CRAB APPLE BLOSSOM

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA

IMAGE NUMBER 1209

There are many hundreds of different species and cultivars of crab apple, so just like their bigger fruited sister you'll have plenty to choose from. The most popular is Malus hupehensis, a scab-resistant tree that forms masses of white flowers opening from pink buds. The fruits are cherry-sized and red, coinciding with spectacular autumn/fall leaf colour.

TECHNICAL NOTES

The image was taken with a tripod-mounted Phase One 645XF Camera at ISO 100. Exposure of 1/30th of a second and an aperture of F11. Schneider Kreuznach 80mm lens with leaf shutter.   The image was captured on a Phase One IQ3 100 megapixel digital back.

CRAB APPLE BLOSSOM

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA

IMAGE NUMBER 1210

There are many hundreds of different species and cultivars of crab apple, so just like their bigger fruited sister you'll have plenty to choose from. The most popular is Malus hupehensis, a scab-resistant tree that forms masses of white flowers opening from pink buds. The fruits are cherry-sized and red, coinciding with spectacular autumn/fall leaf colour.

TECHNICAL NOTES

The image was taken with a tripod-mounted Phase One 645XF Camera at ISO 100. Exposure of 1/30th of a second and an aperture of F11. Schneider Kreuznach 80mm lens with leaf shutter.   The image was captured on a Phase One IQ3 100 megapixel digital back.

PRINCE’S PIER

MELBOURNE

IMAGE NUMBER 943

Prince’s Pier is a 580 metre long historic pier on Port Phillip, in Port Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It was known as the New Railway Pier until renamed Prince's Pier after the Prince of Wales (later Edward VIII) who visited Melbourne in May 1920. The pier was constructed between 1912 and 1915. From completion until 1969 it was also a major arrival point for new migrants, particularly during the post-war period. In addition to a pier, there was a gatehouse and barriers, terminal building, amenities rooms, goods lockers, ablution blocks, railway sidings and passenger gangways. With the containerisation boom the pier became unused, being closed to public access in the early 1990s due to the poor timber condition. After a refurbishment in April 2006, the first 196 metres of the Pier were restored. Beyond that point the decking was removed and the original pylons preserved. The image looks across the sea of wooden pylons.

TECHNICAL NOTES

The image was taken with a tripod-mounted Phase One 645XF Camera at ISO 100. Exposure of 1/50th of a second and an aperture of f22. Schneider Kreuznach 150mm lens with leaf shutter. The image was captured on a Phase One IQ3 100 megapixel digital back.

SOUTHBANK, MELBOURNE

NEW YEAR'S EVE 2016

IMAGE NUMBER 647

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 Year's Eve 2016 from a balcony on the 23rd floor.  This image looks west down the Yarra River, with Flinders St Station to the North and the Southbank entertainment precinct to the south.

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.  

MELBOURNE BY MOONLIGHT

NEW YEAR'S EVE

IMAGE NUMBER 645

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 50. Exposure of 1/6thof 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.  

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.