a slightly different focus

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 expect being back in Maine — [...]

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Sorry for the lack of updates to the blog recently; been behind the work curve. On the positive side, my internet issues seem to have cleared up….

An interesting — and pretty accurate, IMHO — take on the photography business right now: The Cloud is Falling. Weddings, indeed…;)
Rolling Stone is switching to a “regular” magazine size. [...]

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Please note: been having connection issues for the past few days; things still aren’t running as smoothly as I’d like. Sorry this posting is a little later than I’d expected.
Calvin is one of the first people I met after moving to Macon, back in the dark days of 2004-5. We’ve been close since.
He’s an unconventional [...]

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…are not only wonderful people, they, together with Martha Kelly — Trish’s amazing Mom — hosted this week’s Cocktail Hour. As expected, it was fantastic.
The happy couple:

Miles and Trish (Enjoying their Cocktail Hour)
Couldn’t stay the duration, alas, and can only look at a few of the photographs from tonight before getting back to work — [...]

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…but have been otherwise occupied. Thus, there are a few stacked up.
Next time you have a moment, pull up to the computer with your favorite beverage and enjoy:

Metallophile, my favorite font in a while — nice.
This has been around for a while, but it’s still a great storm photograph. Just wow.
Also from the NYT, When [...]

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…was hosted by Gerald and Autumn right here in Ingelside. Heck yeah, I went:

Autumn’s Glass
Both the hosts were manning cameras at various points through the evening, plus Doug messing about with one of Gerald’s cameras, so by and large, I didn’t. A few shots were irresistible, however — forgive:

Doug’s (Canon) Shot
Only 10 photographs posted, but [...]

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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, [...]

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This post has lurked about unseen for a couple of days because I hit “save” instead of “publish.” Sorry.
Over Mother’s Day, I enjoyed a visit to Florida.
As we all know, here in Macon, things weren’t so pleasant — and, at the time, I concentrated on things at home rather than the photographs from afar. However, [...]

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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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New, from the rates page:
Summer Special, 2008
Anyone who has ordered a print is eligible for waived minimums. That means portraits — and more — for less. Prints start at $3, and could potentially save hundreds of dollars. Been photographed, but want more? Order and save!
Thank you for ordering — and contracting for more. Truly, appreciated.
Addendum: [...]

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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 on Laurel — where [...]

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…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.

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Regrets, specifically, came up in four different conversations tonight.
Wow.
Fine — let’s address it, head-on.
My name is Giles Hoover. In a former life, I was a book designer.
A good one, in fact: I knew Chip Kidd (ask Carey, or Google); I did covers and jackets apenty (some well-known, most not); I was on several occasions interviewed [...]

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A headline in today’s NYTimes.
With an absolutely perfect photo:

I wonder whether the photo came before the headline (i.e. looked at the photo and the headline popped into mind), or whether the editor made a specific request. Either way, the photo and headline are wonderful together.
Photo by Jae C. Hong for the AP. Nicely done.

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