Early spring means bluebonnets everywhere in many parts of Texas. It does seem like I mostly see them on the borders of busy highways though, so it is not easy to find a good photograph. The other problem that I have had photographing all of the bluebonnets is subject isolation as it can be difficult… Read More Bluebonnet Season
After spending spring break in Orlando, dealing with the crowds at Disney World and Universal Studio, I got back home and needed some peace and solitude. One of my favorite places for this is Balcones Canyonlands National Wildlife Refuge which is very close to my home in the Austin area. As an added bonus, it… Read More A Wildflower Hike
It was Sunday morning and it was to be a bit cool and partly cloudy and I really needed to get out and shoot a few photos. So, Saturday night I set my mental alarm clock for 5:45 AM and sure enough, my eyes popped open 5:42 AM according to my bedside clock. I don’t… Read More Sunday at Dawn
I have not posted for a week. It has been gray and cold around here and none of my photographic ideas have worked out. On Tuesday, I watched the sky all day from work and thought that I had a good chance that evening for some photography. The sky was not completely cloudy and it… Read More A Non-Gray Day, Finally
While driving this afternoon West of Austin, I could see lots of high clouds and I figured that this would make for a nice sunset. So, I went back home, got my camera gear, and headed for a perch that overlooks Lake Travis. I got there about 20 minutes before sunset, set up my tripod,… Read More Lake Travis Sunset
About 80 miles West of Austin is Enchanted Rock State Natural Area. Enchanted Rock is a massive granite dome rising out of the landscape. It’s really hard to picture until you see it from the highway, it is huge, but lacks any nearby reference for scale. I have been hiking there before, but it is… Read More Enchanted Hiking
I am still on a mission to get a nice sunset over downtown Austin. Thursday night looked somewhat promising, so I went to a parking garage that I thought would provide a good view. This parking garage is on the East side of Interstate 35 and overlooks downtown from the Northeast. I have been to… Read More Still Chasing an Austin Sunset
As I mentioned previously in this blog, I have an idea for getting a silhouette of downtown Austin with a nice sunset. I have yet to really find the perfect location for this nor have I been downtown to shoot photos on a good sunset evening. But, I did mess around in Photoshop and try… Read More Fake Austin Skyline Silhouette
I have been waiting for a decent day to go back out to Inks Lake and try shooting the little waterfall. There is a stream that travels over a lot of rocks getting down to the lake. When it hasn’t rained for a while, it can get down to a trickle, but we have had… Read More Sunday Afternoon at Inks Lake
It was Sunday afternoon and I was itching to get back out and shoot some photos. I knew that there wouldn’t be a remarkable sunset as the sky was perfectly clear. I did think that I might be able to do something interesting with the little stream and waterfall at Balcones Canyonland National Wildlife Refuge,… Read More Blue Sky Landscape Photography
Jason Frels 