Iva Novak Photography Blog

oz. jaz, kako se trudim posneti sprejemljivo fotografijo narave :)

Eng: or me trying to make an acceptable photography of nature. :)

To so domači pirini piškoti z ovsenimi kosmiči kupljeni na ljubljanski tržnici. Rečem jim piškoti dobre volje preprosto zato, ker me vedno, kadar jih dobim, spravijo v zelo dobro voljo, saj so dani kot zahvala ali opravičilo. Pomenijo nekaj dobrega in slastnega :). Ponavadi si jih privoščim ob skodelici zelenega čaja. Pravzaprav ravno segrevam vodo in si pripravljam moj posladek dneva. :)

Eng: These are home-made biscuits from spelt flour with oat flakes purchased on Ljubljana's market. I call them biscuits of the good will simply because whenever I get them, they make me feel good, since they are given as a thanks or apology. They represent something good and tasty :). Usually I have them with a cup of green tea. In fact I am just heating the water to have my treat of the day. :)

December je en tak poseben čas. Čas, ko pogledam nazaj na preteklo leto, da vidim, kaj vse sem naredila, koliko sem se naučila, kaj se je spremenilo. Čas v letu, ki od mene vedno terja največ iskrenosti, ker si želim stopiti v novo leto sveža. :) In ni boljšega načina gledati nazaj in misliti naprej kot z nekom, ki ti je res blizu. In zaradi tega mi je december všeč.
Tistega dne, ko sva se dobili s Katjo, je bilo zunaj res mrzlo. Odločili sva se, da greva v Čajno hišo. Počakali sva na prosto mizo, naročili čaj in se pogovarjali. To je tisto kar šteje in je najlepše darilo: da imaš nekoga, s katerim se lahko pogovarjaš.

Eng: December is a special time in a year. Because it is a time when I look back at the past year to see what I did, what I learned, what has changed. Time of the year than I always requires more honesty from me, because I want to step into the new year feeling fresh. :) And there is no better way to look back and think ahead as with someone that you are really close to. And that is why I like December.
It was cold that day, when Katja and I met. We decided to go to Tea house. We waited for a free table, ordered tea and talked. This is what really counts and is the best gift: having somebody to talk to.

Zadnjič sva šla z Gašperjem iskat kombi, da bi lahko prepeljala neke plošče, pianino in kavč. Ko sva prišla na naslov podjetja, sva šla skozi ograjo k vhodu in ugotovila, da so to pravzaprav zadnja vrata in da morava okoli. Stena in zadnja vrata so bila rumena, svetloba na tistem mestu pa totalno lepa. Skoraj sva že odšla, ko sem rekla, da morava nazaj. Vzela sem fotoaparat in pofotkala Gašperja in naju, potem sem pripravila fotoaparat in ga dala Gašperju. Nastala sta zgornja dva posnetka.
Pogosto se zgodi, da zgrešimo pot ali da ne pridemo na pravi naslov. In vse te "napake" imajo potencial, da postanejo trenutki, ki ostanejo v spominu. Trenutki, ki so res polno doživeti in občuteni. "Napake", zaradi katerih je življenje slajše. In midva sva si to "napako" res privoščila. :)

Eng: Last time Gašper and I went to pick up a van so that we could transfer some boards, piano and a couch. When we arrived at the address of the company, we went through the fence to the entrance and found out that this are actually the back door and that we have to go around. Wall and back doors were yellow, light on that site was totally beautiful. We almost left when I said that we have to go back. I took the camera and made some shoots of Gašper and us, then I set up the camera and I gave it to Gašper. He made these two photos.
It often happens that we miss the way or don't come to the right place. And all these "mistakes" have the potential to become moments that stay in memory. Moments that are really fully experienced and significant. These are the "mistakes" that make life sweeter. And we made this "mistake" totally ours :).

Zdelo se mi je, da že predolgo nisem čutila sonca na svoji koži. In ko se je včeraj nebo razjasnilo in se je vse bleščalo od sveže zapadlega snega - zdelo se je, kot bi me res klicalo življenje. :) Nič - trenirka, čevlji, šal, kapa, bunda, fotoaprat in gremo.
Na prvi fotografiji je hrib Sekirica. Ko sva prišla naokoli in gor na hrib z druge strani, se je sonce že spustilo in se svetilo skozi smreke. In res sta se mi zdeli veličastni - dve novoletni smreki okrašeni s sončevo lučjo.

Eng: It seemed to me that it was already too long, from the last time I've felt the sun on my skin. And when the skies cleared up yesterday and everything was shining of freshly fallen snow - it seemed that life was really calling me. (Hey Iva, come on over!) :). So, sweatshirt/pants, shoes, scarf, hat, jacket, camera and off we go.
The first photograph is a hill Sekirica. When we came around and up the hill on the other side, the sun has dropped and was shining through the spruces. And they seemed magnificent to me - two New Year's spruces decorated with sun's light.

Zadnja dva tedna sem večinoma doma in študiram. Danes zjutraj sem morala ven in zunaj je bilo res prelepo. Ni bilo tako mrzlo kot prejšnje dni. Res je bilo dobro dihati :). Odločila sem se, da si za spomin postavim nekaj zimsko-študijskega.
Mali mislec je neka prisrčna arhaična kopija Rodinovega Misleca. Dobila sem ga za darilo iz Santorinija. Otok Santorini je del skupine otokov, ki se imenujejo Kikladi. In ta stiliziran kipec je kopija starih figur, ki so jih arheologi našli na Kikladih. Med 3300 in 2000 pr.n.št. se je na Kikladih razvila tako imenovana kikladska umetnost. Za figurice je značilno, da so geometrične, enostavne, da je poudarjeno le najnujnejše, narejene so bile iz otoškega marmorja. Danes so bež barve, a domneva se, da so bile takrat zelo živahnih barv. Figurice so bile najpogosteje izjemno stilizirane upodobitve ženskega telesa.
Ko študiram, je grški mali mislec vedno na mizi. In ker sem tokrat pri prevajanju Tukidida (knjiga) in je zunaj sneg in se bom zagotovo šla sankat, sta nastala ta dva posnetka.
Eng: The last two weeks I was mostly at home and studying. This morning I had to get out and it was really beautiful outside. It was not as cold as previous days. It was really good to breathe :). I decided to make myself a winter-study memory.
Small thinker is some charming archaic copy influenced by Rodin's The Thinker. I got it as a gift from Santorini. Santorini island is part of a group of islands called the Cyclades. This stylized statue is a copy of the old figures, which were found by archaeologists in the Cyclades. Between 3300 and 2000 BC the Cyclades had developed so-called Cycladic art. A characteristic of the figures is that they are geometric, simple, only the minimum is pointed out, they were made of marble from the island. Today, they are beige, but it is assumed that they were colored. Figures are mostly highly stylized representations of the female human form.
When I study, the greek small thinker is always on the table. And this time the photos are like this because I'm in translating Thucydides (book) and there is snow outside and I'll definitely go sledging.