By Vladimir Brezina
Yesterday, on the Upper East Side of Manhattan—
Posted in New York City
Tagged Evening, Manhattan, New York City, Nocturne, Photography, Sunset
By Vladimir Brezina
This week’s Photo Challenge is Extra, Extra.
You’re fishing! Would you like some extra help?
This looks like a fair division of labor…
Posted in Nature, Photography
Tagged Birds, Extra, Fishing, Great Blue Heron, Photography, postaweek, postaweek2014, Weekly Photo Challenge
By Vladimir Brezina
On Sunday, we were joined on our regular Sandy Hook paddle by our friend Julie, aka Kayak Cowgirl.
This was her first time to Sandy Hook!
Her writeup begins: “Every girl knows her first time should be special. The weather should be beautiful, rose petals should line the way, and someone more experienced should take her hand.”
And it gets better from there. Go and read her story!
We can’t possibly improve on it. So here, simply, are some photos:
Posted in Kayaking
Tagged Kayak Cowgirl, Kayaking, New York City, New York Harbor, Photography, Sandy Hook
By Vladimir Brezina
This week’s Photo Challenge is Room.
I wonder what it’s like to always be inside your room, to carry it with you everywhere you go—
—or does your room become so much a part of you that it no longer stands between you and the world around?

(Florida fighting conch: more photos are here.)
This is in fact a real question in philosophy (Heidegger comes to mind), neuroscience and neuroethology (mind-body relations, motor learning, tool use), artificial intelligence… see for instance here.
Posted in Nature, Photography, Science and Technology
Tagged Animals, Conch, Photography, postaweek, postaweek2014, Room, Snail, Weekly Photo Challenge
By Vladimir Brezina
Ailsa’s travel-themed photo challenge this week is Unexpected.
We were expecting a peaceful paddle through autumnal marshes and creeks. We were certainly not expecting the locals to put up such strong resistance—
Come to think of it, we’ve already had Unexpected as a photo challenge theme. Here‘s another fellow who was quite prepared to defend his turf :-)
By Vladimir Brezina
On each day of our three-day Memorial Day weekend in Maine, while Johna was off pursuing rough waters, I went for a leisurely paddle. Here are a few photos. They are less interesting than usual, because I lacked my kayak model and had to substitute lobster buoys as foreground interest…
Posted in Kayaking
Tagged Kennebec River, Knubble Bay, Maine, Maine Sea Kayaking, Photography, Sea Kayaking, Sheepscot River