Photo Journal

Ana Pogačar


Most viewed - November 2005
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Green and blue.1447 views
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A small water hole for animals1304 views
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A train for coal suspended from the ceiling.1297 views
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Ghosts.1295 views
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Panoramic view from the top of the Kriska Mountain1153 views
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Rust.1089 views
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The most exhausted (and dirtiest!) member of our group. :)1088 views
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Equipped with lamps and cameras, we embarked on a long walk (and crawl) in the mine.1077 views
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"No smoking"1075 views
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The area where many plants used to be is mostly abandoned and decaying. This is an old chimney which is being pulled down before it crashes by itself.1073 views
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... and even some frosty cobwebs.1062 views
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It was a very early start: at 6.40 am it was bitterly cold and foggy, and the dawn was just breaking.1059 views
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Old scales and a sun-lit factory in the background.1051 views
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Unexpectedly, the fog was blown away just as the sun rose above the horizon.1040 views
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Finally, we were at the end of our adventure.1037 views
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Miners.1036 views
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Rust.1035 views
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Having fun with long exposures.1030 views
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Trudging along the tunnel.1028 views
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An old storehouse barely standing.1025 views
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A group of tired photographers and the guide after a few hours of walking in the mine.1023 views
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Walking up towards the entry level.1022 views
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The sun was getting stronger, fortunately, as my fingers were already on the verge of frostbite.1021 views
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Underpass for pedestrians and car traffic.1018 views
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A magical moment at sunrise.1017 views
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An entry into another underpass.1017 views
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First we needed to change into protective clothes and sign a guestbook.1017 views
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Rusty valves.1014 views
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Frost created interesting patterns.1007 views
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An old factory in all its glory.1006 views
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A detail from railtracks.1004 views
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Moss and forest in the background.1004 views
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Control panel.1004 views
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Fall colors.1003 views
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In the train which brought us back up and saved us 976 steps.1000 views
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Resigned look.1000 views
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Smashed windowpanes.999 views
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Narrow passageway leading between two plants.996 views
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Occasionally, there were great views over the valley from the road.996 views
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Enjoying a few beers after the "ordeal".996 views
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"Protect our common property from fire"995 views
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Our guide, the technical director of the mine.995 views
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A beer bottle covered in dust.993 views
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Having fun with long exposures.992 views
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The old waiting room.989 views
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Moss.989 views
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An alcove for resting. There weren't many about.988 views
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...there was a mountain hut, at 1150 meters above sea level, closed and with nobody in sight.987 views
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Who wants out?987 views
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There was a small brook and luckily I had my tripod with me.985 views
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An old railroad yard.983 views
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A rusty nut.983 views
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Needles and a leaf.983 views
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Looking up from the underpass.981 views
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Towards the east, the sun was trying to beat the fog.980 views
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A rusty pipe.980 views
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An attempt at B&W.977 views
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Back in the blaring sun.977 views
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Empty, abandoned storewares.976 views
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The same lonely alley.976 views
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An old radio in the railway station pub.976 views
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Another tired photographer.976 views
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At the beginning, the tunnels were high enough to walk in, but they were full of abandoned equipment.975 views
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Moss and water.973 views
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In B&W.972 views
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Rapid train... hehe, not really.971 views
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The tables in front of the hut hadn't been used for a while.971 views
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A miner.971 views
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Entry into the pedestrian underpass.970 views
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Into the sun.969 views
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A confusion of tracks, poles and wires.969 views
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In B&W.967 views
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A gear wheel up close.967 views
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A tiny pinetree in the moss.964 views
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Then I headed to the railway station. Most of the station dates many decades back, and it shows.963 views
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The visibility was very low and we had to be extra careful not to step onto the coal transporter.963 views
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It looks better in B&W, I think.962 views
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Having fun with long exposures. Can you still tell this is a car? :)962 views
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On one side of the hut, there was an artificial climbing wall.962 views
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At the end of the road...958 views
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Clear water.958 views
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The ceiling.956 views
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There was frost on everything...954 views
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Water coming out of the moss everywhere.954 views
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Another big hall that is apparently still in use as there were some cars parked there.948 views
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Frost on leaves.941 views
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This is another part of Jesenice with abandoned factories.940 views
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... and in B&W.939 views
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No door.938 views
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Old and rusty barrels covered in leaves.936 views
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Rust.936 views
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A lamp.936 views
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Railtracks for freight trains.934 views
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The radio in B&W.934 views
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On my way back down, I saw a deer. It wasn't scared of me at all.933 views
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Big, empty halls.930 views
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An old drinking trough.930 views
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Frost everywhere.928 views
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Having fun with long exposures.919 views
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Tree against the sunset colors901 views
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Looking towards the sun casting shadows on the fog below898 views
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Three colors879 views
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Panoramic view from the top of the Kriska Mountain867 views
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Fog and sunrays863 views
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Parachuters descending into the fog after dark856 views
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The waterhole and the sea of fog in the background819 views
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Serenity810 views
 
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