Tag Archives: thanks

Late, but Good

Posted 26 February 2009 | By Giles | Categories: Equipment, Personal, Photography, Photos I Like, iPhone | Comments Off

Mucho behind on blog posts. Apologies. Been incredibly busy the past few weeks, mostly precluding the more “leisurely” activities.
Amongst which — for me, at least — includes blogging. Like I said, sorry.
Most recently, I promised a Maine update soon. Alas, no; try as I could, the sum of those thousands of photographs is less than [...]

Thirteen … Cocktails

Posted 13 February 2009 | By Giles | Categories: Personal, Photography, Photos I Like, Shoots | Comments Off

Appreciated a good time with Tagg and Angelic as hosts of this week’s get-together. As I’ve said so many times before, Cocktail Hour — and the friends it offers up regularly — is one of the reasons I enjoy Macon so much.
So, this Friday the thirteenth, I offer up thirteen Cocktail Hour photographs … including [...]

Plains, Americus, Andersonville, Preston, and Columbus, Georgia

Posted 24 January 2009 | By Giles | Categories: Equipment, Personal, Photography, Photos I Like, Shoots | 2 Comments

Enjoyed a great photostroll with Gerald and Phillip last Saturday, starting with a quick stop in Preston, Georgia, followed by a longer-than-expected stop in Plains (home of President Jimmy Carter), Americus, and finally a shorter-than-expected stop in Andersonville. (We settled in just as they closed. Sheesh.)
It was especially interesting to visit the Carter visitor’s center [...]

Group f/1+

Posted 02 December 2008 | By Giles | Categories: Equipment, Personal, Photography, Photos I Like, Shoots, Technique | Comments Off

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 scenes — ones [...]

Firefox 3 Supports Color Management!

Posted 19 June 2008 | By Giles | Categories: OTA | Comments Off

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.
Update: FF3 also supports [...]

Feb 21st Cocktail Hour Photographs Posted

Posted 23 February 2008 | By Giles | Categories: Personal, Photography, Photos I Like, Shoots, Site News | Comments Off

It occurs to me that, stupidly, I haven’t been updating the blog every time I’ve been updating the site. Need to cross-post.

Host at Kitchen Table
Thanks, Jim! It was nice knowing I could bring my mother along, and much appreciated her feeling welcome.
Just a brief gallery — nine photos. Check ’em out.
Edit: Previous 2008 Cocktail Hour [...]