tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-67824755313745648202024-03-14T01:17:24.836-07:00Rod Wynne-Powell's BlogHere is where I'll put snippets of information and recent images on an ad hoc basis, so do bookmark this address, and visit again sometime, you're always welcome.Rod Wynne-Powellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09664308883545242343noreply@blogger.comBlogger1211125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6782475531374564820.post-70099627987682523572022-11-13T09:24:00.002-08:002022-11-13T09:27:37.904-08:00An Autumnal Stroll with the Camera These woods have several carcasses of erstwhile trees from which all dangerous branches have been lopped, oft times resulting in shapes for which visitors can visualise recognisable structures of figures or animals; and fallen trees that might resemble snakes or crocodiles. Funghi can resemble the complex frills of flamboyant ladies' dresses.  Rod Wynne-Powellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09664308883545242343noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6782475531374564820.post-126399991851040302022-07-03T05:31:00.003-07:002022-07-03T05:49:57.947-07:00Forest Centre – A Walk in the Woods My most frequent exercise is achieved invariably by gathering a few items of camera equipment together, and heading out either directly or indirectly with a camera to some nearby park or woodland area. In this instance I chose the nearby walk that took me to the Forest Centre. The entrance is fairly close, but the first part is a tree-lined path alongside the long drive to theRod Wynne-Powellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09664308883545242343noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6782475531374564820.post-54640830091999993462022-06-25T09:10:00.003-07:002022-06-25T09:11:36.208-07:00Springtime Nearby Walk There has been far too long a gap in my writing up a narrative describing my walks taken over the last fortnight and sadly I completed the editing of those pictures two or so days ago! However, at least, the wait to write the text is coming to an end now; provided I can recall why I took the various shots! I was Rod Wynne-Powellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09664308883545242343noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6782475531374564820.post-34088431805714248842022-03-28T04:31:00.022-07:002022-04-10T10:42:06.858-07:00Sunny BrogLake The Lake at Brogborough again sees some action, as Sunshine and Wind favours the Sailors. The overall activity this year seems to have resulted in a level of calm, possibly allowing Time to savour the opportunity to enjoy the moments for longer. I had made the decision to use my Lumix camera on this occasion, which also Rod Wynne-Powellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09664308883545242343noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6782475531374564820.post-35789664456648984802022-03-15T08:02:00.019-07:002022-03-15T09:59:59.659-07:00BrogLake Windsurfers Return Brogborough Lake has lacked the life of past seasons due to the Corona Virus situation, so to visit in sunshine and wind, was an opportunity not to be missed. As I approached the lake’s Windsurfers Car Park, I did wonder whether it was even open, however, as I turned right in the entrance, I was relieved to find there was a fair number of cars, and numerousRod Wynne-Powellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09664308883545242343noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6782475531374564820.post-82265620191670682522022-03-09T17:30:00.026-08:002022-03-11T10:11:27.944-08:00Gt Barford Trip & Chopper Always a good sign when the sun is up early, so a quick shot of my breakfast toast seemed appropriate, as I had just been checking the camera settings and the sun fell on my toast, and later decided it was available to make up the numbers of images to fill discreet pages in the gallery. My destination by the long bridge over Rod Wynne-Powellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09664308883545242343noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6782475531374564820.post-41938316352810020632022-03-06T07:20:00.000-08:002022-03-06T07:20:01.651-08:00Short Nearby Spring Walk It is a difficult time to be out and about with a camera with dull weather prevailing, but I have tried to get out as much as possible, taking the Lumix camera along to capture images that appeal whilst walking in the nearby wood. There is a wind, and every so often there are signs of the clouds thinning and brightening; on thisRod Wynne-Powellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09664308883545242343noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6782475531374564820.post-64483794534762776812022-02-14T13:19:00.006-08:002022-02-20T10:08:00.631-08:00Therapeutic Walk Before Sun SetsWho is Spying on who? Is this a budding fellow photographer? Sorry, it was just too tempting! Rod Wynne-Powellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09664308883545242343noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6782475531374564820.post-55148529067663174152022-02-01T04:08:00.015-08:002022-02-05T07:17:35.218-08:00Autumn