12 NEBRASKAland • OCTOBER 2014
By Cristina Woodworth
Say goodbye to lugging your bulky DSLR camera around
on outdoor excursions: Instagram's got you covered.
Simply download the popular free photo-editing app onto
your Android or iPhone and start snapping photos of your
camping trips, paddling outings, picnics and other outdoor
adventures. Then, pick from 19 different filters to add a
little excitement to your pictures.
Here's a breakdown of some of the best Instagram
filters to use on your outdoorsy photos to give them a little
something special:
1) Walden: Increases exposure and adds a soft, yellow
tint to pictures. This filter adds unique, aged color to bright
photos of activities like hiking, kayaking and biking.
2) Lo-Fi: Enriches colors and adds stronger shadows
by upping the saturation in the photo. Use this filter to
emphasize colors in flowers, grasses and trees.
3) Sierra: Adds a soft, faded look. This filter is good for
making photos at dusk or dawn look calm and peaceful.
4) Toaster: Ages the image by adding a bright spot in the
center and a dramatic vignette around the edges. To add a
summery feel to photos of picnics and the like, use this filter.
5) Mayfair: Applies a warm, pink tone to photos, along
with a soft vignette around the edges. This filter puts more
emphasis on the center of photos and adds warmth and
softness to landscape scenes. ■
This Instagram image of a bike on the MoPac East Trail in
Lincoln applies the lo-fi filter to bring out bold colors.
Best Filters for the Instagram Rookie
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