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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.Our links
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- The First Leg! June 6, 2023
- Looks Like They Made It! June 5, 2023
- More Scenes From the Northcountry May 30, 2023
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- Halfway There! May 29, 2023
- And They’re Off! May 28, 2023
- Team Trimoron Heads West May 26, 2023
- Sheltering at Sea, Part 3: Staten Island to Atlantic City June 28, 2021
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- Happy Birthday, Vlad! June 1, 2020
- Solo Trip to the Yellow Submarine May 26, 2020
- Sail and Sky Composition May 20, 2020
- The Blues of Battle Creek May 16, 2020
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Oh lucky you two – lilies in the house :) Great shots Vlad!
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They were for Johna’s birthday… but I put them to immediate dual use :-)
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Lucky us then! Happy un-birthday Johna :)
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Very Nice :-)
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Thank you!
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wicked colour detail and no kayak’s :D
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Getting kayaks into those pictures proved to be too difficult…
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lol
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Beautiful pictures. I am so tempted to save the second pic on my desktop and use it as a background! :)
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Go right ahead!
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Thank you!!
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Beautiful golden-yellow on display. Nicely done.
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Thank you!
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My mom’s name – and as beautiful as she is, even at 90 . :-)
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A golden name, and flower… :-)
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LOVE > LOVE > LOVE These beautiful pictures.
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I love your enthusiasm!! :D
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Only say the truth or nothing Mr.Yellow jacket..I sense a theme..
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:-)
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What beautiful Flowers and Photographs of them!
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Thank you, Iris! (another flower name… :-) )
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Beautiful images, Vlad — you inspired me — I have two lily shots to share.
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I look forward to seeing them, Frank!
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I love the composition on these – they turned out wonderfully!
Nancy
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I usually have trouble with cut flowers in vases, but I think these did turn out well… :-)
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That certainly brings a bit of summer into the house!
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Yes, it does :-)
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So beautiful! Your first image, in particular, makes me think of a Georgia O’Keeffe painting. Love it!
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Thanks!! Yes, Georgia O’Keeffe did come to mind, somehow… :-)
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Beautiful. My favorites are the first and the last.
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Thank you!!
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These are are absolutely stunning!
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Thanks, Greg!
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The yellow flower against the black makes for a good photo!
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That’s what I thought… :-)
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What spectacular shots!
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Thanks so much!!
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Great shots! What lens are you using?
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These were taken with a Nikon D80 with the 55-300mm f/4.5 lens, most of the time zoomed out to almost 300mm, I seem to recall.
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