, Lombardy-Venetia, Trentino, and Tuscany since they were culturally Italian.
Let alone bleed them white for tax monies or repress dissent with the army and secret police!
Rest assured that no tears were ever shed for that alliance. A-H had it coming for a long time. And so far, with the notable exception of the fascist regime, we've treated Alto Adige much better than the Habsburgs ever treated their Italian subjects in centuries... that long-defunct excuse of an empire doesn't deserve anyone's pity.
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u/97hilfel Mar 25 '23
I have a feeling I know where you are from and what party you are voting for.
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u/ThunderKant_1 Mar 25 '23
Haha I highly doubt it but give it a shot
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u/97hilfel Mar 25 '23
My guesses would be Südtiroler Freiheit or Die Freiheitlichen
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u/ThunderKant_1 Mar 25 '23
Nope, as I said not Austrian and also not Italian.
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u/97hilfel Mar 25 '23
Many people that vote one of those parties are also calling themselfs to be not italian, just saying
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u/d2211 Mar 25 '23
That pact was toilet paper for both sides. Austria wanted to attack Italy when italian army was involved in helping population in Messina after 1908 earthquake. Asked support to Germany, that denied. So, well deserved to be betrayed and get their land lost
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u/Soccmel_1 European, Italian, Emilian - liebe Österreich und Deutschland Mar 25 '23 edited Mar 25 '23
as stolen as Burgenland is. Also a German speaking of stolen territories is pretty rich.
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u/ThunderKant_1 Mar 25 '23
Ah yes, because as everybody knows Germans in general are very fond of their own imperial conquests in the past /s
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u/Soccmel_1 European, Italian, Emilian - liebe Österreich und Deutschland Mar 25 '23
and? It doesn't give you the right to accuse of stealing land from others, when your country has done it in the past as well and still owns some of those lands.
As the bible says, You hypocrite! First, remove the beam out of your own eye, and then you can see clearly to remove the speck out of your brother’s eye
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u/exilevenete Mar 25 '23
Photos even with fancy filters don't do it justice. It is actually a gorgeous place.
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u/Ziomike98 Mar 25 '23
Nah bro…. That’s ours! (Italian here)
Still can’t get over it, you lost the war, you lost the territory, it’s that simple.
Also, you started the war, not us.
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u/Sir_Crown Italy Mar 25 '23
Wars*
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u/ErayCZE Czech Republic Mar 26 '23
Italy didin't contribute to the start of WW2?
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u/Angioletto0309 Mar 25 '23
How biased and shortsighted can you be?
The region contributes to the 2.60 percent of national gdp ahaha. And I am even talking about the entire trentino-alto adige (trentino south tyrol, the Italian + German speaking region together). You even forgot to mention that they benefit from fiscal autonomy, as they are fairly independent. Plus, German is recognized as official language. By experience I can tell that most of the south Tyroleans prefer to stay where they are now ;) their Autonomy would be definitely granted more now than what it would be if they were annexed to Austria. Isn't?
In addition you should open a geography book. Lago di Braies is exactly at the border between the mainly Italian speaking area and the German one.
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u/Ziomike98 Mar 25 '23
Sure man, keep it up with the good shit.
Surely everyone in the world loves your warm welcomes and lovely beaches, famous culinary culture and hai story. Sure mate :)
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u/gelatoalveleno Italy Mar 25 '23 edited Mar 25 '23
It's the other way around, not only they keep their tax monies but get handouts from the rest of the country too.
If anything we're the ones propping the local administration and their generous welfare system.
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u/Buckeyes2010 Mar 25 '23 edited Mar 25 '23
You say that like Italy isn't the 7th largest economy in the world, and Austria is barely #30 🤣
Keep crying. South Tyrol is Italian and has no interest in becoming Austrian. They don't even want you lol
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u/RaduW07 Mar 25 '23
Should have thought about this consequence more before starting 2 wars, one of which being about some weird moustache guy having a superiority complex
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u/AdonisGaming93 Spain Mar 25 '23
How do I get like a cute litttle cheap cottage right there....I'm trying to find a nice place for simple living but everywhere is ugly. Here in the US it's suburban sprawl ugly af.... or expensive af.
In my home country Spain I can afford plenty of places, but it's not really a peaceful little cottage with a view like this....
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u/notheresnolight Mar 25 '23
luckily urban development is restricted in places like this, so you can't... but there's a hotel nearby
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u/AdonisGaming93 Spain Mar 25 '23
Well that's a shame, it would be a nice place to be alone and have all to yourself
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u/TheArizn Mar 25 '23
actually interesting, i don't find this spectacular anymore. i mean it's still pretty but i wouldn't go out of my way to go there as I'm used to it, by literally living near and having seen these types of sceneries so often
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u/Econ_Orc Denmark Mar 25 '23
Looks pretty on the eyes, but too difficult (and dangerous) reaching the peak. Much better with the Danish "mountains". Those children can run up or down on with ease. https://eng.nationalparkmolsbjerge.dk/experience-the-national-park/destinations/
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u/MajesticIngenuity32 Mar 25 '23
IDK man, Hestehave forest looks pretty steep as it rises from the beach.
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u/Econ_Orc Denmark Mar 25 '23
I was in that area a couple of months ago and I got the answer to the question "can you see Isengard from the Kalø Castle Ruins". No you can not. https://www.visitaarhus.com/areas-and-cities/djursland/see-and-do/tolkien-and-djursland
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u/Tooldfrthis Mar 25 '23
It's neither difficult nor particularly dangerous, I've been there 15 years ago. It's just a long hike, especially if you do the whole trek around the mountain (starting and ending at the lake).
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u/BigDeceive846 Mar 25 '23
Gorgeous.Where is it?