In the sixties Slovenia was ready to go nuclear, and the efforts culminated in the 730 MW Nuclear Power Plant near Krško, built jointly by Slovenia and Croatia, that went online in 1981. . But the first step in going full nuclear was acquiring a small research and training reactor called TRIGA (Training, Research, Isotopes, … Read more
Check out this set of kite aerial panoramas shot in different wavelengths – that all conspire to show an ancient Roman road. The first is a visible light panorama of a part of Ljubljana Marshes south of Ljubljana, Slovenia, shot with a Nikon P330. Can you spot a Roman road hidden in the middle of … Read more
Marshes are a perfect target for infrared kite aerial photography, as the interplay of plants and water create an intricate web of patterns when seen in near-infrared light. This can be used for monitoring of such a fragile ecosystem, because the NIR/visual photography brings out small differences, either seasonal or random, like water level changes, … Read more
While we had so much fun flying kites in Gujarat, we are *KAP * Jasa, a kite aerial photography-oriented kite club, And surely we’ve had some cool KAP sessions down there! Most of the time the wind was not suitable for flying a camera, and when it was, patangs on manjhas were threatening anything that … Read more
What a time we’ve had … Dancers at the opening ceremony of IKF Gujarat 2020 in Saputara. Photo by Nikunj Raghvani. Team KAP Jasa was again invited to Gujarat, India – to represent Slovenia at of the largest kite festivals in the world, International Kite Festival Gujarat 2020. The festival took place in Ahmedabad and … Read more
Well, we sun went down too soon, it was cold as hell, and the landscape of Ljubljana Marshes is rather bleak this time of year … In this bend of Iscica river the remains of Neolithic pile-dwellings were found, and the place is a part of Prehistoric Pile Dwellings around the Alps UNESCO World Heritage … Read more
How’s this for a misleading title, eh? Bloke [‘bloːkhe] refers to a high plateau south of Ljubljana, Slovenia – a wild, forested and pristine piece of nature that was once a cradle of skiing in Central Europe; a gently undulating land lying between 700 and 850 meters above sea level. This kite aerial photography session … Read more
For over one MONTH (!) the weather conspired against our core business, Kite Aerial Photography. The draught finally came to an end – over an aptly flooded Planina karst field. But it wasn’t just a kite aerial photo op that brought us here. KAP Jasa Kite Society was invited again to represent Slovenia’s kite flying … Read more
It’s time to braaaag! 🙂 Every September the Wikipedia community organizes a global photo challenge called “Wiki Loves Monuments”. It’s a huge photography competition – actually, it’s the hugest in the world, according to Guinness Book of Records. Participants take pictures of local historical monuments and heritage sites in their region, and upload them to … Read more
True, our main business is kite aerial photography, not flying show kites. But kites are beautiful and fascinating and fun flying on their own too, especially if they are big and colorful and when they fill up the sky. That’s why kite festivals are such a big thing in many parts of the world; large … Read more