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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

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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Rain Stopped Play…

Posted on October 10, 2023 by Guthlac

Best laid plans…we’ve all made them and they fall to pieces. This week was supposed to be a north Wales week. Unfortunately, it is going to bucket down so the plan had to be cancelled. So instead we found ourselves … Continue reading →

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Found this Old App…

Posted on October 9, 2023 by Guthlac

Now I am sure there are far better word art apps out there but I don’t own them. However, I do own WordFoto. It has been sitting on my iPad unused and uninstalled for years. To my great surprise it … Continue reading →

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You meet a Nicer Class of Goat…

Posted on October 7, 2023 by Guthlac

I think the weather didn’t get the memo. Well into October and as I write this 23 degrees C. This is not at all normal. I was discussing the weather this morning with my new friend. She, well I think … Continue reading →

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I Want to Stay In…

Posted on October 3, 2023 by Guthlac

Oh COVID what a wonderful virus. I can say this because on Friday I had my COVID vaciantion, yes I’m that old – well almost but have contributing conditions that put me over the edge. Temporally not quite an old … Continue reading →

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