After the turbulent, secluded and still much unknown karstic life the River of Seven Names finally springs into Ljubljana Marshes as Ljubljanica. For 30 kilometers it gently flows over the flat Marshes, and then it majestically enters the capital of Slovenia – Ljubljana. Entrance of Ljubljanica into the city. Here the mostly natural river changes … Read more
The vast Ljubljana Marshes, stretching for miles south and west of Ljubljana (covering 163 square kilometers, almost 1% of the territory of Slovenia!), are beautiful (and flat and open and near, so we often fly our kites there). But they are beautiful in their own, stubborn, unyielding way – they can be inhospitable, even threatening. … Read more
ški morost – Iška Moor – is a true gem in the larger setting of Ljubljana Marshes landscape park. Strictly protected and intricately managed by DOPPS – Birdlife Slovenia it is a remnant of once vast marshy grasslands, shrubs and flood forests that used to cover the Ljubljana Marshes, an immensely important habitat of many … Read more
So, we were doing kite aerial photography for a year, we (“we” being Janez, of course) made some kites, mainly heavy lifters – when some kite flying friends from Zagreb casually said: “Arrange for a vacation in the first half of January. You are going to a kite festival in India!” Yeah, right. But then … Read more
What is this? Or this: These eerie patterns in the sand were captured off the dog-friendly Lido di Fido beach in Grado, Italy. The long sandy beach is quite famous among kitesurfers. Steady and rather strong wind, shallow waters, no obstacles. At low tide the dunes and water conspire to create a strange landscape that … Read more
Dolenjska region of Slovenia – Lower Carniola and its Krka Valley is simply beautiful. River Krka near the village of Drama – as seen from a kite. See the white swans paddling downstream in a line 🙂 Rolling hills with orchards and wineyards, manucured gardens and fields, colorful forests and the sleepy beauty: green river … Read more
Let’s unfold the kite and fly – 800 years into the past! … In 1234 the Duke of Carinthia Bernhard Von Spanheim consolidated his posessions in Lower Carniola by establishing a Cistercian monastery at a spring called Obrh, not far from the town of Kostanjevica on the river Krka. The monastery complex, now an exibition … Read more
Tens of housands of years ago the vast plain of Ljubljana Marshes was a lake. 120 square kilometres covered in water a couple of meters deep. A kite aerial photo of Ljubljana Marshes and river Ižica from a couple of months ago. Over the millenia river Ižica and others were intrepidly bringing material from the … Read more
Planina karst field – Planinsko polje – is a magical place. When the wind cooperates it is a perfect kite flying place, with vast open meadows and few obstacles. That’s why we often use it as a plan B when other locations do not approve of us flying. Just after liftoff. A young pilot handles … Read more
Kites posess an inherent beauty. They touch the sky, they fly in silent magnificence, they capture the eye and the mind. They are art in motion. Yet we were still surprised a true, accomplished, renowned artist would call us and ask for assistance in a true art project. Elixir Distillers, Tanja Vujinovic, Ultramono 2018. Gallery … Read more