Roger Bennion's photos

I guess you could say that the Blavatnik Building in Oxford has a 'Heart of Glass' and this could then link to "Heart of Glass" by Blondie.....methinks :-) Added to ~ Sight and Sound ♫ ♪ ♪ ♫ Listen here ~ Heart of Glass ~ Blondie ♫ ♪ ♪ ♫ Or here ~ Heart of Glass ~ Blondie

Explored! ~ Thank you very much :-))) Added to ~ Sight and Sound and AbsOrbed I did this Orb a while ago and simply filed it away under "Maybe it worked/Maybe it didn't" :-) I came across the file t'other day and when I looked again I couldn't believe that "July, You're A Woman" is the title of a song :-) This song features on one of my all-time favourite albums from 1974 and that is "The Phoenix Concerts" by John Stewart. I still have my vinyl copy and, of course, the cd as well :-) Arnie Moore - bass Jonathan Douglas - organ, congas, piano Loren Newkirk - piano, organ Jim Gordon - drums Michael Stewart - rhythm guitar Dan Dugmore - pedal steel guitar, electric guitar Mike Settle - vocals Denny Brooks - vocals Buffy Ford - vocals ♫ ♪ ♪ ♫ Listen here ~ July, You're A Woman ~ John Stewart

In my humble opinion "Making Memories Of Us" is one of Rodney Crowell's finest songs. It features on the album "The Notorious Cherry Bombs". I have read that this song has become a firm favourite at weddings. I didn't go to the wedding here but when some of the guests walked by me I knew I should take a photo :-) So this is my logic for adding this combination to 'Sight and Sound' :-) Also, I had in the back of my mind that Keith Urban sang this song to Nicole Kidman at their wedding. Mind you, I may have completely made this up :-))) I am also including a link to Keith singing the song and I reckon that Keith absolutely 'nails it' !! Added to ~ Sight and Sound ♫ ♪ ♪ ♫ Listen here ~ Making Memories Of Us ~ Rodney Crowell ♫ ♪ ♪ ♫ And here ~ Making Memories Of Us ~ Keith Urban

Explored! ~ Thank you very much :-))) I followed the 'Create Fantasy Landscape Reflections' tutorial in the May 2016 issue of 'Digital Photo' magazine. I used one of my photos from way back in 2011 combined with one of the 'Displace Water' effects included on the magazines' cd. So, "Fantasy" by Earth, Wind and Fire comes to mind :-) Added to ~ Sight and Sound ♫ ♪ ♪ ♫ Listen here ~ Fantasy ~ Earth, Wind & Fire ♪ ♫ Or here ~ Fantasy ~ Earth, Wind & Fire

Previously I have used a very similar shot to this one. That one had quite a few birds flying around :-) This one I am linking, pretty tenuously, to "Song For The Life" written and performed by Rodney Crowell 'cos there is a line in the song that says "For a sound like the sun going down" :-) Somehow I learned how to listen For a sound like the sun going down In the magic that morning is bringing There's a song for the friends I have found To keep my feet on the ground Way back in the 70's we were fortunate enough to see several 'Emmylou Harris & The Hot Band' concerts when Rodney and Albert Lee played in The Hot Band. And, since the 70's we have seen Albert very many times as part of Albert Lee & Hogan's Heroes. Many moons ago we did have tickets to see Hal Ketchum but, sadly, the concert was cancelled when Hal was taken ill and was later diagnosed with a very serious illness whereby he lost the use of the left side of his body. Unfortunately, we never got to see Carlene Carter in concert. Added to ~ Sight and Sound ♫ ♪ ♪ ♫ Listen here ~ Song For The Life ~ Rodney Crowell p.s. maybe view on black :-)

Added to ~ Sight and Sound and AbsOrbed One from the archives where I used the 'Art History Brush' in Photoshop. I was fairly pleased with the result here. But, since this time my success with the 'Art History Brush' has gone downhill.....rapidly :-) Here comes a little bit of a tenuous link for 'Sight and Sound'. I guess you would need a cradle to turn this boat over and this, of course, links to "Cradle To A Boat" by The Kennedys (Maura & Pete) :-) ♫ ♪ ♪ ♫ Listen here ~ Cradle to a Boat ~ The Kennedys

Congratulations to Sami for posting the 4,000th entry to 'Sight and Sound'. My post means there is only another 999 posts needed to reach our next milestone of 5,000 entries :-) My co-admins (Mick & Karen) are the absolute best!! And, of course, we have the best bunch of members....ever :-) Clearly a photographer must have decided to plant the red flowers :-) Makes it easy for me to link my photo to "Flowers Are Red" by Harry Chapin :-) Added to ~ Sight and Sound ♫ ♪ ♪ ♫ Listen here ~ Flowers Are Red ~ Harry Chapin

I guess the obvious choice here is "(Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear" by Elvis :-)) Added to ~ Sight and Sound ♫ ♪ ♪ ♫ Listen here ~ (Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear ~ Elvis Presley

There is lots and lots and lots and lots of glass in the Blavatnik Building :-) So, "Glass" by Thompson Square seems an appropriate 'Sight and Sound' link to moi :-) Added to ~ Sight and Sound ♫ ♪ ♪ ♫ Listen here ~ Glass ~ Thompson Square

