Tag Archives: River Soar

2012…

Posted on November 24, 2024 by Guthlac

Who needs the latest and greatest camera gear to make decent photographs? These images were captured in on this day in 2012. The camera I used was a Sony NEX 5N with it standard kit lens. Anyone who knows me … Continue reading →

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Soggy Feet…

Posted on November 13, 2024 by Guthlac

I really must gets some new boots. This morning started with me wondering around in the mist and damp by the river. It hasn’t rained for several days yet the grass is soaking wet from the dew – hence the … Continue reading →

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The view from Freezeland…

Posted on October 12, 2024 by Guthlac

The last 10 years of my photographic journey is captured in this photograph. It was taken near a point where the district councils of Harborough, Melton and Charnwood meet. The last time I captured this view it was living upto … Continue reading →

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It was the best of times….

Posted on October 3, 2024 by Guthlac

COVID oh COVID. When will it end? Of course the answer is never. Today it was time for we oldies to get our flu and COVID jabs. So we dutifully went along to our local drop in centre and did … 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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Back to the Future…

Posted on September 28, 2024 by Guthlac

For reasons too boring and first worldly to mention I took my veteran A6000 out for a spin yesterday.(BTW Sony are still selling this camera and actually as a starter camera its very capable!). It took a few snaps and … 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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Coughing to Recovery…

Posted on May 8, 2024 by Guthlac

This damnable cough! It is nearly two weeks since I caught this cold and still I’m feeling the after effects. Not all bad though as I was able to get out at dawn the other day for a very refreshing … Continue reading →

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On this day…

Posted on April 10, 2024 by Guthlac

I thought I might start an occasional series of ‘On this day…’. Not sure how long I’ll keep things up but lets see. So the image above is from 2013 – the River Soar from what is now the Everards … Continue reading →

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Sometime the Clothes…

Posted on February 4, 2024 by Guthlac

It was a dry but damp day yesterday (I think might have to be British to understand this nonsensical statement). So I went out for a walk through the local park. Apart from being accosted by a wonderfully friendly puppy called Walter … Continue reading →

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