Chinese Lanterns outside the MasterChef Pavilion, previously the Centenary Hall, at the Melbourne Royal Show. In 2024 this space was turned into an Asian food court, nice and convenient for the Dog Pavilion.
- Camera: E-M5MarkII
- ISO: 2000
Category: Details
Take Me Away
If I was hung upside down in the hot sun I would want a “Take Me Away” badge. Soft toys at the Show always seem like a good photo opportunity.
- Aperture: ƒ/7.1
- Camera: E-M5MarkII
- Focal length: 60mm
- ISO: 400
Best Decorated Cake
Emu and Possum – the Best Decorated Cake in the 2024 Melbourne Royal Show.
- Aperture: ƒ/1.68
- Camera: Pixel 8 Pro
- Focal length: 6.9mm
- ISO: 22
Chip Packet Dress
This dress was awarded a “highly commended” in the Textiles section of the Melbourne Royal Show 2024. I can only begin to imagine the patience that went into opening the packets, let alone joining them all together!
- Aperture: ƒ/1.68
- Camera: Pixel 8 Pro
- Focal length: 6.9mm
- ISO: 48
Never-Ending
The never-ending chore of cleaning the display cases in the Maker’s Pavilion at the Melbourne Royal Show.
- Camera: Pixel 8 Pro
- ISO: 60
Bunny Backpack
The Melbourne Royal Show is always a good chance to people watch. This man was left holding the bunny backpack while waiting for his family in the Victoria Pavilion.
- Camera: Pixel 8 Pro
- ISO: 104
Mitcham Pigeon
A young pigeon, all puffed up with downy feathers, is perched safely above the weekend travellers at Mitcham station.
- Aperture: ƒ/2.8
- Camera: Pixel 8 Pro
- Focal length: 18mm
- ISO: 1278
Mt Wombat Tower
The Telstra transmission tower on Mt Wombat, a part of the improvements to the mobile network.
- Camera: PENTAX K20D
- ISO: 400
Mt Wombat Directions
The Rotary Club plaque on Mt Wombat, showing directions and distances of local, and not so local, points of interest. On the no so local destinations, it is interesting that there are only three points outside of Australia – the South Pole, Wellington NZ (2,547Km), and New York USA (16,800Km).
- Camera: PENTAX K20D
- ISO: 400
Echuca Stage Coach
The tourist stage coach pulls into the Port of Echuca Discovery Centre.
Behind the coach is the Upper Murray River flag. The flag is the British White Ensign with the addition of cross in red with five white stars (representing the then five colonies), and four blue bars. The bars are for the major rivers making up the Murray-Darling system, the Murray, the Murrumbidgee, the Lachlan and the Darling.
- Camera: PENTAX K20D
- ISO: 400
Echuca Post Box
A Victorian post box found outside the Port of Echuca Discovery Centre. The low door round mail receiving pillar was introduced in the 1860s. They are topped with a crown and surrounded by two broad decorative bands.
- Aperture: ƒ/8
- Camera: PENTAX K20D
- Focal length: 31mm
- ISO: 400
Tilley Searchlight Projector
Details of the Tilley Kerosene Searchlight found in the Port of Echuca Discovery Centre.
- Aperture: ƒ/8
- Camera: PENTAX K20D
- Focal length: 70mm
- ISO: 1600