tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-211091232024-03-13T21:25:54.781+01:00Ana Pogačar BlogThe World Through My ViewfinderAna Pogačarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07268804160942091257noreply@blogger.comBlogger201125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21109123.post-43421633050955752702016-12-20T21:57:00.000+01:002016-12-20T21:57:15.330+01:00Sunset from Stari grad above KamnikStari 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. ;)<br />
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Ana Pogačarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07268804160942091257noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21109123.post-24319368901434701092015-09-30T16:49:00.002+02:002015-09-30T16:54:01.324+02:00Pula at sunsetI can't believe I haven't posted here in over a year. High time I remedied that! ;)<br />
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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.<br />
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But then the sky got interesting.<br />
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I quickly ran back to the arena, went in and ran around like crazy finding good vantage points.<br />
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After an intense half hour I returned to the port where the sky was still quite dramatic:</div>
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The photos can also be viewed in <a href="https://anapogacar.smugmug.com/PhotoJournal/2015/Pula-dusk-Sep-19-2015" target="_blank">this gallery</a>.</div>
Ana Pogačarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07268804160942091257noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21109123.post-9917280925647504822014-09-03T09:58:00.003+02:002014-09-03T09:59:41.370+02:00Climbing Mt. Koroška Rinka in the Kamnik AlpsThe weather hasn't been really inducive to hiking and mountaineering this summer as it's been very rainy and cold, so when the forecast said there would be two sunny days in a row, I quickly made plans for a 2-day trip in the Kamnik Alps. Aco dropped me off at Jezersko on Friday afternoon, and the first part of my hike began. Mt. Velika Baba on the left was where I was headed.<br />
<a href="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/PhotoJournal/2014/Mountaineer-Alps-Aug-29-2014/i-t3nngBf/A" title="Start of the hike in the Jezersko valley. My first goal, Mt. Velika Baba, is on the left, and the central Kamnik Alps in the background."><img alt="Start of the hike in the Jezersko valley. My first goal, Mt. Velika Baba, is on the left, and the central Kamnik Alps in the background." src="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/PhotoJournal/2014/Mountaineer-Alps-Aug-29-2014/i-t3nngBf/0/L/140829-Kamnik-Alps-002-P-L.jpg" title="Start of the hike in the Jezersko valley. My first goal, Mt. Velika Baba, is on the left, and the central Kamnik Alps in the background." /></a><br />
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A trail through the forest took me to Jenkova planina first.<br />
<a href="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/PhotoJournal/2014/Mountaineer-Alps-Aug-29-2014/i-snFSVPH/A" title="Jenkova planina"><img alt="Jenkova planina" src="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/PhotoJournal/2014/Mountaineer-Alps-Aug-29-2014/i-snFSVPH/0/L/140829-Kamnik-Alps-005-P-L.jpg" title="Jenkova planina" /></a><br />
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I quickly gained altitude and soon the village of Jezersko was far below me.<br />
<a href="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/PhotoJournal/2014/Mountaineer-Alps-Aug-29-2014/i-CHrX46P/A" title="Looking back towards Jezersko"><img alt="Looking back towards Jezersko" src="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/PhotoJournal/2014/Mountaineer-Alps-Aug-29-2014/i-CHrX46P/0/L/140829-Kamnik-Alps-009-P-L.jpg" title="Looking back towards Jezersko" /></a><br />
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Forest gave way to rocks and soon Mt. Mala Baba was in front of me.<br />
<a href="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/PhotoJournal/2014/Mountaineer-Alps-Aug-29-2014/i-vjrtj45/A" title="Mt. Mala Baba in front of me, still a long way to go"><img alt="Mt. Mala Baba in front of me, still a long way to go" src="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/PhotoJournal/2014/Mountaineer-Alps-Aug-29-2014/i-vjrtj45/1/L/140829-Kamnik-Alps-014-P-L.jpg" title="Mt. Mala Baba in front of me, still a long way to go" /></a><br />
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I timed the ascent to be at the top of Mt. Velika Baba in the late afternoon. The central Kamnik Alps basked in the sun: Mt. Planjava on the far left, then Koroška Rinka, Skuta and Dolgi hrbet.<br />
<a href="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/PhotoJournal/2014/Mountaineer-Alps-Aug-29-2014/i-jS2SvQQ/A" title="Finally at the top of Mt. Velika Baba. The view of the central Kamnik Alps opened up: Mt. Planjava on the far left, then Koroška RInka, Skuta and Dolgi hrbet."><img alt="Finally at the top of Mt. Velika Baba. The view of the central Kamnik Alps opened up: Mt. Planjava on the far left, then Koroška RInka, Skuta and Dolgi hrbet." src="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/PhotoJournal/2014/Mountaineer-Alps-Aug-29-2014/i-jS2SvQQ/0/L/140829-Kamnik-Alps-029-P-L.jpg" title="Finally at the top of Mt. Velika Baba. The view of the central Kamnik Alps opened up: Mt. Planjava on the far left, then Koroška RInka, Skuta and Dolgi hrbet." /></a><br />
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Looking back toward Jezersko:<br />
<a href="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/PhotoJournal/2014/Mountaineer-Alps-Aug-29-2014/i-GrZF7zp/A" title="Jezersko from Mt. Velika Baba"><img alt="Jezersko from Mt. Velika Baba" src="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/PhotoJournal/2014/Mountaineer-Alps-Aug-29-2014/i-GrZF7zp/0/L/140829-Kamnik-Alps-032-P-L.jpg" title="Jezersko from Mt. Velika Baba" /></a><br />
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The descent was steep.<br />
<a href="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/PhotoJournal/2014/Mountaineer-Alps-Aug-29-2014/i-rJSgQGR/A" title="Steep slopes of Mt. Velika Baba"><img alt="Steep slopes of Mt. Velika Baba" src="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/PhotoJournal/2014/Mountaineer-Alps-Aug-29-2014/i-rJSgQGR/0/L/140829-Kamnik-Alps-038-P-L.jpg" title="Steep slopes of Mt. Velika Baba" /></a><br />
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I took the left trail that goes on the Austrian side and climbed up to the saddle between Ledinski vrh and Storžek, just in time to catch the last sun rays.<br />
<a href="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/PhotoJournal/2014/Mountaineer-Alps-Aug-29-2014/i-wFSJGxN/A" title="Last sun rays from the saddle between Ledinski vrh and Storžek"><img alt="Last sun rays from the saddle between Ledinski vrh and Storžek" src="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/PhotoJournal/2014/Mountaineer-Alps-Aug-29-2014/i-wFSJGxN/0/L/140829-Kamnik-Alps-044-P-L.jpg" title="Last sun rays from the saddle between Ledinski vrh and Storžek" /></a><br />
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Mt. Koroška Rinka lit up for a few minutes.<br />
<a href="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/PhotoJournal/2014/Mountaineer-Alps-Aug-29-2014/i-7qBSV6d/A" title="Rinke at sunset"><img alt="Rinke at sunset" src="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/PhotoJournal/2014/Mountaineer-Alps-Aug-29-2014/i-7qBSV6d/0/L/140829-Kamnik-Alps-047-P-L.jpg" title="Rinke at sunset" /></a><br />
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Soon the light turned to pink and then it was gone.<br />
<a href="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/PhotoJournal/2014/Mountaineer-Alps-Aug-29-2014/i-xVpC7VS/A" title="Mt. Koroška Rinka in the pink light at sunset"><img alt="Mt. Koroška Rinka in the pink light at sunset" src="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/PhotoJournal/2014/Mountaineer-Alps-Aug-29-2014/i-xVpC7VS/0/L/140829-Kamnik-Alps-048-P-L.jpg" title="Mt. Koroška Rinka in the pink light at sunset" /></a><br />
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Far to the east, Mt. Planjava was losing color, too.<br />
<a href="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/PhotoJournal/2014/Mountaineer-Alps-Aug-29-2014/i-VFWGbXw/A" title="Mt. Ojstrica in the distance, also pink"><img alt="Mt. Ojstrica in the distance, also pink" src="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/PhotoJournal/2014/Mountaineer-Alps-Aug-29-2014/i-VFWGbXw/0/L/140829-Kamnik-Alps-056-P-L.jpg" title="Mt. Ojstrica in the distance, also pink" /></a><br />
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The Julian Alps with Mt. Triglav after sunset.<br />
<a href="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/PhotoJournal/2014/Mountaineer-Alps-Aug-29-2014/i-fd3dCNX/A" title="The Julian Alps with Mt. Triglav"><img alt="The Julian Alps with Mt. Triglav" src="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/PhotoJournal/2014/Mountaineer-Alps-Aug-29-2014/i-fd3dCNX/0/L/140829-Kamnik-Alps-069-P-L.jpg" title="The Julian Alps with Mt. Triglav" /></a><br />
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I spent the night at Kranjska koča hut at Ledine. Some other guests were partying until the wee hours keeping the rest of us awake. Nevertheless, I got up early enough to set off at sunrise.<br />
<a href="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/PhotoJournal/2014/Mountaineer-Alps-Aug-29-2014/i-NFb854P/A" title="Colorful sunrise from Kranjska koča hut at Ledine"><img alt="Colorful sunrise from Kranjska koča hut at Ledine" src="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/PhotoJournal/2014/Mountaineer-Alps-Aug-29-2014/i-NFb854P/0/L/140830-Kamnik-Alps-003-P-L.jpg" title="Colorful sunrise from Kranjska koča hut at Ledine" /></a><br />
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The clouds went from pink to orange in a matter of minutes, and Mt. Kočna was already illuminated by the sun.<br />
<a href="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/PhotoJournal/2014/Mountaineer-Alps-Aug-29-2014/i-qq2QLrk/A" title="Colorful sunrise from Kranjska koča hut at Ledine"><img alt="Colorful sunrise from Kranjska koča hut at Ledine" src="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/PhotoJournal/2014/Mountaineer-Alps-Aug-29-2014/i-qq2QLrk/0/L/140830-Kamnik-Alps-006-P-L.jpg" title="Colorful sunrise from Kranjska koča hut at Ledine" /></a><br />
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Mt. Kočna in the morning light.<br />
<a href="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/PhotoJournal/2014/Mountaineer-Alps-Aug-29-2014/i-q8tp27r/A" title="Mt. Kočna in the morning"><img alt="Mt. Kočna in the morning" src="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/PhotoJournal/2014/Mountaineer-Alps-Aug-29-2014/i-q8tp27r/0/L/140830-Kamnik-Alps-014-P-L.jpg" title="Mt. Kočna in the morning" /></a><br />
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The trail climbed up the scree slopes to the rockface of my goal, Mt. Koroška Rinka.<br />
<a href="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/PhotoJournal/2014/Mountaineer-Alps-Aug-29-2014/i-z5RHw74/A" title="Interesting clouds in the morning when I was climbing towards Mt. Koroška Rinka"><img alt="Interesting clouds in the morning when I was climbing towards Mt. Koroška Rinka" src="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/PhotoJournal/2014/Mountaineer-Alps-Aug-29-2014/i-z5RHw74/1/L/140830-Kamnik-Alps-032-P-L.jpg" title="Interesting clouds in the morning when I was climbing towards Mt. Koroška Rinka" /></a><br />
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The ascent was not for the faint-hearted: very vertical, very airy, but with amazing views!<br />
<a href="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/PhotoJournal/2014/Mountaineer-Alps-Aug-29-2014/i-xMzJVCG/A" title="Climbing straight up"><img alt="Climbing straight up" src="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/PhotoJournal/2014/Mountaineer-Alps-Aug-29-2014/i-xMzJVCG/0/L/140830-Kamnik-Alps-054-P-L.jpg" title="Climbing straight up" /></a><br />
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Soon I was standing at the top admiring the nearby peaks: Mt. Kranjska Rinka and Mt. Skuta.<br />
<a href="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/PhotoJournal/2014/Mountaineer-Alps-Aug-29-2014/i-VJV7vSV/A" title="Ana at the summit of Mt. Koroška Rinka"><img alt="Ana at the summit of Mt. Koroška Rinka" src="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/PhotoJournal/2014/Mountaineer-Alps-Aug-29-2014/i-VJV7vSV/0/L/140830-Kamnik-Alps-067-P-L.jpg" title="Ana at the summit of Mt. Koroška Rinka" /></a><br />
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After breakfast the unpleasant descent down the scree was inevitable, and then back up to climb Mt. Kranjska Rinka. Here I was almost at the top, looking back towards Koroška Rinka.<br />
<a href="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/PhotoJournal/2014/Mountaineer-Alps-Aug-29-2014/i-2XWsf5P/A" title="Mt. Koroška Rinka from the trail to Kranjska Rinka"><img alt="Mt. Koroška Rinka from the trail to Kranjska Rinka" src="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/PhotoJournal/2014/Mountaineer-Alps-Aug-29-2014/i-2XWsf5P/0/L/140830-Kamnik-Alps-086-P-L.jpg" title="Mt. Koroška Rinka from the trail to Kranjska Rinka" /></a><br />
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It was a beautiful sunny day, a Saturday, and many people decided to go hiking. I had to share my next destination, Mt. Turska gora with quite a few fellow mountaineers. Looking back towards Mts. Grintovec, Skuta and the three Rinkas.<br />
<a href="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/PhotoJournal/2014/Mountaineer-Alps-Aug-29-2014/i-FbPvCFF/A" title="From the top of Mt. Turska gora: Mts. Grintovec, Skuta and the three Rinkas"><img alt="From the top of Mt. Turska gora: Mts. Grintovec, Skuta and the three Rinkas" src="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/PhotoJournal/2014/Mountaineer-Alps-Aug-29-2014/i-FbPvCFF/0/L/140830-Kamnik-Alps-110-P-L.jpg" title="From the top of Mt. Turska gora: Mts. Grintovec, Skuta and the three Rinkas" /></a><br />
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Logar Valley (Logarska dolina) from Mt. Turska gora. You can also see the hut at the Kamnik Saddle (Kamniško sedlo), where I was headed next.<br />
<a href="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/PhotoJournal/2014/Mountaineer-Alps-Aug-29-2014/i-fGT258G/A" title="From Mt. Turska gora looking towards Logarska dolina valley and Kamniško sedlo saddle"><img alt="From Mt. Turska gora looking towards Logarska dolina valley and Kamniško sedlo saddle" src="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/PhotoJournal/2014/Mountaineer-Alps-Aug-29-2014/i-fGT258G/0/L/140830-Kamnik-Alps-111-P-L.jpg" title="From Mt. Turska gora looking towards Logarska dolina valley and Kamniško sedlo saddle" /></a><br />
