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
Under the Brooklyn Bridge in the East River, the waves are always fun… ;-)
For more photos from this Manhattan circumnavigation see here.
A contribution to Ailsa’s travel-themed photo challenge, Waves.
Posted in Kayaking, New York City, Photography
Tagged East River, Kayaking, New York City, New York Harbor, Photography, postaweek, postaweek2016, Travel, Waves, Weekly Photo Challenge
By Vladimir Brezina
‘Tis the season for the annual holiday gathering!
A contribution to this week’s Photo Challenge, Gathering.
Posted in Nature, Photography
Tagged Gathering, Insects, Photography, postaweek, postaweek2015, Weekly Photo Challenge
By Vladimir Brezina
I know this is a new, original design, but isn’t the kayak supposed to stay on top of the water?
(But they do get points for well- synchronized paddles.)
(2015 Cardboard Kayak Race. Full story here.)
A contribution to this week’s Photo Challenge, Oops!
Posted in Kayaking, Photography
Tagged Cardboard Kayak, Kayak Race, Kayaking, Oops!, Photography, postaweek, postaweek2015, Weekly Photo Challenge
By Vladimir Brezina
Kayaking in open waters far from land, there’s not much to photograph except endless waves—and yourself!
These are photos from a kayak-sailing trip, with the camera mounted at the top of the mast.
A contribution to Ailsa’s travel-themed photo challenge, Self.
Posted in Kayaking, Photography
Tagged Feathercraft, Kayak Sailing, Photography, postaweek, postaweek2015, Sea Kayaking, Self, Travel, Weekly Photo Challenge
Posted in Nature, Photography
Tagged Birds, Eye, Eye Spy, Photography, postaweek, postaweek2015, Weekly Photo Challenge
By Vladimir Brezina
Exquisite sea shells, freshly cast up on the beach
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do not stay fresh for long.
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They fade and break and fuse back into solid rock.
(Belize, 2010)
A contribution to this week’s Photo Challenge, Transition.
Posted in Nature, Photography, Travel
Tagged Belize, Photography, postaweek, postaweek2015, Sea Shells, Transition, Weekly Photo Challenge
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
... 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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