I’ve just returned from our Canarvon Gorge workshop I ran with Tony Middleton we had a great time with lots of great light and conditions. We’ve decided to run this workshop again next year. Please click this link for details SECRETS OF CANARVON GORGE WORKSHOP This is an image from deep in one of the amazing moss covered gorges.
June 11, 2014 | Categories: Queensland | Tags: australia, australian landscape photography, australian landscape photography blog, ben messina, canarvon gorge, canvas prints, canyon, green gorge, landscape photography, landscape photography workshop, mist, nature photography, nikon, nikon 16-35mm f4, nikon d800e, outback, panorama, panoramic, photo tour, photography workshop australia, queensland, rainforest, slot canyon australia, stitch, stitching, valley | Leave a comment
I recently returned from an almost 5000km road trip through western Queensland, western NSW and almost to the Victorian border and then back up the coast. Here’s an image from western NSW as a storm cell is about to move through, we were lashed with crazy winds and sand blasting at us. Many more images to come.
May 15, 2014 | Categories: New South Wales | Tags: australia, australian landscape photography, australian landscape photography blog, ben messina, canvas prints, dune, lake mungo, landscape photography, landscapes, nature photography, nikon, nikon 16-35mm f4, nikon d800e, nsw, outback, sand dune, storm | Leave a comment
Recently I was approached about shooting landscapes of a 150 acre property west of Maleny. I don’t normally do commissioned work as the galleries keep us busy enough:-) I’m glad I took on this project though, as this place is truly amazing. Here’s an image from a spot on the property called Palm Valley. I’ve just framed this one up for my Maleny gallery it looks great! Check out my website and my facebook page for more new images.
January 24, 2014 | Categories: Queensland | Tags: australia, australian landscape photography, australian landscape photography blog, ben messina, ben messina landscapes, ben messina landscapes gallery, canvas prints, landscape photography, landscapes, maleny, maleny gallery, maleny photo gallery, nature photography, nikon, nikon 16-35mm f4, nikon d800e, palm valley, queensland, rainforest, sunset, sunshine coast, trees, valley, wherever | Leave a comment
One from up in the hills at Maleny looking out over the Glasshouse Mountains. Check out my website and my facebook page for more new images.
July 1, 2013 | Categories: Queensland | Tags: australia, australian landscape photography, australian landscape photography blog, ben messina, canvas prints, clouds, landscape photography, landscapes, maleny, nature photography, nikon, nikon d800e, panorama, panoramic, queensland, stitch, stitching, sunset, sunshine coast, trees, valley, wherever | 2 Comments
Here’s an image I captured a little while back from point Arkright on the Sunshine Coast. Check out my website and my facebook page for more new images.
June 23, 2013 | Categories: Queensland | Tags: australia, australian landscape photography, australian landscape photography blog, ben messina, black and white, canvas prints, clouds, coastal, landscape photography, landscapes, nature photography, night, nikon, nikon 16-35mm f4, nikon d800e, queensland, storm, sunshine coast, wherever | 4 Comments
Here’s a new image from a month or so ago, I was lucky enough to be able to get in front of this impressive storm front looking back towards Brisbane from Woody Point. Check out my website and my facebook page for more new images.
May 18, 2013 | Categories: Queensland | Tags: australia, australian landscape photography, australian landscape photography blog, ben messina, canvas prints, clouds, coastal, landscape photography, landscapes, nature photography, nikon, nikon d800e, panorama, panoramic, queensland, stitch, stitching, storm, sunset, sunshine coast, woody point | 5 Comments
Here’s an image from last year, Gippsland Region of Victoria. Check out my website and my facebook page for more new images.
Camera- Nikon d800e
Lens- Nikkor 16-35
March 2, 2013 | Categories: Victoria | Tags: australia, australian landscape photography, australian landscape photography blog, ben messina, canvas prints, clouds, coastal, gippsland, landscape photography, landscapes, nature photography, nikon, nikon 16-35mm f4, nikon d800e, sunset, victoria | 4 Comments
I recently did a road trip through Western Quennsland looking for new images and locations. This is a little spot I came across called the Dragon Cave, captured at sunset just before the sun dipped below the mountains. Check out my website and my facebook page for more new images.
Camera- Nikon d800e
Lens- Nikkor 16-35
January 28, 2013 | Categories: Queensland, Uncategorized | Tags: australia, australian landscape photography, australian landscape photography blog, ben messina, canvas prints, dragon cave, gorge, landscape photography, landscapes, light rays, nature photography, nikon, nikon 16-35mm f4, nikon d800e, outback, queensland, sunset, trees, valley, western queensland, wherever | 2 Comments
I spent a few hours exploring Picaninny Creek at the Bungle Bungle on my last afternoon there. The sunset didn’t look like it was going to do anything exciting, but in the end lit the place up nicely. Also I’ve just returned from a trip out to western Queensland so I’ve got a heap of new images coming! Check out my website and my facebook page for more new images.
