By Vladimir Brezina
This week’s Photo Challenge is Focus.
Got to focus on what’s most important…
Thunderstorm over the Gulf of Mexico, St. Pete Beach, Florida, August 2013. More photos are here.
A second Focus post is here.
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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.Recent Comments
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Wind Against Current 
I’d love to have a sip of that cool drink…
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A glass of cold white wine is never unwelcome :-)
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wow , very nice :)
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Thanks!!
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Lovely composition and serenely calming.
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I think it does capture the feeling of the moment quite well, actually. A beautifully colored sunset over the darkening sea, a thunderstorm in the distance just to give it extra drama, the warm evening air on the terrace, a mellow glass of wine… :-)
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Now that is called ‘focus’. :)
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Like I said, it’s important to sort out one’s priorities ;-)
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I’m on my way out to buy a bottle of wine.
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But don’t bring a thunderstorm with it, at least not until after the weekend! :-)
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You got that right!
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:-)
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love the glas sweating and the light captured within it nice one Vladimir
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Thanks, Scott!!
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Yes indeed! I love the way the gold in the wineglass is echoed in the sky – great shot – you must have been inspired :-)
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Well, I was holding the glass in one hand and the camera in the other. I put the glass down on the pillar in front of me to take photos of the sunset and thunderstorm. Then it occurred to me take a photo of the glass too, while I was at it. It’s all serendipity and luck ;-)
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The grace of serendipity :-)
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And a good eye. . .
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We rely on that quite a bit :-)
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While I appreciate all your NYC shots, I am a big fan of the Gulf and will be there soon. Thanks for the foretaste of what is coming.
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There seem to be more and more Florida photos on this blog too… ;-)
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Beautiful example of both focus and minimalism. I love it.
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Thanks!! :-)
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great focus – love the gold reflection :) and although I prefer red (wine) it just wouldn’t have worked here…
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No, it wouldn’t have. Luckily I happened to be drinking white wine just then :-)
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:)
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I just love this photo. It calms me :) Yellow in the back yellow in the glass. Great reflection and a good shot. Just love it :)
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It was a mellow sunset, once the thunderstorm had passed…
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Perfect and beautiful!
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Thanks, Amy!
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Cheers. ;-)
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Quite so—cheers!! :-)
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Cheers.:)
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Cheers!!
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A marvellous way to enjoy a storm :)
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It certainly beats shivering in a tent, which is what we normally do ;-)
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stunning
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Thank you!!
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Well done, Vladimir. A toast to you. Looks like a painting.
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Thank you, Ruth! :-)
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Wow, beautiful! I love that the liquid in the glass is that amber color . . .
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White wine, but mostly just reflecting the light of the sunset… :-)
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The final one is my favorite.
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Calm after the storm…
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Aah, almost a painting Vlad!!
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But much faster to make! ;-)
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WOW…. great shot!
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Thanks!!
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I just love the way the yellow color is reflected in the wine and the sky…great photo!
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Thanks so much!!
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Beautiful photo. Love how everything feels clean and fresh after a storm.
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Clean and fresh and relaxed :-)
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Florida has the best sunsets. I’m on the same coast about 1 1/2 hours in Englewood and the sunsets are breathtaking. his one with the wine glass – perfection. Love it …
Isadora
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Then you know all about this kind of evening :-) Thanks, Isadora!
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:-) Cheers!
janet
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Cheers, Janet!
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Who would have thought that the sunset, the water, and the thunderstorm and the glass of wine would make such a spectacular photograph! Well done! Without the wine it would have been a nice but not spectacular photo!
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No thought was involved—it just happened! :-)
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