Roger Bennion's photos

I thought it would be a good idea to get back over to Oxford and take a look at Oxford University's Mathematical Institute. It is now clear to me that this Building will have the same 'photographic draw' as the Biochemistry Building :-) The £70m building, that opened on 3 October 2013, is named after Andrew Wiles the Oxford professor who proved Fermat's Last Theorem, one of history's most difficult mathematical problems. I was also working on this 'Theorem' but Andrew beat me to it :-)))

I have not taken many candids in recent times. But, when trying out my new compact camera in Oxford t'other day I thought I would try a few :-) I am pleased with this effort taken in Radcliffe Square :-)

Original shot (that was previously uploaded) is in a Note :-)

Re-visiting shots taken in Guernsey many moons ago. From the angle of this shot it may not be totally obvious but, you wouldn't want to get too much closer to the edge 'cos it would be a mighty long drop to the sea below!!!

A fairly old shot taken in Stowe Landscape Gardens :-)

Original shot that was taken at Kop Hill Climb was my previous upload. It should also be in a Note here :-) Inspiration for this came from Penny www.ipernity.com/home/297863 Peter www.ipernity.com/home/349299 and fragglerocks www.ipernity.com/home/288659 ...........thanks Peeps for your truly inspirational work :-))

Goin' back to the Kop Hill Climb in 2012 and the reason for resurrecting this shot should become a little clearer..........possibly tomorrow :-) Also, the blurring here is intentional.....honest, guv :-)))

"Roger has got a new camera!" Will it make me a better photographer? ..........................probably not! :-)

Penny Rigden Dancers. A shot from a very, very, very long time ago :-)

I need to get back over to Oxford to take more pics :-) So, in the meantime, here's another shot of Pavlína :-) Štěpán Honc (guitar, cittern) and Pavlína Bastlová (flute and vocals) have recorded two albums with the Per Kelt band from the Czech Republic. In October 2011 Štěpán and Pavlína moved to London to perform here. Pavlína and Štěpán regularly entertain the shoppers in Cornmarket Street, Oxford. Website - www.perkelt.cz/?lang=cs

Back to Guernsey and a mighty old sunset shot taken more than 5 years ago!! :-))

Re-visiting yet another very old shot of Pitstone Windmill :-)) From Wikipedia - “Pitstone Windmill is thought to have been first built circa 1627 as this date is carved on part of the framework. This is the earliest date to be found on any windmill in the British Isles. It should be remembered that such a structure would have had to have frequent repairs made to it, so it is quite possible the mill predates 1627. For many hundreds of years grain grown in the two adjoining villages was ground at the mill into flour. In 1874 the mill was bought by Adelbert Wellington Brownlow Cust, 3rd Earl Brownlow who owned the nearby Ashridge Estate. He subsequently let it to a local farmer, who ran a successful milling business from the mill. In 1902 the mill was seriously damaged during an enormous gale, damaging it beyond the price of economic repair. Around 1922 the derelict ruined mill was bought from the Ashridge Estate by a farmer whose land was close to the mill. In 1937 he donated it to the National Trust. However, it was not until 1963 that a band of volunteers began to carry out renovations at their own expense. The mill appeared in an episode of The Champions titled The Invisible Man which was filmed in 1967. In 1970, after an interlude of 68 years, the mill once again ground corn.” p.s. in case anyone wants to know the aeroplane was most likely on its way to..........or just leaving Luton Airport :-))

Time for another shot of the Bio Building methinks :-)

I have previously used this shot of Helena but this time I was messing 'bout with a 'Cinematic' filter I found in Picasa software and liked the end result :-) Helena is, of course, a member of the group - 'The Spitfires'.