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Climbing down Turska gora involves descending through a vertical opening equipped with steel cables. It's called a "bottomless barrel". :)<br />
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This stretch of the hike almost killed me twice. Just as a climbed up and out of a narrow gully, rocks started flying down from above and I escaped by a few seconds. Wearing a helmet wouldn't have helped me there. Just as I thought the worst was over, a hiker on a trail above me triggered a largish rock that came tumbling down as I was taking this photo, and I had to run out of the way to avoid it. Two narrow escapes within 15 minutes! Phew!<br />
<a href="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/PhotoJournal/2014/Mountaineer-Alps-Aug-29-2014/i-QZz6C4M/A" title="Kamniško sedlo saddle from the slopes of Mt. Brana"><img alt="Kamniško sedlo saddle from the slopes of Mt. Brana" src="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/PhotoJournal/2014/Mountaineer-Alps-Aug-29-2014/i-QZz6C4M/0/L/140830-Kamnik-Alps-123-P-L.jpg" title="Kamniško sedlo saddle from the slopes of Mt. Brana" /></a><br />
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The hut at the Kamnik Saddle was teeming with day hikers. I did stop for some lunch though but then started the grueling descent back to the valley: the 1300 altitude meters did me in and by the time I reached the road, my soles were so inflamed I could hardly walk.<br />
<a href="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/PhotoJournal/2014/Mountaineer-Alps-Aug-29-2014/i-733HNjx/A" title="Final descent from Kamniško sedlo saddle"><img alt="Final descent from Kamniško sedlo saddle" src="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/PhotoJournal/2014/Mountaineer-Alps-Aug-29-2014/i-733HNjx/0/L/140830-Kamnik-Alps-124-P-L.jpg" title="Final descent from Kamniško sedlo saddle" /></a><br />
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Inflamed soles aside, this was a wonderful hike mixed with some exhilarating climbing and amazing views. Now I am hoping for some nice weather in September so I can go hiking again!Ana Pogačarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07268804160942091257noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21109123.post-11484557594527385352014-07-14T22:07:00.000+02:002014-07-15T12:26:33.383+02:00Sunrise on Križna goraSunrises in the early summer - gotta love them. The sun rises so early you need to get up at an ungodly hour to make it to the destination in time. But, this time getting up at 3.45 was totally worth it. I met <a href="http://lukaesenko.com/" target="_blank">Luka</a> on Križna gora hill above Škofja Loka around 4.45, and shortly after the heavenly show began. Let the photos do the talking:<br />
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Sunrises like this make it all worth it. :)<br />
Ana Pogačarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07268804160942091257noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21109123.post-29269853983457455892014-04-18T12:20:00.000+02:002014-04-18T13:15:14.533+02:00Purple carpets of crocuses on Velika planinaEvery 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 <a href="http://lukaesenko.com/" target="_blank">Luka</a> and <a href="http://www.andrejkralj.com/" target="_blank">Andrej</a> 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 <a href="http://domzalskidom.si/" target="_blank">the Domžalski dom hut</a>.<br />
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Now let the photos tell the story:<br />
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<a href="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/PhotoJournal/2014/Crocuses-Velika-Apr-9-2014/i-M8LpSgS/A" title=""><img alt="" src="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/PhotoJournal/2014/Crocuses-Velika-Apr-9-2014/i-M8LpSgS/0/L/140409-Velika-planina-003-P-L.jpg" title="" /></a><br />
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<a href="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/PhotoJournal/2014/Crocuses-Velika-Apr-9-2014/i-Lf56RjL/A" title="Crocuses on Mala planina"><img alt="Crocuses on Mala planina" src="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/PhotoJournal/2014/Crocuses-Velika-Apr-9-2014/i-Lf56RjL/0/L/140409-Velika-planina-009-P-L.jpg" title="Crocuses on Mala planina" /></a><br />
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<a href="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/PhotoJournal/2014/Crocuses-Velika-Apr-9-2014/i-q75z5xT/A" title="Crocuses on Velika planina"><img alt="Crocuses on Velika planina" src="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/PhotoJournal/2014/Crocuses-Velika-Apr-9-2014/i-q75z5xT/0/L/140409-Velika-planina-015-P-L.jpg" title="Crocuses on Velika planina" /></a><br />
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<a href="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/PhotoJournal/2014/Crocuses-Velika-Apr-9-2014/i-pkCHZsP/A" title="Domžalski dom hut and crocuses on Velika planina"><img alt="Domžalski dom hut and crocuses on Velika planina" src="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/PhotoJournal/2014/Crocuses-Velika-Apr-9-2014/i-pkCHZsP/0/L/140409-Velika-planina-033-P-L.jpg" title="Domžalski dom hut and crocuses on Velika planina" /></a><br />
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<a href="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/PhotoJournal/2014/Crocuses-Velika-Apr-9-2014/i-HmMn3sm/A" title="Crocuses on Velika planina"><img alt="Crocuses on Velika planina" src="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/PhotoJournal/2014/Crocuses-Velika-Apr-9-2014/i-HmMn3sm/0/L/140409-Velika-planina-037-P-L.jpg" title="Crocuses on Velika planina" /></a><br />
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<a href="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/PhotoJournal/2014/Crocuses-Velika-Apr-9-2014/i-BqQ3tFg/A" title="Crocuses on Velika planina"><img alt="Crocuses on Velika planina" src="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/PhotoJournal/2014/Crocuses-Velika-Apr-9-2014/i-BqQ3tFg/0/L/140409-Velika-planina-050-P-L.jpg" title="Crocuses on Velika planina" /></a><br />
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<a href="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/PhotoJournal/2014/Crocuses-Velika-Apr-9-2014/i-64z8PKw/A" title="Chapel on Velika planina"><img alt="Chapel on Velika planina" src="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/PhotoJournal/2014/Crocuses-Velika-Apr-9-2014/i-64z8PKw/0/L/140409-Velika-planina-056-P-L.jpg" title="Chapel on Velika planina" /></a><br />
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<a href="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/PhotoJournal/2014/Crocuses-Velika-Apr-9-2014/i-B68HTR4/A" title="Crocuses on Velika planina"><img alt="Crocuses on Velika planina" src="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/PhotoJournal/2014/Crocuses-Velika-Apr-9-2014/i-B68HTR4/0/L/140409-Velika-planina-063-P-L.jpg" title="Crocuses on Velika planina" /></a><br />
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<a href="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/PhotoJournal/2014/Crocuses-Velika-Apr-9-2014/i-mQ8nDnL/A" title="Sunset on Velika planina"><img alt="Sunset on Velika planina" src="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/PhotoJournal/2014/Crocuses-Velika-Apr-9-2014/i-mQ8nDnL/0/L/140409-Velika-planina-079-P-L.jpg" title="Sunset on Velika planina" /></a><br />
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<a href="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/PhotoJournal/2014/Crocuses-Velika-Apr-9-2014/i-NrND8pJ/A" title="Crocuses on Velika planina in the late afternoon"><img alt="Crocuses on Velika planina in the late afternoon" src="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/PhotoJournal/2014/Crocuses-Velika-Apr-9-2014/i-NrND8pJ/0/L/140409-Velika-planina-091-P-L.jpg" title="Crocuses on Velika planina in the late afternoon" /></a><br />
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<a href="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/PhotoJournal/2014/Crocuses-Velika-Apr-9-2014/i-FJkDdNQ/A" title="Crocuses on Velika planina at sunset"><img alt="Crocuses on Velika planina at sunset" src="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/PhotoJournal/2014/Crocuses-Velika-Apr-9-2014/i-FJkDdNQ/0/L/140409-Velika-planina-108-P-L.jpg" title="Crocuses on Velika planina at sunset" /></a><br />
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<a href="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/PhotoJournal/2014/Crocuses-Velika-Apr-9-2014/i-ZXXfxCL/A" title="Crocuses on Velika planina in the late afternoon"><img alt="Crocuses on Velika planina in the late afternoon" src="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/PhotoJournal/2014/Crocuses-Velika-Apr-9-2014/i-ZXXfxCL/0/L/140409-Velika-planina-116-P-L.jpg" title="Crocuses on Velika planina in the late afternoon" /></a><br />
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<a href="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/PhotoJournal/2014/Crocuses-Velika-Apr-9-2014/i-5XvDKWQ/A" title="Clouds at sunset on Velika planina"><img alt="Clouds at sunset on Velika planina" src="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/PhotoJournal/2014/Crocuses-Velika-Apr-9-2014/i-5XvDKWQ/0/L/140409-Velika-planina-118-P-L.jpg" title="Clouds at sunset on Velika planina" /></a><br />
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<a href="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/PhotoJournal/2014/Crocuses-Velika-Apr-9-2014/i-F6MsxvT/A" title="Crocuses on Velika planina after sunset"><img alt="Crocuses on Velika planina after sunset" src="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/PhotoJournal/2014/Crocuses-Velika-Apr-9-2014/i-F6MsxvT/0/L/140409-Velika-planina-137-P1a-L.jpg" title="Crocuses on Velika planina after sunset" /></a><br />
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<a href="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/PhotoJournal/2014/Crocuses-Velika-Apr-9-2014/i-WsH5RbV/A" title="Sunset colors reflecting in the windows of the Domžalski dom hut on Velika planina"><img alt="Sunset colors reflecting in the windows of the Domžalski dom hut on Velika planina" src="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/PhotoJournal/2014/Crocuses-Velika-Apr-9-2014/i-WsH5RbV/0/L/140409-Velika-planina-165-P-L.jpg" title="Sunset colors reflecting in the windows of the Domžalski dom hut on Velika planina" /></a><br />
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Larger photos can be viewed here:<br />
<a href="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/PhotoJournal/2014/Crocuses-Velika-Apr-9-2014/">http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/PhotoJournal/2014/Crocuses-Velika-Apr-9-2014/</a>Ana Pogačarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07268804160942091257noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21109123.post-67812901663270906082014-02-02T12:43:00.000+01:002014-02-02T12:43:16.541+01:00Crazy sunset above the fog from Kamniški vrhAfter 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:<br />
<a href="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/PhotoJournal/2014/Sunset-Kamniski-Jan-26-2014/i-xqZZjDH/A" title="Looking towards Kamniški vrh from the valley was not promising as it was enveloped in fog."><img alt="Looking towards Kamniški vrh from the valley was not promising as it was enveloped in fog." src="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/PhotoJournal/2014/Sunset-Kamniski-Jan-26-2014/i-xqZZjDH/0/L/140126-Kamniski-vrh-S-002-P-L.jpg" title="Looking towards Kamniški vrh from the valley was not promising as it was enveloped in fog." /></a><br />
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Ten minutes later and 150 meters higher it looked better:<br />
<a href="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/PhotoJournal/2014/Sunset-Kamniski-Jan-26-2014/i-xZc9BJG/A" title=""><img alt="" src="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/PhotoJournal/2014/Sunset-Kamniski-Jan-26-2014/i-xZc9BJG/0/L/140126-Kamniski-vrh-S-007-P-L.jpg" title="" /></a><br />
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The village of Zakal on the opposite slope:<br />
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I rushed up, but I was heading towards a thick layer of fog:<br />
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One more look back before I entered the fog:<br />
<a href="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/PhotoJournal/2014/Sunset-Kamniski-Jan-26-2014/i-8LMRj5f/A" title="I was still under the cloud cover with no idea what it was like at the top."><img alt="I was still under the cloud cover with no idea what it was like at the top." src="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/PhotoJournal/2014/Sunset-Kamniski-Jan-26-2014/i-8LMRj5f/0/L/140126-Kamniski-vrh-S-041-P-L.jpg" title="I was still under the cloud cover with no idea what it was like at the top." /></a><br />
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At the saddle between Planjava and Kamniški vrh, I broke the fog, exhilarated with the light that awaited me! <br />
<a href="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/PhotoJournal/2014/Sunset-Kamniski-Jan-26-2014/i-6cmq8rV/A" title="First glimpse of the blue sky below the top of Kamniški vrh"><img alt="First glimpse of the blue sky below the top of Kamniški vrh" src="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/PhotoJournal/2014/Sunset-Kamniski-Jan-26-2014/i-6cmq8rV/0/L/140126-Kamniski-vrh-S-046-P-L.jpg" title="First glimpse of the blue sky below the top of Kamniški vrh" /></a><br />
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<a href="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/PhotoJournal/2014/Sunset-Kamniski-Jan-26-2014/i-bB7n3wM/A" title="Sunset mists below the top of Kamniški vrh"><img alt="Sunset mists below the top of Kamniški vrh" src="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/PhotoJournal/2014/Sunset-Kamniski-Jan-26-2014/i-bB7n3wM/0/L/140126-Kamniski-vrh-S-062-P-L.jpg" title="Sunset mists below the top of Kamniški vrh" /></a><br />
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I literally screamed with joy :) then hurried to the top of Kamniški vrh:<br />
<a href="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/PhotoJournal/2014/Sunset-Kamniski-Jan-26-2014/i-3CNf43B/A" title="Last few meters leading to the top of Kamniški vrh"><img alt="Last few meters leading to the top of Kamniški vrh" src="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/PhotoJournal/2014/Sunset-Kamniski-Jan-26-2014/i-3CNf43B/0/L/140126-Kamniski-vrh-S-073-P-L.jpg" title="Last few meters leading to the top of Kamniški vrh" /></a><br />
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The display below me changed every minute with the wind chasing the fog around the mountain tops:<br />
<a href="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/PhotoJournal/2014/Sunset-Kamniski-Jan-26-2014/i-ZzDm4CK/A" title="Crazy sunset colors and mists from Kamniški vrh"><img alt="Crazy sunset colors and mists from Kamniški vrh" src="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/PhotoJournal/2014/Sunset-Kamniski-Jan-26-2014/i-ZzDm4CK/0/L/140126-Kamniski-vrh-S-084-Pa-L.jpg" title="Crazy sunset colors and mists from Kamniški vrh" /></a><br />
