CRAYFISH BOAT

HOBART, TASMANIA

IMAGE NUMBER 1182

Constitution Dock is the harbour-side dock area of Hobart, the capital city of the Australian state of Tasmania, in the Port of Hobart, on the Derwent River. The dock is used by motor pleasure boats, yachts, and fishing boats serving the city's fish market and restaurants, several of which are at the northern end of the dock. Constitution Dock is famous for being the rallying point and party venue for the annual Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race, held from Boxing Day until yachts complete their 630 nautical mile journey from Sydney.

TECHNICAL NOTES

The image was taken with a tripod-mounted Phase One 645XF Camera at ISO 50. Exposure of 1/15th of a second and an aperture of F16.  Schneider Kreuznach 45 mm lens with leaf shutter.  The image was captured on a Phase One IQ3 100 megapixel digital back.  

HILL OF GRACE

HENSCHKE VINEYARD, SOUTH AUSTRALIA

Image number 106

"Hill of Grace" is a translation from the German ‘Gnadenberg’, a region in Silesia, and the name given to the lovely Lutheran church that overlooks the Hill of Grace vineyard owned by Henschke in the Eden  Valley of South Australia. The 4ha single-vineyard shiraz planting is situated at the historic village of Parrot Hill 4km north-west of Henschke Cellars.  The small vineyard in front of the church is the most important single wine vineyard in Australia. 

Technical Notes

The image was taken with a tripod-mounted Phase One 645 Camera at ISO 35. Exposure of 1/15th of a second and aperture F22. 150mm Schneider Kreuznach lens with leaf shutter  and a Schneider Kreuznach 2X teleconverter, producing 300 mm.  The image was captured on a Phase One IQ180 80 megapixel digital back.  

SEPPELTS HEAD OFFICE

SEPPELT VINEYARD, SOUTH AUSTRALIA

Images numbered 905 (top) & 906 (below)

The Seppelt Vineyard at Seppeltsfield in South Australia's Barossa Valley can fairly claim to being the grandest and most iconic vineyard in Australia.  Like the other early wine growers (Henschke et al), the Seppelt family established their vineyard in the Barossa Valley in 1851.  But the Seppelts had a vision which outstripped all others.  Seppeltsfield was built as a family village, with workers' dormitories, dining rooms and impressive public buildings.  It has a grand mausoleum to house the Seppelt family.  2000 Canary Island date palms flank the roads leading to the village.  Sadly,the great estate passed into corporate hands in the 1980's, ending the dynastic heritage.

Technical Notes

Image Number 905 (top)

The image was taken with a tripod-mounted Phase One 645 Camera at ISO 35. Exposure of 1/416th of a second and aperture F4. 80mm Schneider Kreuznach lens with leaf shutter. The image was captured on a Phase One IQ180 80 megapixel digital back. 

Image Number 906 (below)

The image was taken with a tripod-mounted Phase One 645 Camera at ISO 35. Exposure of 1/125th of a second and aperture F4. 80mm Schneider Kreuznach lens with leaf shutter. The image was captured on a Phase One IQ180 80 megapixel digital back.  

JACOB ALLERT'S HOUSE

PARROT HILL, SOUTH AUSTRALIA

Images number 903 (top) & 904 (beow)

Jacob Allert's house at Parrot Hill (now Gnadenberg) in South Australia was built in pug in 1850 and used at various times as a church and and a school.  The house is on the western perimeter of the iconic Hill of Grace vineyard owned by Henschke Winery - probably the most valuable 4.8 hectares of vines in Australia.

Technical Notes

The images were taken with a tripod-mounted Phase One 645 Camera at ISO 35. Exposure of 1/20th of a second and aperture F18. 45 mm Phase One lens with focal plane shutter. The image was captured on a Phase One IQ180 80 megapixel digital back.  

ARTHUR BOYD'S PALLETTE

"BUNDANON", SHOALHAVEN RIVER, NSW, AUSTRALIA

Image Number 901

Dr Kenneth Mackenzie came from Scotland in 1838 and built a timber house above the Shoalhaven River south of Sydney. In 1866 the family moved into their new two-storey sandstone homestead ‘Bundanon’, in the tradition of the  great “squatter houses” of Australia on 2,900 hectares along the river.  Some generations later, following the drowning death of his grandson, Kenneth Mackenzie, in the river, the family departed the property in 1926.  Bundanon was then leased to tenant farmers for the next 40 years. 

