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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

Going nowhere fast

Posted on April 16, 2013 by Guthlac

Oh the joys of a cold or is that a virus or …. Ever since I had a bit of a heart scare a couple of years ago, which was put down to a virus rather than anything mechanically wrong … Continue reading →

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I’ve got a cold…you know who you are who gave it to me!

Posted on April 13, 2013 by Guthlac

I’m feeling a little sorry for myself this morning as I’ve got a bit of a cold…not full blown man flu but we’re getting there! I suspect I know where I caught it as well but I don’t hold grudges…but … Continue reading →

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Getting Close to Complete….Maybe

Posted on April 12, 2013 by Guthlac

I have been watching the extra’s for the Hobbit and one of the things I found amazing was that the film was only ‘finished’ on the morning of the world premiere – long gone are the days of having to … Continue reading →

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Can you tell who it is yet?

Posted on April 12, 2013 by Guthlac

After a few days of messing around with photography it is nice to get my Wacom tablet going on something more painterly. Of course in one sense there is no difference between the photographs I make and the digital paintings … Continue reading →

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There is a place for everyone

Posted on April 12, 2013 by Guthlac

Saw this last weekend on the south bank near to Tate Modern…London clearly provides for every need. Simon Marchini Web: http://WWW.simonmarchini.co.uk

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Calke Abbey – Part 2

Posted on April 11, 2013 by Guthlac

This is the final images from this afternoons walk around Calke Abbey. Simon Marchini Web: http://WWW.simonmarchini.co.uk

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Calke Abbey – Part 1

Posted on April 11, 2013 by Guthlac

So another day another test – this time at Calke Abbey which is a wonderful National Trust property and park on the Leicestershire/Derbyshire border. If I thought the light was pretty awful yesterday well this was even worse, apart from … Continue reading →

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12800 iso on the G1x

Posted on April 11, 2013 by Guthlac

Another test of the G1x, this time at 12800iso – another winner. The image was captured on RAW and has just had small amount of the noise reduction applied in Lightroom so it is a really impressive result given that … Continue reading →

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Oops

Posted on April 10, 2013 by Guthlac

I’ve just noticed that I’ve exported the same image twice…Dohhh Simon Marchini Web: http://WWW.simonmarchini.co.uk

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Wondering near to home

Posted on April 10, 2013 by Guthlac

One of the things that I had forgotten about photography is that you have little control over the light unless you want use artificial light but that somewhat defeats the purpose of having a small and compact camera. Sp this … Continue reading →

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