This cute little church is dedicated to a rarely chosen saint, allegedly martyred in AD 304. It presides over a small, intimate graveyard, lined with typical cypress trees, perched high on the Karst ridge. Built in 11th century almost 250 meters above the valley, every visit is a not-so-subtle allegory of the final ascent to … Read more
The Karst ridge is the edge of the original Karst plateau (that gave us all the name ‘karst’), a precipitous boundary between paleogene limestone and waterproof flysch that extends from above Trieste all the way to Roć field in Croatia. The ridge is a geological, meteorological and biological transition region between mediterranean and dinaric hiterland, … Read more
A bog forest from above. This is the central part of Kozler’s forest (god knows why it is officially called Kozler’s “thicket”). The 20 ha of representative bog forest on a peaty soil is protected as a natural reserve. On a sunny autumn afternoon the pines are showing off their permanent green, while oaks, birches … Read more
Ruins of the Haasberg mansion near Planina, Slovenia, shot from a kite. Haasberg mansion was built on the site of an earlier castle by the Eggenberg family in 17th century, and expanded in 18th century under Cobenzls by a renowned italian architect Carlo Martinuzzi. The baroque palace boasted several exceptional stonemasonry details, including an elaborate … Read more
Bloščica river runs slowly slowly around Volčje village in the pristine Bloke plateau – home to bears, lynxes, wolves (who gave the village its name) and other abundant wildlife. Kite aerial photo, Canon A810 on a Rokkaku kite. Forests, marshes, streams, caves and abundant wildlife – Bloke plateau is a truly magical place in the … Read more
This is river Unica in Planina karst field, the penultimate apparition of a most wondrous river with seven (!) names. . This river starts its flow in Prezid karst field on Slovenian – Croatian border as *Trbuhovica* (1) stream. It sinks into the limestone, flows underground and appears again as *Obrh* (2) in Lož karst … Read more
This is a part of Šivčev graben creek in Ljubljana marshes landscape park. There was a prehistoric pile dwelling nearby and a dugout canoe was found in the mouth of the creek. Denver 5020TWC action camera on a Rokkaku kite.
River Ljubljanica emerges in vaucluse type springs near Vrhnika, runs across the Ljubljana Marshes, through Ljubljana and on to its cofluence with Sava. As it flows across the almost completely flat marshes, Ljubljanica drops for less that 1 meter (actually the stream bed in Ljubljana is higher than 25 km upstream!) – so it gently … Read more
Extremely proud – and anxious – to be able to present kite aerial photography and use of kites in science – from ecology to photogrammetry to archaeology – at European Researchers’ Night in Banja Luka, BiH! Kite aerial photo of Banski dvor Cultural Centre and Christ the Saviour Cathedral Church in Banja Luka, Bosnia and … Read more
This truly magical place is called ‘Mali plac’ and is a unique example of a raised bog, one of southern Europe’s few remaining natural habitats of this type. It is the only surviving remnant of once vast, moss-dominated bogs of Ljubljana Marshes. Mali plac is home to an exceptional diversity of flora and fauna, including … Read more