Posted in Guest photographer, tagged Duck soup on March 18, 2014| 2 Comments »
Like a duck out of water. By Bob Goldfinger of Hull, Mass. 2014.
No, the duck is not a relative. Cousin Bob was hoping for some duck soup, but got this photo instead. I have never photographed a duck because when I hear the word “duck.” I get under the table. Thanks, Bob ——–Cuz. Paul
BURL IVES “Little White Duck.”
Posted in Blogfinger Presents, Guest photographer, Ocean Grove portraits, tagged Frosty the Snow-surfer, the Beach Boys on January 4, 2014|
“Frosty the Surfer.” Jamie Conners. Photo by Mom Nancy Thompson of Ocean Grove.
THE BEACH BOYS. From the album Sounds of Summer: “I Get Around.” (We like this song for Jamie who is out surfing in 14 degree weather, without factoring in the wind chill, so he seems the type to get around.)—-Paul Goldfinger, Editor @Blogfinger.
Thanks to Mom Nancy Thompson who has joined the ranks of guest photographers on Blogfinger.
Posted in Guest artist, Guest photographer, tagged Photographic artist Gerald Slota on November 19, 2013| 4 Comments »
“Flowers and Housing” by Gerald Slota (Urbania series) Image from Photograph Magazine. c 2009 ©
This photograph is by an artist whose show at the Ricco Maresca Gallery will open on Nov. 21. at 529 West 20th Street.
KEN PEPLOWSKI AND FRIENDS (live)
Posted in Guest photographer, Photographic Gallery, Black and White, tagged Life is a carnival by Celia Cruz on June 10, 2013|
Tampa, Florida. 2013. By Michael Goldfinger
CELIA CRUZ . South Florida dogs like salsa. From her album The Royalty of Salsa this is “La Vida Es Un Carnaval” (Life is a carnival—–how true!)
Posted in Blogfinger News, Guest photographer, Postcards From Ocean Grove, tagged New OG lifeguard on June 18, 2012|
Joan Cruz of OG sent this photo of “Richard” the new lifeguard rookie at the surfing beach. He’s no dummy, he’s a mannequin. Photo by Joan Cruz of OG.
Posted in Guest photographer, tagged Photo: A great horned owl. on March 23, 2012| 1 Comment »
Great Horned Owl. Photographed 2012 in Fort Myers, Florida. Copyright by Nick Adams, photographer.
Digital file courtesy of the artist.
By Paul Goldfinger
We were on a bike ride in Fort Myers, Fla, when we saw a couple looking through a telescope at a high palm tree. I asked them what they were doing, and they let Eileen and me take a peek. For the last few weeks they had been observing a couple of Great Horned Owls. The female was sitting on a branch, and her baby was next to her. Nearby, in another tall tree, was the male. These birds were big and they looked mysterious.
These owls are nocturnal, so when they sit up there, quite still, during the day, they are probably sleeping. They eat little animals at night, like mice, and they swallow them in large chunks. Then they regurgitate “pellets” which biology students like to study to find out what the owls were dining on. People sell the pellets on the Internet. But if you are interested, you can probably get a good deal on E-Bay.
Nick Adams is a professional photographer who has a studio on Sanibel Island , on the west coast of Fla. That is a great location for wild shore birds because of the Ding Darling Wildlife Refuge there. But you can also see shore birds just hanging around in neighborhoods, like these birds. One morning we saw a Great Blue Heron, a Wood Stork and a Great White Egret. And then there’s Ibis in the morning.
You can sometimes see such birds over at Fletcher Lake. They are the true “snowbirds,” and they come to Jersey to hunt the elusive Wegman Gefilte Fish.
We contacted Nick, and he sent us a photo file of the Fort Myers owl to share with you.
Here is what the Great Horned Owl sounds like : it is a recording of two of them by John Neville. It could be the theme song for Hooters: