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benalldridge.bsky.social
Software engineer and naturalist researching living things that glow (biofluoresence/bioluminescence). Winner, Australian Geographic Nature Photographer of the Year – Landscape https://benjaminalldridge.com
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Embraced With gracelovesofia & shot by photo_mode_exe

submitted 66 days ago • 1 comment

Matt is one of the best photographers in Australia, and a hell of a nice guy too. Definitely consider adding him to your feeds.

submitted 41 days ago • 1 comment

Hey #Astrophotography peeps! Have you ever or ever thought about using your smartphone to do what you do? Well, nearly 55,000 others have… we are now by far the largest smartphone astrophotography community on the planet. Come check it out: www.facebook.com/share/g/15zU...

submitted 50 days ago • 0 comments

No matter what tree you find yourself gathering around, I hope it’s surrounded by the warming presence of love and joy. Have a lovely holiday season, friends! ♥️🧚🏼‍♀️

submitted 70 days ago • 0 comments

“Have friends send random photos of your photos on billboards in other states” wasn’t really how I expected to be ending ‘24’s bingo card. #npoty #dontgiveup

submitted 77 days ago • 0 comments

Rachel is one of my good mates, and one of the best astrophotographers on the planet. All round good bloke and supermum to boot, even if she is from the bad side of the Tasman…

submitted 82 days ago • 1 comment

Well that’s a hell of a review!

submitted 82 days ago • 0 comments

While most of my ‘serious’ imaging is done on my full size cameras, I do a tremendous amount on my #iphone. Let’s see your phone shots.

submitted 82 days ago • 1 comment

Photographers! Show me your astro with lone trees! #astrophotography

submitted 90 days ago • 1 comment

I cannot overstate how much of a game-changer DxO PureRAW is for low light photography. If I can push a file from my 5D Mark IV ~3 stops at ISO 12,800 and get this result, fair to say it works. www.benjaminalldridge.com/blog/say-goo...

submitted 93 days ago • 0 comments

Photographers! Let’s see those waterfall shots. #photography #waterfall

submitted 93 days ago • 4 comments

Tired of unsightly noise in your photos? Well do I have a solution for you. www.benjaminalldridge.com/blog/say-goo...

submitted 94 days ago • 0 comments

Red handfish conservation has been given another boost, with the establishment of a new breeding node at Seahorse World at Beauty Point, #Tasmania. Learn more: utas.au/RedHandfish 📷: Tyson Bessell IMAS

submitted 94 days ago • 0 comments

I’m curious to see what practical effects photographers have been able to achieve in-camera. This is the combination of 3 shots taken back in 2018.

submitted 94 days ago • 3 comments

How’s your weekend been, Blueskys?

submitted 95 days ago • 1 comment

I don’t quite yet have the same reach on here as I did on Twitter, so I’m going to start a new fish game called #EtymologyEpithet, where I explain the etymology (the meaning behind a name) for all of the fishes I’ve described, starting with Cirrhilabrus isosceles, the Pintail Fairywrasse.

submitted 97 days ago • 11 comments

If you give a damn about pretty fish, go follow Kai.

submitted 97 days ago • 0 comments

I’ve been away all week working so been largely absent from the internet, but I have also been editing in the background too. This is from Tasmania’s stunning Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area on my way home from camping back in June.

submitted 102 days ago • 1 comment

BlueSky? More like green, pink, and purple sky. Starting fresh with a recent memorable moment under the Aurora Australis down here in Tasmania. Looking forward to sharing more on here!

submitted 107 days ago • 0 comments

Some experiences in life force you to step back a moment and enjoy the ride. Aurora at 40000’ over the edge of Antarctica? One of those, yes.

submitted 107 days ago • 0 comments

I’m feeling a lot of goodness here having just made the switch, but some sad news – possible closure of one of the tropical world’s most important field ecology sites, the Daintree Rainforest Observatory and canopy crane in NE Australia. www.jcu.edu.au/daintree #ecology #tropics #botany #zoology

submitted 109 days ago • 3 comments

1/2. Many species of reef fish are highly dependent on the 3-dimensional habitat provided by live corals, especially when they are young. After mortality due to bleaching, coral skeletons quickly crumble into rubble. Losses of corals affect entire reef ecosystems.....

submitted 109 days ago • 5 comments

I study regime-shifts in ecosystems. The switch from X to Bluesky shows some remarkable parallels - the more people leave X, the more toxic it becomes causing yet more people to leave… the type of reinforcing feedback that causes a tipping-point in nature (and climate) x.com/profterryhug...

submitted 109 days ago • 17 comments

Incredible use of the medium, you gotta click through and read the bios go.bsky.app/KDY26rh

submitted 111 days ago • 115 comments