Village with metropolitan network Photo

Photographer’s Note

Slovenia is famous for its impressive caves in the Kras region, the most famous ones are in Postojna, but worth a visit are the Skocjan caves as well, more natural (no train to tour the cave !) and equally beautiful.

The Kras (Karst) is a region rich in limestone, with caves formed by water erosion. In some places the roof of the caves collapsed, known as Dol or Dolina. The Reka River flows for 55 km as a superficial stream until it reaches the Kras, where it disappears underground for 300 meters in a cave under the village of Skocjan. The roof of the cave collapsed in two places known as Velika Dolina and Mala Dolina. The river continues its flow in the cave for another 3.5 km, with underground lakes and waterfalls. There are several chambers, the largest is the Martelova Dvorana, 308 meters long, 123 meters wide and 146 meters deep. The river continues its flow for another 30 km underground before it reappears.

Here you can see the village of Skocjan and I hope this framing gives you a good idea of the depths to be seen there.

jmdaoudal, joso, Cos, ChrisJ, jrj, hugolef, capthaddock, Fixfocus, AmiBe, papagolf21, nwoehnl, smartins, singuanti, kdien, donluicu has marked this note useful

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Zepi (22848) 2005-06-01 5:43

Hello Jean-Yves,
Très belle prise de vue !
Excellent cadrage, j’adore ce petit tiers de ciel !
Magnifique paysage !
Très beau travail !
Amicalement
Sébastien

jmdaoudal (82) 2005-06-01 5:49

C'est très bien, il y a de la huteur, du relief une belle vegetation et le petit groupe, construit tout en haut.
Bien sur il y a aussi ces grottes spectaculaires dans la faille.
Une belle image.
Jean Michel

Cos (1562) 2005-06-01 6:30

Hi Jean-Yves
This is a breathtaking view and it certainly gives an idea of the depth and scale of the gorge.
Regards, Sarah

danyy (69417) 2005-06-01 7:01

Bonjour Jean Yves,
Un village qui a l'air très escarpé. Excellent POV, qui donne de l'altitude et permet de contempler ce phénomène géologique (bien décrit dans tes commentaires).
Best regards.
Daniel.

jrj (34779) 2005-06-01 7:57

Well made compo JY, really presenting the church placed so especially on this cliff. Good depth and perspective. Very interesting shot from this place

Gregtom (7119) 2005-06-01 8:13

Hello Jean Yves!
Skocjan is a beautiful place. Especially Skocjanske Jame (caves) - The most beautiful caves I have ever seen! I like the way You have shown us Skocjan - good composition and nice colors.
regards,
Greg

t0mmm1 (5434) 2005-06-01 10:41

Hi Jean Yves!
I love your idea of metropolitan network (thinking that all our bus companies are in troubles this might be a solution ;))), also love the photo that has this magnificent view.

hugolef (4909) 2005-06-01 11:07

Hello Jean Yves
pour une fois le chemin le plus court n'est pas la ligne droite ... jolie vue sur ce village et sur ces montagnes. je trouve que tes couleurs sont un poil fades, ou manque un peu de contraste ... question de gout !
une belle image qui donne un bon aperçu du vide.
Amicalement, hugues

Fixfocus (9377) 2005-06-01 12:49

Hi Jean Yves,
Well composed shot,the village on top of the cliff looks really great,nice light mood here.The colors of the forest are showing that it´s almost autumn.
regards,
hermann

AmiBe (6042) 2005-06-01 12:55

Hello Jean Yves,
voilà une image très impressionnante, l'église et le petit village semble très près du précipice. C'est sûrement une illusion. Enfin, vaut mieux pas se louper en rentrant chez soi un peu bourré... ;-)
Le point de vue est magnifique.

papagolf21 (56733) 2005-06-01 14:45

Bonsoir Jean-Yves,
L'on mesure bien l'importance et la hauteur de cette prise de vue. Difficile de ne pas s'intéresser à une telle beauté offerte par la nature.
J'apprécie l'église située sur l'éperon rocheux ! ;-))
Très bien réalisé avec une profondeur de champ aux petits oignons.
Philippe

nwoehnl (120) 2005-06-01 15:33

Beautiful landscape, Jean-Yves. One more time a pretty efficient use of the vertical format in this presentation, well conveying the height of the rock and the gorge at the bottom. The church is of course well placed in the compo, and the harmonious natural ensemble of colors and textures is much appreciated.

Graal (58714) 2005-06-01 15:36

Excellent landscape, Jean Yves. I like the composition, colours & sharpness. Good point to shot. Well done.
Regards,
Aleksander

bantonbuju (48796) 2005-06-01 16:15

bonsoir jean-yves;
an impressive landscape; i had a chance to drive through slovenia 2 years ago and had not much time to admire the country; thanks to this site and yourself now i can do this; very nice;
amicalement, jerzy

smartins (1967) 2005-06-01 16:44

Salut Jean-Yves!

I haven't made many critiques lately due to lack of time but I promise that I'll see your lastest posts and critique them when I have a little time ;)

Looking at this picture makes me want to scream and hear the echo: "hello...hello..hello..." eheheh

Great POV and DOF, great composition and lovely colors. Well done ;)

Amicalement,
Susana

singuanti (15240) 2005-06-01 23:02

Hi Jean-Yves. I love the vertical nature of this shot and doing the portrait orientation is a natural choice. The only thing I'd do differently is shorten the exposure to get more oomph in the sky. But a well seen shot with great depth. Congrats J-Y!

kdien (9261) 2005-06-02 2:46

Bonsoir Jean-Yves,
Splendid frame, with beautiful sharpness. Beauty long panoramic effect. Magnificently devoted relief, from beautiful scarf apeak mountain. Good approach to subject.
Regards, Krzysztof

ChrisJ (70443) 2005-06-02 6:23

Salut Jean Yves

Another shot for the vertigo theme! Good sharpness depth clarity & composition. I like the hilltop village. C'est vraiment tres bon!

capthaddock (28640) 2005-06-02 9:36

Hello JY - magnificent view-the church looks dangerously close to the cliff, and I like the karst poking through the thick vegetation.

bazal (7898) 2005-06-06 7:18

Bonjour, Jean Yves.
Belle vue sur cet endroit spectaculaire et intéressant. Belle note d'accompagnement. Effectivement, la région est plutôt riche en calcaires (reste de l'ancienne plate-forme crétacée de la région de l'Adriatique). D'ailleurs le mot Karst (qui désigne tout ce qui est grottes, avens et autres cavités typiques des calcaires) est un mot Croate...
Merci pour le partage !