Category: Long exposures — Žan Kafol

Photo stories filed under the category Long exposures.

Comet Tsuchinshan–ATLAS angles across the starry twilight above a dark mountain ridge and scattered lights in the valley.

24 Oct 2024 Long exposures

Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS (C/2023 A3)

After the monsoon period came three clear days. The peak, when the comet was closest to Earth at 71 million kilometres, or 0.47 AU (47% of the average Earth–Sun distance), was in the previous week (12 October…

Vivid pink aurora bands glow above a small church and dark rural horizon beneath a star-speckled sky.

11 May 2024 Long exposures

Northern Lights (Aurora Borealis) in Slovenia – May 2024

Seeing the northern lights here is unusual, but because solar eruptions have been more frequent in the current period, we have been able to observe them three times since last year. The Sun reverses its magnetic…

Award ceremony stage with the winning cave-and-Milky-Way photograph projected behind the recipients and presenters.

6 Oct 2023 Long exposures

Second National Geographic Win

After last year's win (archive) in the 2022 National Geographic photo competition, I was convinced it could not happen again this year. Surely someone else has to get a chance, right? Last year's winning photograph…

Several lightning bolts strike around the dark Nanos ridge and its antenna beneath a stormy sky.

25 Jul 2023 Long exposures

Second Wave of Storms – Nanos

A new wave of storms crossed the Primorska–Notranjska region during the night of 24–25 July. The first cell, which passed over Nanos, put on a real show. The second went farther north and the lightning was no longer clearly visible from Postojna…

Brilliant branching lightning spreads across a purple storm sky above the dark silhouette of Nanos.

24 Jul 2023 Long exposures

Storm over Nanos

The storm system that developed over the Po Valley in the second week of July and was persistently carried into Slovenia by the westerly wind largely bypassed the southern/coastal part of Slovenia. The more severe storms and damage were in the…

Predjama Castle glows beneath the purple Milky Way and a faint Perseid meteor, framed by dark foliage.

16 Aug 2021 Long exposures

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…

A night panorama of a town glowing with streetlights and fireworks beneath a dark purple New Year's sky.

1 Jan 2016 Long exposures

Happy 2016!

A New Year photo series welcoming 2016, photographed and published by Žan Kafol.

The Milky Way forms a dense luminous band across a star-filled summer sky during the Perseid season.

11 Aug 2015 Long exposures

Perseids

While trying to photograph the August Perseids, I only managed to capture the Milky Way and a few aeroplanes.

A snow-covered slope and solitary streetlamp overlook the warm scattered night lights of Cerkno in mist.

30 Dec 2014 Cerkno

Cerkno at night

A snow-covered slope and solitary streetlamp overlook the warm scattered night lights of Cerkno in mist. A photo story by Žan Kafol.

Long white and red motorway light trails race toward the camera through a dark wooded night landscape.

20 Mar 2014 Motorway

Motorway at Night … Seven Years Later + Time-lapse

Before (2007). After.

The Eiffel Tower glows gold against a black night sky, its iron structure filling the vertical frame.

1 Jan 2014 Architecture

Paris – Faces of the Eiffel Tower

A Paris photo series focusing on the faces and details of the Eiffel Tower, photographed by Žan Kafol.

Night view from Črni Kal across dark hills, illuminated roads, settlements and distant coastal lights.

6 Jun 2013 Long exposures

Salt Pans & Night View from Črni Kal Castle

A photo series of the salt pans and a night view from Črni Kal Castle, photographed by Žan Kafol.

Midnight view from Nanos across the Postojna Basin, with stars above scattered town and road lights.

1 Jan 2013 Long exposures

Nanos at Midnight

Celebrating New Year on Nanos. A night-time, midnight view of the Postojna Basin and the fireworks.

The stone marker on Sveta Trojica is lit against a starry midnight sky and distant town lights.

11 Jul 2012 Long exposures

Sveta Trojica at Midnight

A night-time photo series from Sveta Trojica by Žan Kafol, showing the church and surrounding landscape after dark.

Headlight trails curve toward Cerkno, whose warm town lights glow across the dark valley at night.

12 Dec 2008 Cerkno

Cerkno at night

Headlight trails curve toward Cerkno, whose warm town lights glow across the dark valley at night. A photo story by Žan Kafol.

Night view from Ljubljana Castle spans the brightly illuminated city centre and distant horizon.

10 Apr 2008 Architecture

Ljubljana from the Castle

A photo series by Žan Kafol showing Ljubljana as seen from the castle.

A blue passenger train waits beside a long, nearly empty station platform at night.

28 Mar 2008 Long exposures

Central Station

A photo series from and about the central station by Žan Kafol, presenting views of the station and its surroundings.

Pivka railway station glows red beside converging tracks in a wide nighttime panorama.

28 Dec 2007 Long exposures

Pivka Railway Station

A photo series by Žan Kafol about Pivka railway station and its surroundings.

Ljubljana Castle glows red above a dark hillside, with festive golden lights scattered across the foreground.

5 Dec 2007 Architecture

Ljubljana Again

A second Ljubljana photo series featuring Tivoli, the railway station, festive city squares and Trnovo, photographed by Žan Kafol.

Festive lights, a blue Christmas tree and illuminated historic façades reflect in the Ljubljanica on a winter night.

4 Dec 2007 Architecture

Festive Ljubljana

A festive photo series by Žan Kafol from Ljubljana during the holiday season.

Night panorama from Ljubljana Castle across the illuminated city centre, with church towers rising among dense streets.

21 Sept 2007 Long exposures

View from the Castle

A walk with Ana to Ljubljana Castle.