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Velika planina behind me was also bathing in the late afternoon sun:<br />
<a href="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/PhotoJournal/2014/Sunset-Kamniski-Jan-26-2014/i-CC9TspP/A" title="Crazy sunset colors and mists around Velika planina from Kamniški vrh"><img alt="Crazy sunset colors and mists around Velika planina from Kamniški vrh" src="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/PhotoJournal/2014/Sunset-Kamniski-Jan-26-2014/i-CC9TspP/0/L/140126-Kamniski-vrh-S-094-P-L.jpg" title="Crazy sunset colors and mists around Velika planina from Kamniški vrh" /></a><br />
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Trees down below:<br />
<a href="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/PhotoJournal/2014/Sunset-Kamniski-Jan-26-2014/i-bThk6Bf/A" title="Crazy sunset colors and mists from Kamniški vrh"><img alt="Crazy sunset colors and mists from Kamniški vrh" src="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/PhotoJournal/2014/Sunset-Kamniski-Jan-26-2014/i-bThk6Bf/0/L/140126-Kamniski-vrh-S-101-P-L.jpg" title="Crazy sunset colors and mists from Kamniški vrh" /></a><br />
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The sun was quickly dipping into the sea of fog:<br />
<a href="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/PhotoJournal/2014/Sunset-Kamniski-Jan-26-2014/i-QvTrxZW/A" title="Crazy sunset colors and mists from Kamniški vrh"><img alt="Crazy sunset colors and mists from Kamniški vrh" src="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/PhotoJournal/2014/Sunset-Kamniski-Jan-26-2014/i-QvTrxZW/0/L/140126-Kamniski-vrh-S-104-P-L.jpg" title="Crazy sunset colors and mists from Kamniški vrh" /></a><br />
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After the sun disappeared, the clouds and light turned pink:<br />
<a href="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/PhotoJournal/2014/Sunset-Kamniski-Jan-26-2014/i-S9zpQPp/A" title="After sunset from the top of Kamniški vrh"><img alt="After sunset from the top of Kamniški vrh" src="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/PhotoJournal/2014/Sunset-Kamniski-Jan-26-2014/i-S9zpQPp/0/L/140126-Kamniski-vrh-S-131-P-L.jpg" title="After sunset from the top of Kamniški vrh" /></a><br />
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<a href="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/PhotoJournal/2014/Sunset-Kamniski-Jan-26-2014/i-gdd8qPB/A" title="After sunset from the top of Kamniški vrh"><img alt="After sunset from the top of Kamniški vrh" src="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/PhotoJournal/2014/Sunset-Kamniski-Jan-26-2014/i-gdd8qPB/0/L/140126-Kamniski-vrh-S-136-P-L.jpg" title="After sunset from the top of Kamniški vrh" /></a><br />
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Pink Velika planina:<br />
<a href="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/PhotoJournal/2014/Sunset-Kamniski-Jan-26-2014/i-GBL2627/A" title="Velika planina after sunset from the top of Kamniški vrh"><img alt="Velika planina after sunset from the top of Kamniški vrh" src="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/PhotoJournal/2014/Sunset-Kamniski-Jan-26-2014/i-GBL2627/0/L/140126-Kamniski-vrh-S-123-P-L.jpg" title="Velika planina after sunset from the top of Kamniški vrh" /></a><br />
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<a href="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/PhotoJournal/2014/Sunset-Kamniski-Jan-26-2014/i-wxXf6Gz/A" title="After sunset from the top of Kamniški vrh"><img alt="After sunset from the top of Kamniški vrh" src="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/PhotoJournal/2014/Sunset-Kamniski-Jan-26-2014/i-wxXf6Gz/0/L/140126-Kamniski-vrh-S-135.Pa-L.jpg" title="After sunset from the top of Kamniški vrh" /></a><br />
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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. <br />
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More photos here: <a href="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/PhotoJournal/2014/Sunset-Kamniski-Jan-26-2014">http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/PhotoJournal/2014/Sunset-Kamniski-Jan-26-2014</a><br />
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Ana Pogačarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07268804160942091257noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21109123.post-90063012556993337732013-11-24T21:13:00.001+01:002013-11-24T21:13:20.729+01:00Misty sunset from above KamnikI often climb the Špica hill above Kamnik, especially in the late afternoon to get in a nice sunset on top of some exercise. :) One day in early November the so-so day turned into an amazing orange-purple misty sunset.<br />
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<a href="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/PhotoJournal/2013/Misty-sunset-Spica-Nov-7-2013/i-22Xd2LP/A" title="Kamnik Alps from Špica hill in the late afternoon"><img alt="Kamnik Alps from Špica hill in the late afternoon" src="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/PhotoJournal/2013/Misty-sunset-Spica-Nov-7-2013/i-22Xd2LP/0/L/131107-Spica-S-14-P-L.jpg" title="Kamnik Alps from Špica hill in the late afternoon" /></a><br />
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<a href="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/PhotoJournal/2013/Misty-sunset-Spica-Nov-7-2013/i-GsRz68R/A" title="Kamnik Alps from Špica hill in the late afternoon"><img alt="Kamnik Alps from Špica hill in the late afternoon" src="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/PhotoJournal/2013/Misty-sunset-Spica-Nov-7-2013/i-GsRz68R/0/L/131107-Spica-S-11-P-L.jpg" title="Kamnik Alps from Špica hill in the late afternoon" /></a><br />
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<a href="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/PhotoJournal/2013/Misty-sunset-Spica-Nov-7-2013/i-RX9LRWh/A" title="Kamnik Alps from Špica hill in the late afternoon"><img alt="Kamnik Alps from Špica hill in the late afternoon" src="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/PhotoJournal/2013/Misty-sunset-Spica-Nov-7-2013/i-RX9LRWh/0/L/131107-Spica-S-08-P-L.jpg" title="Kamnik Alps from Špica hill in the late afternoon" /></a><br />
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<a href="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/PhotoJournal/2013/Misty-sunset-Spica-Nov-7-2013/i-2ZsjMNz/A" title="Views from Špica hill in the late afternoon: St. Ana church in Tunjice and Mt. Triglav in the background"><img alt="Views from Špica hill in the late afternoon: St. Ana church in Tunjice and Mt. Triglav in the background" src="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/PhotoJournal/2013/Misty-sunset-Spica-Nov-7-2013/i-2ZsjMNz/0/L/131107-Spica-S-17-P-L.jpg" title="Views from Špica hill in the late afternoon: St. Ana church in Tunjice and Mt. Triglav in the background" /></a><br />
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<a href="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/PhotoJournal/2013/Misty-sunset-Spica-Nov-7-2013/i-LXbHk9X/A" title="Views from Špica hill at sunset with mists in the valley"><img alt="Views from Špica hill at sunset with mists in the valley" src="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/PhotoJournal/2013/Misty-sunset-Spica-Nov-7-2013/i-LXbHk9X/0/L/131107-Spica-S-21-P-L.jpg" title="Views from Špica hill at sunset with mists in the valley" /></a><br />
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<a href="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/PhotoJournal/2013/Misty-sunset-Spica-Nov-7-2013/i-FM7R9fv/A" title="Views of Kamnik from Špica hill at sunset with mists in the valley"><img alt="Views of Kamnik from Špica hill at sunset with mists in the valley" src="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/PhotoJournal/2013/Misty-sunset-Spica-Nov-7-2013/i-FM7R9fv/0/L/131107-Spica-S-29-P-L.jpg" title="Views of Kamnik from Špica hill at sunset with mists in the valley" /></a><br />
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<a href="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/PhotoJournal/2013/Misty-sunset-Spica-Nov-7-2013/i-mrMSr7Q/A" title="A paraglider gliding into the sunset from Špica hill"><img alt="A paraglider gliding into the sunset from Špica hill" src="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/PhotoJournal/2013/Misty-sunset-Spica-Nov-7-2013/i-mrMSr7Q/0/L/131107-Spica-S-42-P-L.jpg" title="A paraglider gliding into the sunset from Špica hill" /></a><br />
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With the paraglider gliding into the post-sunset valley, I packed my little camera and ran down the hill.<br />
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More photos can be seen <a href="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/PhotoJournal/2013/Misty-sunset-Spica-Nov-7-2013/">here</a>.Ana Pogačarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07268804160942091257noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21109123.post-43758443531099470252013-11-10T22:48:00.001+01:002013-11-10T22:48:38.629+01:00Golden larches on Slemenova špicaIt's probably been over 15 years since I last hiked to Slemenova špica, a panoramic peak with great views of Mt. Mojstrovka and Mt. Jalovec in the Julian Alps. It boasts many larches that blaze in yellow and orange hues in the fall. I decided for an afternoon hike to catch the warm late afternoon sun.<br />
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<a href="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/PhotoJournal/2013/Slemenova-spica-Oct-26-2013/i-q3tsqHF/A" title=""><img alt="" src="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/PhotoJournal/2013/Slemenova-spica-Oct-26-2013/i-q3tsqHF/0/L/131026-Slemenova-114-Pa-L.jpg" title="" /></a><br />
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<a href="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/PhotoJournal/2013/Slemenova-spica-Oct-26-2013/i-sgZ7778/A" title=""><img alt="" src="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/PhotoJournal/2013/Slemenova-spica-Oct-26-2013/i-sgZ7778/0/L/131026-Slemenova-120-P-L.jpg" title="" /></a><br />
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More photos can be found <a href="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/PhotoJournal/2013/Slemenova-spica-Oct-26-2013">here</a>.Ana Pogačarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07268804160942091257noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21109123.post-83154356870850008072013-10-17T18:34:00.002+02:002013-10-17T18:36:48.092+02:00The magic world of Joshua Tree NPAs soon as I knew I would be in Southern California this summer, I decided to visit Joshua Tree National Park. From the first time that I saw those peculiar trees and funny shaped rocks many years ago, I knew I wanted to visit it one day. Arriving in the early afternoon, I first drove around all major sights before making the final decision where to be for the sunset.<br />
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Photobomb! :)<br />
<a href="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/Travel/USA-2013/Joshua-Tree-NP/i-zS2QGcS/A" title="Photobomb in Joshua Tree NP"><img alt="Photobomb in Joshua Tree NP" src="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/Travel/USA-2013/Joshua-Tree-NP/i-zS2QGcS/0/L/130817-Joshua-Tree-009-P-L.jpg" title="Photobomb in Joshua Tree NP" /></a><br />
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<a href="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/Travel/USA-2013/Joshua-Tree-NP/i-wFHVCpc/A" title="Joshua Tree NP"><img alt="Joshua Tree NP" src="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/Travel/USA-2013/Joshua-Tree-NP/i-wFHVCpc/0/L/130817-Joshua-Tree-005-P-L.jpg" title="Joshua Tree NP" /></a><br />
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Cholla Cactus Garden:<br />
<a href="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/Travel/USA-2013/Joshua-Tree-NP/i-5k8X7rn/A" title="Cholla Cactus Garden, Joshua Tree NP"><img alt="Cholla Cactus Garden, Joshua Tree NP" src="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/Travel/USA-2013/Joshua-Tree-NP/i-5k8X7rn/0/L/130817-Joshua-Tree-060-P-L.jpg" title="Cholla Cactus Garden, Joshua Tree NP" /></a><br />
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<a href="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/Travel/USA-2013/Joshua-Tree-NP/i-CDZ6NBT/A" title="Cholla Cactus Garden, Joshua Tree NP"><img alt="Cholla Cactus Garden, Joshua Tree NP" src="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/Travel/USA-2013/Joshua-Tree-NP/i-CDZ6NBT/0/L/130817-Joshua-Tree-069-P-L.jpg" title="Cholla Cactus Garden, Joshua Tree NP" /></a><br />
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Panorama from the Keys View with Salton Sea in the background:<br />
<a href="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/Travel/USA-2013/Joshua-Tree-NP/i-mL4R5tR/A" title="Looking south toward Salton Sea from Keys View, Joshua Tree NP"><img alt="Looking south toward Salton Sea from Keys View, Joshua Tree NP" src="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/Travel/USA-2013/Joshua-Tree-NP/i-mL4R5tR/0/L/130817-Joshua-Tree-015-P-L.jpg" title="Looking south toward Salton Sea from Keys View, Joshua Tree NP" /></a><br />
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Skull Rock:<br />
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<a href="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/Travel/USA-2013/Joshua-Tree-NP/i-VGG66KV/A" title="Scull Rock, Joshua Tree NP"><img alt="Scull Rock, Joshua Tree NP" src="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/Travel/USA-2013/Joshua-Tree-NP/i-VGG66KV/0/L/130817-Joshua-Tree-075-P-L.jpg" title="Scull Rock, Joshua Tree NP" /></a></center>
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Giants Marbles:<br />
<a href="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/Travel/USA-2013/Joshua-Tree-NP/i-nsLQqVG/A" title="Giant Marbles, Joshua Tree NP"><img alt="Giant Marbles, Joshua Tree NP" src="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/Travel/USA-2013/Joshua-Tree-NP/i-nsLQqVG/0/L/130817-Joshua-Tree-099-P-L.jpg" title="Giant Marbles, Joshua Tree NP" /></a><br />
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Just before sunset:<br />
<a href="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/Travel/USA-2013/Joshua-Tree-NP/i-9d2kdr5/A" title="Sunset in Joshua Tree NP"><img alt="Sunset in Joshua Tree NP" src="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/Travel/USA-2013/Joshua-Tree-NP/i-9d2kdr5/1/L/130817-Joshua-Tree-124-P-L.jpg" title="Sunset in Joshua Tree NP" /></a><br />
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Waiting for the sunrise:<br />
<a href="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/Travel/USA-2013/Joshua-Tree-NP/i-Bd8f5Hs/A" title="Before sunrise, Joshua Tree NP"><img alt="Before sunrise, Joshua Tree NP" src="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/Travel/USA-2013/Joshua-Tree-NP/i-Bd8f5Hs/0/L/130818-Joshua-Tree-04-P-L.jpg" title="Before sunrise, Joshua Tree NP" /></a><br />
