Amaurobius ferox
At the entrance to Škratovka Cave, the two of us found a spider with pincers (?). It was supposedly the Latin-named Amaurobius ferox, or Black lace-weaver in English. In Slovenian that would be… black weaver?
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Photo stories published in 2021.
Škratovka Cave
Škratovka is a 165m-long, 22m-deep cave with an intermittent spring from which a torrential stream flows. It drains into the River Unica and contributes to flooding on Planina Polje. The cave was discovered in 1950.…
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Unška Collapse Doline
Unška Collapse Doline is a collapse feature up to 125 metres deep, formed when the roof of a large underground chamber of the River Rak caved in. On its eastern side, behind sheer walls, underground military bunkers extend…
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Velika Karlovica Cave
Velika Karlovica is a karst ponor cave on the western edge of Cerkniško polje. Water from the Cerkniščica, Stržen and most of the lake drains into it, then flows onwards through Zelške Caves as part of the…
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The Moon and Sovič – Astronaut
Ana dressed as an astronaut and flew from Sovič to the Moon. Cyril and I photographed her. The first woman on the Moon!
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The Moon and Sovič – Ozzy, Maša and Tjaša
After admiring Cyril's exhibition Postojna beneath the pale moonlight, we got in touch and have since carried out several photography sessions together, as we still have quite a few ideas. This time we tried…
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Bokeh in Different Shapes
While browsing an online shop for lenses, I came across a special one. The golden, shiny and beautiful (sarcasm) brass Petzval 58 Bokeh Control lens offers different shapes of blurred background, or bokeh…
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Rakov Škocjan – Rope Technique
Learning rope technique. Location: the Little Natural Bridge, Rakov Škocjan. We met these two students in front of the entrance to Zelške Caves.
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Zelške Caves
Matej Blatnik took us to see one of the lovelier and easier caves nearby—Zelške Caves. We entered beneath the Small Natural Bridge in Rakov Škocjan. Outside, we inflated a small boat and paddled in. Zelške Caves are…
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ALL THE FACES OF LAKE CERKNICA
I submitted several photographs to a competition organised by Notranjska Regional Park. Some were selected and will be displayed in the new information centre at Dolenje Jezero. Benetek Boating on Lake…
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