Ljubljana basin is the largest tectonic basin in Slovenia, 58 km long and 18 km wide, covering the central part of the country. At its eastern part three rivers converge – Kamniška Bistrica, Ljubljanica and Sava; the conurbation of Ljubljana slowly dissolves into suburbs of Polje and Vevče, and the old villages of Kašelj, Zavoglje … Read more
On Kostanjevica hill north of the village of Bevke on the western part of Ljubljana Marshes landscape park something strange is hiding in the middle of a dense spruce forest.q This hole in the forest is a really bizarre natural phenomenon, a quirk of geology, hidrology, and biology: an isolated raised bog called Mali plac. … Read more
River Ižica that slowly meanders across Ljubljana Marshes is a regular target of our kite aerial photography efforts. There are many reasons for that, and it being close, on a flat open marsh with acceptable wind patterns is probably even more important than the other one: the thousands of years of human history that have … Read more
A special category of kite aerial photography is taking shots of other kites in action. It is a difficult and challenging enterprise, requiring skill and patience: it’s about precision flying among many kite lines each of them eager to send your kite and camera crashing to the ground, while hoping the camera is aimed correctly … Read more
The pandemic is slowly receding and two of KAP Jasa kite club members – fully vaccinated, of course – finally got the opportunity to fly kites abroad! We were invited to Zagreb by the president of the Croatian Kite Association, and on a hot June weekend we packed some kites and drove to meet our … Read more
River Krka, the largest river of Dolenjska – Lower Carniola – is the second-longest that flows in its entirety in Slovenia, and the largest tributary of river Sava in Slovenia. Krka springs out of Krka cave at the end of a pocket valley near the village of Krka., and flows through Suha krajina region in … Read more
We went back to Kozler forest in the Ljubljana Marshes landscape park – but this time we didn’t plan a kite aerial photography session. We invited a couple of friends to show them what a show can show kites make! photo Aleš Obersnel Masterpieces of Dr.Agon kites chief designer and kitemaker Janez Vizjak, together with … Read more
Our Old Blue Rokkaku was getting really old, and since it was the very first kite made by kitemaster Janez Vizjak of Dr.Agon kites, it was decided to preserve it before it would be lost in some freak kite accident. But we need a low-wind lifter, so master Vizjak made a new one called The … Read more
River Ižica is one of the few rivers on Ljubljana Marshes that are mostly untouched, flowing as it pleases, meandering aimlessly and freely – disorderly? – in a striking contrast to the straight, constrained, utilitarian canals that crisscross and drain the Marshes. There are many reasons for this, but the main is that Ižica is … Read more
It was a beautiful windy and appropriately sunny Sunday afternoon, and Kozler’s forest – a strictly protected natural monument on Ljubljana Marshes landscape park – is just a couple of kilometers away. Such an opportunity for a KAP session or two is not to be missed! Kozler’s forest (or Kozler’s Thicket) is the largest remnant … Read more