hi I’m Dan Westergren from National Geographic Traveler I’m here in Austin
Geographic Traveler I’m here in Austin
Geographic Traveler I’m here in Austin the state capital of Texas and the music
the state capital of Texas and the music
the state capital of Texas and the music capital of America they’ve got history
capital of America they’ve got history
capital of America they’ve got history parks music of course and great barbecue
parks music of course and great barbecue
parks music of course and great barbecue I’m here to find and photograph things
I’m here to find and photograph things
I’m here to find and photograph things that are quintessentially Austin stuff
that are quintessentially Austin stuff
that are quintessentially Austin stuff like the Driskill Hotel behind us this
like the Driskill Hotel behind us this
like the Driskill Hotel behind us this would make a great photograph but not at
would make a great photograph but not at
would make a great photograph but not at this time of day we’re gonna come back
this time of day we’re gonna come back
this time of day we’re gonna come back later as daylight transitions in tonight
later as daylight transitions in tonight
later as daylight transitions in tonight when the street really starts to glow
Austin is often billed as the live music
Austin is often billed as the live music capital of America so we’re going to go
capital of America so we’re going to go
capital of America so we’re going to go into the Continental Club and listen to
into the Continental Club and listen to
into the Continental Club and listen to Mel Davis and the Blues specialist it’s
Mel Davis and the Blues specialist it’s
Mel Davis and the Blues specialist it’s really dark in there I’m gonna have to
really dark in there I’m gonna have to
really dark in there I’m gonna have to set up a couple of strokes and see if we
set up a couple of strokes and see if we
set up a couple of strokes and see if we can use flash to make things a little
can use flash to make things a little
can use flash to make things a little bit better let’s go in and listen to
I’ve got two strobes set up I couldn’t
I’ve got two strobes set up I couldn’t do it with ambient light but I’m afraid
do it with ambient light but I’m afraid
do it with ambient light but I’m afraid they’ll be moving too much and we’ll get
they’ll be moving too much and we’ll get
they’ll be moving too much and we’ll get too slow of each other speakers cameras
too slow of each other speakers cameras
too slow of each other speakers cameras set on manual and thirtieth of a second
set on manual and thirtieth of a second
set on manual and thirtieth of a second f8 everything’s fine so we’re here this
f8 everything’s fine so we’re here this
f8 everything’s fine so we’re here this morning at Barton Springs in Zilker Park
morning at Barton Springs in Zilker Park
morning at Barton Springs in Zilker Park is this man-made swimming pool right in
is this man-made swimming pool right in
is this man-made swimming pool right in the middle of the city we got here right
the middle of the city we got here right
the middle of the city we got here right before sunrise so the beautiful pink
before sunrise so the beautiful pink
before sunrise so the beautiful pink color the sky was reflected in the water
and I underexposed by one stop because I
and I underexposed by one stop because I wanted to make sure that the silhouette
wanted to make sure that the silhouette
wanted to make sure that the silhouette was going to be nice and clean and crisp
was going to be nice and clean and crisp
was going to be nice and clean and crisp I also wanted to have that strong color
I also wanted to have that strong color
I also wanted to have that strong color but when she lifted up in hands to
but when she lifted up in hands to
but when she lifted up in hands to adjust her goggles everything came
adjust her goggles everything came
adjust her goggles everything came together and click there was the shot
with one of the best ways to find
with one of the best ways to find interesting photo subjects it’s just to
interesting photo subjects it’s just to
interesting photo subjects it’s just to be friendly and meet people we saw this
be friendly and meet people we saw this
be friendly and meet people we saw this guy walk by with a huge beard and he
guy walk by with a huge beard and he
guy walk by with a huge beard and he said you need to come to the beard
said you need to come to the beard
said you need to come to the beard contest sponsored by the Austin facial
contest sponsored by the Austin facial
contest sponsored by the Austin facial hair Club so here we are let’s go look
hair Club so here we are let’s go look
hair Club so here we are let’s go look at some crazy beards I love taking
at some crazy beards I love taking
at some crazy beards I love taking pictures at a place like this because
pictures at a place like this because
pictures at a place like this because everybody’s on display they want you to
everybody’s on display they want you to
everybody’s on display they want you to take their picture after you get a bunch
take their picture after you get a bunch
take their picture after you get a bunch of standard portraits but then looking
of standard portraits but then looking
of standard portraits but then looking straight into the camera I like to just
straight into the camera I like to just
straight into the camera I like to just go try to get some grab shots some
go try to get some grab shots some
go try to get some grab shots some people call it street photography it
people call it street photography it
people call it street photography it could be a more compelling picture I
needed a great scene setting picture of
needed a great scene setting picture of Austin so we came here to South Congress
Austin so we came here to South Congress
Austin so we came here to South Congress Street to look up the street and take a
Street to look up the street and take a
Street to look up the street and take a picture of the state capitol the biggest
picture of the state capitol the biggest
picture of the state capitol the biggest state capitol in America the weather
state capitol in America the weather
state capitol in America the weather forecast was for cloudy skies so I knew
forecast was for cloudy skies so I knew
forecast was for cloudy skies so I knew that would be a problem we just have
that would be a problem we just have
that would be a problem we just have white skies but if we got here early
white skies but if we got here early
white skies but if we got here early enough we’d get a beautiful blue sky we
enough we’d get a beautiful blue sky we
enough we’d get a beautiful blue sky we just shot the picture during the
just shot the picture during the
just shot the picture during the transition from night today all the
transition from night today all the
transition from night today all the streetlights were on it worked out great
streetlights were on it worked out great
streetlights were on it worked out great and we got this weatherproof picture it
and we got this weatherproof picture it
and we got this weatherproof picture it didn’t matter that the Sun didn’t come
didn’t matter that the Sun didn’t come
didn’t matter that the Sun didn’t come out today we got a blue sky and
out today we got a blue sky and
out today we got a blue sky and wonderfully lit Capitol
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