Giles Hoover, Photographer

Back in the day, photographers like Ansel Adams were part of something called Group f/64. Go ahead and read that if you’re not familiar. I’ll wait…;) Now, dare I suggest I’m in that sort of company? No, certainly not. But one can have aspirations. But “aspirations” also suggests similarity. Ansel Adams produced these amazing, long-view [...]

Finally, almost current: photographs from a trip this past weekend along the Flint River, near Albany, Georgia. In the spirit of “a slightly different focus,” let me get my favorite shot out of the way immediately: Canoes (with Grass) Yeah. Meanwhile, there was much more to the trip — including a better-than-amazing campground the second [...]

Wasn’t sure what to expect from an overnight in Dobbs Ferry, New York. What I got was fantastic — not only a great place (including wireless internet), courtesy of a longtime family friend, but a today-only street fair to boot. Once again in the right place at the right time. Further, not twenty minutes into [...]

Hard to believe, but I’ve been here for almost two weeks. One the one hand, I’m eager to get back to Macon. I miss my kids cats, my community, and my home. On the other, being here has been pretty magical. Take this photograph from a just-after-tropical-storm coastline, for instance: Post-Storm Surf Right place, right [...]

In Maine, that is: Ogunquit Beach, Across the River The view from my room. Not too shabby, even in extreme wide-angle…;) More over the next few weeks days. Thanks for checking back. Update: ‘Nuther, from Sunday: Perkins Cove Boats, Ogunquit Definitely some emotion in this, well, homecoming (for lack of a better term). I didn’t [...]

Okay, let’s get this out of the way up front: I haven’t been posting — or photographing — enough recently. But, there’s a good reason, one regular readers of this site know — equipment that’s not up to snuff. So some changes have been in order. As of yesterday, those changes are nearly complete. It’s [...]

Warning: A long, rambling, and — perhaps — nonsensical post. I don’t do as much personal stuff here as I used to at the old web site and blog, so … well, forgive. Read on. Dan, Doug, and various other friends in crowds — and bands — I love, please bear with me. Going downtown [...]

As my blog readers know, I’ve been having some equipment problems recently. For Independence Day, however, my camera raised a flag and celebrated the long-overdue Unity — out of 446 photographs Friday (taken in about three hours of straight shooting), I kept 309, starred 185, and multi-starred 90. Remarkable. More: The first four-star images in, [...]

This week’s Cocktail Hour was hosted by Heather Braun, at her new place in the Baconsfield area of Macon. Heather has a wonderful home, that she — deservedly — was delighted to show off: Heather, in Front of New Home As usual, it was a great time: Carmen, Enjoying (the Neighborhood) Carmen purchased Gerald’s house [...]

…was, as always, a great time. Many thanks to Tagg and Angelic for hosting. Yeah, Angelic: Angelic’s Party A great time. Many thanks to all. More photos Friday and then again Monday/Tuesday. (Update: Done. 10 photographs in all.) Thanks for your patience.