Category Archives: General

This is for posts that have no real specific category, such as Art or Photography

When will all this end?…..

Posted on April 2, 2020 by Guthlac

The one question that is on everyone’s mind, apart from those who have loved ones sick in hospital or worse is  ‘When will all the restrictions placed on our lives end? ‘ Surprisingly, there is a simple answer to that … Continue reading →

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Corona…

Posted on March 16, 2020 by Guthlac

Yesterday I watched a short clip of football journalists trying to pretend they knew something more than the ability to endlessly speculate about who is going to do what with which club.  Or to put it another way which groundless … Continue reading →

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So I felt like a walk…

Posted on July 21, 2019 by Guthlac

Finding the envelope of any tool you might use is important.   Today I came close to finding the envelope of my new 85mm lens.  The only thing was the envelope I was hitting wasn’t the technical performance of the lens … Continue reading →

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Crazy Weekend….

Posted on July 1, 2019 by Guthlac

London Baby… Joey Tribbiani Well that was a weekend to remember.   This was the first long weekend I have spent in London for many a long day.   Now I visit London all the time but not as a tourist.  Actually … Continue reading →

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YouTube…what is it good for? Absolutely…

Posted on May 1, 2019 by Guthlac

I have found myself watching a great deal of youtube these days.  In fact in my small and what I have always assumed exclusive selection I feel I have become something of an expert on the style and substance of … Continue reading →

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Updated Website….

Posted on February 6, 2019 by Guthlac

  I’ve just updated my website with some of the best of the photographs I made in 2018…it can be found at the address below https://www.simonmarchini.com/

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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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Enjoy the simple things…

Posted on April 29, 2018 by Guthlac

  Simple things please…I can’t tell you what satisfaction I get from making an accurate geographical map of something that I have been thinking about.   These three explore different aspects of early coal mining and they help me clarify my … Continue reading →

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A library is an arsenal of liberty

Posted on November 23, 2017 by Guthlac

  Sheffield City Library claims this quote is from the most quoted person of all time Anonymous.   However, the internet suggest it might have been Cicero.   Whatever the case empty shelves, even when display shelves,  make the quote look very hollow … Continue reading →

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