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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

The latest book…

Posted on November 21, 2018 by Guthlac

  So I’ve just published my latest book – The first ten thousand.   It contains 52 images from the first 10,000 images I captured with my A7 Mk.2.   Not bad going seeing as I have a heavy cold at the … Continue reading →

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It’s been a while…

Posted on November 19, 2018 by Guthlac

Brexit oh Brexit. Some time ago I decided not to comment on the current political situation here in Britain and especially Brexit – actually there is no other political situation apart from crime rates, poverty levels, government indebtedness, NHS funding … Continue reading →

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Learning an old curve….

Posted on November 18, 2018 by Guthlac

  So the reeducation continues as I slowly learn what I can and can’t achieve with the nifty fifty.  Teaching an old dog old tricks that it had forgotten so many years ago!

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Nifty Fifty…

Posted on November 17, 2018 by Guthlac

Well I’ve gone all retro or retrograde – only time will tell.   I’ve just bought myself a 50mm f1.8 lens.   It is the first time I’ve owned such a creature for the best part of 40 years.   I took it … Continue reading →

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End of the world as we know it….

Posted on November 14, 2018 by Guthlac

  So we’re off to the races.  The draft Brexit agreement has now seen the light of day and it seems to have upset everyone (except Theresa May one assumes!)  Will it pass muster?  I haven’t got the first clue … Continue reading →

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Another Milestone…

Posted on November 12, 2018 by Guthlac

Milestones and anniversaries seem to be coming thick and fast for me at the moment.   Yesterday I celebrated my first 10k images taken with my Sony A7 Mk2.   Not much of a milestone I guess but not bad going since … Continue reading →

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Along the watershed…

Posted on November 11, 2018 by Guthlac

For an unnoticed set of hill along the Leicestershire/Northants border they do have one claim to fame.  They represent the border between the River Severn, the Wash and the Humber.   This might seem a strange thing to claim as the … Continue reading →

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Lest we do forget…

Posted on November 11, 2018 by Guthlac

From a generation that never had to go to war – we salute the sacrifice of those who came before. It is just a shame that the President of the United States couldn’t do the same yesterday…I believe it was … Continue reading →

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Perhaps I am an Apple fan boy after all…

Posted on November 8, 2018 by Guthlac

There are times when we all have to face some hard truths.  Today was one of those days when I came face to face with my Apple purchases over the last ten years or rather the boxes they came in.  … Continue reading →

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Colourtastic

Posted on November 6, 2018 by Guthlac

Just going bonkers with the colour at the moment…well ’tis the season as someone never said.

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