Category Archives: Kayaking

Half-Light

By Vladimir Brezina

Half-Light 1

From the molten dyes of the water
Bring the burnished nature of fire
… Rain flakes of gold on the water

—Ezra Pound, The Alchemist

Half-Light 2Half-Light 3

A contribution to this week’s Photo Challenge, Half-Light.

Squares

By Vladimir Brezina

Squares lead us onSquares 1Squares 2

… squares and sometimes triangles

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and we are by no means the only ones to appreciate their presenceSquares 3Squares 4

A contribution to Ailsa’s travel-themed photo challenge, Square.

State of Mind

By Vladimir Brezina

Before the big paddle into the unknown: first tension—

Tension

then fear—

Fear(OK, she’s acting out for the camera, a bit)

and then pure happiness on the last day…

Happiness

Yes, long-distance paddling is all about the State of Mind!

This was the 2014 WaterTribe Everglades Challenge. Not coincidentally, the 2016 Challenge starts in a couple of days…

A contribution to this week’s Photo Challenge, State of Mind.

Time

By Vladimir Brezina

Time 1The sun is up.

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It’s high time to drink up that coffee and get going!

Time 22012 Long Island Circumnavigation

A contribution to this week’s Photo Challenge, Time.

Alphabet

By Vladimir Brezina

We’re only up to “C”! A long way to go still on our circumnavigation of Manhattan…

AlphabetThe Columbia “C”

A contribution to this week’s Photo Challenge, Alphabet.

Waves

By Vladimir Brezina

Under the Brooklyn Bridge in the East River, the waves are always fun… ;-)

Waves 1
Waves 2For more photos from this Manhattan circumnavigation see here.

A contribution to Ailsa’s travel-themed photo challenge, Waves.

Oops!

By Vladimir Brezina

Oops! 1I know this is a new, original design, but isn’t the kayak supposed to stay on top of the water?

(But they do get points for well- synchronized paddles.)

Oops! 2(2015 Cardboard Kayak Race. Full story here.)

A contribution to this week’s Photo Challenge, Oops!

Self

By Vladimir Brezina

Rigging the boatKayaking in open waters far from land, there’s not much to photograph except endless waves—and yourself!

These are photos from a kayak-sailing trip, with the camera mounted at the top of the mast.
Calm waters
Speeding along
Waves washing over the boat

A contribution to Ailsa’s travel-themed photo challenge, Self.

Trio

By Vladimir Brezina

Three of the largest—

Three of the largest

Three of the smallestand three of the smallest—

— but they are all equal “vessels” in the eyes of the law.

“The word ‘vessel’ includes every description of watercraft or other artificial contrivance used, or capable of being used, as a means of transportation on water.” (U. S. Code, and similarly in the Rules of the Road)

 

A contribution to this week’s Photo Challenge, Trio.

Victory

By Vladimir Brezina

She did it!!

Blackburn Challenge, 2014. The full story is here.

Victory

A contribution to this week’s Photo Challenge, Victory.