A surprise find on a dog walk the other night, a mother and baby possum out on the prowl. The colour was off as we were under a street light – but it works well in black and white.
- Aperture: ƒ/1.68
- Camera: Pixel 8 Pro
- Focal length: 6.9mm
- ISO: 1317
Category: Fauna
Australian Wood Duck
An Australian Wood Duck close to the footpath around the Rowville lakes behind work. The duck was happy to try to stare me down rather than get out of my way. That is until I bent down to take a photo!
- Aperture: ƒ/2.8
- Camera: Pixel 8 Pro
- Focal length: 18mm
- ISO: 48
Passionfruit December 2025
Passionfruit hanging over someones back fence, ripening on the vine. In a few weeks time when they have changed to rich purple colour they will resemble a late hanging Christmas garland.
- Camera: Pixel 8 Pro
- ISO: 24
Docklands Birds
The main part of Gillie and Marc’s Flight for Freedom in Melbourne’s Docklands, with a ring-in!
- Camera: Pixel 8 Pro
- ISO: 31
Flight for Freedom
Part of Gillie and Marc‘s Flight for Freedom in Melbourne’s Docklands. The big table in the background will feature tomorrow. This sculpture celebrates the role that birds play in the environment.
- Aperture: ƒ/1.68
- Camera: Pixel 8 Pro
- Focal length: 6.9mm
- ISO: 19
Rooftop Bison
A bison, called Rawhide, on the trailer as part of The Night of the Horse, at the Royal Melbourne Show 2025. The rain had settled in, showing up as bright spots under the arena light. But that didn’t deter the crowd, even from a distance Rawhide was an impressive creature,
- Camera: E-M5MarkII
- ISO: 4000
Melbourne Zoo 2025 – Meerkat
A meerkat gets up to eye-level with the visitors to the Melbourne Zoo.
- Aperture: ƒ/11
- Camera: E-M5MarkII
- Focal length: 150mm
- ISO: 4000
Melbourne Zoo 2025 – Perched Lemur
A ring-tailed lemur perched up high on Lemur Island in the Melbourne Zoo.
- Camera: E-M5MarkII
- ISO: 3200
Melbourne Zoo 2025 – Ring-tailed Lemur
A ring-tailed lemur on Lemur Island in the Melbourne Zoo. This is one part of the Zoo where the animals a free to roam amongst the humans. Keepers are posted to remind that people to maintain their distance.
- Camera: E-M5MarkII
- ISO: 4000
Melbourne Zoo 2025 – Moon Jellyfish
A moon jelyfish in the Wild Sea centre in the Melbourne Zoo.
- Aperture: ƒ/11
- Camera: E-M5MarkII
- Focal length: 45mm
- ISO: 4000
Melbourne Zoo 2025 – Red Panda
A red panda on the ground in the Melbourne Zoo. For around 40 years these were the only species of panda, until western scientists “discovered” the giant panda. We now know that red pandas are more closely related to weasels, skunks and raccoons than their panda namesakes, who are bears.
- Camera: E-M5MarkII
- ISO: 4000
