Cleanup after Sandy. Ocean Grove middle beach. 2012. Paul Goldfinger portrait. © Blogfinger.net Click to enlarge
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Protect Ocean Grove in 2020. Stand vertical and do something.
Posted in Blogfinger Presents, Ocean Grove beachfront, Ocean Grove controversies, Ocean Grove history, Ocean Grove lifestyles, Photography by Paul Goldfinger, Photography in America, Photography in New Jersey, Photography: Faces at the Shore, Photography: Jersey Shore Gallery, tagged New Year in Ocean Grove on October 7, 2020| Leave a Comment »
A Paper Doll and a new Ferris Wheel in Seaside Heights at the Jersey Shore.
Posted in Blogfinger photography at the Jersey Shore., Blogfinger Presents, Photography in New Jersey, Photography Jersey Shore, Photography: Faces at the Shore, Photography: Superstorm Sandy series, tagged Seaside Heights recovery on May 29, 2020| Leave a Comment »
7/17/17., Re-post. Photo by Moe Demby, Blogfinger staff © Seaside Heights, NJ
Blogfinger posted an article with this Moe Demby image regarding the recovery of Seaside Heights after Sandy. The piece also has an iconic image after Sandy:
MILLS BROTHER from the movie soundtrack The War
Nothing’s Gonna Harm You…..
Posted in Blogfinger Presents, Photography: Black and White gallery, Photography: Faces at the Shore, tagged Portrait of a boy on Blogfinger on May 20, 2019| Leave a Comment »
Portrait of a boy. Blogfinger Photo. ©
EDWARD SANDERS AND HELENA BONHAM CARTER.. From the movie soundtrack of Sweeney Todd —the Demon Barber of Fleet Street, by Stephen Sondheim. Highlights version.
Catch the moment surf fishing in the Grove.
Posted in Blogfinger Presents, Ocean Grove beachfront, Photograph by Paul Goldfinger, Photographic Gallery: Ocean Grove, Photography at The Jersey Shore, Photography: Faces at the Shore, Photography: Ocean Grove portraits, tagged Surf fishing Ocean Grove on November 5, 2017| 1 Comment »
Portrait of Tom. He’s about to make his first cast at the OG shore. 4:30 pm, Sunday, November 5, 2017. We changed the clocks today—darker sooner. Click to see the face of a happy man. Paul Goldfinger photo ©
By Paul Goldfinger, Editor@Blogfinger.
Late afternoon on a cloudy day at the Ocean Grove South Beach. There were kids with dads, and guys playing with their dogs in the sand, but overall, the beach was sparsely populated. Several surf fishermen were out. One was sitting at the edge of the surf talking on his cell phone while watching his line. Can you be in the zone while talking on your cell? The vibe at the beach was very mellow as the clouds began to darken, and the waves were a bit rambunctious.
Tom Wik lives on Heck Avenue almost close enough to cast from his porch. But he was not keeping his distance as he readied his gear. To fishermen, it is the being there that’s most important. Catching a fish is secondary.
Tom chose to wait till the end of the day to go surf fishing. The temperature was about 60 degrees, and given the misty moment, it seemed like Tom picked the perfect time. Being alone out there might set your mind to wonder why things are as they are.
ART GARFUNKEL: “I Wonder Why”
“I wonder why it is the sea’s so calm tonight,
The sands are ghostly white
Beneath the moon.
It seems strange to me to stand in endless space,
And know that in this place
I’m held within its timeless sway.”
The sands are ghostly white
Beneath the moon.
It seems strange to me to stand in endless space,
And know that in this place
I’m held within its timeless sway.”
The gentle end of summer…. Tent Village, 2017. #7
Posted in Blogfinger Presents, Ocean Grove feature article, Ocean Grove tent village, Photograph by Paul Goldfinger, Photographic Gallery: Ocean Grove, Photography: Faces at the Shore, tagged Ocean Grove tent village on August 29, 2017| 2 Comments »
Friends let friends enjoy the Grove when they’re away. August 28, 2017. Paul Goldfinger photo. Blogfinger.net ©
By Paul Goldfinger, Editor @Blogfinger.net
As I passed this young woman, she was watering the flowers along the edge of Tent Village in Ocean Grove, NJ, taking her time while her two small children played nearby. She and her family are here, occupying her best friend’s tent, during one of the loveliest times in the Grove—the end of August. They are from Pennsylvania, and they seemed so happy to be here. Sometimes we have to look around through the eyes of visitors, especially those who get to stay here for awhile.
The temperate weather now is so pleasant: the light is soft, the breezes gentle, and there is no humidity. As we have pointed out, there is something ethereal about the Tent Village when it is occupied by soft spoken people, children, flowers, and, oftentimes, by the sweet sounds of the Hope-Jones organ or the voices lifted high coming from inside the Great Auditorium with glorious choral harmonies sometimes accompanied by symphonic ensembles.
But the effect is sustained mostly by the voices of those who are chatting on porches, kids on skateboards or parents relaxing within the protective safe-zone of the Village.
Abraham visits our backyard pond. He loves to see the fish. Paul Goldfinger portrait. 8/30/17. ©
When I went home and stood in my own garden, a tiny boy, 3 years old, approached me and said hello. His name was Abraham, and as he stood there with me, his mom caught up. I invited them in to see our pond fish.
Abraham and his family are from Yonkers, NY, and he has been visiting the Grove for the last 3 years, while his parents have been coming for the last 7. His Mom is originally from Sweden, and aside from Abraham’s enthusiasm and a three year old’s natural cuteness, he is bilingual. He pointed to a flying insect and said, “Dragonfly.” He was correct, and his mom took it all in stride. Abraham and I conversed in Swedish for awhile, and then he went home to sleep.
So, a couple more visitors caught up in OG’s gentle end of summer.
THE BAND PERRY: “Gentle on My Mind” this version won a 2015 Grammy nomination. It also won Grammies in 1968 for the composer and for Glen Campbell.
“Ever smilin’ ever gentle on my mind
Gentle on my mind
You’re gentle on my mind.”
Fine, fine boys (Baywatch for girls). Summer 2019 is on its way.
Posted in Ocean Grove lifestyles, Photography: Faces at the Shore, Photography: Ocean Grove portraits, tagged Darlene Love, Lifeguard Tournament in Ocean Grove on May 9, 2017| 1 Comment »
Ocean Grove teammates at the Lifeguard Tournament at the OG Beach in 2014. Paul Goldfinger photo © Boys in their summer clothes.
DARLENE LOVE (LIVE) WITH BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN AND THE E STREET BAND.
Don’t you love the zombies? A portrait on the A. Park boards.
Posted in Photograph by Paul Goldfinger, Photographic Gallery, Black and White, Photography in Asbury Park, Photography: Faces at the Shore, tagged ASbury Park zombies on March 19, 2017| Leave a Comment »
Lovely to look at, delightful to know, kinky perhaps. Paul Goldfinger portrait. © 2014.
MAX RAABE AND CHRISTOPH ISRAEL
