Primož Jakopin, photo diary

Jamski zaliv (Cave Bay) at Lake Cerknica
From here and there

November 27 to 30, 2025, 18 pictures

          Most images are approximately 768 x 1024 pixels in size, except for the portrait, which is 450 pixels on the long side. Numbers in front of picture descriptions are serial numbers of the original photo files. Nina Plekovec, Mihail Tertičnij, Lorena Vovk, Bor Grošelj Simić, Jakob Dorn, Twan Lange and Matic Špetič - Čekič participated. The names of the cave parts are sometimes the author's.

          The purpose of the excursion to Velika Karlovica was to re-test the Alonefire SV96 handheld zoom LED flashlights in a cave environment. Due to the too narrow beam even in the widest mode and the too cold white light, incompatible with the author's floodlights, he has abandoned hope to use them, despite their other advantages (extreme brightness at low weight).

          Page, text and photos copyright (c) Primož Jakopin 2025.

Lake Cerknica, November 27

 
56274. View from the Cvinger viewpoint across the lake towards the east

Strunjan, November 29

 
56277. Polona and Evgen Furlan performing at the Svoboda Hotel

Rakov Škocjan

 
56278. In anticipation of the caving initiation, the new members of the Ljubljana Cave Exploration Society in 2025 - Nina, Miha, Lorena, Bor, Jakob, Twan and Čekič.

Ljubljansko barje, November 30

 
56279. View of Storžič, 2,132 m, from the SE edge of Ljubljana Marshes, 25x magnification (focal length equivalent to 604 mm on 35 mm film).

Rakov Škocjan

 
56281. Mihail

Cave Bay of Lake Cerknica

 
56282. View from the Cvinger viewpoint over the lake, to the east

 
56283. There was quite a lot of water in Rakovski mostek - the stream from the lake ...

 
56285. ... flowed in rapids towards ...

 
56284. ... rakes in front of the tunnel to Velika Karlovica.

 
56286. Meadow of tall goldenrod, Solidago gigantea, east of Rakovski mostek

 
56287. Dry plant top up close

 
56288. Translucent seed pods of the perennial honesty, Lunaria rediviva, against the last rays of the sun

 
56289. View from the edge of the lake north of the entrance to Velika Karlovica towards the east, in the foreground the Otok (Island) hill, in the background Racna gora above Loško polje

 
56290. View from the dam at the cave entrance to the outside - the water was a meter and a half below the top of the dam, the path under the author's feet was passable with boots if you walked slowly and carefully.

 
56294. According to the author's estimate, the water on the inside of the dam was approximately 70 cm lower than on the outside - the turbulent flow reached some 15 meters further from the dam.

 
56291. Reflections in the pond of the low passage, which on the north side of the dam (far right in the picture) allows access a little further along the north bank of the stream.

 
56293. Rapids at the beginning of Bukovčev rov, the southern edge of the concrete dam is visible on the left side of the picture, with some daylight. An additional source is the author's headlamp at full power.

 
56292. The same photo, available light only

Related pages:

• This page in Russian and
• in Slovenian language

  Montana Gallery, Ljubljana, November 25     Rakov Škocjan and Obrov, December 7, 2025  

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