Monthly Archives: October 2023

Lamplight from your Window…

Posted on October 30, 2023 by Guthlac

Make the most whilst the sun is here. I was out this morning walking a very old road Fosse Way. It was first established back in the 50’s CE which means it is almost 2000 years old. There are some … Continue reading →

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And the Walls Kept Tumbling Down…

Posted on October 28, 2023 by Guthlac

Standing at the top of the ridge upon which Knaptoft stands you did get a feeling that you are looking out on a very green and pleasant land. This is of course is true right upto the point it is … Continue reading →

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Aging Rock Star…

Posted on October 27, 2023 by Guthlac

One of the many signs that age is catching up on you is when you visit a statue that memorialise something or someone from your formative period and you appear to be the only one who notices. Yesterday we visited … Continue reading →

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All So Autumnal…

Posted on October 25, 2023 by Guthlac

So autumn is starting to catch up. The storms of the past few days appear to have blown the last embers of summer out and we are slowly cooling off, but not as quickly as we probably should do. A … Continue reading →

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A VERY Smelly Ram…

Posted on October 24, 2023 by Guthlac

I guess at one level a Ram’s life is a very easy one. Eat, Breath and F**K. That would seem to be their lot. Most of the time they hang around with other rams being, well, rams. I came across … Continue reading →

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Last Post about AI Generated Content…for now

Posted on October 22, 2023 by Guthlac

I’ve now spent a day or so playing around with Adobe’s Generate Fill option and I think I have got a reasonable first impression on it what it can and cannot do. The first thing that I have discovered is … Continue reading →

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Fake Photo…or is it?

Posted on October 21, 2023 by Guthlac

The more I use the content generation in Adobe software the more it is blowing my wind. The above image is perfectly normal captured with perhaps a wide or super wide lens. Nothing to see here you might think. Unfortunately, … Continue reading →

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The Things That You Do…

Posted on October 20, 2023 by Guthlac

So with Storm Babat is dropping a month’s rain in a day outside what is a man to do? Well it seems revisit old photos with a good dollop of the latest software to see what can be pulled out … Continue reading →

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Have a Nice Day…

Posted on October 17, 2023 by Guthlac

I know we all know this but I think it is an important fact to restate: The iPhone camera, whichever version, is not as good as a ‘proper’ camera. What Apple are really good at is the software that handles … Continue reading →

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Don’t you wanta…

Posted on October 16, 2023 by Guthlac

Part 2 of the Rain Stopped Play was to have a day in London and do a bit of tourism. London really is another world, well actually it is the rest of the world. Take a walk along the streets … Continue reading →

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