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

Here We Go Again…

May the AI Agents have a good old scrape over these two little masterpieces??? The more I know about AI the more insane it appears. However, to say such things is viewed by many people as tantamount to being a … Continue reading →

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Just One More …

Once unto the breach dear friends … once more… Henry 5th Act 3 Scene 1 One last dip into the 2009 pool and an image that has much more to do with 2026 than 2009. The digital image was captured … Continue reading →

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What were you doing in the Autumn of 2009?…

These four images really give a feel for what photographs I was producing in 2009 (Apart from the obvious xPan crop – a much later innovation). I invested a lot of money into my equipment and I was starting to … Continue reading →

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On this day …

On the 10th April 2024 I thought it might be a good idea to start a new occasional series called (drumroll please) … On this day. Being very self aware I did say on launch Not sure how long I’ll … Continue reading →

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Pond Life…

I have been revisiting the excellent Anthony Seldon’s Truss at 10. It is about the crazy, calamitous, and thankfully, short lived premiership Liz Truss. It was really something to live through. The other night on Have I Got News For … Continue reading →

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28 Kms…

Leicestershire is a county of two halves, at least as far as high vantage points are concerned. The west is dominated by the Charnwood Hills and Bardon Hill in particular. On a clear day you can see as far as … Continue reading →

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I Needed the Walk…

It’s been a rum few days. I just need to get out and go for a walk. The calm dawn between two autumnal storms. With just a hint of Ernst Hass.

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Entering Never Land….

Walking Through the Mist at Autumn Dawn At autumn dawn, the world seems to wake reluctantly, as though it would rather remain folded inside the night. The light arrives without brilliance, pale and diffused behind a veil of mist. Walking … Continue reading →

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Do we Have a Choice? …

A lack of energy is something we all have to get used to as enter our senior years. I watch enough mind scrambling slop to realise that there are some humans or at least their avatars out there who don’t … Continue reading →

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Digger…

Indulgent and insufferably up it self Mark Kermode This is so correct and yet. And Yet… it was a strangely watchable movie. I don’t think I can say anymore other than the trailers DO NOT spoil the movie.

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