Roger Bennion's photos with the keyword: Linda Ronstadt

Explored! Thank you very much :-) SATURDAY SELF-CHALLENGE 2 NOVEMBER 2019 ANYTHING THAT HAS BEEN RENDERED OBSOLETE BUT STILL BEING USED EVERYDAY BY PEOPLE EVERYWHERE PLEASE VIEW ON BLACK :-) I do download music but then I will still copy the music to a blank cd :-) I can't imagine ever getting rid of my cd collection. I just hope that I will still be able to get blank cd's and that cd players will continue to be manufactured :-) This is one such blank cd where I added music. I photographed the cd and then copied the image a couple of times using Photoshop Elements. I used a couple of interior kitchen lights that gave the coloured lines but the colours didn't really cover the cd to my liking. I then held a torch with one hand and held the camera with my other hand. I found that by moving the torch a little at a time I was, eventually, able to get a lot more colour :-) I was very worried that I might drop the camera and the torch. And, finish up in a heap on the floor!! But, all was well :-)) For 'Sight and Sound' we will have to imagine that one of the tracks on the cd is "Please Remember Me" by Aaron Neville and Linda Ronstadt. Many moons ago I had the opportunity to buy "Linda Ronstadt - The Box Set" that was released in 1999. For some inexplicable reason I didn't buy it. Probably one reason was that I thought I would already have most of the tracks. Some weeks ago, on YouTube, I came across a version of "Please Remember Me" by Aaron Neville & Linda Ronstadt. This song was written by Rodney Crowell & Will Jennings. It features on Rodney's 1995 album "Jewell of the South". Rodney Crowell is one of my all-time fave singers and "Please Remember Me" is one of my fave songs. I could not believe that I had missed out on Aaron and Linda's marvellous version of the song. I then found out that as well as this track being on Aaron's 1997 album "To Make Me Who I Am" the track was also included in Linda's Box Set. I then found I could buy a second-hand copy of "Linda Ronstadt - The Box Set". I was worried that being second-hand it might have been a bit bashed about. But it arrived in almost mint condition! As well as three cd's of tracks that I already had or ones I was mostly familiar with, it included a cd of Rarities. Most of which were new to me. Of course I have also now bought Aaron's "To Make Me Who I Am" album :-) Added to Sight and Sound : Pictures & Music ♫ ♪ ♫ ♪ Listen here ~ Please Remember Me ~ Aaron Neville & Linda Ronstadt ♫ ♪ ♫ ♪ Or, listen here ~ Please Remember Me ~ Aaron Neville & Linda Ronstadt A box of tissues is ready at hand :-)

SATURDAY SELF-CHALLENGE 12 OCTOBER 2019 PORTRAY "HAPPINESS" IN A BLACK AND WHITE IMAGE. YOUR SUBJECT CAN BE ANYTHING. PROCESS AS YOU LIKE I had intended to go to Oxford this week and I'm sure I would have found a subject that portrayed "Happiness" :-) But, things worked against me and I didn't get out with my camera. I had, therefore, to resort to finding a subject at home. In the Discussion Thread Val said, "There is a lot of room for interpretation" Well, I have gone for a lots and lots of interpretation with my entry :-))) I had been listening to this album ("We Ran" released in 1998) by Linda Ronstadt. It was obvious to me that listening to any of Linda's albums brings me happiness. Linda gave so much joy and happiness to millions of people during her recording career now tragically cut short by Parkinson's disease. I fetched my camera and this is the result. The processing was done using Silver Efex Pro 2. And, for 'Sight and Sound' I have chosen "Ruler of My Heart" from the album. I especially love the saxophone playing by Plas Johnson :-) Added to Sight and Sound : Pictures & Music ♫ ♪ ♫ ♪ Listen here ~ Ruler of My Heart ~ Linda Ronstadt ♫ ♪ ♫ ♪ Or, listen here ~ Ruler of My Heart ~ Linda Ronstadt

