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CLOUDEHILL GARDENS, OLINDA, VICTORIA

IMAGE NUMBER 1198

Cloudehill is a spectacular commercial garden in the Dandenong Ranges, Victoria, at an altitude of 580 metres. The garden has deep volcanic loam soil and 1.25 metres of rainfall. There is little frost. These factors help explain why this is one of the outstanding places to garden worldwide. Cloudehill is known for its meadows of daffodils and other bulbs in spring. The jewel is this Japanese maple tree, imported from Japan in 1928.

This image was one of a series of images commissioned from Atticus Webb by the Amber Property Group for the Geoff Brady Collection of unique Victorian landscapes in 2020. The collection was compiled to mark the opening of the Sebel Hotel in Ringwood in February 2021. The images feature throughout the hotel.

TECHNICAL NOTES

The image was taken with a tripod-mounted Phase One 645XF Camera at ISO 50. Exposure of 1/8th of a second and an aperture of F20. Schneider Kreuznach 28 mm lens with leaf shutter.   The image was captured on a Phase One IQ3 100 megapixel digital back.

YELLINGBO GENERAL STORE

DANDENONG RANGES, VICTORIA, AUSTRALIA

IMAGE NUMBER 1202

Yellingbo is a small village in the Dandenong Ranges of Victoria. The town formed around a store opened by James Claxton in 1883 next to Woori Yallock Creek, and was initially known as "Claxton". The post office opened a receiving office around 1902 and still functions in the general store. In August 1946 the village was renamed "Yellingbo" after the last  Aboriginal resident, his name literally meaning "today" in the Woiwurrung language. The village continues to revolve around its idiosyncratic general store.

This image was one of a series of images commissioned from Atticus Webb by the Amber Property Group for the Geoff Brady Collection of unique Victorian landscapes in 2020. The collection was compiled to mark the opening of the Sebel Hotel in Ringwood in February 2021. The images feature throughout the hotel.

TECHNICAL NOTES

The image was taken with a tripod-mounted Phase One 645XF Camera at ISO 200. Exposure of 1/500th of a second and an aperture of F5.6. Schneider Kreuznach 80mm lens with leaf shutter. The image was captured on a Phase One IQ3 100 megapixel digital back.

ALOWYN GARDENS

YARRA GLEN, VICTORIA

IMAGE NUMBER 1213

Alowyn is a nursery and events centre focused on a spectacular garden in Victoria's Yarra Valley. There are 5 clearly defined areas within the gardens, a perennial border, designed to display colour from Spring to Autumn, a silver birch forest, an edible garden of generous proportions, a parterre garden and a number of display gardens.

This image was one of a series of images commissioned from Atticus Webb by the Amber Property Group for the Geoff Brady Collection of unique Victorian landscapes in 2020. The collection was compiled to mark the opening of the Sebel Hotel in Ringwood in February 2021. The images feature throughout the hotel.

TECHNICAL NOTES

The image was taken with a tripod-mounted Phase One 645XF Camera at ISO 200. Exposure of 1/40th 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.