I have previously used a shot of these ladies taken at the 33rd Anniversary of the building of the Milton Keynes Peace Pagoda; the first Peace Pagoda to be built in the Western World. This particular shot was run through various Nik Software filters and I like this photo better than t'other one :-) "Peace Will Come" by Melanie Safka comes to mind. There will never be peace in this world and each day seems worse than the last. Thinking of those lost in Nice, those still suffering and all their families and friends. There are no words that can ever make any sense of the totally senseless, horrendous act of unbelievable brutality. Added to ~ Sight and Sound ♫ ♪ ♪ ♫ Listen here ~ Peace Will Come ~ Melanie

Added to ~ Sight and Sound and AbsOrbed This is one of the windows in The Sheldonian Theatre, Oxford. I was let loose with GIMP Photo Software.....as often happens :-) I think I applied a cube/frame effect or similar and I think the result looks, very vaguely, like a tunnel of love. So, a wayward link to "Tunnel of Love" by Doris Day sounds good to moi :-) ♫ ♪ ♪ ♫ Listen here ~ Tunnel of Love ~ Doris Day

A shot of two of the Penny Rigden Dancers from way back in the Archives :-) I previously used "Get Rhythm" by Johnny Cash. The ladies sure have 'Rhythm' so I figure a link to "Get Rhythm", this time by Sweethearts of the Rodeo is okay :-) I'm sure everyone knows that Kristine and Janis are sisters. Janis was married to Vince Gill for 17 years but, sadly, they divorced in 1997. Added to ~ Sight and Sound ♫ ♪ ♪ ♫ Listen here ~ Get Rhythm ~ Sweethearts of the Rodeo

I've been trying to find a shot to go with "I Found Someone" by Cher. It is gonna have to be this shot from the archives methinks :-) Added to ~ Sight and Sound ♫ ♪ ♪ ♫ Listen here ~ I Found Someone ~ Cher

Two of my all-time favourite singers feature in the video for my 'Sight and Sound' entry i.e. Dougie MacLean and Kathy Mattea. Last evening Helen and I went to see Dougie in Concert at The Stables, Wavendon, Milton Keynes. Poor old Dougie was suffering from the flu but it was stiil a magical and emotional night. Dougie always gets the audience to sing along with the choruses. Normally I only sing when the nearest person is a couple of miles away but even I joined in :-) I well remember taking this Guernsey shot way back in 2011. It was blowin' a gale and I thought that any minute I might take off like Mary Poppins :-) And, the waves were crashing against the rocks! Feel so near to the howling of the wind Feel so near to the crashing of the waves Feel so near to the flowers in the fields Feel so near Added to ~ Sight and Sound ♫ ♪ ♪ ♫ Listen here ~ Feel So Near ~ Dougie MacLean & Kathy Mattea OR, the following that should link to a live performance of "Feel So Near" at the 41:55 point.....with audience participation.....much like last evening :-)) ♫ ♪ ♪ ♫ Listen here ~ youtu.be/ksp8fNZsE5U?t=2515

Explored! ~ Thank you very much :-))) I don't know if this is strictly Rock 'n' Roll but it is as close a link as I can manage to "I'm Ready" by Albert Lee and The Refreshments :-) I so miss seeing Albert play at The Stables, Wavendon :-( ♫ ♪ ♪ ♫ ♫ ♪ ♪ ♫ Listen here ~ I'm Ready ~ Albert Lee & The Refreshments "LOUD OR OFF" to quote Norbert :-) Original version ~ ♫ ♪ ♪ ♫ ♫ ♪ ♪ ♫ Listen here ~ I'm Ready ~ Fats Domino

There are a couple of kites flying here. And, that 'scratch' towards the top of the frame could very well be a plane flying to London Luton Airport :-) So, "Still Learning How to Fly" by Rodney Crowell comes to mind although I had kinda, momentarily, forgotten that this song features on "The Cicadas" album from 1997 :-) Everything that Rodney Crowell wrote and recorded is my fave :-) Added to ~ Sight and Sound Acoustic version ~ ♫ ♪ ♪ ♫ Listen here ~ Still Learning How to Fly ~ Rodney Crowell with Kieran Goss OR Electric version ~ ♫ ♪ ♪ ♫ Listen here ~ Still Learning How to Fly ~ Rodney Crowell

Explored! ~ Thank you very much :-))) This shot goes back a very long time but it, tenuously, makes me think of "Hey Good Lookin" by the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band with Linda Ronstadt :-) Added to ~ Sight and Sound ♫ ♪ ♪ ♫ Listen here ~ Hey Good Lookin' ~ Nitty Gritty Dirt Band with Linda Ronstadt OR ♫ ♪ ♪ ♫ Listen here ~ Hey Good Lookin' ~ Nitty Gritty Dirt Band with Linda Ronstadt

This is the Rotunda in Stowe Landscape Gardens. The only tenuous link I could find for 'Sight and Sound' is "Luna Rotunda" by the Gina Pop Band :-)) Added to ~ Sight and Sound ♫ ♪ ♪ ♫ Listen here ~ Luna Rotunda ~ Gina Pop Band