Primož Jakopin, photo diary

Košelevka and Mačkovica caves
Mistress of the Pokojišče plateau and Princess of Planinska dolina

October 12 and 22, 2022, 10 pictures

          Most images are approximately 768 times 1024 pixels in size, numbers in front of the picture descriptions are the serial numbers of the original photo files. The names of cave parts were sometimes given by the author. Made with participation of Vladimir Levašov, who is depicted on several photos, and Marija Bizjak.

          The page, texts and photos copyright (c) Primož Jakopin - Klok 2022.


 

Košelevka, October 12


 


 
51707. One of the older signatures at the bottom of the cave: Leo Jelovšek, 2 July 1902?


 

 


 
51708 and 51709. Vladimir, Klok and Marija in the terminal hall. A collage of two photos, Vladimir was better on one, Klok and Marija on the other.


 

 

Mačkovica, October 22


 


 
51714. The passage between the Mala dvorana (Little hall) and Izvir (the Spring) below it


 

 


 
51713. Flowstone heap in the middle of the tunnel that connects Izvir and Laški rov (Laze tunnel), a view from the end


 

 


 
51718. View from the ledge at the Baldahin towards the bottom of Velika dvorana (the Big hall) with the entrances to Vzhodni rov (the F tunnel, left) and Vzhodni rov (the East tunnel, right). Painting with light, exposure time 147 seconds. Complete silence in the Big hall allowed audible communication between photographer and assistant. Clicking on the image brings it up in full resolution, it gets fully visible after another click.


 

 


 
51720. The traverse at the beginning of the F tunnel


 

 


 
51719. View back from the flat high part of tunnel in front of the shaft, towards the traverse at the beginning of F rov


 

 


 
51721. At the beginning of the excursion, the cave was pleasantly dry and quiet, but then it started to rain heavily on the surface. In the F rov the cave was already quite loud. In the photo: drips on the flowstone heap, the beginning of the East tunnel.


 

 


 
51723. Shower under the chimney before the end of the tunnel


 

 


 
51725. Stream of water on calcite covered rock outcrop, south side of the end of the East tunnel


 

 

Related posts:


 


 

  A few springs on the River of Seven Names, September 28 and 29, October 1     Lanski vrh, October 27  
 


 

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