I think the lady is 'waiting' for someone :-) For 'Sight and Sound' this, of course, leads me to think of "The Waiting" by Linda Ronstadt :-) "The Waiting" was written by Tom Petty. It is the opening track on Linda's 1995 album "Feels Like Home" :-) Added to Sight and Sound : Pictures & Music ♫ ♪ ♫ ♪ Listen here (Live on Letterman 21 March 1995) ~ The Waiting ~ Linda Ronstadt ♫ ♪ ♫ ♪ Or, listen here (Studio Recording, Stunning Photos) ~ The Waiting ~ Linda Ronstadt

Explored! Thank you very much :-) SATURDAY SELF-CHALLENGE 07 SEPTEMBER 2019 PHOTOGRAPH SOMETHING IN THE SHAPE OF A CUBE I suspended these dice at the end of some cord that was attached to an extendable pole. The neighbours must have thought I had lost the plot :-)) It then took ages to remove the pole and the cord from my photo :-)) And, for 'Sight and Sound' there is only one choice for me. That is "Tumbling Dice" by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards but performed by Linda Ronstadt :-) Added to Sight and Sound : Pictures & Music ♫ ♪ ♫ ♪ Listen here (From the movie "FM") ~ Tumbling Dice ~ Linda Ronstadt 'Tis a pity the ending is cut short :-( ♫ ♪ ♫ ♪ Or, listen here (Studio Recording) ~ Tumbling Dice ~ Linda Ronstadt

Explored! Thank you very much :-) SATURDAY SELF-CHALLENGE 29 JUNE 2019 DIAGONAL LINES IN BLACK AND WHITE This was taken outside the Weston Library in Oxford. I think I should thank the Architect for giving me some diagonal lines to work with :-)) And, for Sight and Sound : Pictures & Music ♫ ♪ ♫ ♪ Listen here ~ Walk On ~ Linda Ronstadt ♫ ♪ ♫ ♪ Or here ~ Walk On ~ Linda Ronstadt "Walk On" was written by Matraca Berg and Ronnie Samoset and features on Linda's 1995 album, "Feels LIke Home" Fiddle: Alison Krauss Electric & Acoustic Guitar: Dean Parks Bass: Bob Glaub Drums: Russ Kunkel Background Vocals: Carl Jackson & Herb Pedersen

SATURDAY SELF-CHALLENGE 15 JUNE 2019 KEYS I've said it before........I really shouldn't be allowed to get carried away using filters in GIMP Photo Software! But, it has happened again :-) I think I added a Mirror Effect followed by applying, probably, a Brushify filter. I know, for sure, that I did add some Dream Smoothing :-) And, for 'Sight and Sound' I am adding a tenuous 'Dream' link to "Dreams of the San Joaquin" by Linda Ronstadt. This track, written by Jack Wesley Routh and Randy Sharp, is on Linda's 1998 album, "We Ran". In my opinion all of Linda's albums are gems but "We Ran" is a special gem :-) And, for Sight and Sound : Pictures & Music ♫ ♪ ♫ ♪ Listen here ~ Dreams of the San Joaquin ~ Linda Ronstadt ♫ ♪ ♫ ♪ Or here ~ Dreams of the San Joaquin ~ Linda Ronstadt

SATURDAY SELF-CHALLENGE 27 APRIL 2019 COINS This is a Two Shillings coin from 1948. I copied the original photo a couple of times. Also for 'Sight and Sound' I have a slightly obscure link because one of the verses of "Silver Threads & Golden Needles" by Linda Ronstadt is - But you think I should be happy With your money and your name And hide myself in sorrows While you play your cheatin' game Added to Sight and Sound : Pictures & Music ♫ ♪ ♫ ♪ Listen here (live version) ~ Silver Threads & Golden Needles ~ Linda Ronstadt Or, album track ♫ ♪ ♫ ♪ ~ Silver Threads & Golden Needles ~ Linda Ronstadt

