I’d say countless picks have scoured this patch of alluvial overburden near Echunga in the Adelaide Hills looking for some little morsel of shiny yellow missed by the old timers more than a century ago.

This pick’s most useful feature is as a prop for the camera as I explore, scratch around a little and find yet another handful of bullets and lead shot to take home with me.

Photo: Robert Rath, ‘Day 955, Slim Pickings’ 8s f/16 ISO100 15mm