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Jason Frels

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Birdhouse on Back Porch

Bird at bird house Texas

There is a little decorative birdhouse on my back porch with a Texas license plate for a roof. It is right next to my back door, so I walk right by it almost every day. A sparrow, I think, decided to make a nest in it. As I sat out there on Sunday afternoon watching… Read More Birdhouse on Back Porch

May 16, 2018May 15, 2018 Jason Frels6 Comments

Berries on a Fence Line

Close up of agarita in evening sunlight in central Texas

Lately I have been struggling to find time and inspiration for taking photographs. Most of my time lately has been spent supporting other people and there hasn’t been any time for me. I did get a false start on Sunday evening for a few hours as I drove to a couple of places and got… Read More Berries on a Fence Line

May 12, 2018May 11, 2018 Jason Frels2 Comments

Cactus Bloom Close-ups

Orange Prickly pear cactus bloom close up with a bee in Austin Texas

When I was out shooting cactus blooms and getting covered with chigger bites from ankles to waist, I grabbed a 20mm extension tube and tried to get a few close-ups of the blooms. I saw a lot of bees in the flowers and I thought that would make for some nice pictures. Extension tubes dramatically… Read More Cactus Bloom Close-ups

May 2, 2018May 2, 2018 Jason Frels5 Comments

Long Exposure Grasses

Long exposure grass in wind Balcones Canyonlands NWR at sunset

It is spring and a lot of the wild grass is long and golden. I began noticing this on my drives home from work in the late afternoon and I thought about the long grasses swaying in the late afternoon sun and what that would look like with a long exposure. So, Sunday I took… Read More Long Exposure Grasses

April 25, 2018March 26, 2019 Jason Frels5 Comments

Hiking with my Camera in Balcones Canyonlands NWR

Balcones Canyonlands National Wildlife Refuge Indian paintbrush wildflower

It’s Spring and I wanted to return to the Balcones Canyonlands National Wildlife Refuge for a hike to see if there was a wildflower show and perhaps take in a sunset. I have written about this place before. I always bring my camera when hiking, so I can practice composing and taking photos of anything… Read More Hiking with my Camera in Balcones Canyonlands NWR

April 7, 2018March 26, 2019 Jason Frels9 Comments

Bokeh of Roses

spring rosebuds bokeh

Bokeh refers to the parts of a photo that are out of focus. It is a technique commonly used to isolate a subject from the background, especially in portrait photography. My blog today is partially about achieving this with some photographs of buds on my rosebush and how I accomplished this. I have some large… Read More Bokeh of Roses

April 4, 2018April 3, 2018 Jason Frels2 Comments

Wildflowers and Hummingbirds

Hummingbird freeze motion near Fredericksburg Texas Wildseed Farms

  As you may know from Wednesday’s post, I recently went to a wildflower place near Fredericksburg Texas (and then to a winery). I was interested in the wildflower place for the large fields of wildflowers that I might like to photograph. You can see the bluebonnet pictures here. There were also some large fields… Read More Wildflowers and Hummingbirds

March 31, 2018March 31, 2018 Jason Frels5 Comments

Field of Bluebonnets (HDR or no HDR)

It’s wildflower season and in Texas, that means bluebonnets. The bluebonnet is the state flower and people plant them everywhere so that for a few weeks in the early spring they are just about everywhere you look. I went to a place near Fredericksburg that grows field of wildflowers. There are large fields of bluebonnets… Read More Field of Bluebonnets (HDR or no HDR)

March 28, 2018 Jason Frels5 Comments

Another Peacock Attempt

Peacock at Mayfield Park in Austin Texas

As you may know, there is a park in Austin with Peacocks. I have been to this park several times with the goal of getting a photo of the peacocks with their tail feathers on full display. My daughter wanted me to take her and her friends to Austin and one of the places we… Read More Another Peacock Attempt

March 24, 2018March 26, 2019 Jason Frels4 Comments

Birds and Bees

Male House Finch on a Bird Feeder in Leander Texas

A good size population of birds hangs out in my front yard so I put out a bird feeder. It didn’t take them long to jump all over the free birdseed and I have to replenish the feeder every day. The birds won’t go near the feeder if I am nearby, so I set up… Read More Birds and Bees

March 21, 2018March 21, 2018 Jason Frels4 Comments

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