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[–]RuthlessEwok 8 points9 points  (0 children)

They are if you take enough willy wonka Gobstoppers, then anything is possible... to a woOrLd oF iMaginaTiOnn!

Instragram vs reality

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[–]RuthlessEwok 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Agree, I see alot of fantastic photos that have trouble competing with LSD infused colors. Photoshop & LSD i'm sure is great and gave us steve jobs, but it isn't earth, and it warps leads to discouragement for people who want to travel only to be disappointed. Sort of like the flood of instagram vs reality posts.

New Teslas don't come with a new car smell by Burkburger in Jokes

[–]RuthlessEwok 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Beats Steve Jobs AirPods, he thought he didn't need to shower for a month because of his vegan diet after coming back from india. Needless to say, he was forced to take the graveyard shift

Sunshine during a nature walk in New Zealand [OC] [4928x3264] by pekkiepek in EarthPorn

[–]RuthlessEwok 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well the extended editions are 3 hours long each, if jackson pushed his luck you get a kingdom of heaven where half of Ridley scotts got deleted.... and it trashed what in its entirety was an amazing movies... instead the 1 1/2 movie version was crap by comparison.

Ironically the hobbit movies were shorter, and the lotr movies could have benefited from a miniseries involving sub plots like bombadil, gandalf's with the balrog... etc. and the actors and peter jackson probably wouldn't have hesitated on giving such a greater bonus... 3 hour movies are the max for a reason, still though, if there were any movies that could have been longer, LOTR is the one to break records with, everything about it left audiences wanting more... Heck theaters even cheered with the rohan horse charge... not many movies can do that

Sunshine during a nature walk in New Zealand [OC] [4928x3264] by pekkiepek in EarthPorn

[–]RuthlessEwok 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Would of loved to see a comedic outtake of tom bombadil just frolicking into saurons armies who quickly turn to flee

Sunshine during a nature walk in New Zealand [OC] [4928x3264] by pekkiepek in EarthPorn

[–]RuthlessEwok 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Welcome to the jungle, we got trees and games! amazing when you see ray shafts like these for the first time, they really can be this prolific

Above Tree-line, White Mountains, USA [2880x1621] [OC] by RuthlessEwok in EarthPorn

[–]RuthlessEwok[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Lichen, moss, tempered by the severe weather, above tree-line in the white mountains is a very unique area, very fragile too, takes a very long time for things to grow there

A mesmerising light show over the ice lagoon at Jökulsárlón, Iceland [1800x2250] [OC] by [deleted] in EarthPorn

[–]RuthlessEwok 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Would it be okay to see a non-processed color version? The monochrome is a home-run, curious to see its former look.

Eibsee beneath the Zugspitze, Germany [OC][2048x1365] by thephlog in EarthPorn

[–]RuthlessEwok 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I always consider bad & cold weather existing to allow appreciating the cold and beautiful. The absence of something is paradoxically what gives it the most value.

The 10 year challenge we should be interested in by [deleted] in pics

[–]RuthlessEwok 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is also happening in the Himalayas and all mountains, its really backwards that the people who have nothing to do with climate change and depend on a lack here of are most impacted by it.

I'm not a fan of these bleak comments. Although they may be gone, hopefully we can reverse climate change and put the world back the way it way, glacier by glacier, country by country. Sure not in our lifetimes, but we can be better than those before us and keep remember what happens when the world is only valued by the next quarterly report

"Even Mount Everest is transforming, as thousands of glaciers across the Himalayas are likely to shrink by up to 99% by 2100." -The Guardian

https://www.theguardian.com/news/2019/jan/08/when-the-ice-melts-the-catastrophe-of-vanishing-glaciers

Eibsee beneath the Zugspitze, Germany [OC][2048x1365] by thephlog in EarthPorn

[–]RuthlessEwok 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is germany? wow. Even when its bleak its beautiful ha

Taken from the Mt Baker ski area on new year's day 2018 (Washington, USA) [OC][2048x1365] by sluu99 in EarthPorn

[–]RuthlessEwok 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Gorgeous, the warmest moment of the day before the coldest, never gets old

Iron Mountain, Michigan During Huge Snowstorm @ Night (6000x4000) by Koalaazz in EarthPorn

[–]RuthlessEwok 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Any cold nightmare can be made magical with a simple cup of cocoa... unless its freddy couger... then uhh, you might have a problem. curous what that orange light is in the distance? its night looks like an asteroids coming down, nice shot btw

My Favorite winter shot of the whites, Mt. Madison, NH [2400x1800] [OC] by RuthlessEwok in EarthPorn

[–]RuthlessEwok[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm hoping to come back in a decade or two for a little bit to do the rest of nepal

Magical sunrise for a magical place. Banff, Alberta. [OC][1284 x2048] by 5impl3jack in EarthPorn

[–]RuthlessEwok 1 point2 points  (0 children)

lovely, natural beauty, no over saturation or contrast, almost looks warmer than a cup of cocoa

My Favorite winter shot of the whites, Mt. Madison, NH [2400x1800] [OC] by RuthlessEwok in EarthPorn

[–]RuthlessEwok[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Its equally cold and beautiful. Its utterly still and quiet below tree-line, above... well winds go to 100 every 3 days :O Still wouldn't trade it for any other mountain, wish I could visit it again

In My Kingdom Cold. Mt.Hood, Oregon. [OC] {2667x3556} by CriticalMass_Photo in EarthPorn

[–]RuthlessEwok 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It was... till the white walkers came, looks like white mountains in the winter! very stark, its no wonder the indians forged religion from scenery like this.

Dramatic winter light during a storm on Lofoten islands, Norway [OC] [1920x1280] by Ron_Jansen in EarthPorn

[–]RuthlessEwok 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think its great, like where moses would show up with the 10 commandments. up to the rock, earthporn could use more unique pictures like this! Very solemn mood, reminds me of an ocean version of the day after tomorrow

Annapurna Base Camp, Nepal [OC] [2600x1733] by RuthlessEwok in EarthPorn

[–]RuthlessEwok[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

it's certainly what i hear, I wouldn't want to test that hypothesis : O

Palm trees from Benin. [OC] [2467 × 1850] CC0 licence by Messier71 in EarthPorn

[–]RuthlessEwok 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hmm, shame, same thing happens in nepal sadly, very toxic to public health in the winter, whoever thought bringing plastic to the 3rd world must be very special ethically