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Jason Frels

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A Few From An Austin Pedestrian Bridge

Long exposure of downtown Austin Texas on cloudy morning

On Sunday morning I went down to Austin. The two forecasts that I looked at said that the clouds would break before dawn. Driving down, I didn’t see clouds parting but I kept up hope. I got to the park and it was still cloudy, but I decided to go out on the pedestrian bridge… Read More A Few From An Austin Pedestrian Bridge

December 12, 2018March 26, 2019 Jason Frels4 Comments

Following Content Online

Dawn at Lost Maples State Natural Area Texas from the edge of a cliff

The weather here is not great and I haven’t been out shooting, so today I am writing about people that I follow online that I can learn from to improve my photography. I follow several photography related YouTube channels, a podcast, and some websites and check them on a weekly basis and I would like… Read More Following Content Online

December 8, 2018December 7, 2018 Jason Frels3 Comments

Polarizer or No Polarizer

There is a pond in front of the place where I work and there are trees along it that get some fall color. I have been trying to remember to get down there with a camera in front of the pond and get the reflections of the trees in the pond. The trees are a… Read More Polarizer or No Polarizer

December 5, 2018December 4, 2018 Jason Frels4 Comments

HDR vs. ND Grad Filter

It has been tough finding something to shoot lately. I decided to try Brushy Creek park as I often see a barren tree in the water with a lot of white birds perched in it as I am driving past on the bridge. I thought that this would make a nice photo in the late… Read More HDR vs. ND Grad Filter

December 1, 2018 Jason Frels9 Comments

Thanksgiving Camping Pictures

HDR merge of blue hour over pond

I didn’t take a lot of time to shoot photos while camping as I was mainly hanging out with family. But we were camping in a nice place and I managed to shoot a few pictures. The place that we were camping is on some family owned land North of Edna Texas. This land has… Read More Thanksgiving Camping Pictures

November 28, 2018November 27, 2018 Jason Frels16 Comments

Gone Camping

I have gone Thanksgiving camping. I’ll take pictures and post a blog next week. Hope you had a nice Thanksgiving or a nice weekend. -Jason

November 24, 2018November 23, 2018 Jason Frels5 Comments

Lee Filter Kit

Ducks at Devine Lake Park in Leander Texas

I have been wanting to get a better filter kit for my lenses – better than just the screw on round filters that I have been using. I want to be able to use the 100mm slide filters, as this offers an opportunity to use graduated filters and to stack filters. A YouTube landscape photographer… Read More Lee Filter Kit

November 21, 2018November 21, 2018 Jason Frels10 Comments

Austin Library at Night

Austin Central Libary at night in color with blurred car lights

I have been wanting to try to photograph the Austin central library at night for a while. Maybe try some long exposure with the vehicle lights blurred on the street or HDR. I haven’t really been down around the library much, so I would be going down there cold without any real plans for photographs.… Read More Austin Library at Night

November 17, 2018March 26, 2019 Jason Frels5 Comments

Zoom Burst

Zoom burst effect on flowers

There is a fun effect you can achieve with a zoom lens called zoom burst. This is where you crank the zoom during an exposure to give a motion blur out from the center of the frame. Being trapped in the house on a rainy weekend, I thought that I would try my hand at… Read More Zoom Burst

November 14, 2018November 13, 2018 Jason Frels4 Comments

Staying at Indian Lodge

Jason Frels at Davis Mountains State Park Texas

When I went out to the star party at the McDonald Observatory, I wanted to try out staying at the Indian Lodge in Davis Mountains State Park nearby. This state park has a hotel that was originally built by the CCC during the great depression, I think. It had good reviews and it seemed like… Read More Staying at Indian Lodge

November 10, 2018November 9, 2018 Jason Frels2 Comments

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