Tag Archives: University of Leicester Botanic Garden

Walk in the Woods…

Posted on April 14, 2024 by Guthlac

So very idyllic. So very….? Whatever you might think it is or it isn’t we had an enjoyable time walking through the local Botanic Gardens which, like so many things in British life, at the moment is looking in need … Continue reading →

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Summer Sun…

Posted on July 9, 2022 by Guthlac

It has been a couple of lovely summer days: bright warm sun and a welcoming cool breeze. What could be better? Not much but as always real life has an awful way of putting a damper on things. Last year … Continue reading →

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Wandering Around…

Posted on July 19, 2019 by Guthlac

Rain rain go away come again another day… So the traditional nursery rhyme goes.   Today is the ‘another day‘ so it has given me chance to think a little about my new 85mm f1.8 lens.   I have to say I … 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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Colourtastic

Posted on November 6, 2018 by Guthlac

Just going bonkers with the colour at the moment…well ’tis the season as someone never said.

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Teaching an old dog some new tricks…

Posted on November 5, 2018 by Guthlac

The other day I made a rather profound discovery…the reason why I am a much much better digital photographer than when I used film is that I have total control of the process.   In the chemical days I had to … Continue reading →

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Autumn is still here…

Posted on August 15, 2017 by Guthlac

After suggesting that autumn has arrived I woke up this morning to glorious sunshine.   But I stick by my prediction.

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Super Massive…

Posted on July 10, 2017 by Guthlac

 

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Forests will echo…

Posted on July 8, 2017 by Guthlac

  Strange bedfellows these two images…very strange

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Red Tree

Posted on March 17, 2013 by Guthlac

This is the first of the images captured with my sony at the Botanic Gardens this afternoon. Not sure when I’ll get around to making anymore today – other things to do. Simon Marchini Web: http://WWW.simonmarchini.co.uk

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