One of my favorite places to hike that is near to where I live, is Balcones Canyonlands National Wildlife Refuge, which is to the northwest of Austin in central Texas. The wildlife refuge is US government owned and exists to preserve habitat for endangered species. In the case of Balcones Canyonlands, the two main endangered… Read More The Wildlife Refuge
Just a sunset photo or two. There were high clouds Monday, so I went out to the (Balcones Canyonlands) wildlife refuge to shoot from a spot I hadn’t tried. My idea was to get as much of the hiking trail in the landscape as possible as well as some short trees or shrubs that were… Read More A Hike and a Sunset
I went hiking out at the wildlife refuge and I wasn’t expecting much besides a nice hike. It’s too early in the year for the long grasses to take on their golden color which looks so nice in the afternoon sun and I figured that the wildflowers had all come and gone. So, to keep… Read More Unexpected Wildflowers
I went on another summer afternoon hike at my favorite wildlife refuge, I didn’t have a particular plan other than to shoot some photos even if they weren’t good. The wildlife refuge is very dry this time of year, the wildflowers are gone, the creek isn’t flowing, and there are few people out there. I… Read More Silhouette or No Silhouette?
It was Saturday morning and I was awake around 5:00AM; I hate to sleep late and waste the day. Anyway, I knew the sun would rise at about 6:30AM and it was a little cloudy so I grabbed my backpack and a mug of coffee and headed for the wildlife refuge to see if I… Read More Sunrise Over a Creek and Wildflowers
I watch a lot of photographers on YouTube, because that’s the kind of exciting fast-paced life I have. Anyway, in one of the videos the landscape photographer was advising about how to spur creativity while you’re out shooting by taking some long focal-length photos, some normal focal-length, and some wide shots in the same scene.… Read More Telephoto and Wide Angle Landscape Image
Late Saturday afternoon it was time for another hot mid-August hike. I headed out for the Balcones Canyonland Wildlife Refuge with my full camera backpack hoping that something would inspire me to shoot it. It has been one of the hottest summers on record and we have had very little rain this year, so the… Read More Dry Summer at the Wildlife Refuge
I am going to be doing some traveling this year for hiking, photography, camping, and fun and the thing that has been missing from my camera bag is a long zoom lens for shooting wildlife or even long focal length landscapes photos. So, I have acquired a Nikon Nikkor Z 100-400Â f/4.5-5.6 VR S lens and… Read More NIKKOR Z 100-400mm Zoom Lens Review
I was inspired to go try some woodland type photography after work one day last week. The sky was overcast so I thought it might be nice to shoot in among the trees with the diffuse light from above. Central Texas is not known for its woody forests, but there are some forested areas along… Read More Woodland Photography
Does it really matter that much what time of day you take a landscape photo? I thought of this quite a bit while out hiking Friday afternoon. There was an old dried out tree branch that I have photographed before in the tall grass and there was a nice breeze as well, so I took… Read More Does an Hour Make Much Difference?
Jason Frels 