Tag Archives: winter

Was God Listening?….

Posted on December 30, 2024 by Guthlac

For a couple of hours yesterday the gray clouds parted and picture perfect late afternoon winter sun bathed southern Leicestershire. For late December it was also fairly warm. So I guess I didn’t get all I wished for but God … Continue reading →

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Rising Damp…

Posted on December 29, 2024 by Guthlac

It has been a damp few days. However, nothing is going to stop me getting out and capturing a few images. The more I use my new camera the more I enjoy the luxury of a 61 Megapixels sensor. I … 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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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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In Search of the Gartree…

Posted on February 24, 2024 by Guthlac

Some days it is just great to be alive. I know the world at the moment appears to be going to hell but this afternoon travelling along the Gartree Road over the hills of Leicestershire was a moment of peace … 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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I would listen to you…

Posted on February 3, 2024 by Guthlac

Well it has been a funny few days for a lot of complicated and not necessarily connected reasons. Hopefully next week will be a lot more straightforward. The one lesson I have learnt from all this is that turning green is not … Continue reading →

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Southampton to Glasgow…

Posted on January 23, 2024 by Guthlac

Not sure if the vapour trail of the Southampton to Glasgow shuttle can be seen in the image is there but believe me it is. This was captured in the evening of the coldest day of the year (I moaned about … Continue reading →

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I don’t wanta…

Posted on January 18, 2024 by Guthlac

According to my phone this morning it was -6C when I got up – with windchill etc. that was probably closer to -8c. Now I could have got out and captured another incredible sunrise. I could have but I didn’t. Instead, I kept … Continue reading →

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