Woodland Stroll The sun beckoned me out from where I had parked my car close by a Vauxhall Car Showroom; a handy spot from where to cross the busy main road, and enter a park. One of the beauties of sunlight when photographing leaves is that when leaves are backlit, the internal structures are revealed, adding interest to even the most mundane of leaves. So it was hardly Rod Wynne-Powellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09664308883545242343noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6782475531374564820.post-20239165361917069992022-01-27T11:20:00.043-08:002022-01-28T03:22:24.482-08:00Marston Moretaine Woods Walk Once again, the call from beyond the confines of the house beckons, and the sun has warmed the air and banished any of the possible remnants of frost. In this time of isolation it requires little to tempt me to grab my camera once abluted and breakfasted, and head for the door. Nor is there a need to drive anywhere; I am Rod Wynne-Powellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09664308883545242343noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6782475531374564820.post-88835884509499520712022-01-24T06:57:00.016-08:002022-01-24T13:33:17.096-08:00Riverside Birds, Bedford On this visit to Bedford, I parked very close to the river, and took a gentle stroll back to the bank having already taken the soft case off, and set the zoom and exposure in anticipation of what I might be capturing initially. This turned out to be one of the Greylag geese who looked up towards me in anticipation of my throwing a Rod Wynne-Powellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09664308883545242343noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6782475531374564820.post-86176877809689669222022-01-21T03:29:00.005-08:002022-02-14T12:37:22.223-08:00Short, Nearby Walk Shortly after my walk. begins, an abrupt change in the depth of water has created a miniature waterfall, and beyond, a narrowing causes a fan shaped pattern beyond, and some reeds create bubbles on the surface. As I walk further, the banks have clusters of bright contrasting colours of red and golden leaves on Rod Wynne-Powellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09664308883545242343noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6782475531374564820.post-81729598342115559912022-01-13T06:19:00.037-08:002022-01-15T07:35:43.084-08:00Sunshine Lake Images Recently the sun has been a less common visitor, so the opening image was a pleasant welcome to be captured as my camera and I took a walk, from the almost full Car Park, along the lengthy, tree-lined walk to the open expanses and lakes beyond. As I had noted before with my local wooded area, within these spaces the most frequent grouping were dogs and their owners.Rod Wynne-Powellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09664308883545242343noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6782475531374564820.post-81563034228888850122021-12-29T11:18:00.001-08:002022-01-06T08:57:44.508-08:00Explanation for Current Lack of Activity Readers of this blog deserve an explanation for the lack of any recent entry. Firstly, I have had too many external pressures whilst trying to resolve numerous program failures; my main hard drive suffered a disastrous episode where a series of folders that I had created on the drive began whirring almost non-stop for no reason I had been able to Rod Wynne-Powellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09664308883545242343noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6782475531374564820.post-28488399319177136652021-11-24T11:33:00.041-08:002021-11-27T09:22:00.389-08:00Milton Ernest - Autumn Colours Abound This Autumn day was warm and bright and found me in a garden close by the River Great Ouse in Milton Ernest, and although the gallery of images only spans a single page, I was rewarded with a fair variety of leaves, berries and flowers. I was also visited by a few birds from time time, though none came close for long enough, or in a suitable Rod Wynne-Powellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09664308883545242343noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6782475531374564820.post-18172327014184545032021-11-14T06:20:00.001-08:002021-11-24T09:21:27.280-08:00BrogLake and Aerial Foilers A decent wind comes to the lake at Brogborough, and one of my wishes comes true— a couple of the sailors take to the air! I have been longing for the opportunities to capture this action using a mirrorless camera. However, this has some severe limitations, as any sequence the user captures, results in a delay, during which the processing of the captured images Rod Wynne-Powellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09664308883545242343noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6782475531374564820.post-23544706928315712322021-11-04T06:51:00.003-07:002021-11-04T07:55:14.082-07:00Bromham Afternoon Visit I had not visited Bromham Lake for some time, and felt it was likely worth a visit, and it was obviously a good spot for visitors to exercise their canine companions, as only when I came across a couple of ladies did I meet anyone without a dog, and on this