By Vladimir Brezina
This week’s Photo Challenge is Home.
On our kayak trips, we paddle past homes worth millions
as well as some that are modest, but offer incomparable views and fresh sea breezes—
Another Home post is here.
By Vladimir Brezina
This week’s Photo Challenge is Home.
On our kayak trips, we paddle past homes worth millions
as well as some that are modest, but offer incomparable views and fresh sea breezes—
Another Home post is here.
Posted in Kayaking, Nature, Photography
Tagged Birds, Home, Kayaking, Nest, Photography, postaweek, postaweek2013, Weekly Photo Challenge
By Vladimir Brezina
Ailsa’s travel-themed photo challenge this week is Gaudy.
I think it’s safe to say that Ailsa will never issue a challenge on the exact word that this costume inspires, so there’s no point in holding this photo back. Gaudy it is!
Posted in Photography
Tagged Gaudy, Photography, postaweek, postaweek2013, Travel, Weekly Photo Challenge
By Vladimir Brezina
Once upon a time, I used to visit quite often a certain place that has lately been in the news.
Here it is in January.
And in May.
And in July…
Where is it?
I’ll give you a hint:
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Update February 9, 2013: This is Bosworth Field, about 15 miles west of Leicester, England. On August 22, 1485, this happened here:
In the Battle of Bosworth, the final battle of the Wars of the Roses, King Richard III, the last Plantagenet king of England, was killed, and Henry VII, the first king of the Tudor dynasty, came to the throne.
Richard’s skeleton has now been discovered buried under a car park in Leicester.
Tagged Battle, Bosworth Field, England, History, King, Landscape, Photography, Richard III
By Vladimir Brezina
This week’s Photo Challenge is Unique.
Seen at last September’s Great North River Tugboat Race & Competition.
Posted in Life, Photography
Tagged New York Harbor, Photography, postaweek, postaweek2013, Tattoo, Tugboat, Tugboat Race, Weekly Photo Challenge
By Vladimir Brezina
Last weekend at NYC’s Central Park Reservoir. An icy cold day. The Reservoir is mostly frozen over, leaving just a patch of open water where all of the Reservoir’s birds have congregated.
Johna surveys the panorama. (Click to enlarge any photo.)
Midtown Manhattan rises up beyond.
The birds are mostly Canada Geese and ducks, including some varieties that we’ve never noticed here before—they are probably from Canada, down for the winter. They paddle through the patch of open water, squabble, or just stand silently on the ice, beaks tucked into their back feathers, facing into the cold wind.
The blue shadows lengthen as the sun goes down, lighting up the East Side on the other side of the Reservoir with its last rays.
More photos are here.
Posted in Nature, New York City
Tagged Birds, Canada Geese, Central Park, Central Park Reservoir, Ducks, Manhattan, New York City, Photography, Sunset, Winter
By Vladimir Brezina
This week’s Photo Challenge is Love.
And there’s one set of photos that comes to mind straight away :-)
Some of you have seen them before, and I apologize. I promise not to show them again (any time soon, anyway)… I guess I’ll have to find something else for Valentine’s Day!
The full set of photos is here.
Posted in Nature, Photography
Tagged Birds, Love, Pelicans, Photography, postaweek, postaweek2013, Weekly Photo Challenge
By Vladimir Brezina
Ailsa’s travel-themed photo challenge this week is Walls.
Kayaking around the highly urban New York Harbor, we pass by many colorful and inspirational walls…
More on the marine art of New York Harbor is here.
Posted in Kayaking, New York City, Photography
Tagged Graffiti, Kayaking, New York Harbor, Photography, postaweek, postaweek2013, Travel, Walls, Weekly Photo Challenge
The World’s Toughest Endurance Challenges
Richard Hoad and Paul Moore
Bloomsbury Publishing
London, 2012
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From the description of the book on Amazon:
“The World’s Toughest Endurance Challenges” profiles 50 of the most extreme marathons, triathlons, bike rides, adventure races, climbs, open-water swims and other iconic endurance events from around the world. Breathtaking full-color photographs and insider commentary from top athletes will thrill endurance athletes, extreme sports addicts, and outdoor adventurers of all stripes.
Posted in Book Reviews, Sports, Travel
Tagged Adventure, Book Review, Canoeing, Cycling, Endurance Races, Ironman, Kayaking, Manhattan Island Marathon Swim, Marathon, Photography, Running, Sailing, Sports, Swimming, Triathlon
By Vladimir Brezina
It’s freezing in New York City this week… so why not post a few photos of a warm, tropical beach in Florida?
St. Pete Beach, Florida, December 2012.
More photos are here.
Tagged Florida, Gulf Coast, Photography, St. Pete Beach, Sunset
By Vladimir Brezina
Ailsa’s travel-themed photo challenge this week is Up. We’ve already posted one response, but here’s another one.
Looking up in NYC’s Central Park…
Posted in Nature, New York City, Photography
Tagged Central Park, New York City, Photography, postaweek, postaweek2013, Travel, Up, Weekly Photo Challenge