Camera- Nikon d800e
Lens- 50mm F1.4
10 image stitch
January 8, 2013 | Categories: Uncategorized, Western Australia | Tags: australia, australian landscape photography, australian landscape photography blog, ben messina, bungle bungle, canvas prints, clouds, landscape photography, landscapes, nature photography, nikon, nikon d800e, outback, panorama, panoramic, Picaninny Creek, stitch, stitching, sunset, trees, valley, western australia | 7 Comments
I was on the road just north Byron Bay a couple of days ago, I watched storm clouds building and decided to stop in at Hastings Point to capture the front as it came over. Check out my website and my facebook page for more new images.
Camera- Nikon d800e
Lens- Nikkor 45mm 2.8 Pc-e
12 image stitch
December 30, 2012 | Categories: New South Wales, Uncategorized | Tags: australia, australian landscape photography, australian landscape photography blog, ben messina, canvas prints, clouds, coastal, landscape photography, landscapes, nature photography, nikon, nikon d800e, nsw, panorama, panoramic, stitch, stitching, storm, storm front, sunset, wherever | 4 Comments
This is my image of Echidna Chasm in Western Australia, the light show you get here at the right time of day is fantastic! Check out my website and my facebook page for more new images.
Camera- Nikon d800e
Lens- 50mm f1.4
10 image stitch
December 19, 2012 | Categories: Uncategorized, Western Australia | Tags: australia, australian landscape photography, australian landscape photography blog, ben messina, canvas prints, Echidna Chasm, landscape photography, landscapes, nature photography, nikon, nikon d800e, outback, panorama, panoramic, stitch, stitching, valley, western australia | 8 Comments
This is the same spot as my recent post from the Bungle Bungle, this image was captured earlier while there was a nice glow in the clouds. I’ve also posted some other new images on my website and my facebook page.
Camera- Nikon d800e
Lens- 50mm f1.4
10 image stitch.
December 11, 2012 | Categories: Uncategorized, Western Australia | Tags: 50mm f1.4, australia, australian landscape photography, australian landscape photography blog, ben messina, bungle bungle, canvas prints, clouds, landscape photography, landscapes, nature photography, nikon, nikon d800e, outback, panorama, panoramic, stitch, stitching, sunset, trees, valley, western australia, wherever | 2 Comments
On our way to the Bungle Bungle from Broome we found this spot named Ngumpan Cliff. Check out my website and my facebook page for more new images.
Camera- Nikon d800e
Lens- Carl Zeiss 21mm 2.8
November 23, 2012 | Categories: Uncategorized, Western Australia | Tags: australia, australian landscape photography, australian landscape photography blog, ben messina, canvas prints, carl zeiss 21mm 2.8 distagon T ZF.2, landscape photography, landscapes, nature photography, nikon, nikon d800e, outback, sunset, trees, valley, western australia | 8 Comments
This was my first sunset at the Bungle Bungle, I had nothing but clear blue sky all day then just before sunset I saw one lone cloud on the horizon. Not too long after seeing that first cloud the clouds you see in this photo came through and lit the place up, this image was just after the colour had mostly gone but I really liked the afterglow on the beehive domes. I’ve also posted some other new images on my website and my facebook page.
Camera- Nikon d800e
Lens- Carl Zeiss 21mm 2.8
November 15, 2012 | Categories: Uncategorized, Western Australia | Tags: australia, australian landscape photography, australian landscape photography blog, ben messina, bungle bungle, canvas prints, clouds, kimberley, landscape photography, landscapes, nature photography, nikon, nikon d800e, outback, Purnululu National Park, sunset, trees, valley, western australia, wherever | 7 Comments
I captured this image Wednesday last week North of Brisbane, I only managed to capture a few frames before it broke up.
November 5, 2012 | Categories: Queensland, Uncategorized | Tags: australia, australian landscape photography, australian landscape photography blog, ben messina, canvas prints, clouds, coastal, landscape photography, landscapes, nikon, nikon 16-35mm f4, nikon d800e, panorama, panoramic, queensland, storm, sunset, sunshine coast | 2 Comments
Here’s an image from Gunlom Falls in Kakadu NP, NT. We really enjoyed this spot as it was a welcome break from the heat, fires burning and smoke haze. This one was a triple row stitch with the 50mm 1.4 lens then cropped to a 5×4 ratio.