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<a href="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/Travel/USA-2013/Joshua-Tree-NP/i-SjvJqSz/A" title="Sunrise in Joshua Tree NP"><img alt="Sunrise in Joshua Tree NP" src="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/Travel/USA-2013/Joshua-Tree-NP/i-SjvJqSz/1/L/130818-Joshua-Tree-16-P-L.jpg" title="Sunrise in Joshua Tree NP" /></a><br />
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<a href="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/Travel/USA-2013/Joshua-Tree-NP/i-VhbKGpD/A" title="Sunrise in Joshua Tree NP"><img alt="Sunrise in Joshua Tree NP" src="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/Travel/USA-2013/Joshua-Tree-NP/i-VhbKGpD/1/L/130818-Joshua-Tree-24-Pa-L.jpg" title="Sunrise in Joshua Tree NP" /></a><br />
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Oh yes, I will return.<br />
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You can see more photos in the gallery <a href="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/Travel/USA-2013/Joshua-Tree-NP/">here</a>.<br />
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<br />Ana Pogačarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07268804160942091257noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21109123.post-44923548170472238522013-09-20T21:54:00.000+02:002013-09-23T17:18:44.645+02:00At the beach in Stara Baška and PunatI love the sea. I love the beach. I love the salty sea air. I'd spend three months a year at the seaside if I could. Sadly, I haven't really spent much time at the beach in the past few years for various reasons. This year it wasn't until September that we could finally take the time and head to one of our favorite destinations, Island Krk in Croatia. We traveled with our half-made camper van and based ourselves at the campground in Stara Baška but drove to a desolate beach near Punat almost every day. I still had to work, but I got to lie on the beach every day, swim, relax, do crosswords and sudoku, and I actually read 4 books! Bliss. These 9 days weren't about photography at all, but I had my little camera with me almost everywhere and snapped away when the mood struck.<br />
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Arriving at our destination - Stara Baška:<br />
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Late afternoon on the beach at the Stara Baška campground:<br />
<a href="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/PhotoJournal/2013/At-beach-Stara-Baska-Sep-2013/i-kss7rHC/A" title=""><img alt="" src="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/PhotoJournal/2013/At-beach-Stara-Baska-Sep-2013/i-kss7rHC/1/L/130909-Stara-Baska-S-1-P-L.jpg" title="" /></a><br />
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Waiting for the sunset:<br />
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<a href="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/PhotoJournal/2013/At-beach-Stara-Baska-Sep-2013/i-C7zNDX9/A" title=""><img alt="" src="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/PhotoJournal/2013/At-beach-Stara-Baska-Sep-2013/i-C7zNDX9/1/L/130906-Stara-Baska-S-18-P-L.jpg" title="" /></a><br />
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<a href="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/PhotoJournal/2013/At-beach-Stara-Baska-Sep-2013/i-zFNPQwv/A" title=""><img alt="" src="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/PhotoJournal/2013/At-beach-Stara-Baska-Sep-2013/i-zFNPQwv/1/L/130909-Stara-Baska-S-5-P-L.jpg" title="" /></a><br />
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The desolate beach near Punat, and finally some serious drama in the sky!<br />
<a href="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/PhotoJournal/2013/At-beach-Stara-Baska-Sep-2013/i-M4bwKxV/A" title=""><img alt="" src="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/PhotoJournal/2013/At-beach-Stara-Baska-Sep-2013/i-M4bwKxV/1/L/130911-Stara-Baska-S-02-P-L.jpg" title="" /></a><br />
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<a href="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/PhotoJournal/2013/At-beach-Stara-Baska-Sep-2013/i-p7QF52w/A" title=""><img alt="" src="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/PhotoJournal/2013/At-beach-Stara-Baska-Sep-2013/i-p7QF52w/1/L/130911-Stara-Baska-S-05-Pa-L.jpg" title="" /></a><br />
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View of the Punat Bay with a small island in the middle:<br />
<a href="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/PhotoJournal/2013/At-beach-Stara-Baska-Sep-2013/i-hVhnrmz/A" title=""><img alt="" src="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/PhotoJournal/2013/At-beach-Stara-Baska-Sep-2013/i-hVhnrmz/1/L/130913-Punat-01-P-L.jpg" title="" /></a><br />
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It was raining almost every night, and the clouds got quite ominous a few times during the day, too:<br />
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View of the Punat Bay:<br />
<a href="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/PhotoJournal/2013/At-beach-Stara-Baska-Sep-2013/i-kf5q7kw/A" title=""><img alt="" src="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/PhotoJournal/2013/At-beach-Stara-Baska-Sep-2013/i-kf5q7kw/1/L/130913-Punat-38-P-L.jpg" title="" /></a><br />
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Our campground:<br />
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The hills behind the village of Stara Baška:<br />
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At the Stara Baška pier for sunset:<br />
<a href="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/PhotoJournal/2013/At-beach-Stara-Baska-Sep-2013/i-gzQGVHS/A" title=""><img alt="" src="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/PhotoJournal/2013/At-beach-Stara-Baska-Sep-2013/i-gzQGVHS/1/L/130913-Stara-Baska-59-P-L.jpg" title="" /></a><br />
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Pink sky above Stara Baška:<br />
<a href="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/PhotoJournal/2013/At-beach-Stara-Baska-Sep-2013/i-VgNcZdn/A" title=""><img alt="" src="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/PhotoJournal/2013/At-beach-Stara-Baska-Sep-2013/i-VgNcZdn/1/L/130913-Stara-Baska-83-P-L.jpg" title="" /></a><br />
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I think I'll go back before the summer is completely over. ;)<br />
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More photos <a href="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/PhotoJournal/2013/At-beach-Stara-Baska-Sep-2013">here</a>.<br />
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<center><object classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" width="600" height="400"><param name="movie" value="http://cdn.smugmug.com/swfs/badge/flashbadge.swf?useLargeImages=true&nickName=anapogacar&feedType=&BadgeHost=cdn.smugmug.com&albumID=31720461&albumKey=bB35KG&width=600&height=400&gridSpacing=2&gridColumns=4&gridRows=4&background=%23333333&preloaderColor=&preloaderGlow=&gridDelay=2&slideshowDelay=2&order=random&forceSize=&showCaptions=false&introMode=fadein&aboutlink=&sharelink=&albums=" /><param name="wmode" value="transparent" /><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always" /><embed src="http://cdn.smugmug.com/swfs/badge/flashbadge.swf?useLargeImages=true&nickName=anapogacar&feedType=&BadgeHost=cdn.smugmug.com&albumID=31720461&albumKey=bB35KG&width=600&height=400&gridSpacing=2&gridColumns=4&gridRows=4&background=%23333333&preloaderColor=&preloaderGlow=&gridDelay=2&slideshowDelay=3&order=random&forceSize=&showCaptions=false&introMode=fadein&aboutlink=&sharelink=&albums=" width="600" height="400" wmode="transparent" allowScriptAccess="always" ></embed></object></center>Ana Pogačarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07268804160942091257noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21109123.post-76578219846359287152013-09-04T22:13:00.000+02:002013-09-04T22:13:06.518+02:00A little bit of CaliforniaI spent a month in the USA this summer; mostly for work, but I did take a one-week road trip from San Diego to San Francisco. I'm still processing the photos, and these are just a few teasers:<br />
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Crystal Pier in San Diego after sunset:<br />
<a href="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/Travel/USA-2013/Highlights/i-4Q5F5Cv/A" title="Crystal Pier in San Diego after sunset"><img alt="Crystal Pier in San Diego after sunset" src="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/Travel/USA-2013/Highlights/i-4Q5F5Cv/0/L/130815-Crystal-Pier-71-P-L.jpg" title="Crystal Pier in San Diego after sunset" /></a><br />
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Joshua Tree NP at sunrise:<br />
<a href="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/Travel/USA-2013/Highlights/i-SjvJqSz/A" title="Sunrise in Joshua Tree NP"><img alt="Sunrise in Joshua Tree NP" src="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/Travel/USA-2013/Highlights/i-SjvJqSz/0/L/130818-Joshua-Tree-16-P-L.jpg" title="Sunrise in Joshua Tree NP" /></a><br />
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Starry night at the surreal Salton Sea Beach:<br />
<a href="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/Travel/USA-2013/Highlights/i-dpq8X4P/A" title="Milky Way in Salton Sea Beach"><img alt="Milky Way in Salton Sea Beach" src="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/Travel/USA-2013/Highlights/i-dpq8X4P/0/L/130813-Salton-Sea-110-P-L.jpg" title="Milky Way in Salton Sea Beach" /></a><br />
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Night surfers at Venice Beach:<br />
<a href="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/Travel/USA-2013/Highlights/i-sLMXWB3/A" title="Surfers after dusk in Venice Beach"><img alt="Surfers after dusk in Venice Beach" src="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/Travel/USA-2013/Highlights/i-sLMXWB3/0/L/130819-Venice-Beach-36-P-L.jpg" title="Surfers after dusk in Venice Beach" /></a><br />
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Venice Beach:<br />
<a href="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/Travel/USA-2013/Highlights/i-ht4JpS2/A" title="Venice Beach"><img alt="Venice Beach" src="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/Travel/USA-2013/Highlights/i-ht4JpS2/0/L/130820-Venice-Beach-S-56-P-L.jpg" title="Venice Beach" /></a><br />
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Big Sur:<br />
<a href="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/Travel/USA-2013/Highlights/i-9VSMw7C/A" title="Big Sur in late afternoon light"><img alt="Big Sur in late afternoon light" src="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/Travel/USA-2013/Highlights/i-9VSMw7C/0/L/130821-Big-Sur-85-P-L.jpg" title="Big Sur in late afternoon light" /></a><br />
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Wine country around Paso Robles:<br />
<a href="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/Travel/USA-2013/Highlights/i-R7sMKq7/A" title="Wine country around Paso Robles"><img alt="Wine country around Paso Robles" src="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/Travel/USA-2013/Highlights/i-R7sMKq7/0/L/130821-wine-country-32-P-L.jpg" title="Wine country around Paso Robles" /></a><br />
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San Francisco from Corona Heights Park:<br />
<a href="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/Travel/USA-2013/Highlights/i-gprKcgR/A" title="View of San Francisco from Corona Heights Park"><img alt="View of San Francisco from Corona Heights Park" src="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/Travel/USA-2013/Highlights/i-gprKcgR/0/L/130823-San-Francisco-15-P-L.jpg" title="View of San Francisco from Corona Heights Park" /></a><br />
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Hopefully the rest will follow soon. :)Ana Pogačarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07268804160942091257noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21109123.post-92205896952548379202013-06-22T20:29:00.001+02:002013-06-22T20:29:45.850+02:00Red and yellow fieldsEnd of May is the time when I drive around Mengeš and Rodica searching for fields of clover. Their red color is so picturesque, and there are poppies growing there as well. Highly recommended for photography!<br />
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<a href="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/PhotoJournal/2013/Fields-Kamnik-May-22-2013/29569855_CFRdrW#!i=2537850376&k=p2vLT7T&lb=1&s=A" title="Fields around Mengeš on a sunny May afternoon"><img alt="Fields around Mengeš on a sunny May afternoon" src="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/PhotoJournal/2013/Fields-Kamnik-May-22-2013/i-p2vLT7T/0/L/130522-Menges-06-P-L.jpg" title="Fields around Mengeš on a sunny May afternoon" /></a><br />
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<a href="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/PhotoJournal/2013/Fields-Kamnik-May-22-2013/29569855_CFRdrW#!i=2528855848&k=9QjvRWB&lb=1&s=A" title="Colorful fields of wheat, clover and poppy around Mengeš"><img alt="Colorful fields of wheat, clover and poppy around Mengeš" src="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/PhotoJournal/2013/Fields-Kamnik-May-22-2013/i-9QjvRWB/0/L/130522-Menges-18-Pa-L.jpg" title="Colorful fields of wheat, clover and poppy around Mengeš" /></a><br />
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<a href="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/PhotoJournal/2013/Fields-Kamnik-May-22-2013/29569855_CFRdrW#!i=2530751247&k=TjRSRBL&lb=1&s=A" title="Poppies in a clover field"><img alt="Poppies in a clover field" src="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/PhotoJournal/2013/Fields-Kamnik-May-22-2013/i-TjRSRBL/0/L/130522-Menges-19-P-L.jpg" title="Poppies in a clover field" /></a><br />
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<a href="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/PhotoJournal/2013/Fields-Kamnik-May-22-2013/29569855_CFRdrW#!i=2537849851&k=ZvFjqgV&lb=1&s=A" title="Purple and green"><img alt="Purple and green" src="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/PhotoJournal/2013/Fields-Kamnik-May-22-2013/i-ZvFjqgV/0/L/130522-Menges-21-P-L.jpg" title="Purple and green" /></a><br />
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<a href="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/PhotoJournal/2013/Fields-Kamnik-May-22-2013/29569855_CFRdrW#!i=2572595350&k=HXrFbLW&lb=1&s=A" title="Poppies in a clover field"><img alt="Poppies in a clover field" src="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/PhotoJournal/2013/Fields-Kamnik-May-22-2013/i-HXrFbLW/0/L/130522-Menges-40-P-L.jpg" title="Poppies in a clover field" /></a><br />