The renowned Australian artist, Arthur Boyd and his wife, Yvonne, puchased Bundanon in 1979, having already acquired significant adjoining properties at immense cost..  Boyd, already the product of a dynasty of Australian artists, had the inherited wealth and establishment relationships to turn Bundanon into a national treasure,.  He celebrated connections with all artists of his generation, the property’s legacy and its indigenous inhabitants.  In 1993, Prime Minister Paul Keating announced the Australian Government’s acceptance of Boyd's offer to  establish the Bundanon Trust as a gift to the nation.. In 1995 Arthur Boyd became Australian of the Year.   In 1998 Bundanon’s artist in residence program was implemented in a building on the property designed by Boyd’s friend and legendary architect, Glen Murcott.   Arthur Boyd died on 24 April 1999, aged 78.The house now houses 4000 works by Boyd, his family and his equally famous brother-in-law, Sydney Nolan. 

Beyond the house Arthur Boyd’s purpose-built studio is maintained exactly as he left it, with his shoes, tools, paints, easels and works in progress.  By all accounts, Boyd was a courtly patrican, who enjoyed the privacy of his remote and expansive refuge.  He travelled frequently by sea back to England but never travelled by aircraft in his life.  Atticus spent an emotional hour “alone with Arthur” in the studio trying to capture the magic.

TECHNICAL NOTES

The image was taken with a tripod-mounted Phase One 645 Camera at ISO 35. Exposure of 8.6 seconds and an aperture of f29.  Schneider Kreuznach 28mm wide angle lens with leaf shutter.   The image was captured on a Phase One IQ180 80 megapixel digit

ARTHUR BOYD'S STUDIO

"BUNDANON", SHOALHAVEN RIVER, NSW, AUSTRALIA

Image Number 898

Dr Kenneth Mackenzie came from Scotland in 1838 and built a timber house above the Shoalhaven River south of Sydney. In 1866 the family moved into their new two-storey sandstone homestead ‘Bundanon’, in the tradition of the  great “squatter houses” of Australia on 2,900 hectares along the river.  Some generations later, following the drowning death of his grandson, Kenneth Mackenzie, in the river, the family departed the property in 1926.  Bundanon was then leased to tenant farmers for the next 40 years. 

The renowned Australian artist, Arthur Boyd and his wife, Yvonne, puchased Bundanon in 1979, having already acquired significant adjoining properties at immense cost..  Boyd, already the product of a dynasty of Australian artists, had the inherited wealth and establishment relationships to turn Bundanon into a national treasure,.  He celebrated connections with all artists of his generation, the property’s legacy and its indigenous inhabitants.  In 1993, Prime Minister Paul Keating announced the Australian Government’s acceptance of Boyd's offer to  establish the Bundanon Trust as a gift to the nation.. In 1995 Arthur Boyd became Australian of the Year.   In 1998 Bundanon’s artist in residence program was implemented in a building on the property designed by Boyd’s friend and legendary architect, Glen Murcott.   Arthur Boyd died on 24 April 1999, aged 78.The house now houses 4000 works by Boyd, his family and his equally famous brother-in-law, Sydney Nolan. 

Beyond the house Arthur Boyd’s purpose-built studio is maintained exactly as he left it, with his shoes, tools, paints, easels and works in progress.  By all accounts, Boyd was a courtly patrican, who enjoyed the privacy of his remote and expansive refuge.  He travelled frequently by sea back to England but never travelled by aircraft in his life.  Atticus spent an emotional hour “alone with Arthur” in the studio trying to capture the magic.

TECHNICAL NOTES

The image was taken with a tripod-mounted Phase One 645 Camera at ISO 50. Exposure of 4/5ths of a second and an aperture of f16.  Schneider Kreuznach 28mm wide angle lens with leaf shutter.   The image was captured on a Phase One IQ180 80 megapixel digital back.  

BUNDANON HOMESTEAD

SHOALHAVEN, NSW, AUSTRALIA

Image number 896 (top) 897 (below)

Dr Kenneth Mackenzie came from Scotland in 1838 and built a timber house above the Shoalhaven River south of Sydney. In 1866 the family moved into their new two-storey sandstone homestead ‘Bundanon’, in the tradition of the  great “squatter houses” of Australia on 2,900 hectares along the river.  Some generations later, following the drowning death of Kenneth Mackenzie in the river, the family departed the property in 1926.  Bundanon was then leased to tenant farmers for the next 40 years. 

