The Sovereign Hill Surgeon out and about making house calls.
- Aperture: ƒ/14
- Camera: E-M5MarkII
- Focal length: 36mm
- ISO: 400
Sovereign Hill 2026 – Soho Foundry
Soho Foundry
Robinson Thomas & Company
Engineers Millwrights Brass Founders Etc.
The Soho Foundry at Sovereign Hill in Ballarat. From 1972 until COVID hit, this was an operational part of Sovereign Hill. The foundry was used to produce metal pots and pans by metal spinning or turning. The business continues at the family’s home-based workshop.
Sovereign Hill 2026 – Steinfelds Ragged School
The view from the steps beside Steinfeld’s Ragged School at Sovereign Hill, looking over the bowling alley and the Fire Brigade. This shows the almost Hollywood-esque nature of these Gold Rush era buildings, fancy façades covering up tin sheds.
- Aperture: ƒ/14
- Camera: E-M5MarkII
- Focal length: 15mm
- ISO: 400
Sovereign Hill 2026 Panaroma
The view over Sovereign Hill from the overnight accommodation area.
Sovereign Hill – Mullock Heap
The sign on the mullock heap at Sovereign Hill. We are looking out over the suburb of Canadian towards Mt Warranheip (746m, 2,448ft). Mt Warranheip is the main landmarks on the Western Hwy letting you know that you are getting close to Ballarat.
Mt Warranheip is one of the hundreds of scoria cone volcanoes across Victoria and SA. Only two of them, Mt Warranheip and nearby Mt Buninyong, are forrested.
- Camera: E-M5MarkII
- ISO: 400
Melbourne Zoo 2026 – Crouching Dingo
Something has caught the attention of this Australian Dingo at the Melbourne Zoo. Even though the Dingo is in the dog family they get to live in the Lion Gorge section of the Zoo with the big cats!
- Camera: E-M5MarkII
- ISO: 800
Melbourne Zoo 2026 – Rainbow Lorikeet
A Rainbow Lorikeet in the trees at the Melbourne Zoo. This one was free to come and go as it pleased. The rainbow lorikeet is probably Australia’s most widespread bird species, found everywhere except Cape York and Tasmania.
- Camera: E-M5MarkII
- ISO: 2500
Melbourne Zoo 2026 – Magnificent Tree Frog
A Magnificent Tree Frog, Litoria splendida or Pelodryas splendida, showing off their sulphur-coloured spots in the Melbourne Zoo. Apparently they are a voracious predator, eating almost any animal they can get in their mouth. They happily feed on lizards, snakes and other frogs.
- Aperture: ƒ/5.6
- Camera: E-M5MarkII
- Focal length: 58mm
- ISO: 2500
Melbourne Zoo 2026 – African Lion 3
One of the male African Lions prowls around his enclosure in Lion Gorge at the Melbourne Zoo.
- Camera: E-M5MarkII
- ISO: 500
Melbourne Zoo 2026 – African Lion 2
A majestic male lion enjoy the sunshine in Lion Gorge at the Melbourne Zoo.
- Camera: E-M5MarkII
- ISO: 400
Melbourne Zoo 2026 – African Lion
One of the male African Lions in the Lion Gorge at the Melbourne Zoo.
- Camera: E-M5MarkII
- ISO: 800