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<a href="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/PhotoJournal/2013/Fields-Kamnik-May-22-2013/29569855_CFRdrW#!i=2572594834&k=S8Sm5J2&lb=1&s=A" title="Poppy in a clover field"><img alt="Poppy in a clover field" src="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/PhotoJournal/2013/Fields-Kamnik-May-22-2013/i-S8Sm5J2/0/L/130522-Menges-55-P-L.jpg" title="Poppy in a clover field" /></a><br />
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The gallery is <a href="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/PhotoJournal/2013/Fields-Kamnik-May-22-2013/">here</a>.<br />
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<br />Ana Pogačarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07268804160942091257noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21109123.post-67689517126970287282013-06-15T10:57:00.000+02:002013-06-15T10:57:47.935+02:00Late afternoon around KamnikI often go for a walk across fields that lie between Kamnik and Podgorje; it's quiet and peaceful, and the views of the Kamnik Alps are great. And sometimes I get lucky with the weather. :)<br />
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<a href="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/PhotoJournal/2013/Sunset-Kamnik-Jun-5-2013/29826616_Q72Pf9#!i=2558774066&k=h5tjGqV&lb=1&s=A" title="Sunset around Kamnik"><img alt="Sunset around Kamnik" src="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/PhotoJournal/2013/Sunset-Kamnik-Jun-5-2013/i-h5tjGqV/0/L/130605-Kamnik-02-P-L.jpg" title="Sunset around Kamnik" /></a><br />
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<a href="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/PhotoJournal/2013/Sunset-Kamnik-Jun-5-2013/29826616_Q72Pf9#!i=2558742625&k=TLsr75G&lb=1&s=A" title="Sunset around Kamnik"><img alt="Sunset around Kamnik" src="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/PhotoJournal/2013/Sunset-Kamnik-Jun-5-2013/i-TLsr75G/0/L/130605-Kamnik-06-P-L.jpg" title="Sunset around Kamnik" /></a><br />
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<a href="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/PhotoJournal/2013/Sunset-Kamnik-Jun-5-2013/29826616_Q72Pf9#!i=2558852088&k=hQn9GWM&lb=1&s=A" title="Sunset around Kamnik"><img alt="Sunset around Kamnik" src="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/PhotoJournal/2013/Sunset-Kamnik-Jun-5-2013/i-hQn9GWM/0/L/130605-Kamnik-07-P-L.jpg" title="Sunset around Kamnik" /></a><br />
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<a href="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/PhotoJournal/2013/Sunset-Kamnik-Jun-5-2013/29826616_Q72Pf9#!i=2558726405&k=K5fHbq9&lb=1&s=A" title="Sunset around Kamnik"><img alt="Sunset around Kamnik" src="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/PhotoJournal/2013/Sunset-Kamnik-Jun-5-2013/i-K5fHbq9/0/L/130605-Kamnik-12-P-L.jpg" title="Sunset around Kamnik" /></a><br />
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<a href="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/PhotoJournal/2013/Sunset-Kamnik-Jun-5-2013/29826616_Q72Pf9#!i=2558725941&k=2PX4Vpb&lb=1&s=A" title="Sunset around Kamnik"><img alt="Sunset around Kamnik" src="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/PhotoJournal/2013/Sunset-Kamnik-Jun-5-2013/i-2PX4Vpb/0/L/130605-Kamnik-13-P-L.jpg" title="Sunset around Kamnik" /></a><br />
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<a href="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/PhotoJournal/2013/Sunset-Kamnik-Jun-5-2013/29826616_Q72Pf9#!i=2558926216&k=tZ4Hffw&lb=1&s=A" title="Sunset around Kamnik"><img alt="Sunset around Kamnik" src="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/PhotoJournal/2013/Sunset-Kamnik-Jun-5-2013/i-tZ4Hffw/0/L/130605-Kamnik-23-P-L.jpg" title="Sunset around Kamnik" /></a><br />
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<a href="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/PhotoJournal/2013/Sunset-Kamnik-Jun-5-2013/29826616_Q72Pf9#!i=2557289142&k=SnJMb6V&lb=1&s=A" title="Sunset around Kamnik"><img alt="Sunset around Kamnik" src="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/PhotoJournal/2013/Sunset-Kamnik-Jun-5-2013/i-SnJMb6V/0/L/130605-Kamnik-24-P-L.jpg" title="Sunset around Kamnik" /></a><br />
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Photos can be seen in the gallery <a href="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/PhotoJournal/2013/Sunset-Kamnik-Jun-5-2013/29826616_Q72Pf9">here</a>.Ana Pogačarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07268804160942091257noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21109123.post-67367844141318309222013-06-14T13:18:00.002+02:002013-06-14T13:18:21.402+02:00TunjiceTunjice is a village only a few minutes' drive away from where I live but I never took photos of its picturesque church before. Until last weekend. :) My friend Piotr suggested going there for the sunset on a stormy June Saturday, and we arrived there after a rainy afternoon. The clouds were dramatic, the sun made an appearance for about a minute, just enough to take a picture or two of the sunlit church of St. Ana, and the clouds were chased around the mountain slopes by the wind. After sundown there was so much humidity in the air the lens needed to be wiped after every shot. But it was quite worth it. :)<br />
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<a href="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/PhotoJournal/2013/Mists-Tunjice-Jun-8-2013/29882594_kMHNBR#!i=2568616837&k=7NhK4mc&lb=1&s=A" title="Looking towards the Julian Alps from Tunjice"><img alt="Looking towards the Julian Alps from Tunjice" src="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/PhotoJournal/2013/Mists-Tunjice-Jun-8-2013/i-7NhK4mc/0/L/130608-Tunjice-010-P-L.jpg" title="Looking towards the Julian Alps from Tunjice" /></a><br />
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<a href="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/PhotoJournal/2013/Mists-Tunjice-Jun-8-2013/29882594_kMHNBR#!i=2564295526&k=x8Q3gpn&lb=1&s=A" title="St. Ana church in Tunjice"><img alt="St. Ana church in Tunjice" src="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/PhotoJournal/2013/Mists-Tunjice-Jun-8-2013/i-x8Q3gpn/0/L/130608-Tunjice-032-P-L.jpg" title="St. Ana church in Tunjice" /></a><br />
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<a href="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/PhotoJournal/2013/Mists-Tunjice-Jun-8-2013/29882594_kMHNBR#!i=2568617248&k=zhZJN4n&lb=1&s=A" title="St. Ana church in Tunjice"><img alt="St. Ana church in Tunjice" src="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/PhotoJournal/2013/Mists-Tunjice-Jun-8-2013/i-zhZJN4n/0/L/130608-Tunjice-041-P-L.jpg" title="St. Ana church in Tunjice" /></a><br />
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<a href="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/PhotoJournal/2013/Mists-Tunjice-Jun-8-2013/29882594_kMHNBR#!i=2563682377&k=RZTcpbJ&lb=1&s=A" title="Mists around Tunjice after sunset"><img alt="Mists around Tunjice after sunset" src="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/PhotoJournal/2013/Mists-Tunjice-Jun-8-2013/i-RZTcpbJ/0/L/130608-Tunjice-071-P-L.jpg" title="Mists around Tunjice after sunset" /></a><br />
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<a href="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/PhotoJournal/2013/Mists-Tunjice-Jun-8-2013/29882594_kMHNBR#!i=2568615793&k=gdngzcL&lb=1&s=A" title="Mists around Tunjice after sunset"><img alt="Mists around Tunjice after sunset" src="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/PhotoJournal/2013/Mists-Tunjice-Jun-8-2013/i-gdngzcL/0/L/130608-Tunjice-067-P-L.jpg" title="Mists around Tunjice after sunset" /></a><br />
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<a href="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/PhotoJournal/2013/Mists-Tunjice-Jun-8-2013/29882594_kMHNBR#!i=2568674304&k=DWrWcTr&lb=1&s=A" title="Mists around Tunjice after sunset"><img alt="Mists around Tunjice after sunset" src="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/PhotoJournal/2013/Mists-Tunjice-Jun-8-2013/i-DWrWcTr/0/L/130608-Tunjice-078-P-L.jpg" title="Mists around Tunjice after sunset" /></a><br />
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<a href="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/PhotoJournal/2013/Mists-Tunjice-Jun-8-2013/29882594_kMHNBR#!i=2568658481&k=x8Hr67T&lb=1&s=A" title="Mists around Tunjice after sunset"><img alt="Mists around Tunjice after sunset" src="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/PhotoJournal/2013/Mists-Tunjice-Jun-8-2013/i-x8Hr67T/0/L/130608-Tunjice-093-P-L.jpg" title="Mists around Tunjice after sunset" /></a><br />
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<a href="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/PhotoJournal/2013/Mists-Tunjice-Jun-8-2013/29882594_kMHNBR#!i=2568728824&k=gKjKxMD&lb=1&s=A" title="St. Ana church in Tunjice at dusk"><img alt="St. Ana church in Tunjice at dusk" src="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/PhotoJournal/2013/Mists-Tunjice-Jun-8-2013/i-gKjKxMD/0/L/130608-Tunjice-108-P-L.jpg" title="St. Ana church in Tunjice at dusk" /></a><br />
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Photos can also be viewed in the gallery <a href="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/PhotoJournal/2013/Mists-Tunjice-Jun-8-2013/29882594_kMHNBR">here</a>.Ana Pogačarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07268804160942091257noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21109123.post-42730403519552247942012-11-07T17:33:00.000+01:002013-06-14T13:23:42.117+02:00First snow in KamnikAfter having a very warm October and hardly any fall colors, it snowed at the end of the month. While I love snow, I wasn't too thrilled about not having any autumn! :) But, to capture the unusual sight of green trees covered with snow I hiked the nearby Špica hill one afternoon to get some views of Kamnik. The views were foggy and the trail was slippery, and what I came away with were some cool pics and a bruised rib from a sudden fall when returning.<br />
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The road was ... interesting, to say the least!<br />
<a href="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/PhotoJournal/2012/Kamnik-in-snow-Oct-29-2012/26389112_xBBBwr#%21i=2200829387&k=Cw6kc4f&lb=1&s=A" title="There was a lot of leaves and even broken branches on the road to Stari grad hill."><img alt="There was a lot of leaves and even broken branches on the road to Stari grad hill." src="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/PhotoJournal/2012/Kamnik-in-snow-Oct-29-2012/i-Cw6kc4f/0/L/121029-Spica-05-P-L.jpg" title="There was a lot of leaves and even broken branches on the road to Stari grad hill." /></a><br />
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Fog enveloped the hill I was headed to.<br />
<a href="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/PhotoJournal/2012/Kamnik-in-snow-Oct-29-2012/26389112_xBBBwr#%21i=2200829602&k=ZgpkXHj&lb=1&s=A" title="A hint of fall colors mixed with snow and fog"><img alt="A hint of fall colors mixed with snow and fog" src="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/PhotoJournal/2012/Kamnik-in-snow-Oct-29-2012/i-ZgpkXHj/0/L/121029-Spica-12-P-L.jpg" title="A hint of fall colors mixed with snow and fog" /></a><br />
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Lots of broken branches due to heavy wet snow.<br />
<a href="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/PhotoJournal/2012/Kamnik-in-snow-Oct-29-2012/26389112_xBBBwr#%21i=2200830701&k=TqBGdCz&lb=1&s=A" title="There was a lot of leaves and even broken branches on the road to Stari grad hill."><img alt="There was a lot of leaves and even broken branches on the road to Stari grad hill." src="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/PhotoJournal/2012/Kamnik-in-snow-Oct-29-2012/i-TqBGdCz/0/L/121029-Spica-22-P-L.jpg" title="There was a lot of leaves and even broken branches on the road to Stari grad hill." /></a><br />
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The trail was extremely muddy and slippery.<br />
<a href="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/PhotoJournal/2012/Kamnik-in-snow-Oct-29-2012/26389112_xBBBwr#%21i=2200830934&k=xmvVW5W&lb=1&s=A" title="The trail was muddy and slippery as hell."><img alt="The trail was muddy and slippery as hell." src="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/PhotoJournal/2012/Kamnik-in-snow-Oct-29-2012/i-xmvVW5W/0/L/121029-Spica-29-P-L.jpg" title="The trail was muddy and slippery as hell." /></a><br />
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Fall colors? :)<br />
<a href="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/PhotoJournal/2012/Kamnik-in-snow-Oct-29-2012/26389112_xBBBwr#%21i=2200832402&k=QRLX9vM&lb=1&s=A" title="Most trees were still green."><img alt="Most trees were still green." src="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/PhotoJournal/2012/Kamnik-in-snow-Oct-29-2012/i-QRLX9vM/0/L/121029-Spica-37-P-L.jpg" title="Most trees were still green." /></a><br />
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The fog descended upon Kamnik and the sun only peeked through occasionally for a few seconds.<br />
<a href="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/PhotoJournal/2012/Kamnik-in-snow-Oct-29-2012/26389112_xBBBwr#%21i=2200834190&k=g8WHmmd&lb=1&s=A" title="Views of Kamnik from Špica hill."><img alt="Views of Kamnik from Špica hill." src="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/PhotoJournal/2012/Kamnik-in-snow-Oct-29-2012/i-g8WHmmd/0/L/121029-Spica-52-Hpm-P-L.jpg" title="Views of Kamnik from Špica hill." /></a><br />
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On the way down I was passed by a jogger.<br />
<a href="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/PhotoJournal/2012/Kamnik-in-snow-Oct-29-2012/26389112_xBBBwr#%21i=2200838476&k=BtHKvB8&lb=1&s=A" title="A jogger."><img alt="A jogger." src="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/PhotoJournal/2012/Kamnik-in-snow-Oct-29-2012/i-BtHKvB8/0/L/121029-Spica-85-P-L.jpg" title="A jogger." /></a><br />
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Just as I reached the road again, the sun reappeared in this spectacular display of red glow.<br />
<a href="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/PhotoJournal/2012/Kamnik-in-snow-Oct-29-2012/26389112_xBBBwr#%21i=2200837983&k=kPcF28x&lb=1&s=A" title="Last minutes before the sunset were spectacular!"><img alt="Last minutes before the sunset were spectacular!" src="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/PhotoJournal/2012/Kamnik-in-snow-Oct-29-2012/i-kPcF28x/0/L/121029-Spica-96-Hpm-P-L.jpg" title="Last minutes before the sunset were spectacular!" /></a><br />
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The rib still hurts more than a week later.Ana Pogačarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07268804160942091257noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21109123.post-85393625955343565442012-08-19T20:37:00.001+02:002012-08-19T22:24:01.416+02:00Glencoe, ScotlandScotland is on the itinerary of every self-respecting traveler. :) I was there many years ago, in the summer, and this March I was lucky enough to revisit, partly for work, partly for pleasure. While early spring is a nice time to travel as there aren't many tourists around, it can also get a bit tricky to find accommodation in some remote parts as B&Bs are simply not open!<br />
