Giles Hoover

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  • Gallery Updates: Andersonville and Americus, Georgia

    Gallery Updates: Andersonville and Americus, Georgia

    Last weekend, Gerald and I took a summer road trip and photostroll through southwest Georgia — with stops in Andersonville and Americus.

    Andersonville is a sobering place: “The deadliest ground of the American Civil War.” Further:

    Nearly 13,000 men died on these grounds, a site that became infamous even before the Civil War ended. Their burial grounds became Andersonville National Cemetery, where veterans continue to be buried today. This place, where tens of thousands suffered captivity so others could be free, is also home to the National Prisoner of War Museum and serves as a memorial to all American prisoners of war.

    National Park Service

    We just visited the National Cemetery section of the park, with its closely-spaced Civil War graves, memorials, and reminders that it’s still in use today.

    Bench and Garden, Andersonville National Cemetery Rostrum
    Stalag XVII Memorial Detail (WWII), Andersonville National Cemetery
    Maine Civil War Memorial Statue (Photo #2) Amongst Graves, Andersonville National Cemetery
    Illinois Civil War Memorial (Detail #2), Andersonville National Cemetery

    Later, we headed just down the road to the small city of Americus:

    Wall Painting Detail #1, Sweet Georgia Bakery and Cafe, 134 W. Lamar St., Americus
    City Municipal Building and Windsor Hotel, W. Lamar St., Americus
    Window Arch #2, 106 W. Lamar St., Americus

    Both galleries — Andersonville and Americus — have been updated with new photographs. The new items start with “2022,” and remember that clicking on any photograph starts a slide show for that gallery. Thank you!

  • Gallery Update: Madison (Part 3)

    Gallery Update: Madison (Part 3)

    As promised, I returned to Madison, Georgia, to complete the gallery my camera battery didn’t permit last time. Special thanks to Gerald, who accompanied me around the beautiful downtown historic district and on the lovely drive from here to there.

    This round is mostly details, taken with my stunning new Leica APO lens. (Introduced in this Macon post.) The whole line has been discontinued, so I am incredibly glad to have gotten one while they’re still available — every single photograph shows just how good this lens is. I’ll try to do it justice:

    Morgan County Courthouse #6
    Light Detail, 131 E. Jefferson St.
    Madison Welcome Center, Madison Square
    Flower Detail, Organic Market
    Building and Light Detail #2, W. Washington St.
    Hart & Crown Sign, Madison Square

    I’ve revamped the gallery with the new shots mixed in with the old. Several are improved versions of shots taken last time, meaning those were deleted in favor of the new ones.

    132 Madison photographs have been posted in all. Peruse and enjoy; remember to click on any individual photograph to start a slide show, and if you’d like, click “buy” to get options for fine art prints in a variety of sizes and finishes. Thank you!

    See also: Madison Part One and Part Two.

  • Updated Galleries: Macon Downtown x3

    Updated Galleries: Macon Downtown x3

    FedEx pulled up around 8:30 this morning and dropped off a new lens. (It wasn’t due ’til Tuesday — bonus!) Given that it was an absolutely beautiful morning, I shelved my plans for the day, picked up the camera, and headed downtown.

    Verdict? It’s so a keeper. See for yourself:

    Catholic Cross, St. Joseph’s, Macon
    Purple Hydrangea, St. Joseph’s, Macon
    (Funeral) Chapel, New St., Macon
    552 New St. (Brick Detail), Macon
    Public Art (Detail #1), D T Walton Sr Way, Macon
    Tree and City Auditorium, Macon

    Wound up with sixty new items posted. However, the downtown Macon gallery was getting almost too big — confusing, even — so has been separated into three parts:

    Enjoy your Memorial Day weekend!

  • Gallery Update: The Columbus Museum

    Gallery Update: The Columbus Museum

    As I mentioned in the last entry, Gerald and I were in Columbus, Georgia on Saturday, where our primary photographic mission was The Columbus Museum — specifically, its Olmsted Garden.

    ArchDaily is to blame here; they pointed me to the following:

    Celebrating the bicentennial of the birth of Frederick Law Olmsted, Sr., known as “the father of landscape architecture”, the Cultural Landscape Foundation has created an ever-growing digital guide of Olmsted’s most notable works.

    I immediately looked up what was near me, and lo and behold…. (Full disclosure: the garden is actually by Bradley Olmsted, one of Fredrick’s sons.)

