A Slightly Different Focus
Photography by Giles Hoover
A long-time book designer, Giles is known for finding amazing details in everyday scenes. The phrase, "a slightly different focus" is used to describe his style in portraiture, event photography, and More →
Sapelo People (and Dogs)
Sapelo Island, off the coast of Georgia, has become one of my favorite places to go. It’s relaxing, it’s peaceful, and, at the beach we stay at, it’s possible to see for miles and miles — in either direction — without seeing a house or any sort of development. Ultimately, however, it’s as much about [...]
Read more →On Cocktails and Birthdays
Last week not only served up a Cocktail Hour hosted by Creighton (aka the Originator) and Carolyn, but in a Thursday-Friday two-fer, Dan Zook’s 42nd birthday. I took a very few photographs on Thursday, spending more time chatting with some new folks (as the various school seasons get underway, the new teachers and professors have [...]
Read more →August 13 = Fall. (Even before Cocktails.)
Cocktail Hour marked its return from the summer hiatus this past Thursday, and I was there with a camera. It was nice to see folks, including hosts Gerald and Autumn, also marking a return — this time, from their trip to England. Gerald was also using the occasion to start the celebration of his 40th [...]
Read more →MagTard at Bragg Jam
In keeping with the narrative: as mentioned last time, I rolled back into town — from a great weekend in South Carolina — just in time to catch the last performance of Bragg Jam. Sweet. Bragg Jam 2009 covered a bunch of venues and dozens if not hundreds of musicians, with an estimated 5,000 attendees [...]
Read more →Charleston and Edisto Beach, South Carolina
As mentioned last time, I was headed out of town Wednesday. Indeed, I rolled back in around 11 Saturday night — just in time to catch a couple of songs from the MagTard midnight performance at Bragg Jam … before collapsing from exhaustion. Stay tuned, as MagTard’s photographs will be posted tomorrow or Weds. Charleston, [...]
Read more →MagTard: The Recording Session
Sorry for the quiet; been running, running in about fifteen directions the past few months — most of them not near the web site. More on that in a few weeks. Meanwhile…. Enjoyed the heck out of a session with the local band MagTard last week. Posted up a few photographs yesterday, but am only [...]
Read more →Thrice Into the Looking Glass: Independence Day, 2009
Last week, I mentioned that I was heading off over the holiday to do some hiking in North Carolina. Well, let me tell you: for me, there’s nothing like celebrating independence, whether my own or the nation’s, on the top of a mountain. Especially when it’s sunset, and I happen have a camera handy. From [...]
Read more →Miles’ Birthday Party
Note: Been offline for a while; besieged with computer hard-drive problems and complications regarding the house work. Worse, I’ve written — and lost — the Snapshots post twice now, with a third, partially-completed attempt currently saved as a draft. Will try to get back to before the holiday weekend, but in any case, Happy Independence [...]
Read more →More MagTard: Practice
This past week, I got a chance to visit a MagTard practice session — specifically such that I could take some photographs of the band at work. It was in the Zook’s “band room,” and usually for a practice, the front curtains were open. That was at my request, such that with a fast lens [...]
Read more →On Cocktails, Cars, and (Cute) Cats
Settling in for a long weekend in front of the computer, starting with a combined photography post — involving all of the items mentioned in the title: cocktails, cars, and some “new” cute cats. Four Cs, posted up. Okay! Working backwards, I took literally a dozen photographs at Cocktail Hour last night; I don’t know [...]
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