Foggy, flooded bandstand, Ross on Wye

A few times each year heavy rain causes the River Wye at Ross on Wye to spill out of its channel. This doesn't usually do much damage because it's done this for decades and buildings have, for the most part, not been erected where it floods. Or the structures that are flooded aren't damaged - like this bandstand that was recently subject to not only floodwater but fog, and made for an interesting photograph.

photo © T. Boughen     Camera: Nikon P950

Jazz band musicians

Across the Sundays of the summer months the bandstand at Ross on Wye is home to a variety of brass bands who present a musical programme of a couple of hours duration. Brass bands entertaining from a raised, ornamental bandstand is a very British custom. However, this year tradition was broken when a jazz band was featured. "Jazz Friday" was a big "big band" and I managed to get this photograph of just a few of the musicians as they gave of their best.

photo © T. Boughen     Camera: Nikon P950

Receding flood water, Ross on Wye

A late afternoon walk with some family members took us past the bandstand and some of the receding flood water. I was quite pleased by this shot, taken against the sun with the iPhone. Not until I got it home and looked at it on the computer monitor did I notice the small, bright, quite odd looking cloud and its reflection.

photo © T. Boughen     Camera: iPhone

Floods, Ross on Wye

In recent days heavy rain in Herefordshire and on the Welsh Mountains caused the River Wye to break out of its channel and flood a number of areas, including Ross on Wye. This is a reasonably regular winter occurrence and with the river guage at Ross measuring 4.7m (the highest recorded is 5.2m) the flooding was pretty much confined to agricultural land and some minor roads. The green space, playpark and bandstand at Ross on Wye are by the river and are built with flooding in mind.

photos © T. Boughen     Camera: Lumix FZ1000 2

Flood-reflected bandstand

I've taken a few photographs of the bandstand at Ross on Wye. The most recent shows two members of the outdoor audience appreciating a concert by a Gloucestershire brass band on a hot, sunny day. Its quite the contrast to the above shot of the bandstand reflected in floodwater. The two tunnels in the left background allow flood water to flow under the road above and spread the water  rather than concentrating it.

photo © T. Boughen     Camera: Sony DSC-RX100