2013.05.16 – Durham, CT – Al Kostuk, of Durham, stirs a batch of kettle corn at the Durham Farmer’s Market on the town green Thursday. Kostuk, a retired mechanic, is the proprietor of Pisgah Mountain Primitives and gives early American living history demonstrations, including open fire cooking and blacksmithing. He cooks and sells the kettle corn at the market every Thursday afternoon.
There are some who believe it’s the red carpet because of the (nearly) bloody battles between photographers for the best position, the best angle, that split-second that will make their image stand out from all the others. Sharp elbows and sharper tongues are the background music for the drama that plays out on the stage of cinema and stardom.
French model and designer Ines de la Fressange arrives for the screening of the film “Young and Beautiful,” May 16, 2013, at the 66th edition of the Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, France. AFP PHOTO / POOL / OLIVIER ANRIGOOLIVIER
Chinese actress and member of the Un Certain Regard Jury Zhang Ziyi poses during a photocall, on May 16, 2013, at the 66th edition of the Cannes Film Festival. AFP PHOTO/ANNE-CHRISTINE POUJOULATANNE/AFP/Getty Images
Model Cindy Crawford poses on the red carpet as she arrives for the screening of the film ‘The Great Gatsby’ and for the opening ceremony of the 66th Cannes Film Festival in Cannes May 15, 2013. REUTERS/Regis Duvignau
Pudsey attends “Pudsey: The Movie” photocall during the 66th Annual Cannes Film Festival at the Palais des Festivals on May 16, 2013 in Cannes, France. (Photo by Stuart C. Wilson/Getty Images)
2013.05.16 – Old Saybrook, CT – Lighthouses, like greenhouses, are appreciated largely in spring and summer when we return to the outdoors and enjoy gardens and beaches alike. Lighthouses are part of New England’s iconography, like maple syrup, foliage and rocky beaches. The Breakwater Light is not open to the public. Photo by JOHN WOIKE | woike@courant.com
2013.05.15 – Simsbury, CT – The Simsbury High School Crew teams were out for a training session on the Farmington River Wednesday afternoon. The teams will be competing in the Connecticut Public Schools Rowing Association Sprints Championship at Lake Waramaug this coming Sunday. Photo was taken with my Nikon D300s, transferred to my iPhone using an Eye-Fi card then filtered through Instagram. Photo by JOHN WOIKE | woike@courant.com
2013.05.15 – Old Saybrook, CT – Dede Brown (third from left) laughs as she is offered a deck of cards by Virginia Bundonis of Old Saybrook while playing with Ogden Bigelow (L) of Essex Meadows and Phil McNemer during a bridge tournament at the Old Saybrook Pavilion. The weekly tournament, played every Wednesday from 12-4, is sponsored by Old Saybrook Parks and Recreation and is directed by Claire Sauer of Lyme. Sauer, who started the duplicate bridge game about ten years ago says “duplicate bridge is often very cutthroat,” but because master points are not rewarded the Old Saybrook game has a reputation “as a friendly game.” Photograph by Mark Mirko | mmirko@courant.com