Posted in Blogfinger Presents, Ocean Grove beachfront, Ocean Grove boardwalk, Ocean Grove portraits, Photograph by Paul Goldfinger on March 9, 2026|
Ocean Grove, 2009. Paul Goldfinger photo. Ocean Grove, N.J.
MICHAEL PENN. “Good Girl Down.” from the HBO series Girls, Vol III. Last posted 2016.
“You can’t keep a good girl down
No you can’t keep a girl down
I’ve been lost and I’ve been found
You can’t keep a good girl down.”
Posted in Photograph by Paul Goldfinger, Photographic Gallery: Ocean Grove, tagged Spring in Ocean Grove on March 5, 2026|
ANITA O’DAY. Written by Frank Loesser. Vibraphone solo by Cal Tjader.
Posted in Blogfinger Photograph, Ocean Grove photographs, Photograph by Paul Goldfinger, tagged Good friends in Ocean Grove on March 3, 2026|
Auditorium Park. The Ocean Grove Underground. The new OG. September 1, 2014. By Paul Goldfinger. Click once.
RAY CHARLES AND NORA JONES:
Wouldn’t you love to hear that organ part in the Great Auditorium?
Bring back the secular concerts–they are missed.
We saw Ray Charles play the GA, also Tony Bennett, Paul Anka, Neil Sedaka, Johnny Mathis, ABBA, Beach-boys, Doo Wops, and so many more.
Posted in Photograph by Paul Goldfinger, tagged Barra de Navidad on February 26, 2026|
Barra de Navidad, Mexico. 1988. Award winning photograph Paul Goldfinger. Click image to enlarge.
This image (scanned from the published print) won first prize for the Pfizer Labs Calendar contest for 1987-88—–I was Miss August. The calendars were distributed around the world. I won six times, the most for any physician.
After that I gave up color for the world of black and white photography; returning to color only after seeing the results on-line and starting Blogfinger in 2009.
As a member of the visiting faculty at the University of Guadalajara Medical School, Eileen, the 2 boys, and I got to spend a weekend at Barra de Navidad, a non-touristy farming and fishing community on the Gulf, in the State of Jalisco, near the school. This door caught my eye while walking down a dirt street.
Below is the “blurb” that was part of the calendar. There was one for each of the 12 winners. I was a bit more rotund back then.
From the Pfizer Labs calendar
MARIACHI REAL DE SAN DIEGO:
Posted in Ocean Grove events, Ocean Grove lifestyle, Photo news from Ocean Grove, Photograph by Paul Goldfinger, Photographic Gallery: New Jersey, Photographic Gallery: Ocean Grove, Photography: Faces at the Shore, Photography: girls in summer clothes, tagged Ocean Grove fall flea market on February 20, 2026|
Ocean Grove Fall Flea Market. Sept. 10, 2016. All photos by Paul Goldfinger. Blogfinger.net ©. Click once to enlarge the fleas.
By Paul Goldfinger, Editor@Blogfinger.net. All photos by Paul Goldfinger
September 10. 2016. Re-post. Ocean Pathway, Ocean Grove, New Jersey.
The ad said “rain or shine,” but today at the OG Giant Fall Flea Market, there was a bit too much shine. It was hot—nearly 90 degrees, but nevertheless, a large crowd showed up, and there were sea breezes.
The Boardwalk Pavilion was crowded as a group had assembled to enjoy the simple pleasures of the shade along with cool air from the ocean.
I like the ambience of flea and farmers markets, while Eileen is more of a shopper. I, on the other hand, could visit every one of the 385 vendors here today and I would find absolutely nothing that I would want. But the photo ops—that’s another story.
If you are a photographer you can sympathize with me.
At noon, with the light changing at every step and with my automatic meter being unreliable, I had to figure out exposures from moment to moment, and it was annoying to manually keep changing the settings.
Noon is the worst time of day to get good photos due to the harsh high-contrast light. I much prefer to shoot in the shade whenever possible. And then there are the flea market throngs, with a giant person stepping in the way just as a Jennifer Lawrence look-alike enters my field of vision.
Some people ask me why I photograph women. The answer is quite obvious—what is more beautiful? Even women enjoy looking at pictures of women, especially those unique types whose dress and manner are so graceful, interesting, and enticing.
And especially at the famous flea market on Ocean Pathway in the Grove, by-the-sea, where a photographer cannot deny girls in their summer clothes.
Flea Market Gallery: First turn on the music. Then click on one then follow the large arrows. To return to this page, click on the small X on the left.
