By Vladimir Brezina
Ailsa’s travel-themed photo challenge this week is Mystical. And it makes me very happy to learn that, in choosing that theme, she was inspired by a photo that I posted recently. Unfortunately that means, too, that I can no longer respond to her Mystical challenge with that, my most Mystical photo…
Never mind. Here are a few photos taken at a moment that truly came close to being mystical during one of our paddles in New York Harbor—
More photos and the story are here and here.
Vladimir Brezina (RIP) 
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oh yes, they are all mystical and lovely! z
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Thanks, Z!
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yeah.. very mystical situation !
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It decidedly felt that way at the time!
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These photos are great, but the first one is amazing! Dude. Very nice.
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:-)
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First one is amazing indeed.
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That was at the height of the mystical experience, I think…
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Lovely, and mystical! The last one is my favourite.
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Already returning to normal reality at that point…
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beautiful…… mystical indeed ^^
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Thank you!!
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The last one took my breath away- the combination of reflections on the water and the city under an opening sky is truly “mystical”
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A combination of the mundane and the otherworldly… Thanks, Lynn!
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Beautiful photos :)
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Thanks, Jenn!
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I agree…The last one is truly special…Magic…
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:-) :-)
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“Unearthly” is a word that really applies — these images seem to be from another dimension. Beautiful!
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It really did feel like that for a few minutes! :-)
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breath taking awesome
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Thank you so much!
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Congrats on being the inspiration for a challenge, Vlad. :D Love your gorgeous photos for the theme.
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Thanks! Since I could no longer use the photo that was the inspiration for the actual challenge, I had to dig up some other ones… :-)
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Gorgeous photos – unusual colours. The last one I cannot really figure out…mystical.
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Yellow and blue is a good combination, and when seen through a few raindrops on the lens, well… :-)
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truly mystique!!looks like a city in mars..
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Actually, it’s just in New Jersey ;-)
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I agree with the others, the last one is so perfect
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The last one is turning out to be quite the popular favorite, somewhat to my surprise :-)
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so many of your images have majesty and magic as well
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Trying! ;-)
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They’re all good, but that first photo? wow…
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:-) :-)
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I never saw New York like that during the years I lived there. Good for you for rendering it in that light.
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Well, you have to be floating in the middle of the harbor in a kayak during a rainstorm at sunset to see it in that light ;-)
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I still find it amazing that you Kayak around New York Harbour, it makes your photos totally fascinating to me!
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The kayaking is now somewhat curtailed by the lasting aftereffects of Hurricane Sandy, but we’ll soon get out there again!
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Wow – what gorgeous photography, here and all over your blog. Beautiful.
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Thanks so much, and thanks for subscribing! Lots more to come, we hope!
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Really awesome!!!
regards from Germany
magdalena
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Thank you, Magdalena, and welcome!
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Almost too beautiful to be photographs!
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It was a magical moment, hard to believe in real life…
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