By Vladimir Brezina
From the molten dyes of the water
Bring the burnished nature of fire
… Rain flakes of gold on the water
—Ezra Pound, The Alchemist
A contribution to this week’s Photo Challenge, Half-Light.
By Vladimir Brezina
From the molten dyes of the water
Bring the burnished nature of fire
… Rain flakes of gold on the water
—Ezra Pound, The Alchemist
A contribution to this week’s Photo Challenge, Half-Light.
Posted in Kayaking, New York City, Photography
Tagged Ezra Pound, Half-Light, Kayaking, New York City, New York Harbor, Photography, postaweek, postaweek2016, Storm, Weekly Photo Challenge
By Vladimir Brezina
We are about to be hit by one of the Forces of Nature…
(In the Florida Everglades—story and more photos are here.)
A second contribution to this week’s Photo Challenge, Forces of Nature. The first contribution was here.
Posted in Kayaking, Nature, Photography
Tagged Clouds, Everglades Challenge, Florida Kayaking, Forces of Nature, Kayaking, Photography, postaday, postaweek2015, Storm, Weekly Photo Challenge
By Vladimir Brezina
The towers of Manhattan are insignificant under the looming storm clouds…
(more photos are here and here)
A contribution to this week’s Photo Challenge, Forces of Nature. A second contribution is here.
Posted in Nature, New York City, Photography
Tagged Clouds, Forces of Nature, Manhattan, New York City, New York Harbor, Photography, postaweek, postaweek2015, Storm, Weekly Photo Challenge
By Vladimir Brezina
Yesterday in the early evening a line of strong thunderstorms rumbled through New York City. This happens often in the summer and the sight can be awe-inspiring. But I was working all afternoon in a windowless room, and later, when I got to a window, it was too late to discern much. The building was already submerged in thick green fog. Lightning flashed and thunder cracked directly overhead.
What to do under those circumstances? Let’s go to the video replay!
And from where better to observe the arrival of the storm over New York Harbor and the Manhattan skyline than the Statue of Liberty?
Posted in Nature, New York City
Tagged EarthCam, Manhattan, New York City, New York Harbor, Statue of Liberty, Storm, Webcam
By Vladimir Brezina
This week’s Photo Challenge is Grand.
To face the elements is, to be sure, no light matter when the sea is in its grandest mood. You must then know the sea, and know that you know it, and not forget that it was made to be sailed over.
— Joshua Slocum, Sailing Alone Around the World
Even in our little kayaks, in a passing little storm, we occasionally glimpse something of what Slocum meant.
From our 2012 kayak circumnavigation of Long Island, NY. The story of that storm is here.
Posted in Kayaking, Nature, Photography
Tagged Grand, Photography, postaweek, postaweek2013, Sea, Sea Kayak, Storm, Weekly Photo Challenge
By Vladimir Brezina
This week’s Photo Challenge is Foreshadow.
Signs from the heavens. Looks like Coney Island is doomed
as is Manhattan
but Brooklyn will be spared.
But no, or at least not this time. All this foreshadows merely a spectacular thunderstorm
that passes, with the city still there.
Posted in Kayaking, Nature, New York City, Photography
Tagged Foreshadow, Kayaking, New York Harbor, Photography, postaweek, postaweek2013, Storm, Weekly Photo Challenge
By Vladimir Brezina
Red sky at night, sailor’s delight.
Red sky at morning, sailor take warning.
This was the sight today at 7 a.m. …
… and this at 5 p.m.
A nor’easter is on the way.
For the first time this winter, we might get some real snow. Finally! We are looking forward to it.
By Vladimir Brezina
That first glimpse of the sea instantly shows what the day will be like. The sea sets the mood.
That day at the beach may be just an ordinary Sunday at the seaside
or it may be stormy
or dreamy…
Posted in Nature
Tagged Amelia Island, Beach, Cape Cod Bay, Norfolk, Photography, Seashore, Seaside, Storm, Sunrise