Sicily
We planned a trip along Sicily's southern coast. There were a few days of bad weather (we escaped Catania just before the floods), but it cleared up for the last few days. Most views are from the air, with the odd one…
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Photo stories filed under the category Aerial photography.
Flying over the Gulf of Trieste
I first flew from the secret Sveti Primož take-off back in 2019. It is hard to say who first discovered it or tried taking off there, most likely locals. There are no emergency landing options; everything is far away.…
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Festive December in Postojna
Festive Titov Square in Postojna; a festive night in Postojna; Postojna at night.
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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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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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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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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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Tandem Paragliding Flight from Javorniki and Planinska gora
Ana's classmate, a karst researcher at the Karst Research Institute ZRC SAZU, wanted to fly over the flooded Cerkniško polje that he studies in his postdoctoral research. His wish was not difficult to fulfil: first we…
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Vipava Valley – Vogršček
A photo series from the Vipava Valley and Vogršček by Žan Kafol, presenting views of the landscape and reservoir area.
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Bassano del Grappa
Flying in Italy – Bassano del Grappa
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Flight from Tolmin to Gemona and Back
Paragliding in the Soča Valley. My first hundred-kilometre flight.
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Nanos – Antenna, Vipava Valley
A photo series by Žan Kafol from Nanos, its antenna and views across the Vipava Valley.
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Postojna Basin, Nanos
An aerial photo series of the Postojna Basin and Nanos, including paragliding views photographed by Žan Kafol.
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Kobariški Stol, Kobarid
A photo series by Žan Kafol from Kobariški Stol and the landscape around Kobarid.
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Bohinj
A photo series from Bohinj featuring mist over the lake, paragliding from Vogel, views from Vogar and the source of the Savica.
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Ratitovec Hike & Fly
A paragliding competition.
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Planinsko polje, Grmada
A photo series of Planinsko polje and Grmada, with aerial paragliding views photographed by Žan Kafol.
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Cerkno from the Air
Launch from Škofje hill
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Vipava from the Air
A photo series by Žan Kafol showing Vipava and its surrounding landscape from the air.
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