The renowned Australian artist, Arthur Boyd and his wife, Yvonne, puchased Bundanon in 1979, having already acquired significant adjoining properties.  Boyd, already the product of a dynasty of Australian artists, had the inherited wealth and establishment relationships to turn Bundanon into a national treasure, celebrating connections with all artists of his generation, the property’s legacy and its indigenous linkages.  In 1993, Prime Minister Paul Keating announced the Australian Government’s acceptance of Boyd's offer to  establish the Bundanon Trust. In 1995 Arthur Boyd became Australian of the Year.   In 1998 Bundanon’s artist in residence program was implemented in a building on the property designed by Boyd’s friend and legendary architect, Glen Murcott.  

Arthur Boyd died on 24 April 1999, aged 78.The house now houses 4000 works by Boyd, his family and his brother-in-law, Sydney Nolan.   

TECHNICAL NOTES

Image 896 (top)

The image was taken with a tripod-mounted Phase One 645 Camera at ISO 35. Exposure of 1/6th of a second and an aperture of f16.  Schneider Kreuznach 28mm wide angle lens with leaf shutter.   The image was captured on a Phase One IQ180 80 megapixel digital back.  

Image 897 (below)

The image was taken with a tripod-mounted Phase One 645 Camera at ISO 35. Exposure of 1/20th of a second and an aperture of f14.  Schneider Kreuznach 80mm lens with leaf shutter.   The image was captured on a Phase One IQ180 80 megapixel digital back.  

 

THE OMEO RODEO

OMEO, VICTORIA, AUSTRALIA

Image number 895

The Omeo Rodeo is held on Easter Saturday each year and perpetuates the folklore and legend of the Victorian high country.   Although it attracts competitors from all over rural Australia, the rodeo is still primarily an event for the locals.  The rodeo has been held annually for over sixty years and features such events as bull riding, saddle bronc, bareback, the local barrel race and steer ride.   Of course there is also a free jumping castle for the kids, a BBQ and a well patronised bar. 

TECHNICAL NOTES

Captured by Atticus Webb's son, Owen, on a Zeiss Contax 645 medium format camera with Zeiss 350 mm telephoto lens with Zeiss 1.4X teleconverter.  To freeze the action the image was taken at 500th of a second at F13.   The image was registered on a transparency using Fuji Provia 400X (RXP) film.  It was then scanned in high resolution by Bond Imaging.  The image has been cropped slightly to remove extraneous detail but has not been significantly manipulated.

 

 

FEDERATION SQUARE, NEW YEAR'S EVE 2016

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA

IMAGE NUMBER 646

Most images of the Melbourne skyline are made along the Yarra River or from buildings within the city itself.  One of few vantage points which encompass the heart of the city is Pullman Quay West on the south bank of the river west of the art centre.   This shot was captured on New Years Eve 2016 from a balcony on the 23rd floor. 

Technical Notes

The image was taken with a tripod-mounted Phase One 645 Camera at ISO 100. Exposure of 3 seconds and an aperture of F4.5.  28 mm Schneider Kreuznach wide angle lens with leaf shutter.   The image was captured on a Phase One IQ180 80 megapixel digital back.  

PRINCE'S BRIDGE ON THE YARRA

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA

IMAGE NUMBER 644

Prince's Bridge is of aesthetic and social significance as Melbourne's grandest bridge and as an important and prominent landmark. It was built in 1886-1888. It is a contributory element in the distinct series of bridges which cross the Yarra within the city vicinity. The bridge is a symbolic entrance to the city of Melbourne and lies on the main axis of Swanston Street, St Kilda Road and the Shrine of Remembrance

The clock tower of Flinders St Station is in the background.  This image is captured from the rowing sheds upstream of the bridge.

Technical Notes

The image was taken with a tripod-mounted Phase One 645 Camera at ISO 50. Exposure of 1/60th of a second and an aperture of F7.1.  80 mm Schneider Kreuznach lens with leaf shutter.   The image was captured on a Phase One IQ180 80 megapixel digital back.  

