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Walkabout Creek

Jason Benz — Sat, 27 Oct 2018 04:18:56 +0000

This is the Walkabout Creek Hotel in McKinlay, Queensland. It was made famous by the iconic Australian film Crocodile Dundee in 1986. The pub is decorated with props and photos of the cast and crew. If you are lucky the friendly bar staff will hand you a 16″ Bowie Knife to pose with. It shows a remarkable level of trust to give a lethal weapon to people who have had a few drinks. The atmosphere is warm and welcoming. Like many outback pubs, the population of the bar often exceeds that of the town. Since recently acquiring phone coverage the landlady has introduced a no mobiles at the bar policy which guarantees you get a good old fashioned chin-wag with everyone.

The day and night temperatures have been increasing over spring and inside my van it exceeds 50°C when on the road. I plan to leave the tropics in a few days and look forward to some cool mountain air once I reach the Great Dividing Range.

Last Pedestrians

Jason Benz — Sun, 21 Jan 2018 03:38:53 +0000

This is Nottingham pub band The Last Pedestrians playing at the Lincolnshire Poacher on Sunday night. Their music is a potent mix of junkyard grooves and gruff vocals supplied by the legendary Harry Stephenson.

The gig was packed so I ditched the usual DSLR in favour of a LG G4 camera phone.

This shot was taken on a busy 6 week trip to the UK. It was great to catch up with friends and family all over the country. Thanks for the hospitality from everyone.

New Year

Jason Benz — Mon, 01 Jan 2018 00:27:29 +0000

Happy New Year 2018 . We are back in the UK this year and celebrated 100 years of Finnish independence with friends in the village. This is the local pub illuminated with festive incendiaries.

Silverton Hotel

Jason Benz — Mon, 09 May 2016 08:36:30 +0000

This is the Silverton Hotel in outback New South Wales, Australia. There cannot be many pubs which have been in so many films they can build an awning out of its own alternate name signs. Mad Max II, Razorback, A Town Like Alice, Dirty Deeds, The Craic and more beer ads than a cane toads grandkids.

Mulgildie Pub

Jason Benz — Sun, 20 Dec 2015 10:03:41 +0000

Tonight we are staying outside the Mulgildie Pub in Queensland. I am starting to notice a trend developing in Karen’s choice of campsite. I can hardly complain as pubs in Australia have everything a traveller on the road could need. This one arrived on the back of a train from Gayndah in 1927.

Welsh Pub

Jason Benz — Sat, 11 Jun 2011 07:19:54 +0000

This is another shot from a family holiday to Wales last summer. I can’t remember the name of the pub but if you recognise it please leave a comment. Photoshop gives you many ways to make black and white images. I used Convert to Grayscale in Camera RAW. This allows you to adjust the brightness of each colour as it is converted. In this case the yellow tones were made brighter to lighten the beach and give a greater variety of tones in the vegetation.

Sun Night

Jason Benz — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 03:09:28 +0000

This is the Sun Inn in Cottesmore. Home to firework displays and a mighty fine Sunday lunch. This image is a blend of two images. F/13 5sec ISO-100 and F/16 20sec ISO-1600. The second image is blended in as a luminosity layer to give some detail in the darker areas of the image.