Author Archives: Guthlac

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About Guthlac

An artist, historian and middle aged man who'se aim in life is to try and enjoy as much of it as he can

Coalville Noir…

Posted on January 31, 2026 by Guthlac

Cold, damp and a bit exhausted. Welcome to a damp wintery dawn at Coalville.

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Ashby de la Zouch by the Sea…

Posted on January 29, 2026 by Guthlac

You either know or don’t know what the meaning of the title. I suspect if you are curious some light Googling will move you from one state to the other. Yesterday found me pounding the pathways and parks of Ashby … Continue reading →

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Not Sure What is Happening…

Posted on January 25, 2026 by Guthlac

I seem to be in the middle of some automated scraping of my blog. Over the past week I have had a huge increase in the number of visitors to the site. When I break this number down it would … Continue reading →

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A bit of GAS?…

Posted on January 24, 2026 by Guthlac

Do I suffer from G.A.S? (1). I’m not sure. I have just replaced my venerable 70 x 200 mm zoom with the latest version. The reasons for this were simple. The old lens was starting to struggle with the resolution … Continue reading →

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No Title to Mention…

Posted on January 18, 2026 by Guthlac

An uneventful day in Coalville. However, I have scouted out some more interesting photographic sites.

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Parsley, Sage, Rosemary…

Posted on January 13, 2026 by Guthlac

Another day. Another early start. There was a time when shooting in the dark or early dawn light meant tripods, hope, prayers and grain. Now? Breath out and let the camera do the rest. The first two images were captured … Continue reading →

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Something Old, Something New…

Posted on January 12, 2026 by Guthlac

Storm Goretti came and went. I had great plans: Get up at dawn and capture some heroic images in the local park of the snow covered trees. It was looking so good when I went to bed 3 or 4 … Continue reading →

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Awaiting Goretti…

Posted on January 8, 2026 by Guthlac

So I had plans. Good plans. Then I bottled out because of an oncoming storm. Over the past 24 hours I have consumed everything I could about Storm Goretti. I followed the advice. Canceled the aforementioned plan and now I … Continue reading →

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Welcome one and all …

Posted on January 7, 2026 by Guthlac

In life nothing is permanent. As Shelley wrote … “My name is Ozymandias, King of Kings:Look on my works, ye Mighty, and despair!” When I was growing up Coal was King. Now it is no more. In 20 or so … Continue reading →

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Be Very Careful…

Posted on January 6, 2026 by Guthlac

So at the start of December I mentioned that winter’s are not what they used to be. One month later it seems winter heard what I had to say and thought: ‘ you know what see what he has to … Continue reading →

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