Bluish evening descending over Kamnik.
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The Kamnik Alps - about 70 kms away.
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From Zvoh: Velika planina to the left, Kamniški vrh right below me and Kamnik to the far right.
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Jamnik and the Kamnik Alps.
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For our first session we headed to the construction site on the town bypass road. The work was almost over, but there was still some machinery left.
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Planina Jezerca
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Krvavec as seen from the car in the morning.
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Views of southern part of Kamnik from Stari grad.
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On the bypass road.
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No more snow below Mt. Krvavec.
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Kočna, Grintovec and Kalški greben.
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Homec from Stari grad.
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The bypass road, Kamniška Bistrica river on the left and Stari grad hill in the background.
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We could hardly make out the town of Kamnik not that many kilometers to the south.
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Looking towards the east - the Kamnik Alps with Kočna and Grintovec on the left and Kalški greben extending towards the right.
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Higher up the slope was still covered with snow.
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A smoking volcano? ;)
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Ljubljana could be seen in the distance - can you spot the Ljubljana Castle?
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Then the sun emerged from behind the clouds.
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The views from the trail towards the south revealed the Kamnik Alps in the distance and smog in the valleys.
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Fresh air, yay!
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Blue skies in the east.
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Looking towards the northwest: the church of St. Ana in Tunjice and the Julian Alps with Mt. Triglav in the background.
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Beware.
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T-bar lifts.
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Clouds.
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Kamnik.
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Light signal.
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Mt. Krvavec.
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Zvoh.
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Kamnik.
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Then we moved to the train station and waited for the train to arrive.
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Kamnik in the distance.
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Zvoh.
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The Kamnik Alps towards the north.
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Back in the town center I found this house interesting, but the photo doesn't really fit the theme.
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Smog in the valley.
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Zvoh.
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Mekinje monastery.
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There were a couple of downpours while we were out shooting, so we had to seek shelter. After we'd given up and called it a day, I decided to drive up to the summit of Stari grad to capture this amazing light. Yes, it was really that freaky.
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Looking to the north from the top: Velika planina and the Kamnik Alps in the background.
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Layers.
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Zvoh in the morning. Place the mouse over the photo to see the same scene two hours later.
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Sebastian and Ana on the Stari grad hill.
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A week or so later we gathered again. The weather was nicer to us this time. First, the train.
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Mt. Krvavec hut and Mt. Storžič in the background.
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Kriška planina and Krvavec from Zvoh.
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Mali grad hill with the chapel in Kamnik.
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I almost got run over for this picture. :)
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St. Primož chapel.
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The Julian Alps and Storžič in the background.
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Kamnik roofs and Zaprice Castle.
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Then we headed up Zaprice hill with a nice view over Kamnik and Stari grad.
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Kamniški vrh.
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Krvavec.
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Panorama of Kamnik from the Mali grad hill.
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OK, a nice road, but nothing special.
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Soon the light turned warm orange.
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Finally the sun prevailed.
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Mali grad chapel.
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The view from the top of Stari grad towards the Kamnik Alps is always beautiful.
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Šutna, the main street leading through Kamnik center.
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We hurried back toward the car.
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Zvoh.
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Mali grad chapel.
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View from Stari grad over Mekinje and the Kamnik Alps.
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A sun-lit alley.
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Crystals in the snow.
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Shadows.
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Kamnik from the Mali grad hill.
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The house on the left is the same I took a photo of the last time.
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Sun going down.
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Snow.
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Sebastian taking photos of Kamnik.
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Main square.
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Almost sunset time.
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Zvoh.
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Mali grad.
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I thought the reflection and the house basking in the late-afternoon light were quite interesting.
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The Julian Alps in the distance.
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Zvoh.
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The Zaprice Castle from below.
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Then we camped at the main square and had a lesson in panning. Between us, we probably took hundreds of photos in less than an hour.
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Sun rays.
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Riding a chairlift.
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The Zaprice Castle.
