Nature

In one of the previous articles we told you how the Ljubljana Marshes transformed from an utter, terrifying wilderness into one of the most altered, artificial, and unnatural landscapes in Slovenia, all in less than 200 years. What was once an immense, untamed wetland became a patchwork of drainage canals, cultivated fields, roads, and geometric … Read more

Sometimes we have nothing to report, no tale to tell. It happens. When there is no wind, there’s pretty much nothing we can do about it. Slovenia in general is … ehm, wind-challenged. And so are the best places here: for every great shot and for each successful kite aerial photography session there are tens … Read more

It’s so rare – too rare? – that a completely new word slides into your vocabulary. A delightful new word for a delightful thing? Even rarer. But it happens. Like a bird you never saw before flutters by and lands on a branch only for you to see, to admire, for it to bathe in … Read more

This KAP session started rather innocuously … It was a somewhat sunny day at Ljubljana Marshes; the wind was nice, the bugs and mosquitos were active, the swallows were chasing them around the sky, the crops were blissfully ripening. A typical middle-augustian Saturday afternoon. We were at a place we rarely visit – because we … Read more

So, Caly the wiener dog had an appointment with a hairdresser. Since it takes a lot of time to further beautify the already beautiful wire-haired dachshund, Janez had some time on his hands – it was a windy late afternoon, and Ljubljana Marshes were calling. He went to the place called Ižanske toplice – “the … Read more

On June 18, 2017 we flew our kite with a camera for the first time. For our third kite aerial photography session we went to the Upper Pivka valley, sometime in August 2017. We took a couple of cool photos of Šilentabor archaeological site (with a tailless sled, on 800 m of line), and then … Read more