Giles Hoover, Photographer

28 in all. Better still, a wonderful day. Nice. I’m generally not into insects, but the butterflies were neat — and, in this case, furry: Getting the (Butterfly) Eye See the whole set anytime. Thanks for stopping by.

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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 [...]

Visited good friends Phillip and Neecee this weekend in Columbus, Georgia, and spent Saturday on a trip to Callaway Gardens. As usual with them, a wonderful time — but the Gardens were a highlight. Some nice photographs, too. The first six have been posted, including: Butterflies, Distracted And: Chapel Window, Looking Up More to come [...]

…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.

About bloody time. …And, unfortunately a bit of a hoop to get working, according to Rob Galbriath. He doesn’t mention the required registration with Mozilla, either — but does include step-by-step instructions and a handy screenshot. For viewing the gileshoover.com site and galleries, highly recommended. (Or use Safari, which comes with it already.) Thank you. [...]

Catching up with a few photos, this time from a get-together on Magnolia Street, June 7th: Connor’s Pool Time Updated the Magnolia Street Mob gallery, along with adding the new photos to the Kids collection. Meanwhile, there’s a Cocktail Hour on Magnolia Street tomorrow, so please expect some more additions probably Friday. Thanks!

I haven’t been to a concert in a while — more than a year — and haven’t been to a concert by folks at this level of expertise in waaay too long. Fagen, Belting It Out Cameras officially weren’t allowed, but there was a 100% chance I was going to somehow capture a moment or [...]

Macon hasn’t had a Cocktail Hour for a few weeks, hardly unusual around the end of the school year. So it was not a surprise to see so many good folks at last night’s event, hosted by Elizabeth and John. Including a fantastic-looking woman — who just happens to be John’s mother — toting a [...]

…for the weekend consumption: The Online Photographer has an interesting post up on what might have also been my favorite digital camera — Sony’s 707. (For the record, I had an 828, as well — but it was exactly as Mike describes, ultimately leading me into Nikon territory.) That same site also leads us to [...]