    Of course, the building’s interesting, too, so there’s a good mix of architecture, gardens, architecture from the garden, and — you guessed it — garden architecture:

    The Columbus Museum (B&W #1)
    Urn, Columns and Bricks, The Columbus Museum
    Crawford’s Kindred (B&W detail), The Columbus Museum
    Olmsted Garden (Flower #3), The Columbus Museum
    Old Pool House (B&W), Olmsted Garden, The Columbus Museum

    I enjoyed the visit, and as a result of that visit, added 32 new photographs to the Columbus gallery. (They’re grouped together: “Columbus Museum – Mar22.”) Peruse anytime; purchase if you’d like. Thank you!

  • Updated Gallery: Columbus, Georgia

    Updated Gallery: Columbus, Georgia

    Gerald and I were in Columbus, Georgia, today, which included a delicious lunch at The Black Cow — no word whether the name is related to the Steely Dan song — and which meant a few photographs:

    United States Post Office and Court House (Eagle Detail), Columbus, Georgia

    One of several of the Post Office and Court House (the header photograph is that building, too), along with a few others from downtown:

    Lamp and Buildings, Downtown Columbus, Georgia
    Arches, Planes, and Sky, Downtown Columbus, Georgia
    Tower and Spire, Downtown Columbus, Georgia

    Columbus is really well covered in its dedicated gallery: check it out. The majority of today’s photographs, however, were from the Columbus Museum; those will be posted Monday. Stay tuned.

  • Updated Gallery: Sarasota – Ringling Museum

    Updated Gallery: Sarasota – Ringling Museum

    The Ringling Museum in Sarasota, Florida has been a place I’ve been taking photographs since I lived in the area, almost twenty years ago now — and a place where I continue to enjoy taking photographs whenever possible.

    The grounds have these amazing banyan trees, with root systems larger than many houses:

    Banyan (black and white, detail)

    They’ve expanded over the years, adding buildings, a new entrance, and additions. This is the Chao Center for Asian Art:

    Chao Center’s Asian Art Siding #3 (Detail)

    The old Ca d’Zan gate is the new main entrance:

    Ca d’Zan Lion

    And, of course, the whole compound is right on Sarasota Bay:

    Ringling’s Bayfront

    Take a virtual stroll through the Ringling grounds with 24 new photographs, along with many more over the years, and a few extra photographs from Sarasota proper. Enjoy.

  • Updated Gallery: Franklin Delano Roosevelt State Park, Pine Mountain

    Updated Gallery: Franklin Delano Roosevelt State Park, Pine Mountain

    As I mentioned yesterday, Gerald and I enjoyed a lovely first-of-spring drive out of middle Georgia. Our destination was Pine Mountain, home of F. D. Roosevelt State Park. Needless to say, there were cameras involved.

    Starting on Dowdell Knob, FDR’s favorite picnic spot — with its amazing valley overlook:

    Roosevelt’s Grill With a View, Dowdell Knob

    Next was the park’s office and overlook complex:

    FDR State Park Office (B&W Study), Pine Mountain
    Stone, Shutters, and Stars and Stripes
    FDR State Park Overlook: Rocks

    Peruse the entire gallery here. And when you have some extra time, all of FDR State Park is worth a visit; it’s got everything from hiking trails to cabins to the Callaway Gardens Country Kitchen in its 9049 acres. Enjoy!

    Bonus: Georgia Public Broadcasting, at the premier of its film A President in Our Midst: Franklin Delano Roosevelt in Georgia, said:

    Franklin Delano Roosevelt had a very special relationship with the State of Georgia. This compelling documentary spotlights the mutual benefits that the friendship provided to both the president and the people of Georgia. The film is based on the book, A President in Our Midst: Franklin Delano Roosevelt in Georgia.

    It’s no Ken Burns, certainly, but if you’re not familiar with FDR’s extensive time spent in west Georgia, it might be worth your time. See it here.

    Bonus gallery: Callaway Gardens, from 2008.

  • New and Updated Galleries: Woodland, Thomaston, and Yatesville

    New and Updated Galleries: Woodland, Thomaston, and Yatesville

    The end of winter here in Georgia means beautifully warm days, flowers and trees budding, and photography. Gerald and I took a road trip this weekend, enjoying almost 200 miles of driving — and four photostrolls.

    We’ll cover three today, heading west from Middle Georgia:

    Yatesville Peach Blossoms #1

    See everything from Yatesville, pop. 408, here.

    Next is an update from Thomaston, whose downtown square is typical of Georgia:

    Upson County Courthouse (B&W Study #2), 2022

    That gallery is available here.

    Lastly today is a new stop: Woodland, in west-central Georgia, near Pine Mountain and Warm Springs, northeast of Columbus.

    Woodland Antiques
    Postal Angel (Awning to be Free)

    Woodland, whose population also happens to be 408, has a gallery here.

    Many thanks to Gerald for the company and good day. Next up: FDR State Park, likely tomorrow.