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Pretty sure he did a little bit of color work in post. Not sure what you mean by the mountains look out of place though? I live here in Sedona also and they look normal to me..?

That landscape is so perfect that it is impossible to see the mountains out of place.

Therefore we call that a misconception. Maybe it's so perfect it appears to be unreal. Many people have never seen a place like this.

If I could only move mountains! LOL Actually I do color editing which varies in necessity, there are no other adjustments to the reality of the image. Thanks for asking.