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Beautiful light and clouds scattering over Bohinj Lake, ,Triglav National Park, Slovenia.

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Full moon (January Wolf Moon) rising over Veliki Vrh mountain peak at sunset beside the island church at Lake Bled, Slovenia. Taken on 13th January during the major lunar standstill of 2025

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Sun rising over Lake Bled and the island church of the assumption of Mary with the Karavanke mountains in the background, Slovenia.

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Full moon rising at dusk over Jamnik church of Saints Primus and Felician, perched on a hill on the Jelovica Plateau with the kamnik alps and Storzic mountain in the background, Slovenia.

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Everything you wanted to know about photography but were afraid to ask..

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Ghost looking at shrine to Jesus Christ on a misty hill in Prezganje, near Ljubljana, Slovenia. The shrine was built to commemorate the first visit of Pope John Paul the second to Slovenia in 1996. This is a single exposure, 30 secs with the me in the shot for part of it. This is how the ghostly effect was made. No photoshop or composites.

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Beautiful light and clouds scattering over Bohinj Lake, ,Triglav National Park, Slovenia.

5 stunning photography workshop and tour locations to visit in 2025

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Sun rising over Lake Bled and the island church of the assumption of Mary with the Karavanke mountains in the background, Slovenia.

Lake Bled viewpoint – part 1

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Sun setting over Izola harbour, Slovenia

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View at sunrise from Rantovše hill across to Sveti Tomaz nad Praprotnim (church of Saint Thomas) and the Kamnik Alps, Slovenia. What to photograph in the summer.

Best Sunrise Photos at Saint Thomas Church

This Saturday, June 20th, marks the summer solstice (longest day of the year) and...

View across Lake Bled to the island church, clifftop castle and Mount Stol in all it's spring glory, Slovenia.

Lake Bled View Part 2

In this 2nd part I show you a great viewpoint where you can get the island church,...

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View across the beautiful Lake Bled, island church and hilltop castle at dusk, Slovenia.

Bold Photos aren’t everything in Photography

In the world of Internet and Social Media have we become too obsessed with bold,...

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Mt Grintovec, the highest peak in the Kamnik Alps, Slovenia.

How to do timelapse video in Adobe Photoshop

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