Category Archives: autumn

Unexpected Turn…

Posted on September 9, 2017 by Guthlac

Yesterday was all planned out.  I was off to revisit the excellent Seurat to Riley: The Art of Perception at Compton Verney then my fellow traveller has to cancel because of a continuing back problem.   As a fellow back sufferer … Continue reading →

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So tell me whats up…no more

Posted on September 8, 2017 by Guthlac

So there is no argument – autumn is here.   It takes many different forms and probably most of the time it is just dull and damp and then sometimes it is magical – hardly Season of mists and mellow fruitfulness … Continue reading →

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Mean Streets…

Posted on September 2, 2017 by Guthlac

“If in doubt of what to photograph then just spend some time walking around places that you know….” as Tyrion might have said a wise man once said.  Of course this is nonsense but the view hasn’t changed that much … Continue reading →

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So that’s that then…

Posted on August 30, 2017 by Guthlac

For a while now I have claimed that autumn was here – well now there is no mistaking the slowly changing season – rain is definitely stopping play.  I realise talking about rain might be seen as being in bad … Continue reading →

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Another Busy Day at Calke…

Posted on August 29, 2017 by Guthlac

Clearly not all the kids have gone back to school today….still there is enough space at Calke Abbey to find some more deserted locations.

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Autumn is still here…

Posted on August 15, 2017 by Guthlac

After suggesting that autumn has arrived I woke up this morning to glorious sunshine.   But I stick by my prediction.

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Autumn is coming…

Posted on August 14, 2017 by Guthlac

Walking to my car this morning at dawn there were the unmistakable signs that summer had passed:  the cooler temperature; the sun just rising just that little further south and the mist over the water meadows.   Summer is over … Continue reading →

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Hunting the Bumps on Farthing Hill

Posted on November 29, 2016 by Guthlac

First off some housekeeping:   This is the second post on the HS2 line through Measham and I have already broken the rule I set myself – a number of these images don’t look like Kodachrome 64 for two reasons: … Continue reading →

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HS2 – Goodbye to Farthing Hill

Posted on November 24, 2016 by Guthlac

As you get older every now and then you become aware that perhaps there are less days ahead of you than are behind you.  Usually such thoughts can be brushed aside without too much concern.   Last week was one … Continue reading →

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Some say you’ll go to purgatory….

Posted on November 23, 2016 by Guthlac

Perhaps there is a special place in hell for photographers who play around with reality in their images – well if that is so then it is going to be very full indeed.   A few years ago when I … Continue reading →

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