By Vladimir Brezina
Ailsa’s travel-themed photo challenge this week is Misty.
I recall a misty paddle through New York Harbor back in April 2010…
This was actually a paddle from Manhattan around Staten Island, past the Graveyard of Ships
and many still-living ships
back to Manhattan, still misty in the evening…
More photos are here.
Posted in Kayaking, New York City, Photography
Tagged Kayaking, Misty, New York Harbor, Photography, postaweek, postaweek2014, Travel, Weekly Photo Challenge
By Vladimir Brezina
Ailsa’s travel-themed photo challenge this week is Statues.
I note the plural: Statues. So, here in one photo are hundreds of statues (click on the photo to see them more clearly), each helping to safeguard the city, on this day against surf of an unprecedented size—
San Juan, Puerto Rico, March 2008.
Posted in Photography, Travel
Tagged Cemetery, Photography, postaweek, postaweek2014, Puerto Rico, Statue, Travel, Weekly Photo Challenge
By Vladimir Brezina
This week’s Photo Challenge is Street Life.
My first response was busy. This one is all leisure—
Cromer, Norfolk, England.
Posted in Photography, Travel
Tagged England, Norfolk, Photography, postaweek, postaweek2014, Seaside, Street Life, Weekly Photo Challenge
By Vladimir Brezina
This week’s Photo Challenge is Street Life.
New York City: Descending into the subway—
Another, more leisurely response is here.
Posted in New York City, Photography
Tagged Dusk, Manhattan, New York City, Photography, postaweek, postaweek2014, Street Life, Subway, Weekly Photo Challenge
By Vladimir Brezina
Ailsa’s travel-themed photo challenge this week is Pink.
There’s one week in the year, coming up soon, when NYC’s parks are awash in pink. And looking further ahead, here’s another classic NYC event in which pink is surely the ruling color—
It’s the Coney Island Mermaid Parade! The story and photos from last year are here.
You can bet we’ll do our best to be there again this year! This year on Saturday, June 21st, at 1 PM.
Posted in New York City, Photography
Tagged Brooklyn, Coney Island, Mermaid Parade, New York City, Parade, Photography, Pink, postaweek, postaweek2014, Travel, Weekly Photo Challenge
By Vladimir Brezina
This week’s Photo Challenge is Reflections. Perfect! As a photographer, I am irresistibly drawn to reflections of all kinds…
Two-fold reflection—
Endless reflection—
Deep reflection—
Distorted reflection—
Glassy reflection—
Posted in Photography
Tagged Photography, postaweek, postaweek2014, Reflections, Weekly Photo Challenge
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
This week’s Photo Challenge is Inside.
Inside our home away from home, pitched on the tiny Magic Key in Estero Bay, FL, we catch a few hours’ sleep before another night of paddling during the 2014 WaterTribe Everglades Challenge…
More photos from the Everglades Challenge are here.
Posted in Kayaking, Photography
Tagged Camping, Everglades Challenge, Inside, Kayak Camping, Photography, postaweek, postaweek2014, Tent, Weekly Photo Challenge
By Vladimir Brezina
Ailsa’s travel-themed photo challenge this week is Tempting.
Paddling down the Intracoastal Waterway near Sarasota, FL, during the first of our Everglades Shakedown paddles back in April 2013, we succumbed to the temptation of ice cream.
Perhaps this explained why we moved so slowly during that trip! So, during the Everglades Challenge itself, we removed all such temptation by paddling “outside”, through the Gulf.
And in a single day we traveled the distance that had previously taken us four days.
Posted in Kayaking, Photography
Tagged Florida Kayaking, Photography, postaweek, postaweek2014, Tempting, Travel, Weekly Photo Challenge
By Vladimir Brezina
This week’s Photo Challenge is Threes:
“A three-picture story is a way to help you think about storytelling with images. To create a three-picture story, gather:
Yes, I think I should be able to do that…
Posted in Nature, Photography
Tagged Birds, Florida, Pelicans, Photography, postaweek, postaweek2014, Threes, 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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