Roger Bennion's photos
SSC 23 Mar 2019
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SATURDAY SELF-CHALLENGE
23 MARCH 2019
CLOSE-UP IN COLOUR
SUBJECT IS YOUR CHOICE BUT GET UP CLOSE AND IN FOCUS
I have quite a few watches and I thought a watch would be a suitable subject for this week's challenge. My first attempts trying four different watches were disappointing. However, when I tried this watch I seemed to have a little bit more success :-)
And, for 'Sight and Sound' I have chosen a slightly obscure 'Time' link which is
"33, 45, 78 (Record Time)" by Kathy Mattea. Kathy is one of my all-time favourite singers. Kathy was born in South Charleston, West Virginia and has visited the UK on a number of occasions. We were lucky enough to see Kathy a couple of times in the 90's and about 10 years ago Kathy played at The Stables, Wavendon, Milton Keynes. The Stables is only about 20 miles away. Then just recently, on 29 January 2019, Kathy came back to play at The Stables.
A magical evening. Thank you, Kathy :-)
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♫ ♪ ♫ ♪ Listen here ~ 33, 45, 78 (Record Time) ~ Kathy Mattea
Oxford
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For 'Sight and Sound' I found a song about riding a bicycle. I don't know anything about the singer :-)
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♫ ♪ ♫ ♪ Listen here ~ BC Unidos - Bicycle ft. Shungudzo
SSC 16 Mar 2019
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SATURDAY SELF-CHALLENGE
16 MARCH 2019
SIGNS OF SPRING
Didn't get out with my camera this week 'cos the weather has been very hit & miss! However, on Monday I was at the Dentist for some unexpected treatment. I was feeling a bit 'bashed about' after lots of drilling and before going back to the car I decided upon a quiet walk in the grounds of a nearby church. I did have my phone with me when I spotted this 'Sign of Spring' :-)
And, for 'Sight and Sound' I have chosen "Almost Saturday Night" written by John Fogerty and performed by Gene Clark and Carla Olson. This is because it will soon be 'Saturday Night' here in Aylesbury :-)
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♫ ♪ ♫ ♪ Listen here ~ Almost Saturday Night ~ Gene Clark & Carla Olson
SSC 9 Mar 2019
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SATURDAY SELF-CHALLENGE
9 MARCH 2019
FRAME WITHIN A FRAME IN BLACK & WHITE
And, for Sight and Sound : Pictures & Music "My Church" by Maren Morris
♫ ♪ ♫ ♪ Listen here ~ My Church ~ Maren Morris
Entertaining in Oxford
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Life seems to be full of irritations lately!! And, I have fallen way behind with ipernity. I think I need to set aside regular times to spend here on ipernity where ip members are considerate, nice, fun and normal :-)))
This shot is from back in the Archives. This very talented lady was entertaining the shoppers in Cornmarket Street, Oxford. I think it was quite sad that everyone in my photo seems to be ignoring her.
A slightly obscure link for 'Sight and Sound' comes to mind and that is "We're All Alone" by Rita Coolidge :-)
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♫ ♪ ♪ ♫ Listen here ~ We're All Alone ~ Rita Coolidge
SSC 2 Mar 2019
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SATURDAY SELF-CHALLENGE
2 MARCH 2019
"ONE" (ONE ITEM OR SUBJECT IN COMPOSITION)
One Pussy Cat :-)
And, for Sight and Sound : Pictures & Music "Georgie" by Pussycat :-)
♫ ♪ ♫ ♪ Listen here ~ Georgie ~ Pussycat
Blavatnik Building, Oxford
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There is lots and lots and lots of glass here! For 'Sight and Sound' I have chosen "Made of Glass" by KT Tunstall :-)
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♫ ♪ ♫ ♪ Listen here ~ Made of Glass ~ KT Tunstall
Maybe view on black, please :-)
SSC 23 Feb 2019
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SATURDAY SELF-CHALLENGE
23 FEBRUARY 2019
WORK ON GETTING THE SHARPEST POSSIBLE FOCUS ON OUR SUBJECT
A good challenge because it made me stop and think about where the point of focus should be......rather than just snapping away!!!
I know it is sometimes said that with a landscape scene you should focus on a point approx one third of the way into the scene. But, here I was not entirely sure about the point of focus so I decided upon the nearest tree :-)
This is Dunstable Downs, the highest point of the county of Bedfordshire. It is not too far from where we live and I love being here :-) Therefore, for 'Sight and Sound' I have chosen "Love So High" by Cher :-)
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♫ ♪ ♫ ♪ Listen here ~ Love So HIgh ~ Cher
SSC 16 Feb 2019
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SATURDAY SELF-CHALLENGE
16 FEBRUARY 2019
PHOTOGRAPH YOUR IMAGE IN PORTRAIT ORIENTATION
The building on the left here is Merton College in Oxford.
