Micanopy, Florida. Settled 1821 after Spain sold Florida to the US. One mile square former Indian village. Pop. 638 (2016) Now on the National Register of Historic Places Paul Goldfinger © December, 2017. Micanopy series: #1
CAROLINE WESTFALL:
Archive for the ‘Florida photography’ Category
Micanopy #1 2017. “Something of a deja vu.”
Posted in Florida connection on Blogfinger, Florida photography, Photographic Gallery, Black and White, Photography from Florida, tagged Micanopy Florida on February 21, 2022| 1 Comment »
Gasparilla Gulf getaway
Posted in Florida connection on Blogfinger, Florida photography, tagged Boca Grande Florida, Gasparilla Island Florida on January 28, 2022|
Boca Grande, Florida southwest. On the beach. A perfect place to watch the sun set, to sip a daiquiri , and to share some moments while playing Ernesto Lecuono on your iPhone. Paul Goldfinger photograph. © Click to enlarge the estate.
ERNESTO LECUONO “Maria la O.” From his album of Cuban Originals
Color scheme: Naples, Fla.
Posted in Florida connection, Florida photography, Photography: Florida, tagged ColorGallery: Naples, Terry Blaine on July 17, 2021|
Naples Botanical Garden. Paul Goldfinger photo. ©
TERRY BLAINE and THE MARK SHANE QUINTET (Live in concert)
“The Louisiana Fairytale”
This gives new meaning to the Gulf of Mexico
Posted in Blogfinger Presents, Florida connection, Florida photography, tagged Cheek to cheek on June 9, 2021|
Sanibel Island, Fla.. Fashion preview for winter in southwest Florida,. Paul Goldfinger photo. Feb., 2017. © Click for cheeky view.
MAX RAABE AND DAS PALAST ORCHESTER ” Cheek to Cheek” (Live at Carnegie Hall 2007)
Wanna neck?
Posted in Florida connection on Blogfinger, Florida photography, tagged Great White Egret on March 12, 2021|
Great White Egret. Sanibel Causeway between Ft. Myers and Sanibel Island, Fla. Paul Goldfinger photo. Can be found as far north as Canada.
PRESERVATION HALL JAZZ BAND: “Georgia On My Mind.”
Can you recall the ’50’s? The colors, the cars, the love songs.
Posted in Florida connection on Blogfinger, Florida photography, tagged Photo: Tropicana lights series on December 27, 2020| 2 Comments »
A throwback to the 1950’s—even the name: Tropicana. Ft. Myers. Paul Goldfinger © Feb 2018.
THE MELLO-KINGS :
Editor’s note: The color scheme of the 1950’s was recreated by Francis Ford Coppola, 1970’s, for the Godfather movies, which were set in the ’40’s and ’50’s. He used special Technicolor film to provide authenticity when filming scenes in Little Italy, Havana, Sicily and suburban America.
Christmas in the Florida tropics.
Posted in Blogfinger Presents, Florida connection, Florida connection on Blogfinger, Florida photography, tagged Christmas Time is Here, The Canadian Brass: Sweet Songs of Christmas on December 21, 2020|
Tropicana Park in Ft. Myers, Fla. Golf cart parade for Christmas. Dec. 20, 2020. Paul Goldfinger photo. ©
Tropicana Park Christmas Parade. 12/20/20. Paul Goldfinger photo. ©
–CANADIAN BRASS from their album “Christmas Time is Here” (Brass quintet with percussion.)
Camelia River at nightfall…
Posted in Blogfinger Presents, Florida connection on Blogfinger, Florida photography, Fort Myers Florida, tagged Camelia River, Moon River on December 19, 2020|
Camelia River. Ft. Myers, Florida. December 18, 2020. Paul Goldfinger monochrom photograph. © Click to enlarge. (Don’t you wish life were that easy?)
NANCY LAMOTT: “Moon River” from Breakfast at Tiffany’s. With Christopher Marlowe on piano.
Kite boarders get a windy workout in the Gulf of Mexico.
Posted in Florida connection on Blogfinger, Florida photography, tagged Kite boarding in Florida on September 9, 2020|
Kite boarder. Lighthouse Beach, Sanibel Island, southwest Fla. March 5, 2017. Paul Goldfinger photo. Click to enlarge. ©
JOHN DENVER:
Southwest Fla: The Arvelee
Posted in Florida connection on Blogfinger, Florida photography, Fort Myers Florida, Photographic Gallery, Color, tagged Mambo on Blogfinger, Photo: The Arvelee on August 13, 2020| 1 Comment »
“The Arvelee” in downtown Fort Myers, across from the Caloosahatchee River. There are quite a few old Florida buildings in that neighborhood. Click left for full screen view. By Paul Goldfinger ©
SOUNDTRACK: This photo reminds me of Miami, and when I think Miami, I think Cuba and mambo. From the movie Mambo Kings, here is Antonio Banderas with “Beautiful Maria of My Soul.”
Social distancing. Go wash your hands.
Posted in COVID-19 virus updates, Florida connection on Blogfinger, Florida photography, tagged corona virus, Florida black and white on April 19, 2020|
It’s not all black and white. Don’t just stand there; go wash your hands. Paul Goldfinger photo. Ft. Myers, Fla. April, 2020 ©.
THE AUSSIE BUSH BAND
“Home Among the Gumtrees.”
Florida Rep….
Posted in Florida photography, Photography Ft. Myers, Photography: Florida, tagged Florida Repertory Theater on March 29, 2020|
Downtown Ft. Myers, Fla. Paul Goldfinger photo.
VINCE GIORDANO AND THE NIGHTHAWKS. From the movie The Aviator: “Stardust.”
How do you prune a palm tree? You hire a small guy who isn’t afraid of heights or chainsaws.
Posted in Florida photography, tagged Palm trees in Florida on March 18, 2020|
Ft. Myers, Fla. March, 2020. Paul Goldfinger iPhone photo. ©
KELLY MCGUIRE “Boat in Belize.”