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The sky and clouds turned orange.602 views
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Fall colors are beginning to show.602 views
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Triglav's famous north face from below.602 views
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On the other side of the valley, there was a church perched on a hill.601 views
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Waves in the sunset.601 views
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From a footbridge over the gorge.601 views
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A panoramic view of the area.600 views
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Backside of a railway car600 views
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Mt. Skuta dominating the background.600 views
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I absolutely loved the interior of the church! Roofless, bare walls, grass on the ground, interesing shadows ... but tough conditions for a photographer!600 views
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Interior of the church.600 views
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A silhouette against the sunset.600 views
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Three Bridges detail.599 views
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The sun soon illuminated the peaks above us.599 views
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Descending the steep, dwarf-pine-covered slopes towards Planina Govnjač was a bit tiresome, but the occasional view made up for it. More ruins in the distance at Planina Govnjač on the right.599 views
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A windsurf in the sea.599 views
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Island Korčula.599 views
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Predaselj gorge.599 views
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Simon598 views
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At the Vratca pass (1803 meters above sea level) we had breakfast. Sitting in the grass we admired the views over the surrounding mountains.598 views
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And finally, the summit! There was Mt. Tolminski Kuk which we had optimistically considered climbing that day, but realistically, it was way out of our reach.598 views
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On the way to Kredarica.598 views
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Piran - Tartini Square.598 views
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Sweet light.597 views
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Sitting on the pier and meditating.597 views
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Viganj and Island Korčula.597 views
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Red roofs.597 views
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Photographer's heaven.597 views
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The slight ascent from Planina Ravne wasn't too demanding, and soon we caught the first glimpse of our first peak, Mt. Ojstrica.597 views
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The ruin is quite dilapidated.596 views
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One morning was especially dramatic - ominous clouds and scorching sun at the same time.596 views
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On the edge of a cliff.595 views
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Walking on the pier.595 views
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Reflections. Menina planina in the background.595 views
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We spent an hour at the summit, eating and taking photos. Of ourselves, too.595 views
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Green and blue.594 views
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The beach.594 views
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Mt. Sv. Ilija.594 views
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One of the fastest sailboats.594 views
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We scrambled on scree below the north face.594 views
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First glimpse of the Aljaz tower at the top.594 views
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Looking up.593 views
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Back at the barracks I decided to play with my fisheye lens and the HDR technique. 593 views
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... and after a short downpour rushed to the beach, which was already glowing in the late-afternoon, after-rain light.593 views
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Grey, green and white.593 views
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It's a tradition to be "baptized" with a length of rope when climbing Triglav for the first time. :)593 views
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Fog in the Vrata valley almost 2 kms lower.593 views
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The air was clear after the rain ...592 views
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The grass was glowing red in the late afternoon sun.592 views
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Stanic hut and Mt. Rjavina.592 views
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Sunset.591 views
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Last look of the Triglav north face before we reached the valley floor about 14 hours after we had set off.591 views
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Views from the Mangart pass towards Italy.591 views
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On this trail there was some kind of grass that was blooming and the air was filled with pollen. As we both have allergies, we started to sneeze and snivel like crazy.590 views
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Panoramic view from the road above Viganj.590 views
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Milky water.590 views
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Kredarica on the other side.590 views
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Planina Ovčarija and Mala Tičarica in the background.590 views
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Equipped with lamps and cameras, we embarked on a long walk (and crawl) in the mine.589 views
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Hills above Viganj in different weather: here the storm was brewing ...589 views
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A detail.589 views
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Kredarica hut from above.589 views
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Peter going backwards.589 views
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My and my blue helmet.589 views
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Savica waterfall.589 views
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A gorgeous sky.588 views
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Red on grey588 views
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Fire.588 views
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Val: "What do you want?"588 views
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Reflections.587 views
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Would you go canyoning?587 views
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Planina Viševnik through the larches.587 views
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An intruder586 views
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A path lined with trees.586 views
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Blue light.586 views
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... and here the clouds created a pattern of light on the slopes.586 views
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First of the lakes.586 views
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We started hiking at about 7.30. Low sun and backlit trees - a photographer's dream! ;)586 views
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The foot of the rock face that rises for a kilometer.585 views
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Looking in the other direction, towards the Shoemaker's Bridge.585 views
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The church and snow.585 views
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After sunset.585 views
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The walk back took less than an hour and I just made it in time to catch the last sunrays.585 views
