By Vladimir Brezina
Ailsa‘s Travel-Themed Photo Challenge this week is Red.
But I’ve already used my reddest photo for the recent Capture the Colour contest!
Still, there’s plenty of red to be seen as we kayak around New York Harbor… and not just because the bow of my kayak is red!
... kayaked the waters around New York for more than 15 years in his red Feathercraft folding kayak. He was originally from (the former) Czechoslovakia and lived in the U.K. and California before settling down in New York. He was a neuroscientist at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York City. He died in 2016.
... is a kayaker and technology researcher at Nemertes Research. She's an erstwhile engineer, particle physicist, and science fiction writer. She was born in California and has lived in Italy, Norway, Hawaii, and a few other places. She currently resides in New York City.
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| Johna Till Johnson on And They’re Off! |
Wind Against Current 
I knew that you’d be fast with this one, and I expected to see a bright red kayak! I did not expect to see so many other splashes of red from the vantage point of your kayak. Great post! Z
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The harbor is actually very colorful. Ships are often painted in bright colors—it costs nothing extra, so why not?—and then there are the red, green, and yellow buoys and markers, painted so for maximal visibility…
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Ah, to be alive and in full awareness of one’s senses! You two do a great job of sharing your unique world with us! Thanks, Z
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Hi ! Lovely the red buoy in the fog ! An “alone red point” ;-)
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The red color obviously succeeds in being seen under such conditions… :-)
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brilliant colour – especially effective against the low key hues of #2 & 3
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Indeed! See Max510’s comment above…
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You nailed it! Perfect for the theme.
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Thanks, Naomi!
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Perfect! especially #2 and 3.
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Thank you, Amy!
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Red is a theme today. Before I even read your post, I had my nails done. RED. Two other blogs I follow also chose to highlight things that are red. Funny!
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Red is a very popular color! :-)
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Ooh, love it Vlad. That lone red buoy in the mist is stunning, and I love the Verrazano Narrows one too, with the red of your kayak balancing the other red in the distance. Lovely! xxx
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Maybe your next theme can be Green. I have plenty of photos of green buoys too…
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Aha! I shall keep that in mind. Although you’ll probably pull something entirely unexpected out of your pocket instead – I am wise to your ways, Vlad ;)
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Try it and see… ;-)
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Love that Point of View from the kayak! :)
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Thank you! :-)
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beautiful photos – nice angle
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Thank you!
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awfully close to the shipping vessel
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You mean in the first photo? It wasn’t going anywhere. As I recall, we had to be really close to get out of the cold wind and have some tea…
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Cool photo, so you’re not with Greenpeace? :)
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It was a cement barge!
Not of much interest to Greenpeace…
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Those are some really imposing reds!
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Reds aim to assert themselves!
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the THIRD one’s amazing!!!
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:-)
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Excellent and exciting photos for the theme. :)
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Thanks so much—glad you enjoyed them! :-)
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wow…there is red everywhere on the harbour
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As well as green and yellow… I’ve suggested Green to Ailsa as her next theme ;-)
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Fabulous – love the stark shot with the red buoy, and the red barge! All great photos – as usual!
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Thank you… :-)
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Magnificent entry!
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Thanks so much!!
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Nice selection for Red – I like the tugboat best.
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Funny you should say that—many more tugboats, some even red, here.
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