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Boundary Hotel

Jason Benz — Sun, 31 Jan 2016 01:36:35 +0000

This is a band called OKA playing at the Boundary Hotel in Brisbane last weekend. Their music is a beautiful blend of Reggae, Dance and Didgeridoo. I had seen them put on a great performance once before on their home turf of the Sunshine Coast so did not need any persuasion to go to the gig. I was in Brisbane to take my Australian citizenship test the following day. The test went well and I should get sworn in in around 6 months.

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.

4th July

Jason Benz — Thu, 03 Jul 2014 14:01:21 +0000

Happy 4th July to any Americans out there. I have not photographed America so I dug out these fireworks which were taken last year at the Brisbane Festival in Queensland. To its credit, Australia managed to achieve independence from the UK and federation without having any wars.

Brisbane Fireworks

Jason Benz — Fri, 13 Dec 2013 08:20:30 +0000

These fireworks were part of the Brisbane Festival in September. It must be said that in Australia they like them big. I have photographed many displays in the UK after having early success selling this image on stock sites. I used the same settings 4sec, f11, iso100 which seems to get good results.

Our van has a new clutch after giving up on Springbrook mountain and we looking forward to seeing the Sydney fireworks at New Year.

This image has been accepted by Shutterstock as Stock Photography and is available for download here.

Treasury Casino

Jason Benz — Fri, 01 Nov 2013 01:27:19 +0000

This is the Treasury Casino in Brisbane. It is one of four casinos in the state. Queensland already has twice as many casinos as any other part of Australia and they have plans for three more.

This shot was taken with a fisheye lens I borrowed from work (Panedia). Google has put some of our underwater panoramas on one page as they have begun adding them to Google Maps Street View.

The Joynt

Jason Benz — Sat, 05 Oct 2013 14:53:53 +0000

Since we moved to Australia we have seen lots of great music by chance. Last night was the first time we made a trip to see a particular band. This is The Barons of Tang playing at the Joynt in Brisbane Queensland. We first saw them at a festival in Adelaide and were blown away by their style of high octane gypsy ska. We met the band this time and Karen got a signed CD.

Brisbane Skyline

Jason Benz — Fri, 27 Sep 2013 16:07:56 +0000

We arrived in Brisbane yesterday. The stage on the left of the picture was for the Brisbane Festival City of Lights. We also saw a great band called Cheap Fakes at one of the festival stages on the South Bank.

This picture means I now have night shots over water of Australia‘s five biggest cities. In order of population they are: Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth, Adelaide. As far as regional capitals go I am still short Darwin and Hobart but I have no plans to photograph these currently.