Category Archives: Photography

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It’s about three weeks – what have I learnt?

Posted on February 12, 2019 by Guthlac

So here is my street photography set up – scary isn’t it.  A five year old camera body – although mine is around 3 years old and a lens that is over forty years old.  Those of you who might … Continue reading →

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With Ralph in my mind…

Posted on February 12, 2019 by Guthlac

This is the second series of images made on the Streets of London on Sunday.   As I was making the images this morning I couldn’t help but hum Streets of London in my head. I think London may have change … Continue reading →

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Streets of London

Posted on February 11, 2019 by Guthlac

We live in a sea of photographs.  Each day millions, probably billions, more are added.   Yesterday I was wandering in and around Soho, London whilst the Chinese New year celebrations were taking place.  It was a fantastic day out and … Continue reading →

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A lot of hard work for what?…

Posted on February 3, 2019 by Guthlac

Another Sunday another session with the Canon FD Lenses and my Sony A6000.   To recap I have set of small lightweight Canon FD lens circa late 1970s that I have decided to try and use with my Sony A6000.  The … Continue reading →

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It’s the future Jim but not as we know it….

Posted on February 1, 2019 by Guthlac

The future’s bright the future is a smartphone…   As a now defunct phone company almost once said.   In the grey nothing that is mid winter it does allow a certain amount of crystal ball gazing about the future of photography. … Continue reading →

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Exercising my little grey cells…

Posted on January 28, 2019 by Guthlac

Day 2 of the great Canon experiment – which is something I’m definitely not calling my dailiance with my old Canon FD lenses – and I thought I would try things out on much more familiar ground.   I’m not sure … Continue reading →

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Back to the Future with a Bag Full of Primes…

Posted on January 27, 2019 by Guthlac

It seemed like such a good idea – fit a Canon 24mm f2.8 FD lens I had to a Sony A6000 – what could possibly go wrong? Well the answer is nothing much apart from the lens isn’t anything like … Continue reading →

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Doing something naughty….

Posted on January 23, 2019 by Guthlac

As dawn broke this morning I found myself standing on top of a hill underneath the final approach to East Midlands Airport. It was a cold morning, not a middle of a Russian winter cold but cold enough for me.  … Continue reading →

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A welcome relief…

Posted on January 20, 2019 by Guthlac

  Oh Brexit, Brexit, Brexit – so good they named it?   This sentence makes no sense nor does the current Brexit position.  Here in Britain we a currently the laughing stock of most the rest of the world.  However, the … Continue reading →

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Dull as Ditch Water…

Posted on January 5, 2019 by Guthlac

Another day dawns and this being January it is dull.  Outside the rubbish is being collected but this doesn’t disturb the sense that this is going to be anything other than another dull January day.   We really are in the … Continue reading →

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