By Vladimir Brezina
Ailsa’s travel-themed photo challenge this week is Pink.
In NYC’s Central Park not so long ago, pink was an artificial color.
But very soon now, it will grow on every tree—
These photos were taken in April 2013. Hopefully, a preview of coming attractions!
Another classic NYC event, later on in June, at which pink is surely the ruling color is here.
Posted in Nature, New York City, Photography
Tagged Central Park, New York City, Photography, Pink, postaweek, postaweek2014, Snow, Spring, Spring Blossoms, Travel, Weekly Photo Challenge
By Vladimir Brezina
We’ve been ice-bound for the last month. No paddling—and we were beginning to feel it! But this weekend, finally, winter seems to have released its grip.
Here are a few photos from Saturday’s Manhattan circumnavigation (click on any photo to start slideshow):
Posted in Kayaking, New York City
Tagged Kayaking, Manhattan Circumnavigation, New York Harbor, Photography
By Vladimir Brezina
Ailsa’s travel-themed photo challenge this week is Yellow.
New York City’s yellow taxis are world-famous.
And ubiquitous! We can’t get away from them even when we are paddling around the harbor.
We’ve always wondered what it would be like to have one pass right over you. It could easily happen, in the dense rush-hour traffic. After all, they have schedules to keep. And we do hear them on the radio referring to us as “speed bumps”…
Here one of our friends is trying to get a feel for it ahead of time ;-)
(The first “Yellow” post was here.)
Posted in Kayaking, New York City, Photography
Tagged Ferries, Kayaking, New York Harbor, Photography, postaweek, postaweek2014, Travel, Water Taxi, Weekly Photo Challenge, Yellow
By Vladimir Brezina
… from NYC’s Central Park.
And more snow is on the way…
Posted in Nature, New York City
Tagged Central Park, Manhattan, New York City, Photography, Snow, Winter
By Vladimir Brezina
This week’s Photo Challenge is Juxtaposition.
In New York Harbor, little boats (juxta)posed with big ships…
The first “Juxtaposition” post was here.
Posted in Kayaking, New York City, Photography
Tagged Barges, Juxtaposition, Kayaking, New York City, New York Harbor, Photography, postaweek, postaweek2014, Ships, Weekly Photo Challenge
By Vladimir Brezina
This week’s Photo Challenge is Juxtaposition.
As we paddle along the East River, freely enjoying the wind and waves, we never fail to glance toward the top of this immense blue and white structure, where there are usually men playing basketball in a razor-wire cage…
It’s the Vernon C. Bain Correctional Center, the Rikers Island prison barge.
(A second “Juxtaposition” post is here.)
Posted in Kayaking, New York City, Photography
Tagged Juxtaposition, Kayaking, New York City, Photography, postaweek, postaweek2014, Prison, Weekly Photo Challenge
By Vladimir Brezina
NYC’s Central Park, during yesterday’s snowstorm…
(click on any photo to start slideshow)
Posted in Nature, New York City
Tagged Central Park, Manhattan, New York City, Photography, Snow, Snow Storm
By Vladimir Brezina
This week’s Photo Challenge is Window: “Windows … are portals into the world’s stories. Glimpses into other people’s lives.”
From our window in the big city, we see ten thousand other windows light up as dusk falls—ten thousand stories all around us. It’s touching to realize, as a general proposition, that they are there.
But ten thousand are too many. There’s no special reason to look into one lighted window or another. And nobody worries about being the one among ten thousand that somebody might be watching. This is the big city. Hardly anybody even bothers to lower their blinds…
Posted in New York City, Photography
Tagged City Life, Dusk, Manhattan, New York City, Photography, postaweek, postaweek2014, Weekly Photo Challenge, Window
By Vladimir Brezina
A few photos I managed to capture on Saturday in Manhattan’s Central Park before my fingers started freezing—
(click on any photo to start slideshow)
Posted in Nature, New York City
Tagged Central Park, Ice, Manhattan, New York City, Photography, Snow, Winter
By Vladimir Brezina
This week’s Photo Challenge is Joy.
Kids have no trouble finding Joy.
Adults sometimes have to work at it…
Figment NYC 2011. A writeup with more photos is here.
Posted in Life, New York City, Photography
Tagged Figment, Joy, New York City, Photography, postaweek, postaweek2013, Weekly Photo Challenge
... 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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