A Bit Retro…

Posted on September 23, 2022 by Guthlac

There was a time when the iPhone wasn’t lorded as a great camera and I loved it for that. However, today we are told that the latest iPhone is as good as a ‘real‘ camera, spoiler – they’re not. What the iPhone is, in my view, is a great camera to have with you all the time. They do have huge limitations but usability and converiance isn’t one of them. However, just recently I have found myself capturing images with my iPhone that have feel of when I first took up photography more than half a century ago which, I guess, underlines their convenience – perhaps.

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The Craziness Starts Here….

Posted on September 23, 2022 by Guthlac

Not the best start to one of the more significant Parliamentary events of recent times – Jacob Rees-Mogg having to make a non apology to the Speaker of the House of Commons because, basically, Jacob didn’t think he need to tell parliament of his plans. Perhaps the most telling line from the exchange between the two was when the Speaker said he should just have given him a call to sort this out. Why would Jacob do such a thing because in his mind ‘Jacob knows best’? Anyway he then got a bit of a rough ride from his own MPs over his plans for Energy bills and Fracking.

I wonder how today’s financial announcements will go? Probably reasonably well but, and this is not beyond the realms of possibility that, it too could start to unravel very quickly, especially when it becomes apparent that the numbers just don’t add up then who knows what will happen? It is a good job that Liz Truss is such a smooth, empathetic, and effective communicator in public…oh no ……….

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Start of the rest of my life…

Posted on September 20, 2022 by Guthlac

Yesterday, Queen Elizabeth was final laid to rest and it is far too early to assess the true value of her life. However, this being said she did perform her duty right up to the end. Anyone viewing the photos of her appointing Liz Truss as the new Prime Minister knew that something was not right. Yet there Queen Elizabeth was doing her duty … underlining, if any more evidence was needed, the total lack of any moral backbone of the previous PM. She never had to be told what duty meant. Let us all hope this is not the case with Liz Truss – I fear the worst but for the country I hope I am wrong.

So what of the photo? Well this is one of the most busiest roads into Leicester on a normal Monday morning. Not yesterday. Instead the road was, as can be seen, almost deserted. There was a strangle silence about the place. Perhaps this says more about the late Queen than any other comment.

So for the first time in my life the monarch isn’t the one I swore allegiance to all those years ago.

The Queen is dead. Good save the King.

I guess I’ll get used to this.

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City of Leicester….

Posted on September 13, 2022 by Guthlac

The other day I took a walk around the mean streets of Leicester that I once knew very well. However, in the 40 plus years since our first acquaintance things have changed.

I had to check myself from writing… “I can remember when…“. Trouble is nowadays I can’t always!

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Awaiting a Phone Call…

Posted on September 12, 2022 by Guthlac

I had some time to kill this morning so I made a little drawing….

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Testing Times….

Posted on September 8, 2022 by Guthlac

None of us know what tomorrow will bring so it best to try and carry on your life as best you can. For me that meant trying out my new APS-C lens. It is quite a while since I used my A6000 in anger and I have to say it has been a bit of a reminder that you don’t need the latest gear etc etc to enjoy photography and perhaps along the way capture some interesting images. I am as guilty as the next person of listening to the YouTube talking heads banging on about why the latest gear is a must have and yes I have just shelled out money for a new lens but the body is old and a pain to use but it still has a really great sensor when combined with a good lens makes for a great experience. It was so much fun.

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Then there were 3….

Posted on September 5, 2022 by Guthlac

Turn your back for just a minute and the council has come in a chopped down one of your most photographed trees!

This was just two days before. Of course I am sure that this had been planned weeks ago but it came as a bit of a shock. These four, now 3 trees, have been a real fall back for me and now one is no more! I blame Brexit! So here are a selection from as far back as I can bother to look on WordPress!

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End of Summer – Part 2 …

Posted on September 5, 2022 by Guthlac

Nothing says the end of summer like equipment tests but there we are. I spent the last afternoon of summer testing lens and camera bodies whilst at the same time trying to make some interesting images.

The summer ended with the first moon of autumn slowly growing in the sky.

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End of Summer – Part 1….

Posted on August 31, 2022 by Guthlac

The last day of summer, at least here in Britain, and I thought I would make the passing with a series of images ( I know hardly groundbreaking!) that I captured in the last days of Summer.

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A Bit of This and That….

Posted on August 26, 2022 by Guthlac

I continue my quests to make my iPhone capture better images and I am afraid the jury has returned its verdict and surprise surprise I am now having add two seconds to my capturing experience by opening the phone and using the Adobe Lightroom app. Such a pain!

I then tried this out with my Sony and its much more expensive lenses at Powys (I know it is technically Powis but when in Wales use the Welsh language wherever possible) Castle. It was an interesting experience and has given me much to think about (spoiler alert: The Sony is the better all round but there is a place for the iPhone.)

One final thought…800 px and 72 ppi do not show any of these images at their best .

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