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I'll start with Glencoe - a wonderful glen in the Scottish Highlands. <br />
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<a href="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/Travel/Scotland-2012/Glencoe/22187093_TWGMpG#%21i=1796022403&k=sw8KW99&lb=1&s=A" title="Rannoch Moor in the morning"><img alt="Rannoch Moor in the morning" src="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/Travel/Scotland-2012/Glencoe/i-sw8KW99/0/L/120325-Scotland-0260-P-L.jpg" title="Rannoch Moor in the morning" /></a></div>
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Every photographer wants to take a shot from this place with Buachaille Etive Mor and the Etive river in the foreground:<br />
<a href="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/Travel/Scotland-2012/Glencoe/22187093_TWGMpG#%21i=1796021472&k=H5WbF26&lb=1&s=A" title="Buachaille Etive Mor and the Etive river"><img alt="Buachaille Etive Mor and the Etive river" src="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/Travel/Scotland-2012/Glencoe/i-H5WbF26/0/M/120325-Scotland-0270-P-M.jpg" title="Buachaille Etive Mor and the Etive river" /></a><br />
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A house in Glencoe:<br />
<a href="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/Travel/Scotland-2012/Glencoe/22187093_TWGMpG#%21i=1796023467&k=XDPmQMJ&lb=1&s=A" title="Glencoe"><img alt="Glencoe" src="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/Travel/Scotland-2012/Glencoe/i-XDPmQMJ/0/M/120325-Scotland-0334-P-M.jpg" title="Glencoe" /></a><br />
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A lake with reeds:<br />
<a href="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/Travel/Scotland-2012/Glencoe/22187093_TWGMpG#%21i=1796026709&k=ssKqRDH&lb=1&s=A" title="Glencoe"><img alt="Glencoe" src="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/Travel/Scotland-2012/Glencoe/i-ssKqRDH/0/M/120325-Scotland-0344-P-M.jpg" title="Glencoe" /></a><br />
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Green (well, not really green yet as it was only March) mountains:<br />
<a href="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/Travel/Scotland-2012/Glencoe/22187093_TWGMpG#%21i=1794373177&k=JjRXdhh&lb=1&s=A" title="Slopes of the Three Sisters"><img alt="Slopes of the Three Sisters" src="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/Travel/Scotland-2012/Glencoe/i-JjRXdhh/0/M/120328-Scotland-1016-P-M.jpg" title="Slopes of the Three Sisters" /></a><br />
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My little Audi was a lot of fun to drive:<br />
<a href="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/Travel/Scotland-2012/Glencoe/22187093_TWGMpG#%21i=1794296821&k=zzZSMFb&lb=1&s=A" title="Waiting for the sunset at Glen Etive"><img alt="Waiting for the sunset at Glen Etive" src="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/Travel/Scotland-2012/Glencoe/i-zzZSMFb/0/M/120328-Scotland-1024-P-M.jpg" title="Waiting for the sunset at Glen Etive" /></a><br />
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In the valley of Glen Etive I hardly met any other people:<br />
<a href="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/Travel/Scotland-2012/Glencoe/22187093_TWGMpG#%21i=1794298131&k=jgDjxVF&lb=1&s=A" title="By the river in Glen Etive"><img alt="By the river in Glen Etive" src="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/Travel/Scotland-2012/Glencoe/i-jgDjxVF/0/M/120328-Scotland-1055-Hpm-P-M.jpg" title="By the river in Glen Etive" /></a><br />
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After waiting for the sunset for over an hour my Scottish friend and coworker Alastair and I were rewarded with this view over Rannoch Moor:<br />
<a href="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/Travel/Scotland-2012/Glencoe/22187093_TWGMpG#%21i=1796034828&k=DcF47R9&lb=1&s=A" title="Rannoch Moor at sunset"><img alt="Rannoch Moor at sunset" src="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/Travel/Scotland-2012/Glencoe/i-DcF47R9/0/M/120325-Scotland-0412-Hpm-P-M.jpg" title="Rannoch Moor at sunset" /></a><br />
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To be continued...Ana Pogačarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07268804160942091257noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21109123.post-27677491685809346042012-05-04T12:03:00.000+02:002012-05-04T12:07:59.786+02:00Velika planina and crocusesThe spring has come, but there is still snow high in the mountains. The white Kamnik Alps provided a beautiful backdrop when hiking on the purple carpet of crocuses on Velika planina.<br />
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<a href="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/PhotoJournal/2012/Velika-planina-Apr-28-2012/22695096_WrVJHV#%21i=1818780458&k=Xc9DfnJ&lb=1&s=A" title="A glorious afternoon hiking on Velika planina"><img alt="A glorious afternoon hiking on Velika planina" src="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/PhotoJournal/2012/Velika-planina-Apr-28-2012/i-Xc9DfnJ/0/M/120428-Velika-planina-S-05-P-M.jpg" title="A glorious afternoon hiking on Velika planina" /></a><br />
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<a href="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/PhotoJournal/2012/Velika-planina-Apr-28-2012/22695096_WrVJHV#%21i=1821580311&k=5wV7mX2&lb=1&s=A" title="Mt. Ojstrica and the chapel"><img alt="Mt. Ojstrica and the chapel" src="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/PhotoJournal/2012/Velika-planina-Apr-28-2012/i-5wV7mX2/0/M/120428-Velika-planina-016-P-M.jpg" title="Mt. Ojstrica and the chapel" /></a><br />
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<a href="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/PhotoJournal/2012/Velika-planina-Apr-28-2012/22695096_WrVJHV#%21i=1821581806&k=pXXT923&lb=1&s=A" title="Crocuses"><img alt="Crocuses" src="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/PhotoJournal/2012/Velika-planina-Apr-28-2012/i-pXXT923/0/M/120428-Velika-planina-031-P-M.jpg" title="Crocuses" /></a><br />
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<a href="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/PhotoJournal/2012/Velika-planina-Apr-28-2012/22695096_WrVJHV#%21i=1821590189&k=VrD5t2q&lb=1&s=A" title="The shepherd village of Velika planina"><img alt="The shepherd village of Velika planina" src="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/PhotoJournal/2012/Velika-planina-Apr-28-2012/i-VrD5t2q/0/M/120428-Velika-planina-042-P-M.jpg" title="The shepherd village of Velika planina" /></a><br />
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<a href="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/PhotoJournal/2012/Velika-planina-Apr-28-2012/22695096_WrVJHV#%21i=1821596101&k=B2FGwsq&lb=1&s=A" title="At the very top, 1,666 meters above sea level"><img alt="At the very top, 1,666 meters above sea level" src="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/PhotoJournal/2012/Velika-planina-Apr-28-2012/i-B2FGwsq/0/M/120428-Velika-planina-070-P-M.jpg" title="At the very top, 1,666 meters above sea level" /></a><br />
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<a href="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/PhotoJournal/2012/Velika-planina-Apr-28-2012/22695096_WrVJHV#%21i=1821603550&k=FPhfZbn&lb=1&s=A" title="Kamnik in the distance"><img alt="Kamnik in the distance" src="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/PhotoJournal/2012/Velika-planina-Apr-28-2012/i-FPhfZbn/0/M/120428-Velika-planina-072-P-M.jpg" title="Kamnik in the distance" /></a><br />
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<center><a href="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/PhotoJournal/2012/Velika-planina-Apr-28-2012/22695096_WrVJHV#%21i=1821614812&k=qNVkzKT&lb=1&s=A" title="Crocuses"><img alt="Crocuses" src="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/PhotoJournal/2012/Velika-planina-Apr-28-2012/i-qNVkzKT/0/M/120428-Velika-planina-120-P-M.jpg" title="Crocuses" /></a></center><br />
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<a href="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/PhotoJournal/2012/Velika-planina-Apr-28-2012/22695096_WrVJHV#%21i=1821623237&k=p8Dtjdx&lb=1&s=A" title="Crocuses at sunset"><img alt="Crocuses at sunset" src="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/PhotoJournal/2012/Velika-planina-Apr-28-2012/i-p8Dtjdx/0/M/120428-Velika-planina-189-Hpm-M.jpg" title="Crocuses at sunset" /></a><br />
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<center><a href="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/PhotoJournal/2012/Velika-planina-Apr-28-2012/22695096_WrVJHV#%21i=1821629559&k=6bnX3Hd&lb=1&s=A" title="At sunset"><img alt="At sunset" src="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/PhotoJournal/2012/Velika-planina-Apr-28-2012/i-6bnX3Hd/0/M/120428-Velika-planina-219-Hpm-M.jpg" title="At sunset" /></a></center><br />
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<a href="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/PhotoJournal/2012/Velika-planina-Apr-28-2012/22695096_WrVJHV#%21i=1821635454&k=d3f6Mnj&lb=1&s=A" title="Panorama after sunset"><img alt="Panorama after sunset" src="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/PhotoJournal/2012/Velika-planina-Apr-28-2012/i-d3f6Mnj/0/M/120428-Velika-planina-250-M.jpg" title="Panorama after sunset" /></a><br />
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Is it obvious why I love returning to this place so much? :)Ana Pogačarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07268804160942091257noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21109123.post-89394419050995448362012-04-29T12:32:00.000+02:002012-04-29T12:32:04.648+02:00Rollerblading around Zalog and CerkljeMy first rollerblading trip took me from Zalog through the villages along the peaceful country roads below Mt. Krvavec to Cerklje and back to a nearby pond. The weather was great: sunny and warm, and I only wished there were puffy white clouds in the sky to make it even more picturesque. :) All in all, good exercise combined with some cool photos made for a great Friday afternoon.<br />
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<a href="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/PhotoJournal/2012/Rollerblade-Zalog-Apr-27-2012/22669989_HHnMGC#%21i=1816276678&k=sL6qjJm&lb=1&s=A" title="Freshly ploughed fields"><img alt="Freshly ploughed fields" src="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/PhotoJournal/2012/Rollerblade-Zalog-Apr-27-2012/i-sL6qjJm/0/M/120427-Zalog-S-003-P-M.jpg" title="Freshly ploughed fields" /></a><br />
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<a href="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/PhotoJournal/2012/Rollerblade-Zalog-Apr-27-2012/22669989_HHnMGC#%21i=1816275012&k=Z2vnHTz&lb=1&s=A" title="Mt. Kočna and Grintovec are still snow-capped while the valley is already green and in bloom."><img alt="Mt. Kočna and Grintovec are still snow-capped while the valley is already green and in bloom." src="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/PhotoJournal/2012/Rollerblade-Zalog-Apr-27-2012/i-Z2vnHTz/0/M/120427-Zalog-S-014-P-M.jpg" title="Mt. Kočna and Grintovec are still snow-capped while the valley is already green and in bloom." /></a><br />
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<a href="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/PhotoJournal/2012/Rollerblade-Zalog-Apr-27-2012/22669989_HHnMGC#%21i=1816279136&k=J9ThQk6&lb=1&s=A" title="Along the road"><img alt="Along the road" src="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/PhotoJournal/2012/Rollerblade-Zalog-Apr-27-2012/i-J9ThQk6/0/M/120427-Zalog-S-033-P-M.jpg" title="Along the road" /></a><br />
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<a href="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/PhotoJournal/2012/Rollerblade-Zalog-Apr-27-2012/22669989_HHnMGC#%21i=1816278925&k=tddTGLn&lb=1&s=A" title="Dusty fields"><img alt="Dusty fields" src="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/PhotoJournal/2012/Rollerblade-Zalog-Apr-27-2012/i-tddTGLn/0/M/120427-Zalog-S-036-P-M.jpg" title="Dusty fields" /></a><br />
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I have to say this was a great beginning of the rollerblading season! :)Ana Pogačarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07268804160942091257noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21109123.post-6777242301928175992012-03-20T10:42:00.003+01:002012-03-20T10:52:00.447+01:00Mardi Gras in Cirkulane and MarkovciThis year I finally made it to eastern Slovenia to see the local celebration of the carnival - or Mardi Gras. There were many masks, but the most impressive were "kurenti", masks with sheep skin, bells around the waist and a huge head covering:<br /><br /><a href="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/PhotoJournal/2012/Mardi-Gras-Feb-18-2012/21629940_vD8JkQ#!i=1725023915&k=nNcZvM7&lb=1&s=A" title="Mardi Gras in Cirkulane"><img src="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/PhotoJournal/2012/Mardi-Gras-Feb-18-2012/i-nNcZvM7/0/M/120218-pust-033-P-M.jpg" title="Mardi Gras in Cirkulane" alt="Mardi Gras in Cirkulane" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/PhotoJournal/2012/Mardi-Gras-Feb-18-2012/21629940_vD8JkQ#!i=1725038806&k=6KSv7Zt&lb=1&s=A" title="Mardi Gras in Cirkulane"><img src="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/PhotoJournal/2012/Mardi-Gras-Feb-18-2012/i-6KSv7Zt/0/M/120218-pust-186-P-M.jpg" title="Mardi Gras in Cirkulane" alt="Mardi Gras in Cirkulane" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/PhotoJournal/2012/Mardi-Gras-Feb-18-2012/21629940_vD8JkQ#!i=1725040244&k=RLDcK7p&lb=1&s=A" title="Mardi Gras in Cirkulane"><img src="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/PhotoJournal/2012/Mardi-Gras-Feb-18-2012/i-RLDcK7p/0/M/120218-pust-216-P-M.jpg" title="Mardi Gras in Cirkulane" alt="Mardi Gras in Cirkulane" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/PhotoJournal/2012/Mardi-Gras-Feb-18-2012/21629940_vD8JkQ#!i=1725042341&k=PFb2Zsb&lb=1&s=A" title="Mardi Gras in Cirkulane"><img src="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/PhotoJournal/2012/Mardi-Gras-Feb-18-2012/i-PFb2Zsb/0/M/120218-pust-265-P-M.jpg" title="Mardi Gras in Cirkulane" alt="Mardi Gras in Cirkulane" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/PhotoJournal/2012/Mardi-Gras-Feb-18-2012/21629940_vD8JkQ#!i=1725043624&k=NMvHxdz&lb=1&s=A" title="Mardi Gras in Markovci"><img src="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/PhotoJournal/2012/Mardi-Gras-Feb-18-2012/i-NMvHxdz/0/L/120218-pust-347-P-L.jpg" title="Mardi Gras in Markovci" alt="Mardi Gras in Markovci" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/PhotoJournal/2012/Mardi-Gras-Feb-18-2012/21629940_vD8JkQ#!i=1725051760&k=mFHzQvr&lb=1&s=A" title="Mardi Gras in Markovci"><img src="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/PhotoJournal/2012/Mardi-Gras-Feb-18-2012/i-mFHzQvr/0/M/120218-pust-514-P-M.jpg" title="Mardi Gras in Markovci" alt="Mardi Gras in Markovci" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/PhotoJournal/2012/Mardi-Gras-Feb-18-2012/21629940_vD8JkQ#!i=1725054255&k=66CgsQ4&lb=1&s=A" title="Mardi Gras in Markovci"><img src="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/PhotoJournal/2012/Mardi-Gras-Feb-18-2012/i-66CgsQ4/0/M/120218-pust-547-P-M.jpg" title="Mardi Gras in Markovci" alt="Mardi Gras in Markovci" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/PhotoJournal/2012/Mardi-Gras-Feb-18-2012/21629940_vD8JkQ#!i=1725055337&k=BWWK6qm&lb=1&s=A" title="Mardi Gras in Markovci"><img src="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/PhotoJournal/2012/Mardi-Gras-Feb-18-2012/i-BWWK6qm/0/M/120218-pust-551-P-M.jpg" title="Mardi Gras in Markovci" alt="Mardi Gras in Markovci" /></a>Ana Pogačarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07268804160942091257noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21109123.post-52548871341656352922012-02-17T09:53:00.005+01:002012-02-17T10:16:20.703+01:00Amsterdam in JanuaryI spent four days in Amsterdam this January. The trip was for work and I caught a bad cold there, but I managed to take a few quick pics. It's a great place and I gotta go back soon.