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Yes, panning takes practice.
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Sun rays.
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Njivice.
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One of the defensive towers at the Zaprice Castle.
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If the path of the subject isn't parallel to the plane of sensor, you won't get a completely sharp subject.
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Mt. Storžič in sweet light.
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15
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Inside the tower.
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More panning.
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Mt. Triglav.
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Zvoh.
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A tower with a view.
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With a wide lense the lines of the blurred background converge to the corners.
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Sunset.
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At 1 p.m. when the ski lifts stopped working the snow was already quite heavy but not as much as one would expect in April.
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The Zaprice Castle from another perspective.
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A motorbike.
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After sunset.
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Krvavec TV tower.
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Here the head is in focus, the rest of the body is more or less blurred due to the movement.
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Silhouettes.
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I returned to Kriška planina where I had left my car.
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This is almost a 100% crop. The biker didn't move his body and legs a lot, that's why he isn't blurred much.
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Mt. Triglav and a paraglider.
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Krvavec from the road leading down to the valley.
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Sebastian in front of a granary at the Zaprice Castle.
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Panning with the subject coming toward you is trickier.
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Stari vrh ski slopes.
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Kamniški vrh and Velika planina.
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I wish the bus was sharper, but this was the best I could do.
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Right after sunset it was peaceful for a minute or two.
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Green meadows with Storžič and the Julian Alps.
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Circular movement of the subject - hard work for the photographer!
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The Kamnik Alps in the late afternoon glow.
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Then the sky exploded into fiery pink and red.
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Krvavec in the late afternoon that same day.
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After we got tired of the panning exercise, it was time to head back to our cars. On the way I took one more warning sign shot.
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It was magnificent.
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Krvavec in the late afternoon that same day.
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I seem to be fascinated with buses. :)
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Crazy sunset colors.
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A very quick shot - I noticed a tractor heading towards me very fast and I just raised the camera in my hand. There was no time to change the settings, I just snapped a photo. And I love it!
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The show only lasted a few minutes.
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Then the colors faded.
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And soon everything was bluish and dark.
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Views from the top toward the Kamnik Alps.
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The town of Kranj and the Kamnik Alps in the background.
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The view from the Limbarska Hill towards the Kamnik Alps.
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After returning from Lubnik, I drove around the nearby hills for a while and enjoyed the late afternoon light on the Kamnik Alps.
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It was dark already and I decided to take a few night shots on a tripod. The Kamnik Alps in the background.
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The views towards the Kamnik Alps were fantastic.
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Poodles in the fields and the snow-clad Kamnik Alps in the background.
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The Kamnik Alps: mighty Mt. Planjava to the left and Mt. Ojstrica to the right.
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Poodles in the fields and the snow-clad Kamnik Alps in the background.
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Stari grad above Kamnik.
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On the Mengeš plain, looking towards the Kamnik Alps.
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Going to Kamnik. See the difference not using a polarizing filter makes - put the cursor over the photo.
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Main street in Kamnik.
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Main street in Kamnik.
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Main street in Kamnik.
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Main street in Kamnik.
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Main street in Kamnik.
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Main street in Kamnik.
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Main street in Kamnik.
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Kamnik Saddle and fog.
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At the Kamnik Saddle at dusk.
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Kamnik - yay, I can see my house from here! :)
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Pre-dawn purple light at the Kamnik Saddle.
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Planjava and the Kamnik hut.
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By then the Kamnik Saddle was out of the shade, too.
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A classic view of the Kamnik Alps.
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The view towards Stari grad, Kamnik and Krvavec.
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Kamnik far below.
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A closer look of Kamnik center.
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The southern part of Kamnik.
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Southern part of Kamnik and Podgorje.
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The entire Kamnik Alps were in front of us.
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Starting early from the Kamniška Bistrica valley meant we had to use our headlamps before it dawned above Velika planina.
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As we were making our way up to the Kokra Saddle, the sunrise colored the looming walls above us orange.
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