Today’s Photo of the Day is “Howling Coyote” by eabowe. Location: Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming.
“It was very cold, but I had been watching this coyote for about 45 minutes as it hunted in the snow-covered Lamar Valley,” explains eabowe. “My hope was that I would be able to catch it as it jumped in the air to get a vole. Instead, it stopped in the middle of the field, threw back its head and let out a howl.”
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One of my favorite expressions is a “sea change” moment. Even Miriam Webster’s entry for sea change is highly evocative: “Archaic. A change brought about by the sea.” You can imagine a time in the past when the ocean represented the ultimate unknown. To watch the sea, of all things, change, would be grand and terrifying.
Yesterday we shared a comprehensive guide to editing colors in Lightroom, with an overview of the most basic techniques. Today we’ll take a more detailed look at two tools that often create confusion because of their similarity, and explain when one works better than the other.
This video below comes from our friends at the Photo Fitness Academy, a popular channel that consistently shares great advice on image management and editing workflow. The topic of today’s episode is the difference between vibrance and saturation.
Canadian pro David Buck is an image-editing expert with a knack for keeping things simple, and in less than three minutes he explains why both of these tools play important roles in making photos look their best. Those of you who are unsure of how these two features work will learn the nuances that determine which one to choose.
As you’ll see, the Vibrance tool enables you to selectively saturate an image more intelligently, as compared to the familiar Saturation tool that pumps up all the colors in an image. These tools are available in just about every image-editing program you use—all with the same nomenclature.
Buck says he uses both tools regularly, for slightly different purposes, and with his explanation under your belt you’ll be able to make sure that images have exactly the look you want. The main distinction is that Saturation boosts the tones that are already very colorful, while Vibrance boosts the intensity of areas devoid of strong colors.
Sometimes it seems that Vibrance adjustments deliver more pleasing results, because of the subtle effect they provide, depending upon how much color an image includes and “how many competing colors are working against each other”
Saturation adjustments, on the other hand, pump up the “high-value colors first” and then intensify every other color in a photo. This has important implications for which tool you choose, as well as how use it for optimum results. Bottom line, by watching this three-minute video you’ll become a master of these techniques today!
There’s much more to learn about image-editing techniques on Buck’s popular YouTube channel, so be sure to pay a visit whenever you get stuck.
After new flagship full-frame camera releases in 2021 from Canon, Nikon and Sony, 2022 was quieter on the full-frame mirrorless front, but there were some exciting introductions of smaller-sensor cameras. Full-frame models tend to draw the most attention, but there are advantages of APS-C and Micro Four Thirds sensors in terms of focal length magnification for wildlife and sports photography.
Here are Outdoor Photographer‘s 10 favorite cameras and lenses of 2022 including our picks for Camera of the Year, Super Telephoto of the Year, Zoom Lens of the Year, and Wide-Angle Zoom Lens of the Year.