WILLIE NELSON AND LEON RUSSELL From the album One For the Road
Posted in Photograph by Paul Goldfinger, tagged Baltimore portrait on Blogfinger on February 17, 2026| 1 Comment »
Nocturnal Baltimore near the Inner Harbor. August 2015. By Paul Goldfinger ©
By Paul Goldfinger, MD Editor. Blogfinger.net. Ocean Grove, NJ.
Some think of Baltimore as a crime ridden dump, but it is not like that at all. Most of the press coverage during the rioting in 2015 included footage in only one part of town.
In 1904, much of the central city was destroyed by a massive fire. The song below is about that horrid event:
KATE AND ANNA McGARRIGLE:
Posted in Blogfinger Presents, Florida connection on Blogfinger, Florida photography, Photograph by Paul Goldfinger, Photographic Gallery, Black and White, Photography Ft. Myers, tagged Beatles "Something.", Florida sunset on February 17, 2026|
Sunset at Bunch Beach in Ft. Myers, Florida by Paul Goldfinger. Click to enlarge.
It’s a black and white sunset, and someone once asked me how I could photograph a colored flower in black and white.
The answer is that color may be pretty, but the soul of a photograph is in the light—the luminance.
And there may be other intangibles to a black and white image which attract appreciation, such as the way George Harrison sees a certain woman below.
Paul Goldfinger . Bunche Beach, Florida.
BEATLES. “Something” was written by George Harrison, the Beatles’ lead guitarist for the 1961 album Abbey Road. This is from the One (1) album.
“Something in the way she moves
Attracts me like no other lover
Something in the way she woos me
I don’t want to leave her now
You know I believe and how..”
Posted in Blogfinger Jazz Corner, Jersey Shore gallery, Music, Music from the stage, Photograph by Paul Goldfinger, tagged MUSIC--Count Basie, Red Bank on February 14, 2026| 1 Comment »
Broad Street. Red Bank, NJ. Birthplace of Count Basie. By Paul Goldfinger . Reposted on Blogfinger.net. Click once
SOUNDTRACK: “It Had to be You.” The Count Basie Orchestra.
Posted in Photograph by Paul Goldfinger, tagged Hollywood Cemetery in Richmond Virginia, Richmond Virginia on Blogfinger on February 11, 2026|
Richmond, Virginia. Overlooking the James River. April 15, 2016. By Paul Goldfinger ©. Click to enlarge this image.
BILL FRISELL —-guitarist and arranger (Lyrics by Johnny Mercer, a composer of the South—from Savannah)
Posted in Photograph by Paul Goldfinger, Photography: New York City Street Series, tagged NYC flower shop at night on February 3, 2026|
The upper east side. By Paul Goldfinger Click on image to enlarge.. From NYC Street Series. August, 2014.
MAROON 5
Posted in Blogfinger Presents, Photograph by Paul Goldfinger, Photography nocturnal NYC, Photos: New York City street series, tagged Flatiron Building in New York on February 3, 2026| 2 Comments »
Paul Goldfinger photograph. . Flatiron Building. NYC. Tri-X collection. c.1990.
By Paul Goldfinger, Photography editor @Blogfinger. Posted on Blogfinger 2022.
Like Ocean Grove, the Flatiron Building is on the US National Register of Historic Places. It was built in 1902 and has a steel triangular frame which sits at 5th Avenue, Broadway, and East 22nd St. That part of NYC is called the “Flatiron District.”
This building has been a favorite subject of photographers. The name “Flatiron” refers to the shape of an antique metal clothes iron.
From a photographic point of view of buildings, sometimes you get strange angles, as there is with my photo above which gives the illusion of Flatiron tilting.
Professional architecture photographers use large format cameras with special equipment to get the correct perspective.
But many early photos of the Flatiron show the same off-perspective, but those photographers just accept the result and don’t comment about it.
Below is Edward Steichen’s famous 1904 night photograph of the Flatiron. He got the angles just right; probably with a large format camera where you stick your head under a black cloth.
Edward Steichen 1904
From Uptown Lowdown, a Jazz Salute to the Big Apple (live) with Warren Vaché (trumpet), Ken Peplowski (clarinet) and other famous players we have “Rose of Washington Square” and “Broadway Rose” : Warren is from New Jersey and he has played in the Great Auditorium at a rare performance where jazz was featured.
Thank you to Grover Frank S for his very special comment below.
Posted in Asbury connection with Ocean Grove, Blogfinger News, Photograph by Paul Goldfinger, Photography at The Jersey Shore, Photography in Asbury Park, tagged Asbury Park at night, Asbury Park Casino on January 30, 2026|
Casino photo by Paul Goldfinger. Photo shoot. Click once to enlarge.
The name Casino conjures up life in 1950’s Havana.
This song is from the Casino Life album featuring Don Azplazo and the Havana Casino Orchestra with “Amor Sincero” (True Love)
