Hello all! The first real KAP session of this year came a little late (we’ve been busy in January, and the winter wind conditions in Slovenia are usually less than favourable), but then we had enough – we just had to fly. Mali graben creek flowing by the launch site – and one of the … Read more
It’s great to start a new year with an award … We’ve just learned that one of our kite aerial photos won a “Photo of the Year 2020” award on Slovenian Wikipedia! This kite aerial photo of Ljubljana Old town was taken in extremely difficult wind conditions and the kite was launched from a place … Read more
What shall we say about this bizarre, long, awful year? And it started so well … Girls dance at the opening ceremony of 31st IKF Gujarat 2020; Saputara, Gujarat, India. Photo Ragvanj Nikuni We had such a fantastic time flying kites in Gujarat, India … we met old friends and made new ones, and the … Read more
On 26th of December Slovenia celebrates Independence day – the day in 1990 the results of a plebscite showed almost everyone living in Slovenia (95 % of those who voted and 88 % of all eligible voters) wants it to be an independent country.. So the day after Chistmas is a holiday here – and … Read more
Days were passing by and the bleak November turned into the bleak december … Ah, distinctly I remember it was in the bleak December … and it looked as if you’d ask the Raven will the wind blow again o’er this wretched land, the ominous bird would just quoth … Nevermore. But then, three weeks … Read more
It was not an easy session, but when one waits for almost a month to fly a kite again, one does not trash-talk the moody wind … 😉 Between the hamlets of Zgornji Kašelj, Vevče, and Zalog on the eastern edge of Ljubljana basin a huge cylindrical structure rises by the Zaloška road: It’s a … Read more
This was a quick and neat KAP session in Tivoli City Park just outside Ljubljana Centre proper … the wind was strong, the park was almost empty due to pandemic restrictions, it was a nice flight. The Picavet we used is designed for two cameras (usually a near-infrared and a conventional one), so flying it … Read more
Kozler’s forest is the largest remnant of once extensive forest bogs of Ljubljana Marshes. It’s a beautiful and kinda mysterious place, and with the vast fields around it it’s a great kite flying and kite aerial photography spot. When, of course, the wind isnt’ that crazy. The wind was strong that sunny autimn afternoon, but … Read more
This was really frustrating … we went to one of the most charming and interesting places in Slovenia -and all we got are a couple (no, really – two!) good kite aerial photos … Hrastovlje. This fortified church dates back to 14th century – just after the plague ravaged the countyside – and is dedicated … Read more
In late 3rd century AD a guy from Tergeste converted to Christianity and since it was the time of Persecutions of Nurian, hid in a cave on the Karst edge high above the town. While he got spiritual guidance in that cave, he also got arrested and was executed, probably in 284 AD. His name … Read more