 

SHRINE OF REMEMBRANCE

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA

IMAGE NUMBER 643

The Shrine of Remembrance, located on St Kilda Road, Melbourne, Australia was built as a memorial to the men and women of Victoria who served in World War 1 and is now a memorial to all Australians who have served in war. 

The Shrine is in a style based on the Tomb of Mausolus at Halicarnassus and the Parthenon.  The crowning element at the top of the memorial's ziggurat roof references the Choragic Monument of Lysicrates. The sanctuary contains the Stone of Remembrance, upon which is engraved the words "Greater love hath no man". Once a year, on 11 November at 11 a.m. (Remembrance Day), a ray of sunlight shines through an aperture in the roof to light up the word "Love" in the inscription. 

The Shrine was officially dedicated on 11 November 1934. 

Technical Notes

The image was taken with a tripod-mounted Phase One 645 Camera at ISO 50. Exposure of 1/4of a second and an aperture of F7.1.  80 mm Schneider Kreuznach lens with leaf shutter.   The image was captured on a Phase One IQ180 80 megapixel digital back.  

 

PRINCESS' THEATRE

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA

IMAGE NUMBER 642

Melbourne’s Princess Theatre is one of Melbourne’s most important landmarks,  Built in 1854, the theatre was purchased by Marriner Theatres in 1986. The Princess Theatre reopened in 1989 with the musical ‘Les Miserables’ followed by ‘The Phantom of the Opera’ which established a new record for the longest-running show ever staged in Victoria. Other world-class stage productions to have played at this theatre include Cats, Mama Mia!, The Producers, Dirty Dancing, Jersey Boys and Hairspray.  

The Princess Theatre is said to be haunted by the friendly ghost of ‘Federici’. Federici died of a massive heart attack on March 3rd 1888 after a performance of the Opera, ‘Faust’. Every opening night, a seat in the Dress Circle is left empty for him and it is a sign of good luck if there is a sighting of Federici on that night. Many staff over the years have reported sightings of the friendly ghost.

Technical Notes

The image was taken with a tripod-mounted Phase One 645 Camera at ISO 50. Exposure of 1/3rdof a second and an aperture of F14.  150 mm Schneider Kreuznach lens with leaf shutter.   The image was captured on a Phase One IQ180 80 megapixel digital back.  

STATE PARLIAMENT

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA

IMAGES NUMBER 641 & 641a

Parliament House, Melbourne was constructed between 1855 and 1929 and is located on Spring Street in Melbourne, Victoria. It has served as both the seat of the State legislature (1855-1901, 1927–present) and as the seat of the Federal Parliament of Australia (1901-1927. 

From 1901 to 1927 Parliament House was the home of the national parliament, since the new capital city Canberra did not yet exist and there were long delays in finding a site and commencing construction.  

Many of the major events of the early federal period took place in this building, including the formation of the Federal Parliamentary Labor Party, the declaration of war in 1914, and the debate over conscription in 1916.

Technical Notes Image 641

The image was taken with a tripod-mounted Phase One 645 Camera at ISO 50. Exposure of 1/3 of a second and an aperture of F14.  80 mm Schneider Kreuznach lens with leaf shutter.   The image was captured on a Phase One IQ180 80 megapixel digital back. 

Technical Notes Image 641a

The image was taken with a tripod-mounted Phase One 645 Camera at ISO 50. Exposure of 1/6th  of a second and an aperture of F14.  80 mm Schneider Kreuznach lens with leaf shutter.   The image was captured on a Phase One IQ180 80 megapixel digital back.  

HOTEL WINDSOR

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA

IMAGE NUMBER 640

The Hotel Windsor is a luxury hotel in Melbourne.  It opened in 1884 and is Australia's only surviving grand 19th century city hotel.  The Windsor is situated on Bourke Hill in the Parliament Precinct in Spring Street. 

The hotel has a significant role in the history of Australia as the place where the Australian Constitution was drafted in 1898. 

