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“Hatikvah (The Hope)” is the national anthem of Israel. This version is conducted by John Williams from the soundtrack of the 2005 film Munich.
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Hatikvah (the Hope)
Posted in Photographic Gallery, Black and White, Photography by Paul Goldfinger, Photography Ft. Myers, tagged Hatikvah, Munich movie on March 3, 2026|
Black and white sunset….Gulf of Mexico
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..”
Onions at the farmers market…..
Posted in Photograph by Paul Goldfinger, Photographic Gallery, Black and White, Photography Ft. Myers, tagged I love a piano on December 11, 2025|
Sanibel Outlets. (Fla) Farmers Market. 1/17/20. Paul Goldfinger Monochrom. Click to enlarge.
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Did you ever have a lettuce, tomato and onion sandwich? You need a good bread, and a slice of provolone cheese would be great. There are many variations: tuna, roast beef, egg plant parm, turkey off the bone, and sardines. (The latter might be a bit much. You need to be the kind of person who likes herring, smoked salmon and anchovies.)
Do you think that a correlation might be made between taste in foods and taste in music?
ARTHUR SCHUTT and Irving Berlin’s classic song “I Love a Piano.”
“So you can keep your fiddle and your bow
Give me a P-I-A-N-O, oh, oh
I love to stop right beside an upright
Or a high toned baby grand…”
This song debuted at at Christmas concert, and on stage were 6 pianos. The song was featured in a show called, “Stop, Look, and Listen.”
Where you going?
Posted in Photographic Gallery, Color, Photography by Paul Goldfinger, Photography Ft. Myers, tagged PHOTO: Southern Exposure on February 16, 2025| 1 Comment »
Ft. Myers, Florida. By Paul Goldfinger .
DEAN JONES AND SUSAN BROWNING “Barcelona” from Stephen Sondheim’s Company. Original cast album.
Photos at the beach: San Carlos Bay
Posted in Florida connection on Blogfinger, Photograph by Paul Goldfinger, Photography from Florida, Photography Ft. Myers, Photography: Black and White gallery, tagged Florida beach photo, Photo: Bunch Beach, Southwest Florida on December 23, 2024|
Paul Goldfinger © January, 2020. Southwest, Florida. Click once to enlarge.
LANA DEL REY “Blue Velvet.” This song is from 1950, and Tony Bennett was the first to have a hit with it. Lana Del Rey is a currently active recording star who made this version first in 2012, and it was well received.
David Lynch, who made the movie of the same name, liked it very much. Del Rey is a glamorous star who wore an off -the-rack dress from the mall to the Grammy Awards.
The version of Blue Velvet below is from her album Born to Die–the Paradise Edition (2018)
Her latest album was nominated but did not win at the 2020 Grammys. It is very good.
Lana Del Rey
Silhouettes on the sand…
Posted in Photography by Paul Goldfinger, Photography Ft. Myers, Photography in America, Photography: Florida on October 27, 2024|
Ft. Myers, Fla. Bunche Beach. Paul Goldfinger photo. ©
EMMA STONE AND RYAN GOSLING, from the movie La La Land: (original music won two Academy Awards:) “A Lovely Night.”
Tom’s kitchen…
Posted in Photography from Florida, Photography Ft. Myers, tagged Thomas Edison winter estate in Florida on January 3, 2024|
Edison winter estate. Ft. Myers, Fla. 2019. Paul Goldfinger photo . Click to enlarge.
By Paul Goldfinger, Blogfinger.net
Thomas Edison had over 1000 patents, so he undoubtedly had lots of dough. His estate on the Caloosahatchee River is lovely, but quite unassuming. This is his kitchen. He and his wife had a maid and probably a cook.
As you can imagine, the home was well lit with lots of light bulbs and lighting fixtures. We have photographed other rooms as well as the property.
Just type Edison Estate or Thomas Edison into the search box at the top of this home page.
