By Vladimir Brezina
This week’s Photo Challenge is Beyond.
When paddling counterclockwise around Manhattan, or down the Hudson River back to the city, there comes that breathtaking moment when the distant vista of Midtown Manhattan comes into view beyond the George Washington Bridge.
I always take a photo at that point. By now I have many, in rain and sunshine, day and night… Here are a few of them.
More photos from these trips are here, here, here, here, here, here, 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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Wind Against Current 
Thank you for always liking my posts! Your photographs make me want to visit America!
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Just get on the plane, and you are here… :-)
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Haha! Cool.
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beautiful pics. thank you for stopping by my blog too.
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nice pics. thanks for stopping by my blog too..
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Glad you like them! And you are most welcome…
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oh – what amazing photos!
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Thanks!—and thanks for following our blog :-)
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Don’t you just love skies? I particularly like the pix with the brown water. Great perspective and textures.
~Anne
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The river is very muddy, so any time it’s churned up by the wind the brown color comes out… Thanks, Anne!
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