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.
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…
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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—
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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
By Vladimir Brezina
Ailsa’s travel-themed photo challenge this week is Winter.
In NYC, meteorological Winter has been with us for quite some time. And with tomorrow’s Winter Solstice, astronomical Winter starts as well. But there is a silver lining—even though the coldest days are yet to come, from today the day length will steadily increase toward Spring…
In the meantime, Happy Winter!
However, for reasons that can’t be gainsaid, we are off to Florida for a week’s paddling, in regions that even WordPress cannot reach… Happy Holidays, and see y’all when we get back!
Posted in New York City, Photography
Tagged Central Park, New York City, Photography, postaweek, postaweek2013, Snow, Snowman, Travel, Weekly Photo Challenge, Winter
Posted in New York City, Photography
Tagged Manhattan, Manhattanhenge, New York City, One, Photography, postaweek, postaweek2013, Sunset, Weekly Photo Challenge
By Vladimir Brezina
It’s snowing! The first real snow of the winter. Quick, everyone out into the park before it melts!
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In Central Park, NYC, yesterday.
Posted in Nature, New York City
Tagged Central Park, Manhattan, New York City, Photography, Snow, Snow Storm
Tagged Beach, Florida, New York City, Photography, Sand Sculpture, Snow, Snowman