Dimnice
The visit to Dimnice Cave had a training element, so little time remained for sightseeing, exploration and photography after we had finished ‘rescuing’ one another from the rope. We will need to return…
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Photo stories published in 2021.
To Infinity – and Beyond
Favourable autumn conditions in the Cerknica, Lož and Planina valleys created a true sea of fog that also poured across Ravbarkomanda towards Postojna. I used the picturesque scene for a panoramic flight above the fog…
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Flamingo Invasion
When news began to spread that real flamingos had appeared at Lake Cerknica, we decided to reveal our closely guarded secret. We had been hiding the flamingos all summer…
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Najdena (Lipert) Cave
While searching for the mythical Lipert (Lippert) Cave, Najdena Cave was found, potentially answering many questions raised by Putick's research. Viljem Putick, a Czech caver and forester, had…
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Perseids – Milky Way
Buying a new Samyang 14mm AF full-frame lens with an f/2.8 aperture, intended for photographing the Milky Way as well as offering an extremely wide angle, made the Perseid meteor shower in mid-August a perfect excuse for a thorough test…
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Mea Kolpa
Mea culpa, mea Colpa, mea Kolpa… Three viewpoints over the River Kolpa: Sodevska Stena, Radenska Stena and Kozice, followed by a few more views from another perspective.
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Dry Lake Cerknica – Rešeto
I observe Cerkniško polje from the air in every season, on average about 50 times a year, but I simply cannot take good photographs from a paraglider. I have no time, not enough free hands and cannot go exactly where…
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Rok Ferengja & Rok'n'Band – Cultural Pulse of Summer, Postojna
A photo series by Žan Kafol from Rok Ferengja and Rok'n'Band at Kulturni utrip Poletja in Postojna.
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Ocizeljska Cave
The Beka–Ocizla cave system developed in the contact zone between Palaeocene limestone and Eocene flysch at an elevation of 350 m in south-western Slovenia. The system connects Ocizeljska Cave, Blažev Spodmol,…
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Zeppelin over Postojna
A 75-METRE ZEPPELIN ALSO FLEW LOW OVER POSTOJNA TODAY The Goodyear Blimp visited Slovenia as part of its European tour. At about 13:20 it crossed the Austrian-Slovenian border west of Maribor. Its route…
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Ždink Cave
Cyril took us to see his favourite cave, Ždink Cave, because he is currently studying the springs at Trnje near Pivka. The cave begins with a 20-metre descent through a narrow shaft, followed by about 200 metres of horizontal passages…
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The Hundredth Cave
Jama pod Turkovo ogrado, also known as Jama na Grahovnki, is number 100 in the cave register and therefore appears on maps as the Hundredth Cave. It is 100 metres long :) and 23 metres deep. It lies beyond…
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Betalov Rock Shelter
For Statehood Day, the two of us did a quick photo shoot in Betalov spodmol to make an original, funny photograph with the Slovenian flag. We also squeezed through some narrow parts of the cave and examined…
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Pivka Intermittent Lakes
Lake Petelinje / Lac du Coq / Lacus Gallus / Rooster Lake. Full Lake Petelinje in winter, half frozen. Malo Drskovško Lake and the half-empty Veliko Drskovško Lake / Der Großer und Kleiner Durchfallsee…
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Medvedjak
Medvedova Cave near Markovščina, or Skadanščina, has several beautiful chambers with speleothems. It is entered by rope through a 40-metre shaft. While waiting for 20 other cavers to ascend and descend the rope, I had…
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Veliki Kožljek (1,240 m) – Javorniki
Veliki Kožljek offers one of the finest, if not the finest, viewpoints in the Javorniki. It overlooks not only the entire Postojna and Pivka basins, Nanos, Snežnik and the sea, as Mali Javornik does, but…
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Rakiški Zatok Nature Reserve
A stork nests on a chimney in Rakitnik. It will probably return for years, like the one in Planina whose nest has occupied a chimney for 20 years. It chose the chimney of a farm manor or outbuilding built in…
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Vranja Cave
Vranja Cave has an intermittent stream. It was discovered in 1958 and is open for unrestricted entry. It lies on the northern edge of Planina Polje. Following the left-hand passage through Vranja Cave leads up a ladder…
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Skednena Cave
Skednena Cave lies on the northern edge of Planinsko polje, between Vranja and Najdena caves. It has three entrances: two horizontal passages through which one can walk for 200 metres, and a shaft in the…
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Fishing on the Unica – Planina Polje
The fishing season on Planina Polje opened on 1 May. Fishing season: 1 May to 30 November. Permitted fishing area: the Unica from its source to the bridge on the Planina–Laze road, including tributaries. Permitted daily catch: one grayling or one…
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Herons and Storks of Planina Polje
On our first photographic hunt at Planina Polje, we found several bird species—herons and storks then in their migration period. Before spotting the first heron, a roe deer posed for us with its tongue out and a…
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