On Friday, December 15th 2006, I went to see the photographic exhibition of a macro photographer Danijel Kropivnik, also known as CZY. When I entered, the place was already quite full of people. The exhibition was set in Mezica, in a place called ‘Štiblc’. The location itself with all the lights and brightness was a great place for such photo expo, but the problem was its size since it soon become really crowded. Buying new lens for my Canon 350D that day, I decided to bring it with me and test how my new second hand Sigma 28-70 f/2,8 will do indoor, with lack of natural light. In all this crowd I hardly found enough place to take some photos, but just as I usually do, I succeed this time as well. 
The exposed photos were all in size of 30x45 cm. In my opinion, the content of photos was great, but the photos kind of got lost in a big glassy frames. I was also a bit sceptical about the quality of prints. Others, who do not see macro photos every day, were absolutely enraptured with extreme close-ups. Author really knows what he is doing. Most of his work I have already admired on photo portals like www.slo-foto.net or www.photo.net. It wouldn’t hurt, if the author provided some names and information about insects beneath the photos. Most visitors did not know what kind of animal they were looking at. Photos were named quite reasonably, sometimes even funny, dependent on a contents.
First they gave us some time to see the photos and then a short art performance began. In a small room it soon became unpleasantly hot. At first, a soprano singer Vesna Pučl, sang a song, then Miss Ida Paradiž read a story, but don’t ask me what was it about. By the third sentence, I was already completely lost. And I wasn’t alone. I was quite relieved, when she finally finished. To sum up, Miss Mateja Kunc read the words Mr. Matjaž Intihar wrote about the author.
I couldn't agree with some of the words he wrote. Quoting Mr. Matjaž Intihar: "In Dani's photos we shouldn't look for a composition and other photographic elements….« Listening to this I wandered why should macro photographers even bother with composition, lightings, fictive stories, etc. Like Mr. Intihar said, knowing the technique it's enough to make great macro photos.
After those words, also the author himself spoke a little bit about his work. He explained the techniques he uses and told us some things about his equipment. He shared with us the backgrounds of some of his photos. Later he devoted some time to anybody who wanted to speak to him.
Besides me, there were few other photographers, and even a guy from a local TV.
After official part, all visitors were feasted with in-country kindnesses. Some of us were eating, others rather dedicated their time to drinking.
I think that this photographic exhibition in without doubt worth visiting. I, having lots of experiences with macro photography, have noticed few things that I would change, but less trained visitors will surely be charmed.
The exposed photos were all in size of 30x45 cm. In my opinion, the content of photos was great, but the photos kind of got lost in a big glassy frames. I was also a bit sceptical about the quality of prints. Others, who do not see macro photos every day, were absolutely enraptured with extreme close-ups. Author really knows what he is doing. Most of his work I have already admired on photo portals like www.slo-foto.net or www.photo.net. It wouldn’t hurt, if the author provided some names and information about insects beneath the photos. Most visitors did not know what kind of animal they were looking at. Photos were named quite reasonably, sometimes even funny, dependent on a contents.First they gave us some time to see the photos and then a short art performance began. In a small room it soon became unpleasantly hot. At first, a soprano singer Vesna Pučl, sang a song, then Miss Ida Paradiž read a story, but don’t ask me what was it about. By the third sentence, I was already completely lost. And I wasn’t alone. I was quite relieved, when she finally finished. To sum up, Miss Mateja Kunc read the words Mr. Matjaž Intihar wrote about the author.
I couldn't agree with some of the words he wrote. Quoting Mr. Matjaž Intihar: "In Dani's photos we shouldn't look for a composition and other photographic elements….« Listening to this I wandered why should macro photographers even bother with composition, lightings, fictive stories, etc. Like Mr. Intihar said, knowing the technique it's enough to make great macro photos.After those words, also the author himself spoke a little bit about his work. He explained the techniques he uses and told us some things about his equipment. He shared with us the backgrounds of some of his photos. Later he devoted some time to anybody who wanted to speak to him.
Besides me, there were few other photographers, and even a guy from a local TV.
After official part, all visitors were feasted with in-country kindnesses. Some of us were eating, others rather dedicated their time to drinking.
I think that this photographic exhibition in without doubt worth visiting. I, having lots of experiences with macro photography, have noticed few things that I would change, but less trained visitors will surely be charmed.
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