<— Previous in Photography 101
This is the ninth installment of Photography 101.
<— Previous in Photography 101
This is the ninth installment of Photography 101.
By Vladimir Brezina
… Labor Day, and (practically speaking) the beginning of Fall!
Here are a few celebratory photos taken at yesterday’s Great North River Tugboat Race & Competition. Lots more photos to come. (Last year’s are here.)
Posted in New York City, Science and Technology
Tagged Boats, Hudson River, New York Harbor, Photography, Ships, Tugboat, Tugboat Race
By Vladimir Brezina
Ailsa’s travel-themed photo challenge this week is Distance.
Distant views from the Cordillera Central of Puerto Rico, October 2001.
Posted in Nature, Photography, Travel
Tagged Distance, Mountains, Photography, postaweek, postaweek2013, Puerto Rico, Travel, Weekly Photo Challenge
By Vladimir Brezina
This week’s Photo Challenge is Sea.
Where the sea meets the land is where it’s at. But you never know what you’ll get. It can be
too wimpy—
too scary—
or just right!
The first Sea post was here.
Posted in Nature, Photography
Tagged Photography, postaweek, postaweek2013, Sea, Seashore, Surf, Weekly Photo Challenge
By Vladimir Brezina
This week’s Photo Challenge is Sea.
On the broad windswept beaches of England’s North Sea coast, the presence of the sea really forces itself upon your attention…
(Norfolk, England, August 2001)
A second Sea post is here.
Posted in Nature, Photography, Travel
Tagged England, North Sea, Photography, postaweek, postaweek2013, Sea, Seashore, Weekly Photo Challenge
By Vladimir Brezina
On Sunday a week ago, August 18th, I found myself once more in my kayak accompanying a long-distance swimmer through New York Harbor.
It was the day of this year’s Ederle Swim, a 17.5 -mile open-water swim from Manhattan to Sandy Hook, New Jersey, organized by NYC Swim. This year’s swim was in fact the centennial swim, since the first successful swim over that course, after a number of failed attempts, occurred a hundred years ago almost to the day, on August 28th, 1913.
My swimmer this year was Barbara Held, from San Diego, California. Having completed her Triple Crown of Open Water Swimming—the Manhattan Island Marathon Swim, the Catalina Channel, and the English Channel—Barbara was looking for new challenges!
Posted in Kayaking, New York City, Sports
Tagged Ederle Swim, Kayaking, Long-Distance Swim, Manhattan, New York Harbor, NYC Swim, Open-Water Swim, Sandy Hook
By Vladimir Brezina
This week’s Photo Challenge is Focus.
Isolating the main subject in sharp focus against a blurry background is often the beginning of a powerful photograph. But it’s easy to then lose sight of the fact that the blurry background is still there and can make or break the photo, no less than the main subject. It’s helpful to forget that the photo is of something and see it instead, for a moment, just as a two-dimensional plane of abstract shapes and colors…
The first Focus post was here.
Posted in Photography
Tagged Focus, Photography, postaweek, postaweek2013, Weekly Photo Challenge
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.
Posted in Photography
Tagged Focus, Photography, postaweek, postaweek2013, Weekly Photo Challenge
By Vladimir Brezina
Ailsa’s travel-themed photo challenge this week is Play.
From the 2013 Coney Island Mermaid Parade.
Posted in New York City, Photography
Tagged Brooklyn, Coney Island, Marching Band, Mermaid Parade, Music, New York City, Photography, Play, postaweek, postaweek2013, Travel, Weekly Photo Challenge
<— Previous in Photography 101
This is the eighth installment of Photography 101.