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New Year

Jason Benz — Mon, 31 Dec 2018 17:25:39 +0000

Happy New Year 2019. May your dreams come true. These are the Sydney new year fireworks. I left my van behind and took the train into the city from my temporary base in the Blue Mountains where I have been enjoying a relaxing Christmas with the Australian branch of my family.

2018 was the most photogenic year so far. It was also the start of my longest journey. In December I revisiting the last 8 months of travel pics to create 2 years worth of stock photography in a few weeks. This brought my total to 700 images at Shutterstock. This averages out to 1 a week from 14 years of photo submissions.

This year I will continue south until the March equinox which should put me somewhere in Tasmania for the first time. I will return to the Blue Mountains in April and resolve to have another 100 stock photos by then.

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

Summer Storms

Jason Benz — Fri, 19 Dec 2014 13:41:00 +0000

It is getting hot in Australia. In Queensland the summer storms have been rolling in most afternoons for the last fortnight. Brisbane was hit by a couple of super-cells last week, and this week it was the turn of the Gold Coast. This shot was taken from our back garden in Southport. To colour this image I adjusted the white balance to match the shade of purple I saw in the sky each time the lightning struck.

Purple Skyline

Jason Benz — Tue, 08 Jul 2014 10:08:45 +0000

This evening skyline was taken in Sydney Harbour, New South Wales, Australia. To process this image I wanted to bring out the orange lights and purple sky. I started by using HSL in Camera RAW to boost the luminance and saturation of orange and a smaller boost to yellow and red to avoid posterization. I reduced the luminance of the blues, magentas and purples to darken the clouds. Finally some green tint was added to reduce the strength of the purple.

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

Streaky Pier

Jason Benz — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 07:19:12 +0000

This is a silhouette of the Pier at Streaky Bay in South Australia.

I have spent most of last week going over all the old posts in this blog. I have been adding tags and links to make the site easier to navigate. Travel and Stock Photography can encompass just about everything so it has been interesting to discover what the more common subjects have been. Here are a few of the more common tags at the moment. 81 of Australia, 73 of UK, 67 of Water, 56 of Buildings, 45 of Trees, 44 of Transport, 43 of Cities, 42 of Night, 36 of Augmented Reality and 35 for Red, Blue, Sky and Sand.

Solar Nuke

Jason Benz — Wed, 19 Dec 2012 02:19:12 +0000

This sunset was taken in South Australia on this coast.

Parham Sunset

Jason Benz — Mon, 03 Dec 2012 03:17:11 +0000

This sunset was taken in a place called Parham 70km outside Adelaide in South Australia. Very little photoshopping needed here. The sky that night had an intense concentration of colour on the horizon.

Burley Griffin

Jason Benz — Wed, 28 Nov 2012 05:16:23 +0000

This is Lake Burley Griffin in the Australian Capital Territory. Walter Burley Griffin was an American architect who was best known for his role in designing Canberra, Australia‘s capital city.

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

Sydney Sunset

Jason Benz — Sat, 24 Nov 2012 02:21:23 +0000

This is a sunset behind the Opera House and Harbour Bridge in Sydney, Australia.

Streaky Bay

Jason Benz — Tue, 06 Nov 2012 03:39:43 +0000

This silhouette was taken at Streaky Bay in South Australia. We only stopped there briefly as there were no free campsites nearby. So far Western Australia and New South Wales have had the most free campsites and Victoria and South Australia have had the least.