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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

Tree on the hill

Posted on August 24, 2010 by Guthlac

I have spent the morning doing some pencil drawings, a sketch of the Notre Dame. Not bad for a first attempt but could be improved with more practice. Are more practice – this seems to be way of things – the more you practice the better you get. I… Continue reading →

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Young woman

Posted on August 23, 2010 by Guthlac

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Two minute sketch

Posted on August 23, 2010 by Guthlac

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The Times on line – do I renew?

Posted on August 23, 2010 by Guthlac

I know I have been a little unfair to the iPad edition of the Times. Many of the things that I have moaned about over the past three months have turned out to be ‘user error’. However I have had this for about three months now and ,because of prod… Continue reading →

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Silly sketch of man

Posted on August 20, 2010 by Guthlac

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A sensible iPhonegraph

Posted on August 20, 2010 by Guthlac

Having spent most of the day playing around with panoramas made with out the assistance of Photoshop I thought it would be nice just to let the computer do all the work. The result is smoother but somehow more sensible. Not sure whether I am after… Continue reading →

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Standing by the dock of the bay – with my iPhone

Posted on August 20, 2010 by Guthlac

Well I am certainly not Ottis Reading and Orford isn’t really next to a bay but I did have my iPhone. Whilst I was away I tried to make some panorama photographs with the iPhone. As I have previously written I am not after technical perfection wit… Continue reading →

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Orford Ness – one day on.

Posted on August 19, 2010 by Guthlac

Well I am back home, knackered but satisfied. I have had a little time to think some more about Orford Ness. My last post was actually sent stand next to the only nuclear testing facility open to the public, the sinister Lab No 1. The place is tru… Continue reading →

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Orfordness

Posted on August 18, 2010 by Guthlac

Well I’m bit stung but it is worth the discomfort. Orfordness has a very strange and sinister feel. The place was used to test nuclear bomb delivery systems and you can feel the danger in the crumbling buildings. In the distance is the site of the… Continue reading →

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Off to Orford Ness in Morning

Posted on August 17, 2010 by Guthlac

My friend David and me are off to Ordford Ness in the morning for a couple of days of photography. I really don’t know what to expect which is rather exciting in its self. To prep I have been making a few sketches just get the creative juices flow… Continue reading →

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