The photo has some high ISO noise, so it’s expected to use noise reduction. Too much will smooth away all of the texture, resulting in the oil painting-like appearance of the posted photo.
Bumping the contrast and saturation is a common way to make photos more dramatic. They’re probably the most commonly overused and abused adjustments by novice photographers.
Unfortunately this common mistake is often the basis for a lot of conspiracy theories. I’m glad somebody came in and explained what was going on before some chucklefuck went “WHAT ARE THEY HIDING!?”
But why do they invest work to make it worse?
They’re very common mistakes.
The photo has some high ISO noise, so it’s expected to use noise reduction. Too much will smooth away all of the texture, resulting in the oil painting-like appearance of the posted photo.
Bumping the contrast and saturation is a common way to make photos more dramatic. They’re probably the most commonly overused and abused adjustments by novice photographers.
It’s just an example of too much of a good thing.
Unfortunately this common mistake is often the basis for a lot of conspiracy theories. I’m glad somebody came in and explained what was going on before some chucklefuck went “WHAT ARE THEY HIDING!?”