October 17, 2012 | Categories: Northern Territiory, Uncategorized | Tags: australia, australian landscape photography, australian landscape photography blog, ben messina, billabong, canvas prints, Gunlom Falls, kakadu, kakadu np, lake, landscape photography, landscapes, nature photography, nikon, nikon d800e, nothern territory, nt, rainforest, stitch, stitching, sunrise, trees, waterhole, wherever | Leave a comment
I’ve just returned from my latest travels starting in Darwin through Kakadu, along the Gibb River Road to Broome and back again through the Bungle Bungle, all up about 5000km’s. What a fantastic part of Australia! It was fairly dry but as it was the start of the buildup to the wet, generally the light was great in the afternoons. This image of a Kimberley Boab is from the Gibb River Road with the Cockburn Rangers and an almost full moon in the background, taken with the Nikon D800e and my Zeiss 21mm 2.8 Lens.
October 8, 2012 | Categories: Uncategorized, Western Australia | Tags: australia, australian landscape photography, australian landscape photography blog, ben messina, boab, canvas prints, carl zeiss 21mm 2.8 distagon T ZF.2, clouds, cockburn ranges, cradle mountain, kimberley, kimberley boab, landscape photography, landscapes, moon, moonlight, moonrise, nature photography, night, nikon, nikon d800e, outback, queensland, trees, western australia, wherever | 12 Comments
This is the back end of the Gayundah Shipwreck north of Brisbane. I’ve photographed it many times before looking for different angles.
August 29, 2012 | Categories: Queensland, Uncategorized | Tags: australia, australian landscape photography, australian landscape photography blog, ben messina, black and white, brisbane, canvas prints, clouds, coastal, gayundah, landscape photography, landscapes, nature photography, nikon, nikon 16-35mm f4, nikon d800e, photo images, queensland, shipwreck, sunrise, sunshine coast, woody point | 2 Comments
I decided to go the Black and White for this one, another great part of Victoria. The Pinnacles, Cape Woolamai, Phillip Island, Victoria.
August 26, 2012 | Categories: Uncategorized, Victoria | Tags: australia, australian landscape photographer, australian landscape photography, australian landscape photography blog, ben messina, black and white, black white, canvas prints, Cape Woolamai, clouds, coastal, landscape photography, landscapes, landscapes of victoria, nature photography, night, nikon, nikon 16-35mm f4, nikon d800e, Phillip Island, phillip island victoria, pinnacles, sunset, The Pinnacles, victoria, western australia | 4 Comments
This image is from the same location as my last post, just before sunrise. It’s a 20+ image double row stitch with the 50mm 1.4 lens then cropped to give an image size of 200cm wide @ 300dpi.
August 22, 2012 | Categories: Uncategorized, Victoria | Tags: 50mm 1.4, alpine, australia, australian landscape photography, ben messina, canvas prints, clouds, landscape photography, landscapes, lookout, mist, mount buffalo, nature photography, nikon, nikon d800e, panorama, panoramic, snow, stitch, stitching, sunrise, trees, valley, waterfall, wherever | 7 Comments
Here’s another image from Victoria looking out from Mount Buffalo, as warm as this image looks we got down to -4 on the way up to this spot.
August 20, 2012 | Categories: Uncategorized, Victoria | Tags: australia, australian landscape photography, australian landscape photography blog, australian landscapes, ben messina, canvas prints, clouds, landscape photography, landscapes, landscapes of victoria, light layers, mist, mt buffalo, nature photography, nikon, nikon d800e, sunrise, valley, victoria | 6 Comments
This image is from Mount Buffalo, Victoria. Taken well after sunset with the last bit of warm light hitting the rock face.
August 14, 2012 | Categories: Uncategorized, Victoria | Tags: australia, australian landscape photography, ben messina, canvas prints, landscape photography, landscapes, mist, mount buffalo, nature photography, night, nikon, nikon 16-35mm f4, nikon d800e, panorama, panoramic, sunset, the cathederal, trees, valley, victoria, wherever | 4 Comments
Another image from my recent shoot in Victoria. We spent a day at Wilsons Promontory, what an amazing place I can see why Victorian’s love it so much.
August 6, 2012 | Categories: Uncategorized, Victoria | Tags: australia, australian landscape photography, ben messina, canvas prints, clouds, coastal, landscape photography, landscapes, nature photography, nikon, nikon d800e, panorama, panoramic, stitching, sunset, the prom, wilsons promontory | 4 Comments
I’ve just returned from a trip down to Victoria to go shooting images with my good mate Tony Middleton, this image of a Great Egret is from the South Gippsland region of Victoria.
August 4, 2012 | Categories: Uncategorized, Victoria | Tags: australia, australian landscape photographer, australian landscape photography, ben messina, canvas prints, clouds, coastal, Great Egret, lake, lake reflection, landscape photography, landscapes, nature photography, Nikkor 70-200mm F2.8G ED VR II, nikon, nikon d800e, reflection, South Gippsland | 4 Comments
Ben Messina Landscape and Nature Photography 