For 'Sight and Sound' I was struggling to find a suitable link. Then I read that the college was founded in 1264. If you add these numbers together it gives a total of 13. Emmylou Harris recorded an album entitled "Thirteen". From this album I decided upon the track "Today I Started Loving You Again". This is probably my most tenuous link for 'Sight and Sound' .......ever :-))
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♫ ♪ ♫ ♪ Listen here ~ Today I Started Loving You Again ~ Emmylou Harris
Patterns
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SATURDAY SELF-CHALLENGE
9 FEBRUARY 2019
PATTERNS IN COLOUR
And, for Sight and Sound : Pictures & Music
♫ ♪ ♫ ♪ Listen here ~ Patterns ~ Simon & Garfunkel
STOWE HOUSE
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This is Stowe House in Buckinghamshire.
The House is also used by Stowe School hence my 'Sight and Sound' link below :-)
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♫ ♪ ♫ ♪ Listen here ~ School Days ~ Chuck Berry
SSC 26 Jan 2019
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SATURDAY SELF-CHALLENGE
26 JANUARY 2019
ANYTHING GLASS IN BLACK & WHITE
Following on from the 'Black & White' theme I have for the 'Sight & Sound' Group chosen "Dream Baby" by Roy Orbison from "Black & White Night" :-)
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♫ ♪ ♫ ♪ Listen here ~ Dream Baby ~ Roy Orbison
SSC 19 jan 2019
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SATURDAY SELF-CHALLENGE
19 JANUARY 2019
NEGATIVE OR INVERTED PHOTOGRAPHY
Original in Note
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♫ ♪ ♫ ♪ Listen here ~ If I Could Turn Back Time ~ Cher
Bembridge Beach, Isle of Wight
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New Year's Day 2019.
This is Bembridge Beach on the Isle of Wight. I wasn't expecting to see a horse on the beach and this was very much a 'grab shot' :-)
"Chestnut Mare" by The Byrds springs to mind :-)
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♫ ♪ ♫ ♪ Listen here ~ Chestnut Mare - The Byrds
♫ ♪ ♫ ♪ Or, listen here ~ Chestnut Mare - The Byrds
SSC 12 Jan 2019
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SATURDAY SELF-CHALLENGE
12 JANUARY 2019
ABSTRACT IMAGE IN RED
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♫ ♪ ♫ ♪ Listen here ~ Red - Taylor Swift
SSC 5 Jan 2019
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SATURDAY SELF-CHALLENGE
5 JANUARY 2019
TAKE A PHOTO THAT REPRESENTS YOUR "NEW YEAR RESOLUTION"
HAPPY NEW YEAR, ALL
Just back from spending New Year on the Isle of Wight. I am even further behind with commenting but, hopefully, I will catch-up over the next week or so :-)
I rarely make a New Year Resolution but if I do it rarely lasts :-)
However, after visiting the Bembridge Lifeboat Station and understanding the tremendous work done by Lifeboat crews I feel I should at least make a donation and I am considering becoming a member of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution. I didn't realise that all their funding comes from donations.
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♫ ♪ ♫ ♪ Listen here ~ Home From The Sea - Liam Clancy and the Lifeboat Chorus
SSC 29 DECEMBER 2018
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SATURDAY SELF-CHALLENGE
29 DECEMBER 2018
LET'S CREATE OUR OWN "STARBURST" IMAGE
Got very, very carried away in photo software...........and perhaps I should be "carried away" :-))
"As Long As I Can See The Light" by Creedence Clearwater Revival starts "Put a candle in the window......." I think this is a good enough reason to link this track to my photo of electric candles for 'Sight and Sound' :-)
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♫ ♪ ♫ ♪ Listen here ~ As Long As I Can See The Light - Creedence Clearwater Revival
SSC 22 Dec 2018
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SATURDAY SELF-CHALLENGE
22 DECEMBER 2018
AN IMAGE THAT HIGHLIGHTS YOUR FAVOURITE ASPECT OF THE HOLIDAY SEASON
I guess it is a highlight and a favourite time when I grovel about in the loft looking for the Christmas bits and pieces and then make it back down safely :-))
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♫ ♪ ♫ ♪ Listen here ~ The Santa Claus Boogie - The Tractors
For me it isn't Christmas unless The Tractors are on the cd player :-))