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Caroline has 50 hats. She loves these hand crafted raffia hats crocheted in Madagascar. The colors are amazing. Paul Goldfinger photo. 1/10/18. Lakes Park, Ft. Myers, Fla.
LENA HORNE from the 1940’s Broadway show “St Louis Woman” with music by Harold Arlen and lyrics by Johnny Mercer.
"Free and easy, that's my style Howdy-do me, watch me smile Fare-thee-well me after a while 'Cause I gotta roam And any place I hang my hat is home."
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Lakes Park, Ft. Myers, Fla. January, 2015. Click to enlarge. By Paul Goldfinger © Blogfinger.net
ELIZABETH COTTEN “Jenny”
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Selling fine imported (Italian) olive oil and aged balsamic vinegar. It’s an excellent accessory to a heart healthy Mediterranean diet. Lakes Park Market. Ft. Myers,Fla. Paul Goldfinger portrait. © Jan 8, 2020. Click to enlarge.
WILLY NELSON from the Imus Ranch Record: This 1934 song was originally written in Spanish by a Mexican composer. In English it is called “What a Difference a Day Makes.”
Don Imus died recently. He was the only talk radio host who regularly featured music. He ran a ranch for children with cancer, and his two Imus Ranch records, featuring a variety of songs and artists, were fund raisers and were big successes.
Posted in Blogfinger Presents, Faces at the Farmers' Market, Florida connection on Blogfinger, tagged Florida farmers' market on March 19, 2016| 1 Comment »
Lakes Park Friday Farmers’ Market. Ft. Myers, Fla. 8:30 am. March 18, 2016. Paul Goldfinger photo. © Click to see wassup.
—-Paul Goldfinger, Editor @Blogfinger reporting from Fla.
The Farmers’ Market is supposed to open at 9 am, but many arrive a little early. We got there at 8:30, and few shoppers were there, but many of the displays were ready to go, and I like that morning light which was spectacular at 8:30 am. One more hour and the place will be crowded, and I prefer to make photos when the light is right and when I can move in close without knocking any vegetarians over. Also the light changes as time goes by, becoming more harsh and contrasty.
Photography is difficult under these conditions because the light is not even: there are shady spots, bright sunny locations, and medium dappled light, and I can’t trust auto exposure for that, so I am constantly fiddling with my manual controls and taking light readings. I know most of you don’t care about these details, but in this day and age of photography as a form of communication, you don’t want your images to be dark as midnight or as bright as the burning bush.
The photograph above is of a French bakery which is almost as good as a New York version. There is a lot of variety at this Market including fresh sea food just off the boat, soul food like lobster mac and cheese, “New York” bagels (pretty pretty good,) and an Italian chef from Bolivia who brings a brick oven that burns wood to make marvelous individual pizzas to order. If you are taking them home, he bakes them half way and then sends them “to go” with handwritten instructions as to how to finish the pizza to perfection in your oven directly on a rack. (450 degrees and 7 minutes.)
People watching is fun, and I rarely ask someone to pose. It’s got to be candid.
Get organic watermelon green tea here. It has medicinal powers. But the best part was her ensemble. 3/18/16 © Click to enlarge. All photos by Paul Goldfinger at the Lakes Park Farmers Market © 3/18/.16
3 for $5.00. Tis the season. 3/18/16 ©
Sweet crepes. Some have fresh fruit, Nutella and whipped cream. Great with coffee in the morning. The chefs also have “savory” crepes with chicken, cheese, ham, veggies, herbs, etc. © They line up for these treats.
The farmers pick their goods that morning. ©
AMY ADAMS and JAMES MARSDEN. “True Love’s Kiss” from the movie Enchanted
Amy Adams. No, she is not at the market, but the song is fine, the dress has flowers, and she is beautiful. ©