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So now we’re in it….

Posted on January 2, 2019 by Guthlac
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The dog days of the year….

Posted on December 27, 2018 by Guthlac

So that was Christmas and what have you done?   Well for me I have been pulling my yearbook together and well just making some sketches.   Well it beats watching the nonsense (most of it) that is on the TV!

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Not a white christmas…

Posted on December 25, 2018 by Guthlac

So the plan was to drive to the coast and spend Christmas on the beach.   This being England and not southern California the ambient temperature on the beach would be around freezing but that wasn’t a problem as we could … Continue reading →

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The light is the key…

Posted on December 24, 2018 by Guthlac

For my sins I watch a lot of photography related vlogs on YouTube.   Some are really useful and most are mildly entertaining.   Perhaps the most interesting thing about their output is the divide between the young and old:   The younger … Continue reading →

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It’s manic out there….

Posted on December 23, 2018 by Guthlac

I have a very ambivalent attitude to Christmas.    For more years than I care to recall I have worked on Christmas day or night – strangely enough I can’t recall actually ever working on lates on Christmas day.   So … Continue reading →

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Variations…

Posted on December 17, 2018 by Guthlac

So what have I done today?   Well let me see I have mapped out where all the medieval religious institutions were located in and around west Leicestershire.   I know this is a very niche pursuit but it is one I … Continue reading →

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It’s grim up north…

Posted on December 12, 2018 by Guthlac

What a totally unfair thing to say…I have had some of the most beautiful days in the North and of course ‘ …the North remembers…’.  In truth it has been one of those horrible days all round as far as … Continue reading →

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A very long time ago…

Posted on December 11, 2018 by Guthlac

  A long time ago I read the Arthur C Clarke short story The Sentinel.   It was the inspiration for the film 2001: A Space Odyssey and formed the first act.  In the story a structure of incalculable age was … Continue reading →

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Bag full of primes…

Posted on December 8, 2018 by Guthlac

  If you are a photographer then there is nothing more enjoyable than walking the countryside on a cold winter’s afternoon with the sun slowly setting.   This is the golden hour for any photographer.   Through in a bag of primes … Continue reading →

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Winter is here!

Posted on December 2, 2018 by Guthlac

  Last week I wrote a post about the last images of Autumn I would make.  Unfortunately whether it was the onset of senility or stupidity I thought that the end of November was last Sunday!   However almost as soon … Continue reading →

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