By Vladimir Brezina
This week’s Photo Challenge is Solitary. I’ve already posted one response; here’s another.
Solitary figures on a beach, at sunrise and at sunset…
By Vladimir Brezina
This week’s Photo Challenge is Solitary. I’ve already posted one response; here’s another.
Solitary figures on a beach, at sunrise and at sunset…
Vladimir Brezina (RIP)
... 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.
Johna Till Johnson
... 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.
CurlsnSkirls on The First Leg! | |
Johna Till Johnson on The First Leg! | |
Johna Till Johnson on The First Leg! | |
Marilyn Albright on The First Leg! | |
CurlsnSkirls on The First Leg! | |
Johna Till Johnson on Looks Like They Made It! | |
Pit on Looks Like They Made It! | |
Johna Till Johnson on More Scenes From the Nort… | |
CurlsnSkirls on Halfway There! | |
Larry Jensen on More Scenes From the Nort… | |
Johna Till Johnson on R2AK: Scenes From the Northern… | |
Frank Winters on R2AK: Scenes From the Northern… | |
Johna Till Johnson on Halfway There! | |
CurlsnSkirls on Halfway There! | |
Johna Till Johnson on And They’re Off! |
They are all very beautiful, especially number 4!
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We have one vote for number 4… ;-) Thank you!!
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Love your photos. For me, they’re perfect!
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Thanks so much!!
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Beautiful color in these. They feel so relaxing.
Thanks for sharing.
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Relaxing indeed—I agree! :-)
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Beautiful photos Vladimir. I especially love the 3rd one.
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One vote for number 3…
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Goodness gracious me, Vladimir ~ they are JUST soooooooooooo lovely…. oooooooh the sparkling sea, the sun beams… Amazing!!!
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:-) :-)
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Your photos really show your love for the water. Beautiful. :)
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It’s hard to resist water…
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Good Job! My personal favorite is #3, but they are all well done.
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Number 3 is now ahead in the voting… ;-)
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I love the rays of sunlight.
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“Fingers of God” :-)
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They’re all wonderful, Vlad, but I think the final shot – of the bird in flight, is my favourite one of all :)
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One vote for number 5! :-) My favorite too, possibly…
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:)
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So beautiful and serene, meditating at water’s edge comes to mind.
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At sunrise and sunset, time is suspended for a few moments…
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Beautiful colours!
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Thank you!!
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these are all gorgeous bit the last and the third last just blew me away
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Both favorites! :-)
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Wonderful photos!
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Thanks so much!
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Really like the feel
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Excellent! Thank you :-)
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Beautiful photos! Thank you for the like on my weekly photo challenge photos! Come back and visit again soon!
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Will do!
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Really lovely–perfect shots, and perfect for the theme.
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Thanks, Naomi!
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nice sunset..
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Glad you liked it!
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Very nice shots Vlad’ !!!
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Thank you, Sebastien!
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Lovely shots! :)
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Thanks, Ioanna!
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Bellissime tutte e cinque !:-)
Complimenti !
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Grazie mille!
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Sunrise and sunset – both. Each brings different feelings which I think I put on to the photos after I know which one is when. Thanks for these beautiful photos
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I wonder if I could tell which ones are sunrise and which sunset if I didn’t know already? I am not always sure I could… But yes, here they do have very different feelings, I think…
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ohh those photos could be wallpapers!
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They may yet be…
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love them all… beautiful display of shades.
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Thanks very much!
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Beautiful shots, especially like the last one.
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Number 5 has caught up with number 3 :-)
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All great photos, but #3 and #4 are my fav’s
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… but number 3 has pulled ahead again. Thanks, Jeff! :-)
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Lovely photos – reminds me of Jones Beach years ago…
Thanks for visiting me blog!
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Jones Beach? The one in NY, or elsewhere?
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beautiful photos!!
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Thanks!!
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No words Vladimir!!!! Love number 1….Well, love ALL of them….Congrats!!! I am so happy I found your place!!!!
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Happy you’ve found it—much more to come!!!
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Beautiful photos – I especially love the colours of the sunsets.
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A bit melacholy, though…
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Great entry for this week challenge my friend,stunning photography :)
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Thank you, Jake! :-)
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Stunning shots, all of them
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Thanks, bb! Loved your solitary wrecked ship…
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2nd one took my breath away – the expanse makes for perfect solitary moments, golden or otherwise – “in the wee, small hours of the morning, while the whole wide world is fast asleep”
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The beach was broad and endless, indeed, and nobody was about as the sun rose…
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The color and lighting in each of these is spectacular. My favorite is the 3rd one, but they’re all wonderful!
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Number 3 is turning out to be really popular,,, to my mind, the bird in it is a bit too small, but who am I to resist the popular momentum? ;-)
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Great capture of light. Do you live by the beach?
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No, we live in the middle of Manhattan. These photos were taken far from home. The sunrise photos were taken at Amelia Island, Georgia, and the sunset photos at Glover’s Reef Atoll, Belize.
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Lovely!
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Thank you! Love your photos as well!
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:) Thanks!
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oh I love your pictures!!
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Thank you very much!!
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Lovely photos of a lovely place, beautiful sky in all it’s colors
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Thank you for stopping by and liking, Ritva! :-)
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These are lovely photos. The bird and the walker, and the last one are my favorites. Great lighting on the last and love the take on solitary for the bird and walker.
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Glad you liked them! Thanks so much!!
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I’m in awe of the beauty and the colors you always capture so well.
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Well, these were all in the south, where the light and colors are inherently lush…
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I can see why you posted a part 2…gorgeous colors. I’m a sucker for a great blue heron every time…
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Great blue herons: me too! I’ll have to do a post just on them one of these days…
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Wow! These are beautiful!
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:-) Thank you!!
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