I set up on top of a parking structure across Interstate Highway 35 from downtown Austin for some sunset pictures. While I was waiting, I decided to do an experiment to see if I could clear IH-35 of traffic. IH-35 is one of the major highways that goes North-South through the middle of the United… Read More Motion Blur IH-35
I had been thinking of the moon on the horizon reflected across Inks Lake but most of the vantage points that are accessible in the park point West which would eliminate the possibility of a full moon rising over the lake in the evening. The property on the west side of the lake is all… Read More Moonset
I wandered around Inks Lake State Park after work on Friday trying to see if I could find a good viewpoint for some sunset photos. Inks Lake is the closest State Park to my house and I go there quite a bit for hiking and photography. Many of the hiking areas were closed for some… Read More Sunset at Inks Lake
I was walking through the tall grass and bushes around Inks Lake trying to find a good photo and carefully watching the ground for cottonmouth or copperhead snakes when I looked up and saw a big spider. I have seen these things around since I was a kid and they’re kind of big and creepy… Read More Spider
It’s August and that means it is hot out. Sometimes oppressively hot and I lose some motivation to go out and hike or shoot. I have been trying to make myself get out and do something and try to get some excitement and enjoyment out of shooting pictures. I had a failed attempt hiking at… Read More August Doldrums
Every day I drive by a pasture on my way home from work. There are acres of golden grass in the late afternoon sun, a few isolated trees, and often some cows. The grass is so tall that you really only see the tops of the cows in the golden grass and I have had… Read More Red Barn in a Sea of Gold
It has been extremely hot here recently, up to 45°C or 114°F (take your pick) this week. On top of that, we have gotten a dust cloud from Africa over Texas I am told. All this is to say, I haven’t been out to shoot a whole lot recently. I did make myself go over… Read More A Stream at Sunset
One of my struggles with Milky Way photos has been how to edit the photos. I have watched multiple videos online, had discussions on message boards, and experimented in Lightroom (and a few other tools) a bit. For my last round of pictures, I settled on an editing routine that is combination of a discussion… Read More Editing Milky Way Photo
In addition to shooting pictures of the night sky at Lost Maples State Natural Area, I also did a bit of hiking. There are many things to do at Lost Maples. I saw people swimming in the water, like one of the ponds shown below. I saw several people birding, as there is apparently a… Read More Hiking at Lost Maples
As I mentioned in a previous post, I went to Lost Maples State Natural Area to go hiking and shooting astrophotography. It was a moonless night, it was supposed to be clear, and I wanted to find a nice dark place to take sky pictures. I decided on a hike-in primitive campsite up on a… Read More Shooting the Milky Way
Jason Frels 