Vaclav Psenicka, Jr (1931-2015)
Sad news came from Prague, Czech Republic. Vaclav Psenicka, Jr, world class Olympic weightlifter, died at 84. On behalf of the Lift Up and Olympic weightlifting community, we send our deepest condolences to Mr....
Category: Articles in English
Childhood Idol
Just some memories… David Rigert was an idol of my childhood. There was nothing special about me in this. I was an aspiring lifter and Rigert was a weighlifters’ weightlifter. In our lockers of...
Showbiz Retiree
OK. We are now in 2016. New year means new projects and activities and some reflections on the past. Here goes a mini clip from 30 years ago. Moscow 1986. Soviet broadcast TV features...
Nuthatch Delight
Little fella nuthatch came to visit our backyard. I really enjoy watching and interacting with nuthatches. There was a separate photo post about nuthatches here when I visited them in the Ipswich River. At...
Ornaments of Florida
Outdoor Christmas ornaments in Florida look like fruits hanging on the trees 🙂 Do not confuse this one with an orange. Beautiful but not eatable…
Ospreys in Florida
Somehow during my involvement into birds photography, I never had photosessions with birds vultures and raptors. In Florida, I spent a couple of hours capturing images of ospreys. The field guides say that usually...
Dream Team Lineup
Cameraman pans along the lineup of the Dinamo Riga before the game with the Krylya Sovetov Moscow. Wow… Season 1973-74. Tits Lambins (#13)… Vyacheslav Nazarov (A, #4)… Boris Ponomarev (#14)… Vladimir Sorokin (#11)… Viktor...
Christmas Selfie
I am catching up with the social media fever of selfies. This is me in front of a Christmas tree in Ponte Vedra, FL. The tree was gigantic and no matter how I tried...
Happy Branch
This is a shot from my last photo session in 2015. Our local guys are enjoying the sun on the tree in our backyard. House sparrow, house finch and mourning dove (left to right)...
Viva Balderis!
Here it goes. Some moments of joy watching magnificent Helmut Balderis playing for Dynamo Riga vs. Spartak Moscow in the 1970s. Pure magic, baby! Just a blast from the past…
