YELLINGBO GENERAL STORE
DANDENONG RANGES, VICTORIA, AUSTRALIA
IMAGE NUMBER 1203
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 1/13th of a second and an aperture of F20. Schneider Kreuznach 28mm lens with leaf shutter. The image was captured on a Phase One IQ3 100 megapixel digital back.