A short road trip in the Alps

annnna8888annnna8888 Registered Users, Super Moderators Posts: 936 SmugMug Employee
edited September 29, 2006 in Journeys
A couple of weeks ago I made a short excursion at the foot of the Slovenian Alps. I vaguely knew the road from the map, but it turned out my map was old as a new road has been constructed recently and I just took it without knowing where it would lead me.

I started down in the valley:
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Some of the trees were already turning into fall colors:
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The road ascended through the forest and soon I was afforded views of the Alps:
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These are the mountains I climbed many many times. They are about 2300 meters high:
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It turned out the road made a loop and returned to the same valley where I came across a deserted meadow just in time for the last sun rays:
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Not far from here there is a source of a river that flows through my home town further down, and I took a few pictures on a tripod as it was already pretty dark:
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By then it was so dark my camera wouldn't focus anymore, so I packed my gear and went home. All in all, it was a nice three-hour trip. And the starting point is only fifteen minutes by car from where I live. :clap

Some more photos from this trip can be found here:
http://ana.paaro.com/albums/thumbnails.php?album=86

Hope you enjoyed at least half as much as I did! :D

Ana
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Comments

  • ESigginsESiggins Registered Users Posts: 185 Major grins
    edited September 28, 2006
    Wow, beautiful. The long shutter speeds work really well on those last few. Were you using a polarizer on the mountin shots, or were you just lucky enough to have a not too hazy day?
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  • cmasoncmason Registered Users Posts: 2,506 Major grins
    edited September 28, 2006
    Exceptional shots...wish I was a road trip away from such incredible scenery.

    #1 is amazing..order big prints of that!
  • HaystackHaystack Registered Users Posts: 29 Big grins
    edited September 28, 2006
    Enjoy your photos and your website, it is very interesting!

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  • DernoDerno Registered Users Posts: 81 Big grins
    edited September 28, 2006
    i really love the colored leaves. very pretty

    i defiantely wish there was something that amazing around here
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  • MaestroMaestro Registered Users Posts: 5,395 Major grins
    edited September 28, 2006
    Great shots! Beautiful!
  • Fred WFred W Registered Users Posts: 453 Major grins
    edited September 28, 2006
    Another great series you have. The last pic is my favorite. thumb.gif
  • TommyboyTommyboy Registered Users Posts: 590 Major grins
    edited September 29, 2006
    Beautiful stuff. They're all great shots, but I'm partial to the second and the final pictures. Wow, Slovenia, who knew?
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