ANDY FARBER AND HIS ORCHESTRA: “Midnight, the Stars, and You.” (Hey Tommy—-please turn on the lights! I can’t find the phonograph!)
Camelia River, twilight.
Posted in Photograph by Paul Goldfinger, Photographic Gallery, Black and White, Photography Ft. Myers, tagged Camelia River on December 16, 2023|
Southwest Florida trailer park, aka manufactured home community
Posted in Blogfinger Presents, Florida connection on Blogfinger, Florida photography, Photograph by Paul Goldfinger, Photography from Florida, Photography Ft. Myers, tagged The Rainbow Connection on Blogfilnger on September 25, 2023|
Ft. Myers, Fla. Feb. 2015. Paul Goldfinger photo. Click to enlarge this single- wide.
THE TWO OF US:
Wedding in Fla La Land.
Posted in Photographic Gallery, Black and White, Photography from Florida, Photography Ft. Myers, tagged Florida wedding on Blogfinger, Photo: a decisive moment on May 18, 2023| 1 Comment »
Wedding Party. Edison Estate on the Caloosahatchee River. Fort Myers, Florida. Photograph by Paul Goldfinger. -Blogfinger.net .
—Paul Goldfinger, Editor @Blogfinger.
This photo requires a bit of narrative. It’s a gorgeous Saturday in Fort Myers, Florida, at the Edison Estate (the winter home of Thomas A.)
We’re milling about, sizing up the tour which we are about to take, when a white limo pulls up. Out spills the bridal party. The wedding photographer is fumbling with his equipment, and the women form a protective ring around the bride.
So here I am with my camera, and this scene unfolds right in front of me. I pick up my Leica M-9 and start shooting. I’m caught up in the event. I’m a paparazzi, circling the scene like a shark—moving in with my wide angle lens.
Just then, a cell phone rings multiple times, with the sound coming from the right side. It’s the bride’s mother’s phone. I snap the photo, and then the bride says, “Mom!! I think your phone’s ringing!!”
Editor’s note: The bride was so beautiful; I can’t leave it like this–with Mom’s phone ringing. Let’s fast forward and imagine a moment later in the day when all attention is focused on the bride.
Here are the JAGUARS: This is one of the all-time great love songs—-By Jerome Kern (music) and Dorothy Fields (lyrics.) Dorothy said that she cried when she first heard Kern’s melody.
Faces at the Farmers’ Market: “Ma Petite Creperie.” It’s so good ! (C’est si bon)
Posted in Faces at the Ft. Myers farmers market, Photography from Florida, Photography Ft. Myers, tagged Faces at the Farmers Market--Ft. Myers on December 2, 2022|
Authentic French crepes are made in this truck, and they are tres bien. Lakes Park market in Ft. Myers, Fla. Feb.7, 2018. Paul Goldfinger photo. click to enlarge.
EMILIE-CLAIRE BARLOW from her album The Very Thought Of You:
Emilie-Claire Barlow
“Honor”
Posted in Blogfinger Presents, Florida connection on Blogfinger, Florida photography, Photography from Florida, Photography Ft. Myers, tagged Edison Estate, Ft. Myers Florida on July 30, 2022|
Paul Goldfinger. Ft.Myers Florida. Edison Estate. 2019. ©
HANS ZIMMER, GEOFF ZANELLI, AND BLAKE NEELY—– “Honor.” This is the main title theme from the HBO Miniseries The Pacific.
Faces at the Farmers’ Market: Watermelon Green Tea
Posted in Blogfinger Presents, Faces at the Ft. Myers farmers market, Photograph by Paul Goldfinger, Photographic Gallery, Black and White, Photography Ft. Myers, Photography series Faces at the Farmers' Market, tagged Faces at the Farmers Market--Ft. Myers on August 27, 2021|
Paul Goldfinger ©. Lakes Park Farmers’ Market. Jan 10, 2018.
AL MARTINO Looking forward to Christmas: