By Vladimir Brezina
This week’s Photo Challenge is Humanity, set by Thirdeyemom. She writes: “The more I see the world, the more I realize that although people are different, we’re very much the same.”
Although sometimes I do wonder if we’re all the same species—
Humanity relaxing at the seaside in Norfolk, England:
Humanity relaxing at the seaside at Coney Island, New York:
... 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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| Johna Till Johnson on And They’re Off! |
Wind Against Current 
Cooking nicely … soon be done!
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Time to put more on the burner! :-)
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That’s a lot of humanity!
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To me, the word “humanity” somehow suggests the mass :-)
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Those beaches at Coney Island are too crowded for my taste.
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Same here. I never go, and most certainly not to sit on the beach.
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Great entry! I love the peace of the second shot juxtaposed to the crowds at Coney Island. I like your point that sometimes you wonder if we are all the same species, especially given the extreme cruelty and hatred of some human beings. Good point.
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A great challenge—thanks, Nicole!! :-)
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Too much humanity for me at Coney Island.
janet
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I quite agree! :-)
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What a beautifully-presented contrast! Ah, we Americans…definitely not the same species as the Brits!
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That much has been clear for a hundred years, at least :-)
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I’m with Colline! I prefer beaches with hardly any humans on them, and luckily I have a few not too far away.
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You are lucky! :-)
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Oh dear! Is Coney Island always like that in summer? No place to walk, even? Looking at the last picture I thought I saw a torso in the foreground (cataracts, don’t you know?) which didn’t really surprise me, looking at the crush….quite disappointed to finally recognize a shopping-cum-hand-bag.
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Well, this was a special occasion, the Coney Island Mermaid Parade. So the boardwalk was unusually crowded just there, where the parade ended. But the nearby beach was full of people who weren’t there for the parade—it’s probably that crowded every nice weekend in the summer.
But it could have been a lot more crowded still. I recall Weegee’s famous photos of Coney Island just before WWII :-)
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Great contrasting scenes. Despite the crowds Coney Island looks to be more fun though…
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Anything is more fun than the British summer ;-)
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no room at the inn.
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Oh, I don’t know… Humanity is expandable, can always squeeze a few more in :-)
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such great colors!
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Thanks, Maria! :-)
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wow id be smothered in humams // geez…. ! :)
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:-)
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difficult to see naked people in Indonesia :D hheehe
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Quite the opposite here… :-)
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Yikes! I couldn’t tolerate those Coney Island crowds…give me the British beach anytime!
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British beaches are great! Here’s the warm sunshine of a British beach in August—
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same humanity, just two worlds apart. great captures! :)
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Thanks!! :-)
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Great juxtaposition. Not the last word on differences, of course, but some pretty good first words.
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:-) Thanks!!
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Wow, a little crowded…almost seem as though you wouldn’t even need sunscreen! :)
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If you found a spot in the shade of some large body, you wouldn’t! :-)
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Ha!! :)
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Great Post Vladimir. I can see the contrast in the pics of NY and England. Lovely :)
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Thank you—glad you like it! :-)
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:)
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Reblogged this on electnwa and commented:
see groveeeee
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Thanks!
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