Adobe examines the popular Landscape Photography subreddit
Image: Adobe
Adobe is known for its popular Photoshop and Adobe Lightroom photo editing software, so it doesn’t come as a big surprise that it would want to get to know some of its target audience. The company used an API and scraped 300 posts from Reddit’s Landscape Photography subreddit (r/LandscapePhotography) containing location tags or descriptions related to the United Kingdom (UK).
Hundreds of photos shared with the 128000-plus-member community over the past year by amateur and professional photographers were examined. The upvote, the ultimate signal to determine the value or worthiness of a post, was considered when Adobe reached out to Reddit users and asked for permission to feature their images in its study.
Here are some other findings the data revealed: The Scottish Highlands is the UK’s most popular landscape, as 38 images received a total of 15184 upvotes. Devon is England’s top spot with 34 photos getting 1850 upvotes. Gwynedd is the most admired location in Wales and 97% of its posts referenced Mount Snowdon or Snowdonia National Park.
Adobe contacted every Redditor (Reddit user) to get permission to share images it examined in its study. Images: Adobe
More elusive spots were also identified using what Adobe calls a “Hidden Gem score.” As with the popular locations, these locations stood out for the frequency of mentions, user engagement including upvotes and community discussions. To view which destinations made the list, and learn more about this study, visit Adobe’s official site. It’ll be interesting to see which region is covered next.
The Quiraing
Copyright: © OrganizationDue185
Location: Isle of Skye, Scotland
User name: OrganizationDue185
Number of upvotes: 1600+
Seven Sisters Cliffs
Copyright: © lillyofthevalley0504
Location: East Sussex, England
User name: lillyofthevalley0504
Number of upvotes: 986
Emsworthy Rocks
Copyright: © Amazing_Resident_388
Location: Dartmoor, England
User name: Amazing_Resident_388
Number of upvotes: 752
Old Man Storr
Copyright: © Puzzleheaded-Ear9242
Location: Isle of Skye, Scotland
User name: Puzzleheaded-Ear9242
Number of upvotes: 490
Can Idwal & Tryfan
Copyright: © RobBishopDrums
Location: Eryri (Snowdonia), Wales
User name: RobBishopDrums
Number of upvotes: 445
Penmachno
Copyright: © caizoo
Location: Eryri (Snowdonia), Wales
User name: caizoo
Number of upvotes: 377
Glen Etive
Copyright: © AWSMBP13
Location: Buachaille Etive, Scotland
User name: AWSMBP13
Number of upvotes: 365
Y Garn
Copyright: © SalesmanPodcast
Location: Eryri (Snowdonia), Wales
User name: SalesmanPodcast
Number of upvotes: 282
Glenariff Nature Reserve
Copyright: © Fickle-Decision3954
Location: Northern Ireland
User name: Fickle-Decision3954
Number of upvotes: 243
Devon
Copyright: © Amazing_Resident_388
Location: England
User name: Amazing_Resident_388
Number of upvotes: 237
Yorkshire Dales
Copyright: © dianinator
Location: England
User name: dianinator
Number of upvotes: 202
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