By Vladimir Brezina
In the middle of the city, you don’t see the horizon. Well before sunset, the sun dips behind a dark palisade of silhouettes
To see the sun touch the horizon, you must climb very high
or, down below, wait for a very special day
Or, of course, watch from your kayak on the river!
A response to this week’s Photo Challenge, Silhouette, and Ailsa’s travel-themed photo challenge, Horizons.
... 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 
Cool cityscape shots !
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Thanks! :-)
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Nice!
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Thanks!!
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gorgeous silhouettes and sunsets. Amazing to see all the people taking photos of Manhattanhenge..
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Yes, Manhattanhenge has become increasingly popular over the last few years… Soon it will be necessary to go on to the next thing to stay ahead of the crowd! We’ve talked about attending the winter version of Manhattanhenge (as yet unnamed), one of the two days around the winter solstice when the rising sun will be visible at the eastern end of Manhattan’s streets. Presumably the need to get up before dawn in December or January will keep attendance of that event down :-)
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Gorgeous! My favorite–hard to choose–is that second shot.
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:-) Thanks, Naomi!!
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Nicely done Vladimir – love your second shot especially.
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Thanks, Tina!!
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Wow! Your pictures are amazing:-)
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Glad you like them!! :-)
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Keep posting them:-)
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Will do! :-)
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Awesome pictures, I love them all!
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Thanks so much, Shaanthz!!
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:) thanks for the smiling perspective. It is beautiful.
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You are most welcome! Thank you!!
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Very beautiful.
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Thank you… :-)
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Always great shots Vladi !
Ciao ciao
Max
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Thanks, Max!!
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Excellent merging of challenges!
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They just somehow came together… :-)
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It works, sometimes!
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Great photos Vladimir
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Thanks, Rob! :-)
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You do love this city! Beautiful
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Thank you, Chris!!
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Love it.
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Thanks, Rob!!
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These are beautiful silhouettes. I still like the one you took in the city of all the people taking the sunset.
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That was a very special occasion that comes just twice a year :-)
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Perfect merging of the two challenges :-)
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Thanks!!
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Beautiful shots all of them!
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Thank you so much! :-)
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New York is beautiful! Love the silhouettes!
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Thank you!!
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Love the kayaks on the river. I lost my kayak in a bushfire in February. I’m a a calm water paddler, but your photographs have helped me decide to replace my beautiful kayak. Michael
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Go for it!! :-)
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These are beautiful!
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Thank you so much, Dee!
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Wonderful horizons!!! Love all of them…But specially the first one from the kayak…Such a lovely view…!!!
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The first one actually isn’t taken from a kayak, unfortunately. That’s the Reservoir in Central Park—no kayaks allowed. But the last two were taken from a kayak, and so was this one :-)
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Ohhh!!! That one is absolutely great!!!!
Yes..It was my mistake..I was trying to say the first one of the last two…(A bit difficult for me in English!!! :) :) )
The light is so wonderful!!!!!! I could stay there for hours sipping a glass of wine!!!! :) :)
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Actually, not your mistake at all! Now that I read it again, I see what you meant. It can be read in two ways, and I chose the other one :-)
We can’t usually allow ourselves too much wine on our kayak trips—we might start paddling in circles… :-)
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Ha ha ha!!!! ;) ;)
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Seeing what appears to be 2 setting suns makes Hudson River Sunset 2 look like a shot in a sci-fi flick. Great, great capture for this week’s challenge!
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All those glass buildings have their uses! :-)
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what beautiful photos! The sunset on the bay (where I live) is very overrated.
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The sunset itself isn’t often that interesting. It’s what’s in the foreground, and the clouds of course—got to have at least a few clouds! :-)
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Nice shots! I love the one with the kayaks.
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Thanks!! :-)
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What a beautiful selection. I enjoyed my sunset cruise :)
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I am glad… thank you! :-)
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“Manhattanhendge” with all those phone cameras is particularly awesome.
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Yes, there are more and more each year—traffic-stopping crowds now. It should be fun this year!
More on Manhattanhenge here, here, and here.
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