<br /><br />Boat houses:<br /><a href="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/PhotoJournal/2012/Amsterdam-Jan-16-20-2012/21311719_Gmbdqd#%21i=1697445588&k=XnBFw3n&lb=1&s=A" title="Boat houses in Amsterdam"><img src="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/PhotoJournal/2012/Amsterdam-Jan-16-20-2012/i-XnBFw3n/0/M/120116-Amsterdam-S-002-P-M.jpg" title="Boat houses in Amsterdam" alt="Boat houses in Amsterdam" /></a><br /><br />Near the Central Station:<br /><a href="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/PhotoJournal/2012/Amsterdam-Jan-16-20-2012/21311719_Gmbdqd#%21i=1697445301&k=dJ9GRS4&lb=1&s=A" title="Amsterdam streets"><img src="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/PhotoJournal/2012/Amsterdam-Jan-16-20-2012/i-dJ9GRS4/0/M/120116-Amsterdam-S-021-P-M.jpg" title="Amsterdam streets" alt="Amsterdam streets" /></a><br /><br />Old Church reflection:<br /><a href="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/PhotoJournal/2012/Amsterdam-Jan-16-20-2012/21311719_Gmbdqd#%21i=1697450489&k=9Dc76w3&lb=1&s=A" title="Old Church in Amsterdam reflected in a canal"><img src="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/PhotoJournal/2012/Amsterdam-Jan-16-20-2012/i-9Dc76w3/0/M/120116-Amsterdam-S-040-P-M.jpg" title="Old Church in Amsterdam reflected in a canal" alt="Old Church in Amsterdam reflected in a canal" /></a><br /><br />Typical Amsterdam:<br /><a href="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/PhotoJournal/2012/Amsterdam-Jan-16-20-2012/21311719_Gmbdqd#%21i=1697455407&k=CsBmkPJ&lb=1&s=A" title="Amsterdam canals"><img src="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/PhotoJournal/2012/Amsterdam-Jan-16-20-2012/i-CsBmkPJ/0/M/120116-Amsterdam-S-051-Hpma-P-M.jpg" title="Amsterdam canals" alt="Amsterdam canals" /></a><br /><br />Reflection:<br /><a href="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/PhotoJournal/2012/Amsterdam-Jan-16-20-2012/21311719_Gmbdqd#%21i=1697459187&k=vRDRxjK&lb=1&s=A" title="Amsterdam houses reflected in a canal"><img src="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/PhotoJournal/2012/Amsterdam-Jan-16-20-2012/i-vRDRxjK/0/M/120116-Amsterdam-S-071-P-M.jpg" title="Amsterdam houses reflected in a canal" alt="Amsterdam houses reflected in a canal" /></a><br /><br />Fresh mint tea:<br /><a href="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/PhotoJournal/2012/Amsterdam-Jan-16-20-2012/21311719_Gmbdqd#%21i=1697458705&k=SSq5RPB&lb=1&s=A" title="Famous fresh mint tea in Amsterdam"><img src="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/PhotoJournal/2012/Amsterdam-Jan-16-20-2012/i-SSq5RPB/0/L/120117-Amsterdam-S-095-P-L.jpg" title="Famous fresh mint tea in Amsterdam" alt="Famous fresh mint tea in Amsterdam" /></a><br /><br />Amsteram at sunset:<br /><a href="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/PhotoJournal/2012/Amsterdam-Jan-16-20-2012/21311719_Gmbdqd#%21i=1697129289&k=qJRXC8S&lb=1&s=A" title="Amsterdam at sunset"><img src="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/PhotoJournal/2012/Amsterdam-Jan-16-20-2012/i-qJRXC8S/0/M/120117-Amsterdam-15-Hpm-P-M.jpg" title="Amsterdam at sunset" alt="Amsterdam at sunset" /></a><br /><br />After sunset:<br /><a href="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/PhotoJournal/2012/Amsterdam-Jan-16-20-2012/21311719_Gmbdqd#%21i=1697134290&k=6m983Zd&lb=1&s=A" title="Amsterdam at the blue hour"><img src="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/PhotoJournal/2012/Amsterdam-Jan-16-20-2012/i-6m983Zd/0/M/120117-Amsterdam-38-P-M.jpg" title="Amsterdam at the blue hour" alt="Amsterdam at the blue hour" /></a><br /><br />The canals are now frozen, I am told! :)<br /><a href="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/PhotoJournal/2012/Amsterdam-Jan-16-20-2012/21311719_Gmbdqd#%21i=1697139289&k=RG5pvDP&lb=1&s=A" title="West Church (Westerkerk) in Amsterdam at the blue hour"><img src="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/PhotoJournal/2012/Amsterdam-Jan-16-20-2012/i-RG5pvDP/0/M/120117-Amsterdam-45-P-M.jpg" title="West Church (Westerkerk) in Amsterdam at the blue hour" alt="West Church (Westerkerk) in Amsterdam at the blue hour" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/PhotoJournal/2012/Amsterdam-Jan-16-20-2012/21311719_Gmbdqd#%21i=1697143989&k=w7CDrHb&lb=1&s=A" title="Amsterdam at the blue hour"><img src="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/PhotoJournal/2012/Amsterdam-Jan-16-20-2012/i-w7CDrHb/0/M/120117-Amsterdam-50-P-M.jpg" title="Amsterdam at the blue hour" alt="Amsterdam at the blue hour" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/PhotoJournal/2012/Amsterdam-Jan-16-20-2012/21311719_Gmbdqd#%21i=1697146827&k=4fvDHG4&lb=1&s=A" title="Amsterdam at the blue hour"><img src="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/PhotoJournal/2012/Amsterdam-Jan-16-20-2012/i-4fvDHG4/0/M/120117-Amsterdam-54-P-M.jpg" title="Amsterdam at the blue hour" alt="Amsterdam at the blue hour" /></a><br /><br />West Church during the blue hour:<br /><a href="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/PhotoJournal/2012/Amsterdam-Jan-16-20-2012/21311719_Gmbdqd#%21i=1697146605&k=6zhVB8V&lb=1&s=A" title="West Church (Westerkerk) in Amsterdam at the blue hour"><img src="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/PhotoJournal/2012/Amsterdam-Jan-16-20-2012/i-6zhVB8V/0/M/120117-Amsterdam-58-Pa-M.jpg" title="West Church (Westerkerk) in Amsterdam at the blue hour" alt="West Church (Westerkerk) in Amsterdam at the blue hour" /></a><br /><br />More photos <a href="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/PhotoJournal/2012/Amsterdam-Jan-16-20-2012">here</a>.Ana Pogačarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07268804160942091257noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21109123.post-35432295110915824232012-02-06T21:36:00.005+01:002012-02-06T22:03:27.181+01:00Snowy KamnikSnow at last! This winter had been exceptionally dry - with the exception of some heavy rain! But no snow... until yesterday. Only a few centimeters in Kamnik, but it was enough to blanket the town in soft whiteness, so in the afternoon, after work, I headed out for a quick spin around town to take a few shots.<br /><br />First I went up the Šutna street...<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/PhotoJournal/2012/Snowy-Kamnik-Feb-5-2012/21353108_vHg3pV#%21i=1700879869&k=wnQdRxz&lb=1&s=A" title="Šutna street"><img src="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/PhotoJournal/2012/Snowy-Kamnik-Feb-5-2012/i-wnQdRxz/0/L/120205-Kamnik-S-010-P-L.jpg" title="Šutna street" alt="Šutna street" /></a><br /></div><br /><br />... past the Church of Our Lady.<br /><a href="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/PhotoJournal/2012/Snowy-Kamnik-Feb-5-2012/21353108_vHg3pV#%21i=1700880859&k=z6kxWfM&lb=1&s=A" title="Šutna street and the Church of Our Lady"><img src="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/PhotoJournal/2012/Snowy-Kamnik-Feb-5-2012/i-z6kxWfM/0/M/120205-Kamnik-S-014-P-M.jpg" title="Šutna street and the Church of Our Lady" alt="Šutna street and the Church of Our Lady" /></a><br /><br />Love those roofs.<br /><a href="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/PhotoJournal/2012/Snowy-Kamnik-Feb-5-2012/21353108_vHg3pV#%21i=1700880884&k=Kh6VprH&lb=1&s=A" title="Šutna street roofs"><img src="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/PhotoJournal/2012/Snowy-Kamnik-Feb-5-2012/i-Kh6VprH/0/M/120205-Kamnik-S-012-P-M.jpg" title="Šutna street roofs" alt="Šutna street roofs" /></a><br /><br />Then I climbed the Mali grad hill.<br /><a href="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/PhotoJournal/2012/Snowy-Kamnik-Feb-5-2012/21353108_vHg3pV#%21i=1700882033&k=ZTkBtCX&lb=1&s=A" title="From the path leading up to the Mali grad hill"><img src="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/PhotoJournal/2012/Snowy-Kamnik-Feb-5-2012/i-ZTkBtCX/0/M/120205-Kamnik-S-023-P-M.jpg" title="From the path leading up to the Mali grad hill" alt="From the path leading up to the Mali grad hill" /></a><br /><br />Mali grad chapel with the Stari grad hill in the background - the hill with great views that I climb often.<br /><a href="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/PhotoJournal/2012/Snowy-Kamnik-Feb-5-2012/21353108_vHg3pV#%21i=1700885401&k=pkjpDtH&lb=1&s=A" title="Mali grad chapel and the Stari grad hill in the background"><img src="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/PhotoJournal/2012/Snowy-Kamnik-Feb-5-2012/i-pkjpDtH/0/M/120205-Kamnik-S-039-P-M.jpg" title="Mali grad chapel and the Stari grad hill in the background" alt="Mali grad chapel and the Stari grad hill in the background" /></a><br /><br />Kamnik was at my feet.<br /><a href="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/PhotoJournal/2012/Snowy-Kamnik-Feb-5-2012/21353108_vHg3pV#%21i=1700884073&k=GkZXRvm&lb=1&s=A" title="Kamnik from the Mali grad hill; the Kamnik Alps in the background."><img src="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/PhotoJournal/2012/Snowy-Kamnik-Feb-5-2012/i-GkZXRvm/0/M/120205-Kamnik-S-035-P-M.jpg" title="Kamnik from the Mali grad hill; the Kamnik Alps in the background." alt="Kamnik from the Mali grad hill; the Kamnik Alps in the background." /></a><br /><br />The Franciscan church with one of my favorite hiking hills in the distance - Kamniški vrh.<br /><a href="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/PhotoJournal/2012/Snowy-Kamnik-Feb-5-2012/21353108_vHg3pV#%21i=1700882597&k=fPqXqpf&lb=1&s=A" title="Franciscan monastery and my favorite hill in the background - Kamniški vrh"><img src="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/PhotoJournal/2012/Snowy-Kamnik-Feb-5-2012/i-fPqXqpf/0/M/120205-Kamnik-S-033-P-M.jpg" title="Franciscan monastery and my favorite hill in the background - Kamniški vrh" alt="Franciscan monastery and my favorite hill in the background - Kamniški vrh" /></a><br /><br />Mali grad courtyard and castle.<br /><a href="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/PhotoJournal/2012/Snowy-Kamnik-Feb-5-2012/21353108_vHg3pV#%21i=1700886417&k=ZS8LM3Z&lb=1&s=A" title="Mali grad castle"><img src="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/PhotoJournal/2012/Snowy-Kamnik-Feb-5-2012/i-ZS8LM3Z/0/M/120205-Kamnik-S-044-Hpm-P-M.jpg" title="Mali grad castle" alt="Mali grad castle" /></a><br /><br />Mali grad chapel and castle.<br /><a href="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/PhotoJournal/2012/Snowy-Kamnik-Feb-5-2012/21353108_vHg3pV#%21i=1700884878&k=6PgcDFm&lb=1&s=A" title="Mali grad chapel and castle"><img src="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/PhotoJournal/2012/Snowy-Kamnik-Feb-5-2012/i-6PgcDFm/0/M/120205-Kamnik-S-059-Hpm-P-M.jpg" title="Mali grad chapel and castle" alt="Mali grad chapel and castle" /></a><br /><br />A narrow Kamnik street.<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/PhotoJournal/2012/Snowy-Kamnik-Feb-5-2012/21353108_vHg3pV#%21i=1700885634&k=jzHsH3h&lb=1&s=A" title="Kamnik streets"><img src="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/PhotoJournal/2012/Snowy-Kamnik-Feb-5-2012/i-jzHsH3h/0/L/120205-Kamnik-S-062-P-L.jpg" title="Kamnik streets" alt="Kamnik streets" /></a><br /></div><br />Returning from the Mali grad hill I looked down the Šutna street toward the setting sun.<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/PhotoJournal/2012/Snowy-Kamnik-Feb-5-2012/21353108_vHg3pV#%21i=1700886895&k=Qr3q29B&lb=1&s=A" title="Kamnik "><img src="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/PhotoJournal/2012/Snowy-Kamnik-Feb-5-2012/i-Qr3q29B/0/L/120205-Kamnik-S-074-P-L.jpg" title="Kamnik " alt="Kamnik " /></a><br /></div><br />Then I climbed the Žale hill and took this photo from above the Kamnik train station looking toward Zaprice castle.<br /><a href="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/PhotoJournal/2012/Snowy-Kamnik-Feb-5-2012/21353108_vHg3pV#%21i=1700891005&k=2DFJ7ZP&lb=1&s=A" title="Kamnik train station and Zaprice Castle"><img src="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/PhotoJournal/2012/Snowy-Kamnik-Feb-5-2012/i-2DFJ7ZP/1/M/120205-Kamnik-S-087-Hpm-P-M.jpg" title="Kamnik train station and Zaprice Castle" alt="Kamnik train station and Zaprice Castle" /></a><br /><br />Zaprice castle up close.<br /><a href="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/PhotoJournal/2012/Snowy-Kamnik-Feb-5-2012/21353108_vHg3pV#%21i=1700889198&k=NHFtPWR&lb=1&s=A" title="Zaprice Castle"><img src="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/PhotoJournal/2012/Snowy-Kamnik-Feb-5-2012/i-NHFtPWR/0/M/120205-Kamnik-S-097-Hpm-P-M.jpg" title="Zaprice Castle" alt="Zaprice Castle" /></a><br /><br />The Franciscan church and monastery from the Žale hill.<br /><a href="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/PhotoJournal/2012/Snowy-Kamnik-Feb-5-2012/21353108_vHg3pV#%21i=1700890037&k=2crWFSK&lb=1&s=A" title="Views of Kamnik from Žale"><img src="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/PhotoJournal/2012/Snowy-Kamnik-Feb-5-2012/i-2crWFSK/0/M/120205-Kamnik-S-105-P-M.jpg" title="Views of Kamnik from Žale" alt="Views of Kamnik from Žale" /></a>Ana Pogačarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07268804160942091257noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21109123.post-2536451635834102312012-02-02T18:57:00.004+01:002012-02-02T19:10:48.547+01:00Christmas decoration in KamnikAnother late post: Christmas decoration in Kamnik. I had some errands to run on January 3 and took a few photos with my new toy: Canon Powershot S100. It was pure coincidence that I found myself on the main square right at the blue hour. :)<br /><br /><a href="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/PhotoJournal/2012/Kamnik-in-Christmas-decoration/21299303_DkHThS#%21i=1696007706&k=sQHgTKZ&lb=1&s=A" title="Main street in Kamnik with the main square to the left."