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[–] OpenStars 26 points 3 months ago (4 children)

I suppose it depends where & how you look?

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[–] expatriado@lemmy.world 32 points 3 months ago

wonder how much color saturation was added to those pics, looks like the knob got turned to 11

[–] Stovetop@lemmy.world 19 points 3 months ago (4 children)

That second picture looks AI generated, why is it backlit?

[–] MossyFeathers@pawb.social 14 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

Semi-transparent creatures combined with no natural light makes things look unnatural at that depth. Also, considering many things are bioluminescent at that depth, that creature in particular might be generating its own light.

Edit: wow I'm dumb and misread. I thought you were talking about the first image. Yeah, the second one is very fake

[–] Unforeseen@sh.itjust.works 6 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Lol it's not fake its literally a still of Willem Dafoe from the movie "The Lighthouse".

[–] Castigant@lemm.ee 4 points 3 months ago

It's backlit because there's a lighthouse behind him

[–] MossyFeathers@pawb.social 3 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Are we talking about the jellyfish? Because we're talking about the images openstars posted.

[–] OpenStars 2 points 3 months ago

(they're having fun, not being literal:-)

and yeah that one looks quite fake:-)

[–] Lycist@lemmy.world 6 points 3 months ago

2nd image is from the movie "Lighthouse", and that's just how it looked.

[–] OpenStars 3 points 3 months ago

It might be from that outreach program to kids - I even saw something made up to look like a mermaid in there:-). Anyway yeah, whether made for or by kids, it's definitely stylized.

[–] Morphit@feddit.uk 1 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Yeah, tineye doesn't find any matches for it but does for all the others.

The backlight could be sunlight, but the it wouldn't be deep-sea. It could be another submersible with a light, but I don't know why two would dive together. The bokeh looks pretty weird also. I think it's AI.

[–] chiliedogg@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Could also be in spawn. That could cause backscatter from the lights off the gametes.

But probably fake.

[–] ShinkanTrain@lemmy.ml 7 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

That's just how the deep sea lures people in. Come see our bright jellies, you'll be safe

[–] kunegis@mander.xyz 4 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Why is the first picture a Paphiopedilum? (It's an orchid)

[–] OpenStars 1 points 3 months ago

I don't know, I didn't make it! It is pretty though...:-)

[–] aeronmelon@lemmy.world 9 points 3 months ago

Willem Defish.

[–] tfw_no_toiletpaper@lemmy.world 5 points 3 months ago

Yer fond of me lobster, ain't ye?

[–] UltraMagnus0001@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago

Deep sea mining

[–] snootchiebootchies@lemmynsfw.com 2 points 3 months ago

Do the interns get Glocks?