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Brisbane G20

Jason Benz — Sun, 16 Nov 2014 00:48:31 +0000

It is heating up in Brisbane this weekend. Politicians and protesters have been gathering for the G20 and a heat wave arrives. Hotels in the surrounding area have been fully booked with people escaping the city. The Gold Coast has been popular as its sea breeze keeps it consistently cooler than Brisbane. We did our bit to participate in the global economy by buying Chinese bikes from a German supermarket to explore Australia.

This shot of Victoria Bridge was processed with Split-Toning to add some Colour.

Purple Bridge

Jason Benz — Sat, 21 Jun 2014 09:36:35 +0000

This is the Sydney Harbour Bridge during the Vivid Sydney Festival. Every winter the city lights up when the nights are long.

We are enjoying watching the goalfest which is Brazil 2014, even though it occasionally involves getting up at 5am to watch England lose again. Australia have looked impressive and face Spain next.

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Natural Bridge

Jason Benz — Tue, 11 Feb 2014 09:47:52 +0000

This is Natural Bridge in Queensland, Australia. It was created by Cave Creek which is a tributary of the Nerang River. The waterfall is surrounded by subtropical rain-forest in the Numinbah Valley. It is home to a colony of glow worms. As it is only 1hr from Southport we made it a day trip so missed the night lights.

Opera Evening

Jason Benz — Fri, 17 Jan 2014 14:03:05 +0000

The Sydney Opera House is a remarkably photogenic building, which is helped by its position on the water in the harbour. There is a clear view from almost every angle. If you walk over the Harbour Bridge you can even look down on it. This shot was taken from Mrs Macquarie’s Chair in the Royal Botanic Gardens

Vivid Sydney

Jason Benz — Thu, 30 May 2013 14:29:04 +0000

Last night we explored the Vivid Sydney Festival which runs from 6pm to midnight from 24th May to 10th June. There are dozens of different light displays and a free ferry which can take you to the various spots around the city. The Sydney Harbour Bridge was lit up with 100,000 individually programmable LED lights which were controlled by members of the public via a touch screen in Luna Park. Since returning to Australia 3 weeks ago I have been so busy with freelance photography this is the first time I have been out shooting for fun.

I have entered this image to the Adventure Tours Photography Competition.

Queens Bridge

Jason Benz — Sat, 13 Apr 2013 04:23:06 +0000

This night shot is of Queens Bridge in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

This could be a contender for the Australian Skylines Calendar.

Bridge Walk

Jason Benz — Sun, 18 Nov 2012 05:23:43 +0000

This is the view you get of the Sydney Harbour Bridge as a pedestrian commuter. You can pay over $200 to climb up to the top. Due to increasing insurance costs it is unlikely they would let me take 2.7kg of camera and lens with me while I climb.

Can this qualify as Mechanography if it has no moving mechanism?

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Harbour Bridge

Jason Benz — Wed, 12 Sep 2012 18:55:41 +0000

This is the Sydney Harbour Bridge which was opened in 1932 and has been nicknamed The Coathanger. We are in the final stages of packing in order to visit some friend and family in the UK. We plan to be back in Australia at some point next April. I have plenty of images to keep the blog going and plan to get some more up onto stock sites.

Puffing Billy

Jason Benz — Wed, 01 Aug 2012 22:26:42 +0000

Yesterday we took a ride on the Puffing Billy Railway which runs from Belgrave to Gembrook in Victoria, Australia. It runs on a 2’6″ gauge lines and was built over 100 years ago. As you can see you can sit on the window sill and dangle your legs outside which adds to the experience.

Foot Bridge

Jason Benz — Sun, 06 May 2012 21:09:00 +0000

This is the new convention centre foot bridge crossing the Yarra River in Melbourne. We have been into Melbourne three times now. First by van, then on foot and most recently by train. The $11 return train ticket from Lara was suspiciously close to the $12 you pay for all day parking near the centre. In general parking in Australia is exceptional. There is always plenty of space and its almost always free. In fact even in Melbourne there are spaces on the street in the centre as long as you don’t mind paying $4 per hour. The train took about 40 minutes from the free car park at Lara. The seats were all taken when we got on but there was still plenty of room.

We have not yet resigned ourselves to working at a Casino again but we decided to take a look at the Crown Casino out of interest. Despite looking every bit like the unwashed homeless travellers we are we walked straight in. It must be said Australia does casinos on a scale Las Vegas would be proud of. Despite the lavish building and the familiar games we decided going back into that life would be a last resort.

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