Posted in Photographic Gallery, Color, tagged 9-11 Tribute @Blogfinger, Photo by Carl Hoffman on October 10, 2013|
1 World Trade Center by Carl Hoffman of Ocean Grove. © September 28, 2013
BON IVER: For Emma, Forever Ago
“So abruptly, saw death on a sunny snow
For every life, forgo the parable
Seek the light, my knees are cold
Running home, running home
Running home, running home”
Posted in Photographic Gallery, Color, tagged Autumn in the Poconos on September 29, 2013|
Scotrun, Pennsylvania. Paul Goldfinger photo ©
PAUL DESMOND. From his album “Summertime” (1968) It’s “Autumn Leaves.”
Album review: “Reviewer Richard S. Ginell states “The result is a beautifully produced, eclectic album of music that revives Desmond’s “bossa antigua” idea and sends it in different directions, directly toward Brazil and various Caribbean regions, as well as back to the jazzy States… Never before had Desmond’s alto been recorded so ravishingly”.[2]
Posted in Photographic Gallery, Color, Photography: Brandywine River Valley series, tagged Andrew Wyeth's studio in Chadd's Ford on September 14, 2013|
Andrew Wyeth’s studio. 2013. Chadds Ford, Pa. By Eileen Goldfinger. From the Brandywine Valley series. Click left on all our photos.
Andrew Wyeth spent every fall and winter in Chadds Ford, Pa. He worked in a house that contained his studio, with light coming in from the north. He would work in that studio while classical music played. His granddaughter Victoria, whom we met, said that the studio was quite messy–not what you would expect for such a meticulous artist.
Andrew Wyeth was a collector of World War One objects, and a couple of helmets can be seen on the window sill. The swords in his collection were used for fencing with Douglas Fairbanks when he came to visit.
The house that contained the studio is white and quite simple. It was open to the public only last summer (2012). We will be posting more images from this series.
JOE VENUTI from the album “Performance.”
Posted in Photographic Gallery, Color, tagged Baby Got Bach, Brandywine River Valley on September 12, 2013| 1 Comment »
Brandywine River Valley 1. Pennsylvania. © By Paul Goldfinger. 2013. Click left to enlarge.
LUMIERE STRING QUARTET. “Sheep May Safely Graze.” from the album “Baby Got Bach.”
Posted in Blogfinger contest, Photographic Gallery, Color, tagged It's got quality--where are we? on July 9, 2013| 12 Comments »
Maureen was the first to correctly identify this location as Cubacan Restaurant on the boardwalk of Asbury Park, NJ. See the review by clicking “comments’ below. Blogfinger photo June 9, 2013
PAUL SIMON: “Quality”
Posted in Photographic Gallery, Color, tagged Rhonda Vincent, When I close my eyes on July 8, 2013|
“White on Red” from the Rhinebeck, New York series by Paul Goldfinger ©
RHONDA VINCENT:
Posted in Blogfinger News, Music from the movies, Photographic Gallery, Color on May 19, 2013|
From the Rhinebeck, NY Series, 2010: By Paul Goldfinger ©
PEPE ROMERO. “Jeux Interdits (Romance)” From the album Essential Guitar. The song is from a1952 film called “Jeux Interdits” which means “forbidden games.” It is suspected that this piece was written in the 19th century. Pepe Romero is from Spain. He is 69 years old and is a world famous classical and flamenco guitarist. —Paul Goldfinger
Posted in Photographic Gallery, Color, tagged Still fishing: The Big Mohawk by Ted Aanensen on January 5, 2013| 1 Comment »
The Big Mohawk. January 4, 2013. By Ted Aanensen, Blogfinger staff photographer. Click left once for full view.
This photograph was obtained at 7:20 a.m. off the Ocean Grove fishing pier by Ted Aanensen, who was standing at the ocean’s edge watching this fishing boat still reeling ’em in.
SOUNDTRACK: Anita O’Day: “My Ship.” The song was written by Kurt Weill (music) and Ira Gershwin (lyrics). Weill was a successful Jewish composer in Germany, but he escaped the Nazis and came to the US in 1933. He also was successful here, and his best known work is the Three Penny Opera. — PG
Posted in Photographic Gallery, Color, Slide show, tagged Photo: What's the story? on November 26, 2012|
Foreground, middleground and background: what’s the story? Sanibel Island, Florida. By Paul Goldfinger. Click left for a full view.
The little boy found a live crab the size of his pinky tip. He said that the crab could not be eaten because it was “rare.” He gently rubbed its underside and then the top shell. He is a friendly tyke who likes to converse with adults. He took us up on the beach where he said he had buried some “rare shells.” He wanted to show us, but he couldn’t locate them.
Up on the pier, a young man was on a date with a young woman. She was wearing a turquoise shirt and a backpack with lots of travel patches. He also had a backpack. Where were they going? He looked at her and smiled a lot. She did most of the talking while alternately looking over the edge or at him. They were in the exploratory phase. Then they went onto the beach and sat down. We never found out if they were wearing bathing suits.
Also on the pier were fishermen using live shrimp as bait. No one seemed to catch anything. A young mother tried to take a photo of a two year old, but he wouldn’t turn around. Pelicans eating fish are so much more interesting.
An old guy at the end of the pier wasn’t wearing a shirt. He was all tan and he was watching it all. He looked at me and then turned his back. I took a picture of his back.
The lady in the foreground was giving the photographer an evil eye. No one knows why. But she went home with him anyhow. Later she denied that it was an evil eye. “It’s just a regular eye,” she said. — Paul Goldfinger
SLIDE SHOW. Place your cursor to get a tool for stopping each image.
Posted in Feature article, Photographic Gallery, Color, tagged MUSIC: Slow boat to China, Photo: Grouper head is fine on October 12, 2012|
Chinatown. Flushing, Queens, NYC. Seafood market. By Paul Goldfinger. Left click for full image.
SOUNDTRACK: If you like fish, especially Grouper head, a true delicacy, then you want it to be fresh caught, so we recommend that you take a slow boat to Chinatown. Here’s Carol Weisman with that very musical sentiment. PG
Posted in Music, Photographic Gallery, Color, tagged Photo: Toes in the Gulf on October 12, 2012| 1 Comment »
Lighthouse Beach. Sanibel Island, Florida. By Paul Goldfinger
SOUNDTRACK: Feeling good with Peggy Lee — PG
Posted in Photographic Gallery, Color on August 20, 2012| 2 Comments »
“Eileen.” c. 1968. New York City. By Paul Goldfinger
Posted in Blogfinger News, Music, Photographic Gallery, Color, tagged Georgia, Gladys Knight and the Pips, Photo. Savannah on August 1, 2012|
Forsyth Park,, Savannah, Georgia. The Forsyth Fountain is from 1858. Photograph by Paul. Left click to see full screen. Arrow back.
SOUNDTRACK: Gladys Knight and the Pips