When it comes to sensor size, there are basically two kinds of DSLR cameras on the market. One is the full frame DSLR based on the 35mm film format and the other is the smaller APS-C or crop frame DSLR. The APS-C cameras are generally lower cost and lighter weight and generally very good for… Read More Full Frame DSLR and APS-C DSLR Comparison
My daughter is into photography and so one Saturday we went down to Austin on a photo shoot. It’s always nice when your teenage daughter wants to do something with you. The first place we went was to a park that has peacocks. I have been here before, but I have never been able to… Read More Peacocks and Downtown
Out in West Texas, there is Guadalupe Mountains National Park. After my visit to Monahans Sandhills, I went out to Guadalupe Mountains to hike, shoot photographs, and camp. This area of Texas is mostly desert and very hot in the summer, which is why I visited in late November. I pulled off the highway near… Read More Guadalupe Mountains National Park
I recently got an iPhone8 Plus. My old phone had a lousy camera, so one of the aspects of the new iPhone I was excited about is the camera (or cameras). Specifically, is it good enough to be a casual walking around camera for when I am not lugging around the DSLR gear. I have… Read More iPhone 8 Plus vs. Nikon D5300
It’s Sunday morning, the first almost cool Sunday morning of Fall, so I decided to head to downtown Austin with my camera gear just before sunrise and explore a bit. Sunday mornings are very peaceful downtown, and you can park where you want and have the run of the place. Mainly just joggers and a… Read More Sunday Morning Downtown
I went out in the evening thinking that I would shoot some fireflies. There is a park nearby where they hang out around dusk. The mosquitos hang out there as well, but that’s outdoor photography. So, I had my camera and tripod set up attempting to aim in the general direction of the fireflies, and… Read More Shooting Fireflies
I was driving in the county and noticed the sky reflected in a pond in the middle of a pasture. There were a lot of cows around and I thought it would make a nice picture, so I turned the car around and went back and pulled over to the side of the road. As… Read More Another From the Side of the Road
I recently went down to Galveston and brought my camera thinking that I was going to get some good photos. What I forgot about was how humid it is in Galveston. So, I would grab my camera gear and leave the nicely air conditioned hotel room and head out to take a few pictures and… Read More Humidity
Sometimes a good place to take a picture is on the side of the road. I often carry my camera with me in the car and kind of lookout for something interesting, especially during wildflower season. Sometimes I see something and plan to come back later in the day when the light is better or… Read More From the Side of the Road
Devine Lake is a little park in my town, Leander Texas, that I go to sometimes to take pictures. It is very close to my house to a handy place. It is a nice wooded park around a big pond. It is rarely very crowded; people occasionally fish or kayak around there. It is a… Read More Devine Lake
Jason Frels 