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The QVB

Jason Benz — Mon, 17 Feb 2014 13:43:00 +0000

This is the Queen Victoria Building in Sydney. It was built 1898 and started life as a concert hall before becoming the city library and eventually its current role as a shopping centre. Australia may not have as much architectural history as the UK but buildings like this give a link to its colonial past.

We are leaving Southport on Wednesday and plan to travel west trough Queensland before crossing into New South Wales and eventually visiting Broken Hill close to the South Australian border.

Darling Harbour

Jason Benz — Sat, 08 Feb 2014 02:21:26 +0000

This is Darling Harbour in Sydney, Australia. I have posted many animals recently so I dug through the archive and developed this night shot of the Harbour. I used a small aperture f22 to increase the star burst effect on the city lights.

Sydney Cove

Jason Benz — Thu, 04 Apr 2013 11:48:55 +0000

The building with the orange roof is an oyster bar with a view of Circular Quay in Sydney, NSW, Australia.

Adelaide Station

Jason Benz — Sun, 09 Dec 2012 04:16:58 +0000

This is Adelaide train station in South Australia. The station shares this building with Adelaide Casino.

National Library

Jason Benz — Thu, 27 Sep 2012 03:42:43 +0000

This is the National Library of Australia in Canberra. Like most public buildings in Australia it has a very good licensed cafe inside. Coming from the UK I found it a little curious you could buy a beer in a Museum or a Library but not a supermarket.

Livable City

Jason Benz — Fri, 25 May 2012 23:44:05 +0000

This was shot on our first day in Melbourne which is apparently the worlds most livable city. This week we signed a three month lease in an area called Richmond. The flat is within walking distance of my new job at Verve where I will be retouching and the Proximity development where I am currently doing some freelance photography. It is also very close to the city but more importantly it is opposite a lovely old pub with a wood fire.

Adios Adelaide

Jason Benz — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 17:19:05 +0000

We have fixed our van and are preparing to leave Adelaide tomorrow morning. We have had a great time here and have been made most welcome by Val’s friend Blan who took us for a wonderful dinner at The Hackney Hotel. We can highly recommend the Windsor Caravan Park as everybody was really helpful and the setting is lovely. We are looking forward to the Great Ocean Drive down to Melbourne.