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More flowers, more grass. Incidentally, we weren't the only ones with the allergy. Quite a few people at the lake were sneezing too.584 views
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This is how innovative some farmers get. ;)583 views
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Finally, we were at the end of our adventure.583 views
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Andraž583 views
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Rocks jutting into the sea.582 views
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Andraž. For the B&W version place the mouse cursor over the photo.582 views
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Clouds, water, grass.582 views
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There were too many people on this trail. Everybody prepared for the climbing part - we put away hiking poles and put on helmets.582 views
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The fog on the right hand side prevented us from seeing down the precipice.582 views
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Creamy cloud.581 views
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The castle from the moat.581 views
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If you look closely, you can see the Komna hut in the distance.580 views
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Is this the Alps or Mars?580 views
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It's fantastic to just lie on the lakeshore, but swimming is not recommended.579 views
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Layers of rock are clearly visible.579 views
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The redness only lasted for about five minutes, then it began to fade away.579 views
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Predaselj gorge.579 views
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Kredarica hut.579 views
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A winter rural scene.578 views
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Lake Krn one more time.578 views
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There is a road that ascends the hills above Viganj and offers great views over the coast and Island Korčula across the channel. The land jutting into the sea on the left is our beach.578 views
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The church and snow.577 views
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Dramatic skies just before sunset.577 views
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The footpath leads to the bottom of the gorge when it opens up, but the river quickly disappears into another gorge.577 views
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Aljaz tower and the Vrata valley.577 views
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An hour before the sunrise, at 4.45, the light was very bluish.576 views
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Komna hut and Bohinj beyond.576 views
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The meadows at Dolniki, looking towards the Triglav Lakes Valley.576 views
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A puddle with the Kamnik Alps in the background.575 views
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A rock.575 views
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Bogenšperk Castle.574 views
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Tanja on her way up.574 views
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It only got worse as we were nearing the lake. Luckily we had lots of paper tissues with us.574 views
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Our hike on a map.574 views
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It got pretty dark and long exposures were needed.573 views
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From the pass we started descending towards the Krn Lake.573 views
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Making a turn.573 views
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On the other side of the col the Zadnjica valley opened up.573 views
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More clouds rolled in from the south.573 views
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Just after sunset.572 views
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On the road to Vršič Pass.572 views
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Blejska hut from the path to Mt. Debela peč.572 views
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A butterfly landed on a backpack and was willing to pose for a while.572 views
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The view from the main pier in the port towards the town and Sv. Ilija in the background.572 views
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Another reflection at Krn Lake.571 views
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In Ploče we boarded a ferry which took us across the channel to the Pelješac peninsula.571 views
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The church.571 views
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On the way to Island Krk, the late afternoon light was a sign there would be a great sunset.571 views
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The gorge is quite narrow.571 views
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We passed the old Kocbek hut and a chapel.571 views
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There was Blejska hut, half hour down the slope.570 views
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Already halfway down Mt. Mali Triglav.570 views
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The next morning was just glorious. This was taken on the way down to the cable car.569 views
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Miha569 views
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After spending some time at the hut to refill the battery I went out again to shoot the moonless landscape. The trees were lit by the lamp at the hut though.569 views
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The area where many plants used to be is mostly abandoned and decaying. This is an old chimney which is being pulled down before it crashes by itself.568 views
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A ski lift.568 views
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The end of the road at 2050 meters above sea level.568 views
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A hut and Debela peč. For the B&W version place the cursor over the photo.568 views
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Looking back towards Komna we saw the opposite slopes bathe in the morning sunlight.568 views
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We said good-bye to the Krn Lake and headed back the way we came, towards the Vratca pass.568 views
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This was our highest destination for this hike - Mt. Mahavšček at 2008 meters above sea level.568 views
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It was really that red.568 views
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The ground is boggy and elevated wooden paths had to be built for visitors.568 views
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Lone cove.568 views
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There was quite a bit of snow left. Still not a lot compared to a glacier that used to be here decades ago.568 views
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Miha and Andraž567 views
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No, we weren't going back to Komna, at least not straight away.567 views
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Some sunsets were more spectacular than others. 567 views
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The red rock face of Mt. Begunjski vrh.567 views
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Framed by vegetation.566 views
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A strange plant.566 views
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Kamniška Bistrica river far below.566 views
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At the cable car station.566 views
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There were still 3.5 hours of descent ahead of us.566 views
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Triglav is home to many chamois. They are quite used to people and don't run away until you get really close.566 views
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