Notable guests at the Windsor have included Margaret Thatcher, George VI of the United Kingdom and Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon (as Duke and Duchess of York), Meryl Streep, Anthony Hopkins, Gregory Peck, Laurence Olivier, Vivien Leigh, Katharine Hepburn, Basil Rathbone, Lauren Bacall, Douglas Fairbanks, Byron Sharp, Claudette Colbert, Robert Helpmann, Rudolph Nureyev, Dame Nellie Melba, Dame Joan Sutherland, Dame Margot Fonteyn, Michael Dukakis, Muhammad Ali, Barry Humphries, Don Bradman and the Australia national cricket team as well as Australian prime ministers Sir Robert Menzies, Malcolm Fraser, Bob Hawke, Paul Keating and John Howard.

Technical Notes

The image was taken with a tripod-mounted Phase One 645 Camera at ISO 50. Exposure of 1/10th of a second and an aperture of F12.  28 mm Schneider Kreuznach lens with leaf shutter.   The image was captured on a Phase One IQ180 80 megapixel digital back.  

OLD TREASURY BUILDING

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA

IMAGE NUMBER 639

Sitting at the top end of Collins Street in the Melbourne CBD, the Old Treasury Building is widely regarded as one of the finest 19th century buildings in Australia. The Old Treasury building was designed by nineteen-year-old architect JJ Clark and built between 1858 and 1862, The Old Treasury Building hosts the original gold vaults where gold bullion was stored during the gold rush era, as well as rare and historic documents highlighting key moments from Victoria’s history.

Technical Notes

The image was taken with a tripod-mounted Phase One 645 Camera at ISO 50. Exposure of 1/10th of a second and an aperture of F12. 150 mm Schneider Kreuznach telephoto lens with leaf shutter.   The image was captured on a Phase One IQ180 80 megapixel digital back.

 

COLLINS STREET

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA

IMAGE NUMBER 638

Collins Street is a major street in the Melbourne CBD running approximately east to west. It is notable as Melbourne's traditional main street and best known street. It is also often regarded as Australia's premier street, has several fine Victorian era buildings, is the home of prestigious boutiques and high-end retailers and was for a long time the centre of finance in Australia. The eastern end of the street was known as the 'Paris end' because of its former architecture, now remembered in the nineteenth century "Marvellous Melbourne" mythology.

This image is one of a series purchased from Atticus Webb by the Victorian Government to promote Victoria internationally. 

Technical Notes

The image was taken with a tripod-mounted Phase One 645 Camera at ISO 50. Exposure of 1/30th of a second and at aperture F16. 150 mm Schneider Kreuznach telephoto lens with leaf shutter.   The image was captured on a Phase One IQ180 80 megapixel digital back.

EXHIBITION BUILDING

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA

IMAGE NUMBER 637

The Royal Exhibition Building in Melbourne is the world's only surviving Great Hall that once housed a 19th-century international exhibition. When it was built, the Great Hall was the largest building in Australia, and the highest building in Melbourne. It is brick, set on a bluestone base, and has long central naves and stunted transepts. There are four triumphal entrance porticoes, one on each side. The building is set in ceremonial gardens, which were designed by Reed and William Sangster. A wide avenue lined with plane trees links the front, southern entrance of the building with the city beyond. There was a viewing platform around the dome that allowed visitors to survey the progress of the booming city.

Technical Notes

The image was taken with a tripod-mounted Phase One 645 Camera at ISO 35. Exposure of .57 of a second and an aperture of F22. 80 mm Schneider Kreuznach lens with leaf shutter.   The image was captured on a Phase One IQ180 80 megapixel digital back.  

FOUNTAIN, EXHIBITION GARDENS

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA

IMAGE NUMBER 636

Josef Hochgurtel was born in Cologne and trained under Herr Fuels, who modelled the Cologne Cathedral. 

His colossal fountain stands some ten metres high on the south side of the Royal Exhibition Building.. It was constructed in 1880 for the first of Melbourne's two grand international world fairs. The fountain's visual elements were designed to display the young colony's confidence and advancement, simultaneously signalling the purpose of world fairs to display the produce and industry of nations.   Built during Victoria's boom years, the fountain's spouting water, it was thought, would demonstrate the power and success of the recently established Yan Yean project, which brought potable water to the city.

Hochgurtel's fountain remains a great reminder of the glorious days of Marvellous Melbourne.

Technical Notes

The image was taken with a tripod-mounted Phase One 645 Camera at ISO 35. Exposure of 3/5th of a second and at aperture F22. 80 mm Schneider Kreuznach lens with leaf shutter.   The image was captured on a Phase One IQ180 80 megapixel digital back.