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

Living through Hell…

Posted on February 15, 2020 by Guthlac

There are too many people at the moment living through their own version of hell.  Whether the overall situation in the world is that bad is a moot point.  To many it is and that is just not good enough. … Continue reading →

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Sometimes the Bear…

Posted on February 11, 2020 by Guthlac

 

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These Simple Things….

Posted on February 10, 2020 by Guthlac

The wind has gone, mostly, and today promises to be just another grey winter’s day.  What better way to spend the day than just drawing?   I don’t think there is of course your mileage may well vary.

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When the Wind Blows…

Posted on February 9, 2020 by Guthlac

The joy of where I live is that we don’t do extreme weather.  Yes we get, snow, frost, rain and currently wind but it always seems to be worse somewhere else in Britain.   Whether that is good or bad is … Continue reading →

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The Calm Before….

Posted on February 7, 2020 by Guthlac

According to the latest weather forecast this weekend is going to be a bit rough.  How rough is a question that can only be answered after the effect.  However, it has meant that the last two days have been beautiful … Continue reading →

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Bridge over…

Posted on February 6, 2020 by Guthlac

After what seems like an unending stream of days when the light was appalling – grey on grey – we finally got a nice crisp dawn.  On with the thick coat and off I go to get my fingertips frozen!  … Continue reading →

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The Saga Continues….

Posted on February 5, 2020 by Guthlac

One of the most interesting things, for me at least, that I have learnt working on these 10 year old images is just how good the Canon digital cameras were at producing great colours.  I have heard a lot of … Continue reading →

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Number Crunching….

Posted on February 4, 2020 by Guthlac

Whether we like it or not digital photography is just a series of ones and zeros.  Numbers matter nearly as much as any aesthetic value.  Fortunately, the small gap between aesthetics and arithmetic is sufficient to allow the human brain … Continue reading →

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A Bright New Morning…

Posted on February 3, 2020 by Guthlac

  Over the years our views and tastes change.  We also acquire new skills and interests.   We also start to forget some of the things that once made us us.   An example from my own life is that I once … Continue reading →

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So Long and Thanks for all the Fish…

Posted on January 31, 2020 by Guthlac

Not sure why that quote from The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy has come into my mind as we’ve just exited the European Union.  I have never been in favour of Brexit but I wasn’t in the majority so we … Continue reading →

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