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Hobart Skyline

Jason Benz — Fri, 05 Apr 2019 20:00:51 +0000

This night shot is Hobart in Tasmania, Australia. This photograph adds to the set of Australian Skylines I have been collecting since starting this blog almost 10 years ago. I always position the camera to get the city lights reflected in the water. A very small aperture was used to create a starburst effect. This reduces the amount of light so you need to use a tripod and a long exposure. Using this method you can avoid increasing ISO and therefore minimise noise.

Now I only need a shot of Darwin to complete the set and produce a calendar for 2020.

Today I arrived in the Blue Mountains and am looking forward to seeing my brother and his family who are visiting from the UK.

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Burleigh Heads

Jason Benz — Thu, 09 Jun 2016 13:08:00 +0000

This is the view of the Gold Coast from Burleigh Heads in Queensland, Australia. Today was the first time I have seen the skyscrapers from this side at night so I decided to get a shot of the lights. I was here to have dinner with some friends from Sydney. Great tapas was enjoyed by all.

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Coast Lights

Jason Benz — Fri, 25 Sep 2015 09:06:31 +0000

This night shot was taken from Q1 in Surfers Paradise. It is the tallest building on the Gold Coast and has a 360 degree viewing platform. This angle is towards Southport and The Spit.

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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.

Real Lightning

Jason Benz — Wed, 27 Nov 2013 12:36:33 +0000

This lightning strike was taken four days ago from our front balcony in Southport, Queensland, Australia. I have done one or two posts with fake lightning added with photoshop. This is the first time I have photographed lightning for real. The thunderstorms here on the Gold Coast often start in the afternoon heat. Even with the clouds there is just too much light in the sky to do the type of long exposure you need to have a chance of getting a hit. This was a 30 second exposure taken in the evening at 8:36pm

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.

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.

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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.

Sydney Skyline

Jason Benz — Wed, 19 Sep 2012 10:12:21 +0000

We are back in the UK for a few months. I took this before we left Sydney on the same night I shot the Opera House. This image is one of a series of Australian Skylines which may become a calender someday.

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Opera House

Jason Benz — Thu, 06 Sep 2012 19:37:55 +0000

This building needs no introduction. The Sydney Opera House grabbed my attention from the first moment I saw it. We approached it by walking along the equally impressive Sydney Harbour Bridge. We then followed the Harbour around via The Rocks and Circular Quay until we reached the viewpoint from the Botanic Gardens on the far side. After waiting for the sun to go down we walked back along the bridge where I took this shot. As you move around the building it seems to change shape and when night falls its character changes again.