Sunset from Stari grad above Kamnik

Stari grad offers such great views in almost all directions it's always worth climbing. Winter sunsets can be particularly colorful but also cold! Never forget gloves. ;)

Pula at sunset

I can't believe I haven't posted here in over a year. High time I remedied that! ;)

I spent a good week in Premantura, Croatia at the end of September, and apart from lying on the beach when it wasn't too windy, my days were spent exploring the area. First I visited Pula to take photos of its famous Roman amphitheater. The afternoon was cloudy and not that exciting.

But then the sky got interesting.

I quickly ran back to the arena, went in and ran around like crazy finding good vantage points.

After an intense half hour I returned to the port where the sky was still quite dramatic:

The photos can also be viewed in this gallery.

Purple carpets of crocuses on Velika planina

Every spring it's amazingly picturesque on my favorite mountain, Velika planina. Carpets of crocuses turn the pastures purple everywhere you look. A week ago my friends Luka and Andrej hiked there in the afternoon to catch the late afternoon light hoping for a nice sunset too. After shooting like crazy for a few hours we concluded the day with a hearty meal at the Domžalski dom hut.

Now let the photos tell the story:































Larger photos can be viewed here:
http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/PhotoJournal/2014/Crocuses-Velika-Apr-9-2014/

Crazy sunset above the fog from Kamniški vrh

After the first serious snow of the season last week, I quickly climbed Kamniški vrh after work on Sunday. It was cloudy in the valley, but I didn't know how high the cloud cover was. It didn't look good from Bistričica, close to the starting point of the hike:



Ten minutes later and 150 meters higher it looked better:



The village of Zakal on the opposite slope:



I rushed up, but I was heading towards a thick layer of fog:



One more look back before I entered the fog:



At the saddle between Planjava and Kamniški vrh, I broke the fog, exhilarated with the light that awaited me!









I literally screamed with joy :) then hurried to the top of Kamniški vrh:



The display below me changed every minute with the wind chasing the fog around the mountain tops:



Velika planina behind me was also bathing in the late afternoon sun:



Trees down below:



The sun was quickly dipping into the sea of fog:



After the sun disappeared, the clouds and light turned pink:






Pink Velika planina:






I only had my small compact camera with me, but oh my, the light I saw on this climb was one of the most colorful I've ever experienced.

More photos here: http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/PhotoJournal/2014/Sunset-Kamniski-Jan-26-2014