Tag Archives: Pollution

No More…

Posted on December 2, 2025 by Guthlac

Not too long ago this was what greeted the visitor to the Trent valley. Every few miles there was another monster machine generating MW of electricity. No more.

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Way Too Big…

Posted on November 11, 2025 by Guthlac

How big is too big? The above photo asks this question. In its raw state it is almost 1 GB which is huge. That is what you get when make a panorama out of 7 x 61 MPixel images. Crazy. … Continue reading →

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Looking the right way…

Posted on November 5, 2025 by Guthlac

The other day I was standing on the wrong bridge over the M1 pointing my camera in the wrong direction. This morning I corrected that. M1 in North West Leicestershire District council. It was a damp morning but great photography … Continue reading →

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Yet more Sunshine…

Posted on April 10, 2025 by Guthlac

The previous day it was British Airways flying to the United States. Today it was the turn of Air France. Such is life. Meanwhile the real masters of the air are preparing for more important stuff. Spring appears to have … Continue reading →

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No More…

Posted on September 30, 2024 by Guthlac

So that is that. Britain no longer generates electricity by burning coal. No more getting up before dawn on frosty mornings to capture the dawn through the steam of the cooling towers. No more looking to the north and seeing … Continue reading →

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Saying Goodbye to Another Summer…

Posted on August 31, 2024 by Guthlac

There is a dampness in the air and the cars are now covered in dew. Hello to early autumn. What is to come? Mist and mellow fruits? Probably. What we can say for definite is that I won’t be able … Continue reading →

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Something Dumb to Do…

Posted on August 18, 2024 by Guthlac

It’s Sunday afternoon and I’ve got nothing to do so hay why not remastered some images from 2006 and 2009? Why not indeed. Nearly 20 years on and so many new ways to make the image that I wanted in … Continue reading →

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Falling Far Behind…

Posted on August 2, 2024 by Guthlac

So in just over a month’s time it will never be possible to capture such an image again. Ratcliffe upon Trent power station, the final coal powered power station in Britain, will be slowly powered down and the fires steadily … Continue reading →

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Sometimes I feel like Throwing my Hands in the Air….

Posted on September 3, 2023 by Guthlac

I was going to write something about how infrastructure is a vital part of any society and the last 13 years of Conservative rule has not really understood that. But what is the point as every day passes it is … Continue reading →

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All the Single Ladies…

Posted on September 1, 2023 by Guthlac

‘Life you know…’. This afternoon whilst walking around the Cathorpe Interchange, Leicestershire’s version of Spaghetti Junction, I came across this little lady. (Well I think it is a lady as I don’t have the best track record when identifying Dragonflies … Continue reading →

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