Explored! Thank you very much :-) SATURDAY SELF-CHALLENGE 20 OCTOBER 2018 LET'S TAKE A SHOT OF ANYTHING LOOKING UPWARDS. PLEASE KEEP POST-PROCESSING MINIMAL" I did use a black and white shot of this building for the "High Contrast in Black & White" SSC Challenge back in June. I decided to take another shot of the building for this week's challenge. I would have liked to have said it took me "Just One Look" to come up with a different viewpoint but after taking lots of photos I decided upon a very similar viewpoint :-) For 'Sight and Sound' I figure I can use "Just One Look" by Linda Ronstadt :-) Added to Sight and Sound : Pictures & Music ♫ ♪ ♪ ♫ Listen here ~ Just One Look ~ Linda Ronstadt (Live version) ♫ ♪ ♪ ♫ Listen here ~ Just One Look ~ Linda Ronstadt (Studio version)

Explored! Thank you very much :-) Happy Fence Friday. All :-) The building in the background is The Radcliffe Obsevatory. An observatory is used for observing terrestrial or celestial events. Celestial events can be phases of the Moon. So, I am also using this photo in 'Sight and Sound' 'cos it can be linked to "The Moon's A Harsh Mistress" written by Jimmy Webb and performed by Linda Ronstadt. Good logic here methinks :-))) Added to ~ Sight and Sound : Pictures & Music ♫ ♪ ♪ ♫ Listen here ~ The Moon's A Harsh Mistress ~ Linda Ronstadt Please view on black :-)

Explored! Thank you very much :-) HAPPY FENCE FRIDAY, ALL :-) One from the Archives and I can't believe it was taken more than 11 years ago :-) Added to ~ Happy Fence Friday I am also adding this to 'Sight and Sound'. This is part of the Bathing Pools in Guernsey that are fed from the sea. I imagine the owner of the bicycle is, maybe, swimming below the surface :-) Added to ~ Sight and Sound : Pictures & Music ♫ ♪ ♪ ♫ Listen here ~ Bicycle Song ~ Stone Poneys featuring Linda Ronstadt

Explored! Thank you very much :-) HFF, everyone :-) Now to go off at a bit of a tenuous tangent in choosing a 'Sight and Sound' link :-) I found a list of the 100 Greatest (Classic) R&B/Soul Songs. My photo is of All Souls College in Oxford. "Heatwave" by Martha Reeves & the Vandellas is listed at number 16 so this is my choice :-) Added to ~ Sight and Sound : Pictures & Music ♫ ♪ ♪ ♫ Listen here ~ Heatwave ~ Martha Reeves & the Vandellas And, we mustn't forget the version by Linda Ronstadt :-) ♫ ♪ ♪ ♫ Listen here ~ Heatwave ~ Linda Ronstadt

Graham Chance uploaded a superb "Radio" link to 'Sight and Sound' ~ www.ipernity.com/doc/351757/44713124/in/group/362993 This gave me an idea! Cheers, Graham :-) Got completely carried away (and perhaps I should be) with my iPod, with part of my music system, with GIMP Photo Software and with Nik Filters trying to come up with a link to "Mohammed's Radio" by Warren Zevon and this is the result :-) I do believe that Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks provide the harmmony vocals. And, I musn't forget Linda Ronstadt's version :-) In the song it says ~ But don't it make you want to rock and roll All night long This is one of my fave songs written by Warren Zevon (there are lots more fave ones) and, for sure, I could listen to these two versions all night long :-) Added to ~ Sight and Sound : Pictures & Music ♫ ♪ ♪ ♫ Listen here ~ Mohammed's Radio ~ Warren Zevon ♫ ♪ ♪ ♫ And here ~ Mohammed's Radio ~ Linda Ronstadt

