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s the illusion is shattered i find that i am paddling at my usual daytime speed if not slower i ve often idly wondered what the basis of this illusion was it seems that it s by no means limited to paddling according to this article runners run faster at night and cyclists ride their bikes faster at night even car drivers drive faster at night although that might not be just an illusion the explanation given in the article is a relatively plausible one based on well established neurological mechanisms when we move through the world we judge our speed by the speed of the optic flow the coherent apparent motion of the objects in our visual field past us but not all objects appear to move at the same speed nearby objects appear to move past faster than distant objects indeed this motion parallax helps us decide which objects are nearby and which are distant a calculation that itself can generate some potent visual illusions our brain balances the apparent fast movement of nearby objects and the slow movement of distant objects to determine our most likely true speed but at night this balance is disturbed we see dimly only the fast moving nearby objects the waves around the kayak and not the distant objects the distant shoreline whose slow movement would in daytime provide a corrective balance at night all the objects that we see are moving fast consequently we conclude that we are moving fast through the world so that mystery is solved now i just have to worry about why time goes faster as you get older 17 comments posted in kayaking science and technology tagged kayaking neuroscience night kayaking paddling speed visual illusion art at on and in the water the marine art of new york harbor posted on november 27 2011 by vladimir brezina 10 comments by vladimir brezina now that new york city is once again embracing its waterways all manner of the city s activities are spilling over into the harbor and that includes the city s art as i kayak around the harbor i can t help but notice the number of works of art that don t stop at the water s edge but plunge right in here are a few examples in some cases they use for their effect their location at the interface between land and water in more extreme cases they can only be appreciated indeed can only have been created from a boat on the water continue reading 10 comments posted in art culture kayaking new york city tagged art columbia c graffiti marine art new york city new york harbor olafur eliasson robert smithson sculpture statue of liberty tom otterness radio calls on the water posted on november 24 2011 by johna till johnson 3 comments by johna till johnson and vladimir brezina we couldn t possibly write about this topic without first referencing bowsprite s prior posts here and here not only did she accurately and highly entertainingly capture the lingo her whimsical drawings are one of a kind negotiating ferry traffic in new york harbor when out kayaking in new york harbor we carry marine radios for several reasons to call for help if something goes wiggy to stay abreast of developments on the water and where appropriate to advise larger vessels of our intentions but one of the more captivating aspects of kayaking with a radio in the harbor is simply the opportunity to listen to exchanges between the captains of commercial vessels continue reading 3 comments posted in kayaking new york city tagged kayaking marine radio marine traffic new york harbor radio calls shipping vhf radio best of fall colors 2011 posted on november 23 2011 by vladimir brezina leave a comment by vladimir brezina despite the hiccup of the halloween snowstorm fall has had a long run this year the colors in new york city s central park have been glorious but now in late november they are finally coming to an end it s raining dark gray and the trees are rapidly losing their last leaves so as farewell here are some highlights of the fall colors of 2011 happy thanksgiving this slideshow requires javascript the individual photos and many others are here here and here leave a comment posted in nature new york city tagged central park fall fall foliage colors manhattan new york city photography questionable facelift for a beauty posted on november 21 2011 by johna till johnson 14 comments by johna till johnson additional material contributed by vladimir brezina yesterday i wrote about the bayonne bridge s 80th birthday the bayonne bridge is one of the loveliest possibly even the loveliest bridge in new york harbor but i neglected to mention something in that post not because i d forgotten but because i don t like to think about it current plans are for the bayonne bridge to undergo a structural makeover the roadbed of the bridge is being raised from 151 feet at high tide to 215 feet to accommodate the new generation of post panamax container ships continue reading 14 comments posted in new york city science and technology tagged bayonne bridge bridges container ship engineering new york city new york harbor port happy birthday bayonne bridge posted on november 20 2011 by johna till johnson 24 comments by johna till johnson photos by vladimir brezina this past week marked the 80th birthday of the bayonne bridge prompting me to muse about my lifelong love affair with bridges some in particular i love bridges i m not entirely sure why partly it s the look of them they seem almost alive taking off in a leap of concrete stone or steel somehow infinitely optimistic and everlastingly hopeful partly it s their function bringing things together connecting people and places that were previously divided and of course bridges often cross moving water another of my favorite things but though i love them all some bridges in particular hold a special place in my heart continue reading 24 comments posted in history kayaking new york city science and technology tagged bayonne bridge bridges hell gate bridge new york city new york harbor beauty and the beast posted on november 19 2011 by vladimir brezina 4 comments by vladimir brezina i always think that this next one would make a perfect ayn rand book cover more new york city scenes are here 4 comments posted in new york city tagged fog new york city photography sunrise sunset urban three paddling photo winners posted on november 10 2011 by vladimir brezina 3 comments by vladimir brezina the popular paddling site paddling net runs a photo of the week contest over the past several months i ve submitted a few of my photos two won kayaking under the brooklyn and manhattan bridges east river new york city festive paddle in new york harbor see here and here on the paddling net site and one was runner up kayak swim support lower bay new york harbor looking through these and other photos that won it seems that what s required is not so much a technically great photo but rather a photo of a compelling paddling scene as it should be all three of my successful photos show paddling situations that to most paddling net readers will be a bit out of the ordinary as it happens they are all urban photos taken in new york harbor but if ever a seal hauls up on my kayak deck or an eagle perches on the bow i ll be sure to submit that photo and you should too 3 comments posted in kayaking new york city photography tagged contest kayaking new york city photography around the reservoir a photoessay posted on november 8 2011 by vladimir brezina leave a comment by vladimir brezina yesterday i took a walk along the jogging track that encircles manhattan s central park reservoir more properly i guess the jacqueline kennedy onassis reservoir on the reservoir side of the jogging track beyond the black cast iron ornamental fence is a steep embankment leading down into the water in this micro enviroment just a few feet wide but 1 6 miles long fall is in full swing continue reading on full width photo page leave a comment posted in nature new york city tagged central park central park reservoir fall fall foliage colors manhattan new york city photography older posts copyright wind against current by vladimir brezina and johna till johnson is licensed under a creative commons attribution noncommercial noderivs 3 0 unported license search search for authors vladimir brezina rip 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 johna till johnson 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 our links johna s technology research vlad s photos vlad s scientific research recent posts a meditation on gratitude november 26 2025 the first leg june 6 2023 looks like they made it june 5 2023 more scenes from the northcountry may 30 2023 r2ak scenes from the northern lands may 29 2023 halfway there may 29 2023 and they re off may 28 2023 team trimoron heads west may 26 2023 sheltering at sea part 3 staten island to atlantic city june 28 2021 sheltering at sea part 2 escape from new york june 14 2021 sheltering at sea part 1 taking the leap june 7 2021 night on hart island may 30 2021 happy birthday vlad june 1 2020 solo trip to the yellow submarine may 26 2020 sail and sky composition may 20 2020 recent comments johna till johnson on where we like to land on sandy canada to key west p on a bizarre boating eunice miller on a meditation on gratitude harry on a meditation on gratitude johna till johnson on a meditation on gratitude harry itagaki on a meditation on gratitude love is still the an on travel theme signs david mclean on where we like to land on sandy davidloh24 on endless reflection paddle log north mo on 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