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Cooks Endeavour

Jason Benz — Wed, 03 Aug 2016 11:06:32 +0000

This is a replica of James Cooks Endeavour. The ship was moored at the Central Pier of Melbournes Docklands in Victoria, Australia.

To process this image split toning was applied in Camera RAW.

Australian Museum

Jason Benz — Tue, 19 Jul 2016 13:36:07 +0000

This is the Australian Museum in Sydney, New South Wales. The shot was taken from the Sydney Tower.

To process this image tilt shifting was added in Photoshop.

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

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.

Vintage Trouble

Jason Benz — Sun, 27 Mar 2016 13:19:30 +0000

This is Vintage Trouble playing the Crossroads stage on the final day of Bluesfest 2016. They were definitely a highlight of the festival. It is impossible to overstate the amount of energy lead singer Ty Taylor puts into every performance. One review said “imagine James Brown singing lead for Led Zeppelin” I can’t think of a better description of this supercharged tight four piece band.

UPDATE: Vintage Trouble are confirmed to play the 30th Byron Bay Bluesfest in 2019.

UPDATE: Vintage Trouble will be back at the festival in 2023, Tickets from the Bluesfest Website.

This image is available for download here.

Peace Bell

Jason Benz — Sat, 14 Nov 2015 12:30:21 +0000

This is the World Peace Bell in Cowra, New South Wales, Australia. The Bell is made from coins provided by 103 countries and is a replica of the one that stands in the forecourt of the United Nations Headquarters. Events in France remind us of the need for greater understanding between people of the world. It is sad that someone could believe terror attacks on France would be a solution for anything.

To process this image Red and Blue layers were used in Photoshop to add colour. A lightened Black and White layer was used in the centre to finish the flag.

Chevrolet Engine

Jason Benz — Fri, 28 Aug 2015 09:09:44 +0000

I discovered this Chevrolet Engine on display in a random car park in New South Wales. On a drive from Sydney to Southport in 2014, at some point while stopping for food, I stumbled upon the Summerland Sports and Classic Car Club.

To process this image I created a two-tone effect in the paintwork by pushing the blues towards the purples and the aquas towards the greens. This was done using Camera RAW which is the import engine for Photoshop.

Pimped Classic

Jason Benz — Sat, 08 Aug 2015 10:10:21 +0000

Karen photographed this classic car in Cuba. If anybody knows the model please leave a comment. I used fractalius and photoshop to pimp it up.

Notorious Evening

Jason Benz — Sun, 31 May 2015 05:49:37 +0000

Last weekend we welcomed the return of the ‘Notorious’ and her crew to Queensland. This hand built ship is both labour of love and home to Captain Graeme Wylie and his wife Felicite. They had been invited here for the Gold Coast International Marine Expo. Their arrival caused a big stir as Southport is currently surrounded with active film sets for the new “Pirates of the Caribbean” film, “Dead Men Tell No Tales.” I was keen to get a shot of her out on the water, so we found an empty cruiser to steal aboard until the Expo finished. We emerged at sunset to help the pirate ship cast off, and watched as she gracefully drifted away into the night.

Gallipoli Centenary

Jason Benz — Sat, 25 Apr 2015 02:31:30 +0000

Today is the 100th anniversary of the Gallipoli landings of the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps in the first World War. April 25th is now known as ANZAC Day. In 2014 we attended a local service in Southport. This year we drove our van down the Gold Coast highway to the state border between Queensland and New South Wales, to see a re-enactment of the beach invasion. To capture the action I borrowed a camera rig from work (Panedia). This rig has 7 GoPro’s in a ball which can produce amazing 360 degree video.

Solo Road

Jason Benz — Mon, 09 Feb 2015 12:12:22 +0000

This is Coopernook Forest Park in New South Wales, Australia. Normally Karen takes a photo of our van at every place we stay. As she is not here this time I thought I should keep up the tradition. In the small hours of Monday morning, I dropped off Karen at Sydney Airport. She has just started a 10-hour stopover in Dubai before her flight back to the UK. We have been getting annual return flights from the UK since we first arrived in Australia in 2011. I am not joining Karen this year to qualify for Australian Citizenship at the end of 2015. This is the first time in over a decade I have been travelling without Karen and it feels different. The last time was the lap of Jamaica in 2004. I was in the final stages of planning that trip when we first met and discovered a mutual love for travel so we arranged to journey through Cuba together and had a magical time. I am looking forward to her return to the land down under.