Ben Alldridge

I’m into nature and have a bad habit. Can be found skulking around in the dark looking for new ways to amuse my . I document , , and in ways nobody else has ever seen.
I was banned from Tropical Fruit World at age 6. 
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Jonas Schäferjssfr@pixel.tchncs.de
2025-02-09
Fotografie von schräg oben auf eine mit Kopfsteinpflaster belegte Brücke, die schräg von oben links nach unten rechts durch das Bild verläuft. Die Brückenpfeiler bestehen aus Sandstein, der teilweise dunkel angelaufen ist. Das Geländer ist aus grauem Metall. Zu den Seiten der Brücke ist dunkelheit. Das Kopfsteinpflaster wird von der niedrig stehenden Sonne golden erleuchtet. Ein dunkel gekleideter Mensch läuft nach rechts über die Brücke, mit einem weißen Smartphone in der Hand. Die Person wirft einen langen Schatten.
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Matt PalmerMattPalmer
2025-02-09

Frozen Giant was captured on the top of a Finnish fell in Winter last year.

There's not a lot I love more than trudging around in snow capturing beautiful frozen landscapes... and there aren't many places better for snow and ice than Finnish Lapland!

A tree has been encased in so much snow and ice that it appears to take on the form of  frozen giant, with a large head, arms, and legs. The scene is pink with the late afternoon light of a Finnish Winter illuminating the scene which also includes some distant frozen trees and deep foreground snow.
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Tristan Toddtristan_todd
2025-02-09

The Coast Mountains of British Columbia are one hell of a special place!

Looking out from a ride towards a glacial lake and jagged mountains. The light is dappled on the lake and fog partially obscures the peaks.
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Stewart HamiltonStewartHPhotos
2025-02-09

After seeing this waterfall, it made the stairs down and back up seem worthwhile.

Waterfall cascading over rocks in a forest.
Ben Alldridgebenalldridge
2025-02-06

@mattpaynephoto 90% of the time, photography is really just an excuse to go cool places with cool people for me. The other 10%, if I see another soul for the entire duration, I am likely to throw hands.

Ben Alldridgebenalldridge
2025-02-06

@exkclamation it was actually my mate’s phone! The door was open which it never is otherwise, so it was a unique opportunity while we were shooting.

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Max Inwoodmaxnti
2025-02-06
The milky way core, rising above New Zealand's Tasman Lake. The scene is illuminated by the light of the crescent moon, revealing details and colours in the icebergs below.
Ben Alldridgebenalldridge
2025-02-06

@failedLyndonLaRouchite considering I work from home for the largest renewable generator in Australia, live in a studio apartment, am primarily vegetarian and live somewhere I can buy my produce directly from the farms around me, and don’t have kids, pets, or a TV, I think a road trip every few months is kind of warranted. You must be a riot to be around day to day.

Ben Alldridgebenalldridge
2025-02-06

I hope people read my alt text when I post an image. I like to put as much effort into the narrative of a scene as much as I do imaging it in the first place.

Ben Alldridgebenalldridge
2025-02-06

Back in early 2019, I was out on the Tasman Peninsula shooting the rising Milky Way for the first time in the season.

As the first traces of sunlight started to intrude into the Bortle 2 skies, a lone Brushtail possum snuck into the scene for several frames, posing atop this now-fallen dock under the rising Milky Way. Suitably, the image is named The Visitor.

Have you had wildlife interrupt your shoot?

The scene is set at the terminus of a small wooden dock and a boat shed on a shallow, calm bay. The boat shed is illuminated from the interior through an open door. Above the boat shed is the Milky Way rising with Jupiter embedded near Scorpius. There is several distant lights across the bay, including a castle to the scene left. These lights and the Milky Way are reflected in the bay’s calm water. The first traces of sunlight are starting to illuminate the sky, and contaminating the rich blues of the scene with warm tones. On the dock, there is the ghostly apparition of a Brushtail possum briefly trapped in the scene.
Ben Alldridgebenalldridge
2025-02-06

@swansinflight @erikcats ah hey, who knows. All I know is it’s been in several museums with my name under it, so I am quite the thief if I am 😂

Ben Alldridgebenalldridge
2025-02-03
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Cru Scanlan | Photographercruscanlan
2025-02-02

Ascent to Valhalla 2024
My first trip up this mountain was a tough one. Planning for an overnight stay, we climbed to the saddle and set up camp. The hot, humid day was quite a shock after months in the cold Tasmanian winter, making the climb a real struggle. Thinking the sunset would be a dud, we scouted sunrise compositions, only to witness a fleeting burst of light through the clouds just before sunset.i quickely captured this moment.

A scenic sunrise over a rugged mountain landscape, with the sun's rays breaking through the clouds and illuminating the rocky terrain and vegetation in the foreground. The vibrant sky features shades of orange, pink, and gold, blending beautifully with the natural greenery and rocky textures.
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Alfredo Moraalfredomora
2025-02-02

Sheltered | Colorado | 2021

Ichigo ichie (一期一会) is a Japanese idiom that means "one time, one meeting". I take it to mean that every moment is fleeting and making the most of every encounter. How often have you driven past a scene that catches your attention and imagination but instead of stopping, you tell yourself you'll stop on the return home. Then if you do stop, the light is somehow different or the scene doesn't have quite the same unique qualities. The moment has passed.

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Matt PalmerMattPalmer
2025-02-02

Sometimes you have the most amazing and beautiful conditions, but your favourite photo is taken of the ground in the carpark as you leave.

These were taken of a snowy morning in

Footsteps in snow reveal the carpark and its markings beneath. Bright yellow diagonal lines juxtaposed with the grey asphalt and the bright white of snow.A moody early morning scene showing a dusting of snow at Dove Lake in Tasmania. On the right is a boat shed reflected in the still waters with snow on its roof. On the left is lake and the mountain itself, partially obscured by the low snow clouds.
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Dale Gribbledalegphoto
2025-02-02

Australia & snow are two words you wouldn't put together but yep, it snows here!

This image was taken on an Autumn trip to Kosciuszko (Aussie alps). I knew it was going to rain & potentially snow, but not the blizzard-like conditions that hit!

After bunkering down in the tent I popped out to see what had happened…knee deep snow & ice stalactites everywhere!

Tech:
4x handheld focus stacked shots at 14mm, f11, ISO 125, 1/200sec

A stunning winter landscape showcasing frosted rocks and icicles in a snowy environment, bathed in soft, diffused light. Rugged boulders dominate the scene, with long, sharp icicles hanging from the foreground rock face, creating a dramatic and serene frozen wilderness.
Ben Alldridgebenalldridge
2025-02-02

folks! Show me your coolest .

This one was taken at The Hazards on Tasmania’s east coast. I drove about 800km in 24 hours to make this photo happen.

Canon 5D Mark IV, SIGMA ART 24mm f/1.4, Sky-Watcher Star Adventurer Mini.

The scene is set on a wide, rocky bay with deeply red toned rocks covered in lichen. Across the bay is a jagged mountain range which rise from the edge of the bay. They have scarred dolerite faces. Behind the range is a strongly green and pink aurora, topped by the setting Milky Way over the far coastline of Tasmania’s east coast.
Ben Alldridgebenalldridge
2025-02-02

@chandlerpeachy I won’t break my gear intentionally, but I won’t cry if I break it doing what I need it to do. Don’t buy them to sit in the bag 😊

Ben Alldridgebenalldridge
2025-02-02

@crypticcelery oh you sound exactly my kind of MacGyver!

Ben Alldridgebenalldridge
2025-02-02

@ixs this was back in 2020 – GenAI hadn’t come to be a thing back then 😊

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