By Vladimir Brezina
Three of the largest—
and three of the smallest—
— but they are all equal “vessels” in the eyes of the law.
“The word ‘vessel’ includes every description of watercraft or other artificial contrivance used, or capable of being used, as a means of transportation on water.” (U. S. Code, and similarly in the Rules of the Road)
A contribution to this week’s Photo Challenge, Trio.
Posted in Kayaking, Photography
Tagged Cruise Ship, Feathercraft, Kayaking, New York City, New York Harbor, Photography, postaweek, postaweek2015, Trio, Weekly Photo Challenge
By Vladimir Brezina
She did it!!
Blackburn Challenge, 2014. The full story is here.
A contribution to this week’s Photo Challenge, Victory.
Posted in Kayaking, Photography
Tagged Blackburn Challenge, Kayak Race, Photography, postaweek, postaweek2015, Sea Kayaking, Victory, Weekly Photo Challenge
By Vladimir Brezina
The new World Trade Center tower can be seen for miles out at sea, and at night it becomes a luminous beacon to guide sailors, and kayakers, in—
A contribution to Ailsa’s travel-themed photo challenge, Luminous.
Posted in Nature, Photography
Tagged Flowers, Lilies, Ornate, Photography, postaweek, postaweek2015, Weekly Photo Challenge
By Vladimir Brezina
For this week’s travel-themed photo challenge, Ailsa wants Frame.
Someone thought this was a good idea for a costume for our annual Halloween block party in 2011. What were they thinking?
We’ll see what tonight’s party brings. Happy Halloween!
Posted in Art, Culture, Photography
Tagged Block Party, Costume, Frame, Halloween, Photography, postaweek, postaweek2015, Travel, Weekly Photo Challenge
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
A fire? Nothing out of the ordinary.
But a fire in a cozy fireplace in a New York apartment, deep inside a high-rise building? We are already beginning to appreciate how extraordinary that is, as winter is surely coming…
A contribution to this week’s Photo Challenge, (Extra)ordinary.
Posted in Life, Photography
Tagged (Extra)ordinary, Fire, Fireplace, New York City, Photography, postaweek, postaweek2015, Weekly Photo Challenge
By Vladimir Brezina
As we paddle through the backwaters of NYC’s industrial waterways, we come to close quarters with hundreds of barges and scows, many of which seem to have seen some service.
As we brush past their battered sides, we admire their colorful peeling paint—
A second contribution to Ailsa’s travel-themed photo challenge, Paint. The first contribution was here.
Posted in Kayaking, New York City, Photography
Tagged Abstract, Barges, Kayaking, New York Harbor, Paint, Photography, postaweek, postaweek2015, Travel, 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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