Author Archives: Guthlac

The sun is out, the cool wind is dropping so what abetter time to be in the garden. My wife, the head gardener, has stopped me ‘helping her’ in the garden so I am going to do what I do best – sit ony big fat arse and take photographs. What could b… Continue reading →

I think the answer to this is nothing. This, of course, is not true. The main change is with the latest RAW converter, which is at the heart of Lightroom. This now appears to be able deal with raw files from the latest series of cameras that produ… Continue reading →

For Apple, Lost iPhone Is a Big Deal – NYTimes.com – http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/20/technology/companies/20apple.html?src=twt&t… I’m on line at: http://www.flickr.com/photos/guthlac http://simonmarchini.blogspot.com http://www.simonmarchini.co.uk I hope yo… Continue reading →

The only thing to guarantee change is a strong conservative government. I may be paraphrasing things but I believe that was the message that the party political broadcast by David Cameron was saying. Suddenly he is starting to look like yesterday’… Continue reading →

Perhaps it is the way my brain is wired but I just can’t identify wild flowers without hours scratching my head and poring through reference books. This was the case today when I went to see how the bluebells were developing in Swithland woods. On… Continue reading →

Another beautiful dawn and I found myself by the water’s edge once more – this time at Watermead country park. Watermead is a strange place. It is a series of old gravel quarries scattered for about 5 miles alongside the River Soar. Up until quite… Continue reading →

Late last night I got an email letting me know that this photograph has been selected for the Royal Photographic Society’s Nature Group’s exhibition. Maybe this is a good omen for things to come…maybe. Simon Marchini LRPSWeb: http://WWW.simonmar… Continue reading →

I am currently listening to Childhood’s End by Arthur C Clarke. I first read this book 30 years ago when it was only 25 years or so old. Now it is over 50 years old. Perhaps the most interesting thing for me is not the suggestions of what 21st cen… Continue reading →

As I read my Times this morning I suddenly realised that the establishment of this country has suddenly woken up to the fact that there actually be real political change. We have the current Home Secretary making eyes towards the Lib Dems and colu… Continue reading →

I know this is a cultural thing but I always find that when the new at home is so depressing then you can always count on Fox News to bring a little light relief to the proceedings. To an English eye brought up on the impartial reporting of the BB… Continue reading →