Roger Bennion's photos with the keyword: Milton Keynes

For 'Sight and Sound' ~ Added to Sight and Sound : Pictures & Music ♫ ♪ ♫ ♪ Listen here ~ Splendid Isolation (Live) ~ Warren Zevon ♫ ♪ ♫ ♪ Or, here ~ Splendid Isolation (Studio) ~ Warren Zevon "Splendid Isolation" features on Warren's 1989 album "Transverse City".

Explored! Thank you very much :-) SATURDAY SELF-CHALLENGE 19 OCTOBER 2019 TILT SHIFT PHOTOGRAPHY Many moons ago I tried Tilt Shift Photography but I didn't have any success. I know at that time I tried the on-line TiltShiftMaker (tiltshiftmaker.com) that Val mentioned in the Discussion. I remember getting frustrated that nothing was working so I gave up. I am sure that one of my problems was not choosing the right subject. Perhaps I should have persevered :-) I was pleased to see this Challenge so that I could have another go :-) These days I mostly use 'Affinity Photo' and this has a Depth-of-Field filter that includes a Tilt Shift Mode. When I saw this photo opportunity I thought this might be a suitable subject. I was hoping that Helen would say to me "Where did you find those toy cars?" But, Helen just said "That's a photo of a car park" When I replied saying "Do they look like toy cars?" Helen said "Oh yes, I can see that now". I think Helen was just trying to be kind to me :-))) And, for 'Sight and Sound' I have chosen "Big Yellow Taxi" because one line in the song says "They paved paradise and put up a parking lot" :-) Added to Sight and Sound : Pictures & Music ♫ ♪ ♫ ♪ Listen here ~ Big Yellow Taxi ~ Joni Mitchell ♫ ♪ ♫ ♪ Or, listen here ~ Big Yellow Taxi ~ Joni Mitchell

The Milton Keynes Peace Pagoda was built by the monks and nuns of the Nipponzan Myohoji. It was the first Peace Pagoda to be built in the western hemisphere. So, my 'Sight and Sound' link is "I Come In Peace" by the wonderful Joe Cocker. Gone way too soon. Added to ~ Sight and Sound ♫ ♪ ♪ ♫ Listen here ~ I Come In Peace ~ Joe Cocker Unfortunately, my link isn't working for everyone. So, here is one Karen has found :-) I Come In Peace ~ Joe Cocker And, another I have found :-) I Come In Peace ~ Joe Cocker

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

Explored! ~ Thank you very much :-))) Back to last year and another shot taken at Willen Lake where the organisation - “Newfound Friends - Newfoundland Dogs working for Children's Charities” was giving a rescue demonstration. Clearly the Doggy was stopping the dinghy from drifting away. So, my tenuous link is "Drift Away" by Dobie Gray :-) Added to ~ Sight and Sound ♫ ♪ ♪ ♫ Listen here ~ Drift Away ~ Dobie Gray

~ Explored! ~ Thank you very much :-))) I think I may be up-to-date with 'Sight and Sound'........Yippee :-))) Us male peeps are always a very helpful species as evidenced here by the very helpful gentleman helping the lady out of the boat! So, it seems logical to me to link this to "I Can Help" by Billy Swan :-) I don't mind the pleasantly distracting ladies in the video :-) But, to me, the video seems a bit odd to say the least.......perhaps they had an Art Director who said "I have some great ideas on how to shoot a music video that is a little bit different :-))) Added to ~ Sight and Sound Listen here ♫ ♪ ♪ ♫ ~ I Can Help ~ Billy Swan

NOT icm.....this time :-))) I applied ‘motion blur’ to the original shot taken wth my phone. But, I was thinking about goin’ back to try icm! However, I think that may be a little difficult. These towers are surrounded by high wire fencing, trees and dense undergrowth!! I had to fight my way through the dense undergrowth to get the original shot :-) I think it would be difficult to find a viewpoint where I could move the camera about without it smashing into tree branches!! Also, there were a number of security cameras and me being caught on film waving a camera about might attract unwanted attention from security guards me fears :-)))

'Intended Camera Movement' technique.

Thought it was time to try something in monochrome :-)

A lovely summers day in MK :-)

Thought I should try a few candids at this event....and, this is one of them :-)

From Wikipedia - “The Milton Keynes Peace Pagoda was completed in 1980 at the northern edge of Willen Lake in Willen, Milton Keynes. This was the first Peace Pagoda in the western world. There is a Nipponzan-Myōhōji Order temple and monastery nearby.”

From Wikipedia - “The Milton Keynes Peace Pagoda was completed in 1980 at the northern edge of Willen Lake in Willen, Milton Keynes. This was the first Peace Pagoda in the western world. There is a Nipponzan-Myōhōji Order temple and monastery nearby.” From www.theparkstrust.com/parks/willen-lake-north - “The Peace Pagoda was built by the monks and nuns of the Nipponzan-Myōhōji as a symbol of world brotherhood. Above it, 1,000 cherry trees commemorate the victims of war, while prayers and messages of hope decorate the nearby One World Tree. Alongside the Pagoda is the distinctive Buddhist Temple, where the public is welcome inside or to visit the grounds with their Japanese and Zen gardens.”