><img src="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/PhotoJournal/2012/Kamnik-in-Christmas-decoration/i-sQHgTKZ/0/M/120103-Kamnik-S-03-P-M.jpg" title="Main street in Kamnik with the main square to the left." alt="Main street in Kamnik with the main square to the left." /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/PhotoJournal/2012/Kamnik-in-Christmas-decoration/21299303_DkHThS#%21i=1696004511&k=JcsRBcc&lb=1&s=A" title="Kamnik Town Hall"><img src="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/PhotoJournal/2012/Kamnik-in-Christmas-decoration/i-JcsRBcc/0/M/120103-Kamnik-S-01-P-M.jpg" title="Kamnik Town Hall" alt="Kamnik Town Hall" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/PhotoJournal/2012/Kamnik-in-Christmas-decoration/21299303_DkHThS#%21i=1696006790&k=Lhcprwm&lb=1&s=A" title="Main street in Kamnik"><img src="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/PhotoJournal/2012/Kamnik-in-Christmas-decoration/i-Lhcprwm/0/M/120103-Kamnik-S-33-P-M.jpg" title="Main street in Kamnik" alt="Main street in Kamnik" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/PhotoJournal/2012/Kamnik-in-Christmas-decoration/21299303_DkHThS#%21i=1696005228&k=jQqMk8V&lb=1&s=A" title="Ice rink on the main square in Kamnik"><img src="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/PhotoJournal/2012/Kamnik-in-Christmas-decoration/i-jQqMk8V/0/M/120103-Kamnik-S-11-P-M.jpg" title="Ice rink on the main square in Kamnik" alt="Ice rink on the main square in Kamnik" /></a><br /><br /><br />And here's a short movie in the so-called miniature mode taken at 5x speed:<br /><br /><object height="337" width="600"><param name="movie" value="http://cdn.smugmug.com/ria/ShizVidz-2011030702.swf"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"><param name="flashVars" value="s=aT0xNjU3MzQ3NTA5Jms9UXc2ODNWdiZhPTIxMjk5MzAzX0RrSFRoUyZ1PWFuYXBvZ2FjYXI="><embed src="http://cdn.smugmug.com/ria/ShizVidz-2011030702.swf" flashvars="s=aT0xNjU3MzQ3NTA5Jms9UXc2ODNWdiZhPTIxMjk5MzAzX0RrSFRoUyZ1PWFuYXBvZ2FjYXI=" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" height="337" width="600"></embed></object><br /><br />Click <a href="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/PhotoJournal/2012/Kamnik-in-Christmas-decoration/21299303_DkHThS#%21i=1657347509&k=Qw683Vv&lb=1&s=A">here</a> to view it in HD.Ana Pogačarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07268804160942091257noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21109123.post-82694993962568188792012-01-30T20:29:00.003+01:002012-01-30T20:40:42.512+01:00Christmas midnight mass on Velika planinaFor those who have been waiting for this post: better late than never, they say. :)<br /><br />After two years of really bad rainy weather for Christmas I was finally happy to hear a nice weather forecast for December 24, so I headed up the mountain in the evening to take photos of an extraordinary event that only takes places once a year - on the Christmas eve. The procession of people hiking to the Velika planina chapel with torches and flashlights is a sight you don't get to see very often, religious or not.<br /><br /><a href="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/PhotoJournal/2011/Velika-planina-midnight-mass/20758691_hS8Cx4#%21i=1647480148&k=5TB2TqL&lb=1&s=A" title="Procession of people hiking with torches to the Velika planina chapel for the Christmas midnight mass"><img src="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/PhotoJournal/2011/Velika-planina-midnight-mass/i-5TB2TqL/0/M/111224-VelikaPlanina-02-Pa-M.jpg" title="Procession of people hiking with torches to the Velika planina chapel for the Christmas midnight mass" alt="Procession of people hiking with torches to the Velika planina chapel for the Christmas midnight mass" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/PhotoJournal/2011/Velika-planina-midnight-mass/20758691_hS8Cx4#%21i=1647479497&k=DbHt4LN&lb=1&s=A" title="Procession of people hiking with torches to the Velika planina chapel for the Christmas midnight mass"><img src="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/PhotoJournal/2011/Velika-planina-midnight-mass/i-DbHt4LN/0/M/111224-VelikaPlanina-03-Pa-M.jpg" title="Procession of people hiking with torches to the Velika planina chapel for the Christmas midnight mass" alt="Procession of people hiking with torches to the Velika planina chapel for the Christmas midnight mass" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/PhotoJournal/2011/Velika-planina-midnight-mass/20758691_hS8Cx4#%21i=1647481016&k=NvNbm3G&lb=1&s=A" title="Procession of people hiking with torches to the Velika planina chapel for the Christmas midnight mass"><img src="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/PhotoJournal/2011/Velika-planina-midnight-mass/i-NvNbm3G/0/M/111224-VelikaPlanina-09-Pc-M.jpg" title="Procession of people hiking with torches to the Velika planina chapel for the Christmas midnight mass" alt="Procession of people hiking with torches to the Velika planina chapel for the Christmas midnight mass" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/PhotoJournal/2011/Velika-planina-midnight-mass/20758691_hS8Cx4#%21i=1647481584&k=9Th2gK9&lb=1&s=A" title="Velika planina chapel at the Christmas midnight mass"><img src="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/PhotoJournal/2011/Velika-planina-midnight-mass/i-9Th2gK9/0/M/111224-VelikaPlanina-18-Pa-M.jpg" title="Velika planina chapel at the Christmas midnight mass" alt="Velika planina chapel at the Christmas midnight mass" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/PhotoJournal/2011/Velika-planina-midnight-mass/20758691_hS8Cx4#%21i=1647485202&k=78dPmNt&lb=1&s=A" title="Velika planina chapel at the Christmas midnight mass"><img src="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/PhotoJournal/2011/Velika-planina-midnight-mass/i-78dPmNt/0/M/111224-VelikaPlanina-29-Pa-M.jpg" title="Velika planina chapel at the Christmas midnight mass" alt="Velika planina chapel at the Christmas midnight mass" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/PhotoJournal/2011/Velika-planina-midnight-mass/20758691_hS8Cx4#%21i=1673124619&k=DXDBC8J&lb=1&s=A" title="Procession of people hiking with torches from the Velika planina chapel after the Christmas midnight mass; fireworks at the chapel"><img src="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/PhotoJournal/2011/Velika-planina-midnight-mass/i-DXDBC8J/0/M/111224-VelikaPlanina-50-Pa-M.jpg" title="Procession of people hiking with torches from the Velika planina chapel after the Christmas midnight mass; fireworks at the chapel" alt="Procession of people hiking with torches from the Velika planina chapel after the Christmas midnight mass; fireworks at the chapel" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/PhotoJournal/2011/Velika-planina-midnight-mass/20758691_hS8Cx4#%21i=1647485452&k=KFS4j9r&lb=1&s=A" title="Procession of people hiking with torches to the Velika planina chapel for the Christmas midnight mass"><img src="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/PhotoJournal/2011/Velika-planina-midnight-mass/i-KFS4j9r/0/M/111224-VelikaPlanina-46-Pa-M.jpg" title="Procession of people hiking with torches to the Velika planina chapel for the Christmas midnight mass" alt="Procession of people hiking with torches to the Velika planina chapel for the Christmas midnight mass" /></a><br /><br />After everybody was gone, I climbed the ridge overlooking the valley and took a few photos of Kamnik, Mengeš and Ljubljana in the mist below.<br /><a href="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/PhotoJournal/2011/Velika-planina-midnight-mass/20758691_hS8Cx4#%21i=1673127373&k=JBxVMXm&lb=1&s=A" title="Views from Velika planina into the valley: towns of Kamnik, Mengeš, Trzin, and Ljubljana in the background"><img src="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/PhotoJournal/2011/Velika-planina-midnight-mass/i-JBxVMXm/0/M/111224-VelikaPlanina-69-Pa-M.jpg" title="Views from Velika planina into the valley: towns of Kamnik, Mengeš, Trzin, and Ljubljana in the background" alt="Views from Velika planina into the valley: towns of Kamnik, Mengeš, Trzin, and Ljubljana in the background" /></a><br /><br />An hour later the chapel was deserted again.<br /><a href="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/PhotoJournal/2011/Velika-planina-midnight-mass/20758691_hS8Cx4#%21i=1647485145&k=wVCwc47&lb=1&s=A" title="Velika planina chapel after the Christmas midnight mass, after everybody was gone."><img src="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/PhotoJournal/2011/Velika-planina-midnight-mass/i-wVCwc47/0/M/111224-VelikaPlanina-76-Pa-M.jpg" title="Velika planina chapel after the Christmas midnight mass, after everybody was gone." alt="Velika planina chapel after the Christmas midnight mass, after everybody was gone." /></a>Ana Pogačarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07268804160942091257noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21109123.post-61948360441329760142012-01-15T16:20:00.004+01:002012-01-15T16:35:53.906+01:00Views from Stari grad on a windy January afternoonI climbed Stari grad above Kamnik yesterday after a long abstinence from any hiking. It felt so good! Due to the cold and windy weather my fingers almost froze off while I was taking photos at the top, but the views made up for it.<br /><br />Is this winter?? Where is the snow? Come on, it's the middle of January. I want snow!<br /><a href="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/PhotoJournal/2012/Stari-grad-Jan-14-2012/21028009_xGBtkj#%21i=1671702034&k=hXPp8VD&lb=1&s=A" title="Path through the woods to the top of Stari grad"><img src="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/PhotoJournal/2012/Stari-grad-Jan-14-2012/i-hXPp8VD/0/M/120114-Kamnik-S-002-P-M.jpg" title="Path through the woods to the top of Stari grad" alt="Path through the woods to the top of Stari grad" /></a><br /><br />This is the view from the top towards the Kamnik Alps:<br /><a href="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/PhotoJournal/2012/Stari-grad-Jan-14-2012/21028009_xGBtkj#%21i=1671695406&k=PMT82X8&lb=1&s=A" title="View towards the Kamnik Alps from the Stari grad hill"><img src="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/PhotoJournal/2012/Stari-grad-Jan-14-2012/i-PMT82X8/0/M/120114-Kamnik-S-009-Hpm-P-M.jpg" title="View towards the Kamnik Alps from the Stari grad hill" alt="View towards the Kamnik Alps from the Stari grad hill" /></a><br /><br />Kamnik:<br /><a href="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/PhotoJournal/2012/Stari-grad-Jan-14-2012/21028009_xGBtkj#%21i=1671696617&k=mKds998&lb=1&s=A" title="Views of Kamnik"><img src="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/PhotoJournal/2012/Stari-grad-Jan-14-2012/i-mKds998/0/M/120114-Kamnik-S-028-Hpm-P-M.jpg" title="Views of Kamnik" alt="Views of Kamnik" /></a><br /><br />You can sort of see my house from here. :)<br /><a href="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/PhotoJournal/2012/Stari-grad-Jan-14-2012/21028009_xGBtkj#%21i=1671697963&k=7ZChf3T&lb=1&s=A" title="Kamnik"><img src="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/PhotoJournal/2012/Stari-grad-Jan-14-2012/i-7ZChf3T/0/M/120114-Kamnik-S-034-P-M.jpg" title="Kamnik" alt="Kamnik" /></a><br /><br />My favorite "training" hill, Kamniški vrh, was glowing red in the late afternoon light:<br /><a href="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/PhotoJournal/2012/Stari-grad-Jan-14-2012/21028009_xGBtkj#%21i=1671698812&k=XKrJfbD&lb=1&s=A" title="View towards the Kamnik Alps from the Stari grad hill; Kamniški vrh in the foreground"><img src="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/PhotoJournal/2012/Stari-grad-Jan-14-2012/i-XKrJfbD/0/M/120114-Kamnik-S-053-Hpm-P-M.jpg" title="View towards the Kamnik Alps from the Stari grad hill; Kamniški vrh in the foreground" alt="View towards the Kamnik Alps from the Stari grad hill; Kamniški vrh in the foreground" /></a><br /><br />Mt. Brana and Mt. Planjava, as well as the clouds, turned orange-pink as the sunset was approaching.<br /><a href="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/PhotoJournal/2012/Stari-grad-Jan-14-2012/21028009_xGBtkj#%21i=1671702561&k=SWcGSXM&lb=1&s=A" title="View towards the Kamnik Alps (Mt. Brana and Mt. Planjava) from the Stari grad hill"><img src="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/PhotoJournal/2012/Stari-grad-Jan-14-2012/i-SWcGSXM/0/M/120114-Kamnik-S-068-P-M.jpg" title="View towards the Kamnik Alps (Mt. Brana and Mt. Planjava) from the Stari grad hill" alt="View towards the Kamnik Alps (Mt. Brana and Mt. Planjava) from the Stari grad hill" /></a><br /><br />Then the sun was almost gone:<br /><a href="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/PhotoJournal/2012/Stari-grad-Jan-14-2012/21028009_xGBtkj#%21i=1671704656&k=mNbC32r&lb=1&s=A" title="View towards the Kamnik Alps from the Stari grad hill"><img src="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/PhotoJournal/2012/Stari-grad-Jan-14-2012/i-mNbC32r/0/M/120114-Kamnik-S-072-P-M.jpg" title="View towards the Kamnik Alps from the Stari grad hill" alt="View towards the Kamnik Alps from the Stari grad hill" /></a><br /><br />Mt. Triglav and the Julian Alps in the distance:<br /><a href="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/PhotoJournal/2012/Stari-grad-Jan-14-2012/21028009_xGBtkj#%21i=1671704814&k=2mXm35V&lb=1&s=A" title="Mt. Triglav in the distance"><img src="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/PhotoJournal/2012/Stari-grad-Jan-14-2012/i-2mXm35V/0/M/120114-Kamnik-S-101-Hpm-P-M.jpg" title="Mt. Triglav in the distance" alt="Mt. Triglav in the distance" /></a><br /><br />Stari grad castle ruins and the after sunset sky:<br /><a href="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/PhotoJournal/2012/Stari-grad-Jan-14-2012/21028009_xGBtkj#%21i=1671705296&k=tbpFQwR&lb=1&s=A" title="Stari grad castle after sunset"><img src="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/PhotoJournal/2012/Stari-grad-Jan-14-2012/i-tbpFQwR/0/M/120114-Kamnik-S-104-Hpm-P-M.jpg" title="Stari grad castle after sunset" alt="Stari grad castle after sunset" /></a><br /><br />Even after running all the way down the steep trail back to Kamnik my fingers didn't thaw. I really need to bring my gloves next time. :)<br /><br />Oh, and all these photos were taken with my new compact camera, Canon Powershot S100, fitted with a polarizing filter. Around 200 grams altogether, heh. It was strange to go on a hike with so little weight. :)Ana Pogačarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07268804160942091257noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21109123.post-32855409095881238702011-12-31T17:15:00.004+01:002011-12-31T17:29:57.679+01:00Happy New Year 2012!Still alive and kicking, just busy as hell! :)<br /><br />Wishing you all the best possible New Year's celebration (without firecrackers and a hangover) and a wonderful 2012! And lots of gorgeous photos to all my photoblogging friends!<br /><br /><a href="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/photos/i-LM9bdT9/0/M/i-LM9bdT9-M.jpg" title=""><img src="http://anapogacar.smugmug.com/photos/i-LM9bdT9/0/M/i-LM9bdT9-M.jpg" title="" alt="" /></a>Ana Pogačarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07268804160942091257noreply@blogger.com3