A grey Fergie, Massey Fergusson FE35, tractor at the Kilmore Agricultural Show back in 2015.
- Aperture: ƒ/2
- Camera: Nexus 6P
- Focal length: 4.67mm
- ISO: 60
Rowville Bin Chicken
A juvenile bin chicken otherwise known as the Australian white ibis, Threskiornis molucca, during a lunchtime walk in Rowville. They are nicknamed bin chickens because of their “opportunistic” feeding and scavanging, which often finds them ransacking rubbish bins.
- Camera: Pixel 8 Pro
- ISO: 20
Rowville White-Faced Heron
A white-faced heron, Egretta novaehollandiae, during a lunchtime walk in Rowville.
- Camera: Pixel 8 Pro
- ISO: 355
Lego Comeng Set
A Lego Comeng electric multiple unit (EMU) on the L-Gauge layout at the Yarra Valley Model Railway Club’s Easter Show.
- Camera: Pixel 8 Pro
- ISO: 564
Lego Newport Railway Workshops West Block
Another photo from the Yarra Valley Model Railway Club’s Easter Show. This time the Newport Railway Workshops West Block and water tower rendered in Lego on the massive L-Gauge layout.
- Camera: Pixel 8 Pro
- ISO: 120
1966 Morris Mini
An unexpected bonus of Yarra Valley Model Railway Club’s Easter Show, a 1966 Morris Mini Estate (Station Wagon).
- Aperture: ƒ/1.68
- Camera: Pixel 8 Pro
- Focal length: 6.9mm
- ISO: 19
DeSoto Emblem
The bonnet emblem on the 1930 CF DeSoto 8 at the Bunyip Agricultural Show 2026. The Chrysler brand, DeSoto, was named after the 16th-century Spanish explorer and conquistador, Hernando de Soto. The DeSoto emblem is a stylised version of the DeSoto family coat of arms.
- Camera: E-M5MarkII
- ISO: 100
La Salle Rocketman
This is the hood ornament on the DeSoto 8 at the Bunyip Agricultural Show. Interestingly, this is a La Salle “Rocketman” ornament. La Salle was a General Motors brand that sat just below the Cadillac. The La Salle brand was discontinued in the early 1940s when it was realised that it was cannibalising Buick and Cardillac sales, the marques either side of it. It would be interesting to know why a GM ornament ended up on a competitors car.
- Aperture: ƒ/9
- Camera: E-M5MarkII
- Exposure bias: +7/10EV
- Focal length: 90mm
- ISO: 100
DeSoto 8 Badge
At the Bunyip Agricultural Show 2026 the 1930 DeSoto 8 CF was back. That gave me chance for a few close-up shots. DeSoto was a mid-range car brand formed by Chrysler.
- Aperture: ƒ/9
- Camera: E-M5MarkII
- Exposure bias: +7/10EV
- Focal length: 135mm
- ISO: 100
Great Egret in Flight
Apparently Great Egrets, Ardea alba, fly with their legs trailing behind them and their neck in an “S” shape.
- Camera: Pixel 8 Pro
- ISO: 19
Rowville Great Egret
Another lunchtime walk at work in Rowville. This Great Egret was happy to stand still while I passed by, but as soon as I brought up my phone for a snap it was out of there.
- Camera: Pixel 8 Pro
- ISO: 29
