By Vladimir Brezina
The Daily Post’s Photo Challenge this week is Silhouette. And Ailsa’s Travel-Themed Photo Challenge is Couples. Here’s a photo that combines both themes…
Additional interpretations of “Silhouette” are here and here. And of “Couples”, here and here.
... 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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Great work on getting both themes in one shot. I love the sky in that one, too.
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Puerto Rico is great for dramatic skies. Tropical skies—there’s always something happening up there :-)
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What a great two for one shot. Thank you for sharing this wonderful photo of the couple in silhouette. ;)
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Thank you!
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I like the way you combined the two themes into one photo. That takes skill.
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Mainly skill in remembering which photos I have filed away that answer the challenge ;-)
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Beautiful photo! Is that you?
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Thank you so much for the compliment, but no ;-)
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What a beautiful outlook the couple have :)
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Yes, it’s on the ramparts of the Castillo San Felipe del Morro, a fortress high above the entrance to the harbor of San Juan, Puerto Rico. Here’s that view on a different occasion:
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Absolutely gorgeous – thank you for sharing these beautiful shot, Vladimir.
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Excellent for both ;-)
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Thanks! :-)
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Very cool. So simple, and yet tells a story of a moment spent together.
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Yes :-)
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I love the lighting in this shot – very dramatic
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Hard to avoid dramatic light in the tropics…
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Very nice…and romantic too!
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Thanks, Fergie!
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Seems like couples & silhouettes go together perfectly… like mac & cheese, peanut butter & jam… ;)
Nice shot.
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Thanks so much!!
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:)
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Gorgeous, Vlad, and that sunset photo is just so beautiful, the colours are unreal.
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Even the locals go to that spot to watch the sunset…
Thanks, Ailsa! :-)
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The combination of the couple in silhouette is compelling. The cloudy sky is perfect!
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Glad you like it!
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