By Vladimir Brezina
On the first dive, a novice diver immediately encounters a new and astonishing feeling, one of utter weightlessness, of floating in space, gently rising by inhaling more deeply and descending by exhaling… I still remember how amazed I was by that feeling.
On our trip to Australia last August we only went snorkeling, but still were able to recapture some of that feeling…
(Great Barrier Reef, Australia, August 2015)
A contribution to this week’s Photo Challenge, Weight(less).
Posted in Photography, Sports, Travel
Tagged Australia, Diving, Great Barrier Reef, Photography, postaweek, postaweek2016, Snorkeling, Weekly Photo Challenge, Weight(less)
By Vladimir Brezina
No tricks, only treats, with this one.
Not so sure about this one, though…
A contribution to this week’s Photo Challenge, Treat.
Posted in Nature, Photography, Travel
Tagged Animals, Australia, Crocodile, Kangaroo, Photography, postaweek, postaweek2015, Treat, Weekly Photo Challenge
By Vladimir Brezina
We are floating offshore in the Coral Sea, about twenty miles out from Port Douglas, Queensland, Australia.
What lies below the surface?
The Great Barrier Reef!
(more photos still to come…)
A contribution to Ailsa’s travel-themed photo challenge, Below.
Posted in Nature, Photography, Sports, Travel
Tagged Australia, Below, Great Barrier Reef, Photography, postaweek, postaweek2015, Snorkeling, Travel, Weekly Photo Challenge
By Vladimir Brezina
How do you handle a crocodile? Very CAREFULLY.
(… even a little one, with its mouth taped shut)
A contribution to this week’s Photo Challenge, Careful.
Posted in Nature, Photography, Travel
Tagged Australia, Careful, Crocodile, Photography, postaweek, postaweek2015, Weekly Photo Challenge
By Vladimir Brezina
He may be smiling sweetly
but he’s still sizing you up as prey
(still working on those Australia photos!)
A contribution to Ailsa’s travel-themed photo challenge, Intense.
Posted in Nature, Photography, Travel
Tagged Australia, Crocodile, Intense, Photography, postaweek, postaweek2015, Travel, Weekly Photo Challenge
By Vladimir Brezina
We’re back from a trip to tropical Queensland, Australia—and, of course, processing a couple of thousand photos. Here’s a brief preview:
Much more to come!
Tagged Animals, Australia, Birds, Photography, Queensland, Travel, Tropical
... 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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