visit, not a single man. Perhaps the male population is now returning to work, which seemed to be borne Rod Wynne-Powellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09664308883545242343noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6782475531374564820.post-63274263541644709052021-11-01T10:13:00.002-07:002021-11-01T10:13:40.655-07:00Brief Brogborough Lake Visit Wind was forecast, and I set off for Brogborough Lake, buoyed by the promise of some action from the windsurfers, although I learned that it was unlikely I would be seeing any jumping from the sailors, who were likely to be visiting. I had also anticipated more visitors than I met on arrival, but I was happy to see some Rod Wynne-Powellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09664308883545242343noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6782475531374564820.post-14748858552206576282021-10-30T01:57:00.014-07:002021-10-30T07:23:35.409-07:00Another Walk Within the Woods I headed to the Marston Centre for a walk around the woods, and as I took to walk anti clockwise around the central reserved area, I came across a couple of possibly volunteers, who were hacking back some of the longer branches surrounding the wide, outer grassy avenues encircling the lakes. They were certainly facing a lengthy task ahead if two was the entire Rod Wynne-Powellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09664308883545242343noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6782475531374564820.post-45410603214146062892021-10-27T08:09:00.000-07:002021-10-27T08:09:53.689-07:00Milton Ernest - Riverbank Garden I recently spent a restful afternoon in and beyond, a friend’s garden — taking photos of the plants, flowers and other life that caught my eye. It was impossible to miss the most abundant colour after green and, normally after golden brown, is one of the natural features of the Autumn season — red berries — which were cascading in profusion from the branches of Rod Wynne-Powellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09664308883545242343noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6782475531374564820.post-35951732309995044572021-10-22T14:45:00.005-07:002022-02-14T13:16:58.292-08:00Calm, Warm Afternoon Another Autumn Day with promise and warning. There are high clouds, but my untutored eye reading was that these were a view of the present, as their power hinted of a less benign future. I was not considering a distant location, but a walk towards the nearby Forest Centre. Potentially, the distance involved, could take me a not inconsiderable distance to head Rod Wynne-Powellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09664308883545242343noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6782475531374564820.post-38259919065204159632021-10-12T05:44:00.000-07:002021-10-12T05:44:07.782-07:00Autumn 2021-Forest Centre It is immediately apparent when you look through this latest gallery of images from a walk I took in the Marston Centre Park, which I am lucky to have, almost on my doorstep, the woods do have some greens. But, there is a vast preponderance of reds, russet and gold, and pale yellow. It is therefore no surprise that my eye and camera feature these colours Rod Wynne-Powellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09664308883545242343noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6782475531374564820.post-65494318278876789792021-10-08T10:43:00.000-07:002021-10-08T10:43:03.606-07:00Bedford Park - Warm Afternoon Warm sunshine in early October is certainly an invitation to be outside, and is an invitation I find irresistible — so I head for a park I have not visited recently, and the beauty of sunshine lies as opposed to light from an overcast sky, is this casts shadows, and enhances texture and detail. A single teazel separated from its blurred Rod Wynne-Powellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09664308883545242343noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6782475531374564820.post-87833494477052269642021-10-04T03:52:00.003-07:002021-10-04T03:52:36.302-07:00Warm and Sunny, Occasional Wind The present situation is a constant concern when in close contact with others in confined spaces but when outside, tensions recede and those stresses disappear, and when I last visited the lake at Brogborough, the wind was more apparent, but the urgency to be out on the lake was less apparent; ironically it had a calming effect! At first few were actually out onRod Wynne-Powellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09664308883545242343noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6782475531374564820.post-70272876006302250142021-09-29T04:34:00.002-07:002021-09-29T04:34:51.816-07:00Brogborough Lake - Sun and Some Wind I noted that the lake had several cars parked, with a couple of their owners preparing for their waterborne adventure, donning their wetsuits. There was no urgency, and considerable, convivial chatting. Above, there were fair weather clouds, and as the day drew on, these forms took their majestic shapes, and as ever, I was drawn to Rod Wynne-Powellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09664308883545242343noreply@blogger.com0