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 structure is on Dunstable Downs and nearby there is an explanation :-) “Is it a sculpture? A crashed spaceship? Something the builders left behind? No, it's a wind-catcher – part of our ventilation system. Fresh air goes in through the long vertical vents on each side. It travels through an underground pipe into the Visitor Centre. In summer, this cools the air so the building doesn't need electric fans or air conditioning. In winter, it warms the air slightly so that our wood-chip boiler doesn't have to work so hard to heat the building.” Which, of course, leads to “Hasten Down The Wind” written by Warren Zevon :-) Linda Ronstadt's version with ace harmony vocal by Don Henley has always been a fave for me but I don't know why it has taken me such a very, very long time to properly listen to the awesome original version by Warren Zevon with wonderful slide guitar playing by David Lindley and superb harmony vocal by Phil Everly. Added to ~ Sight and Sound ♫ ♪ ♪ ♫ Listen here ~ Hasten Down The Wind ~ Linda Ronstadt Original version ~ ♪ ♫ Listen here ~ Hasten Down The Wind ~ Warren Zevon One of the YouTube comments says "One of the most beautiful and saddest songs ever..." Yes, I agree.

Explored! ~ Thank you very much :-))) This Greylag Goose was having real trouble staying awake. Even though it wasn't dark I said "Good Night" and moved away after taking my photo :-) And, of course, this leads to "Good Night" written by John Lennon and performed here by Linda Ronstadt from her album "Dedicated to the One I Love " :-) Added to ~ Sight and Sound ♫ ♪ ♪ ♫ Listen here ~ Good Night ~ Linda Ronstadt ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ DAVID BOWIE This morning (11 January 2016) heard the very, very sad news that David Bowie had lost his battle with cancer. "Good Night" and Rest in Peace, David. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Explored! ~ Thank you very much :-))) I am now back from an ever-so slightly damp and stormy New Year spent on the Isle of Wight. Although, when I took this shot of Ryde Pier the sun was out and it was dry :-))) Looks like I have a mighty lot of catching-up to do :-) Happy New Year to All :-) My photo instantly reminds me of "Tracks Of My Tears" written by Smokey Robinson, Pete Moore and Marv Tarplin. Performed here by Linda Ronstadt.....one of my all-time faves :-) Added to ~ Sight and Sound ♫ ♪ ♪ ♫ Listen here ~ Tracks Of My Tears ~ Linda Ronstadt

~ Explored! ~ Thank you very much :-))) The Heat Wave has arrived and I am melting :-) And, so are these candles..... in our conservatory! They were, previously, perfectly vertical :-))) The obvious choice for me is 'Heat Wave' by Linda Ronstadt :-) Added to ~ Sight and Sound Listen here ♫ ♪ ♪ ♫ ~ Heat Wave ~ Linda Ronstadt ♫ ♪ ~ Live Version

Tom Tower is the main entrance to Christ Church College, Oxford. It is a bell tower named for its bell, 'Great Tom'. So, here comes one of my wayward and obscure links for 'Soundtrack to Life' :-) I have made two references to 'Tom'. Therefore, I think I should be allowed to use a track with 'Tom' in the title :-) And, the sky is very 'Blues' here :-) In which case, it is easy for me to link this to Bob Dylan's classic “Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues” here sung by Linda Ronstadt. This comes from Linda's “We Ran” album from 1998. According to Wikipedia “the album only lasted two weeks on the Billboard album chart, peaking at a disappointing #160. Despite positive reviews, this release was a rare commercial failure for Linda with US sales of approximately 60,000 copies. The disc was taken out of print in 2009” I find this astonishing because, in my humble opinion, the album is full of so many gems! In particular, it contains stunning versions of two of my fave songs. They are “Icy Blue Heart” written by John Hiatt and “Dreams of the San Joaquin” written by Jack Wesley Routh & Randy Sharp”. If anyone can suggest photos to go with these two songs I will be eternally grateful :-)) Added to ~ Soundtrack to Life Listen here ~ Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues ~ Linda Ronstadt