 Most viewed - November 2005
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A small water hole for animals886 views
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Green and blue.765 views
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A train for coal suspended from the ceiling.632 views
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Ghosts.624 views
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Panoramic view from the top of the Kriska Mountain608 views
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Finally, we were at the end of our adventure.511 views
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Equipped with lamps and cameras, we embarked on a long walk (and crawl) in the mine.502 views
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The sun was getting stronger, fortunately, as my fingers were already on the verge of frostbite.499 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.490 views
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"No smoking"485 views
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Rust.485 views
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An old factory in all its glory.474 views
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A group of tired photographers and the guide after a few hours of walking in the mine.473 views
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A magical moment at sunrise.470 views
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Narrow passageway leading between two plants.466 views
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The most exhausted (and dirtiest!) member of our group. :)463 views
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Resigned look.462 views
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Walking up towards the entry level.461 views
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An old railroad yard.460 views
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At the beginning, the tunnels were high enough to walk in, but they were full of abandoned equipment.460 views
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... and even some frosty cobwebs.459 views
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In the train which brought us back up and saved us 976 steps.457 views
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A detail from railtracks.455 views
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Moss and forest in the background.454 views
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Unexpectedly, the fog was blown away just as the sun rose above the horizon.453 views
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The old waiting room.448 views
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A tiny pinetree in the moss.448 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.446 views
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An entry into another underpass.444 views
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Enjoying a few beers after the "ordeal".444 views
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Towards the east, the sun was trying to beat the fog.441 views
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First we needed to change into protective clothes and sign a guestbook.441 views
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An old storehouse barely standing.439 views
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Another big hall that is apparently still in use as there were some cars parked there.438 views
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An old drinking trough.438 views
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Old scales and a sun-lit factory in the background.437 views
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No door.437 views
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This is another part of Jesenice with abandoned factories.436 views
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Empty, abandoned storewares.435 views
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In B&W.435 views
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An old radio in the railway station pub.433 views
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A rusty nut.433 views
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Back in the blaring sun.433 views
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"Protect our common property from fire"432 views
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Rusty valves.431 views
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Water coming out of the moss everywhere.431 views
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There was frost on everything...430 views
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Smashed windowpanes.430 views
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Miners.430 views
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Having fun with long exposures.429 views
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Then I headed to the railway station. Most of the station dates many decades back, and it shows.428 views
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Moss.428 views
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Frost on leaves.428 views
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In B&W.427 views
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Having fun with long exposures. Can you still tell this is a car? :)427 views
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At the end of the road...426 views
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On one side of the hut, there was an artificial climbing wall.426 views
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Needles and a leaf.426 views
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Tree against the sunset colors423 views
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Into the sun.422 views
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Rapid train... hehe, not really.421 views
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The radio in B&W.421 views
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Control panel.421 views
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Who wants out?421 views
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Railtracks for freight trains.420 views
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It looks better in B&W, I think.420 views
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Underpass for pedestrians and car traffic.420 views
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A miner.420 views
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The ceiling.416 views
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Rust.416 views
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The same lonely alley.415 views
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Big, empty halls.415 views
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The tables in front of the hut hadn't been used for a while.415 views
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Occasionally, there were great views over the valley from the road.413 views
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A gear wheel up close.412 views
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Looking towards the sun casting shadows on the fog below412 views
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Having fun with long exposures.411 views
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Rust.410 views
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An alcove for resting. There weren't many about.410 views
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Our guide, the technical director of the mine.410 views
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Having fun with long exposures.406 views
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On my way back down, I saw a deer. It wasn't scared of me at all.406 views
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Moss and water.406 views
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Clear water.406 views
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Another tired photographer.406 views
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A confusion of tracks, poles and wires.405 views
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Entry into the pedestrian underpass.405 views
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Frost created interesting patterns.405 views
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Parachuters descending into the fog after dark404 views
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Fall colors.403 views
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There was a small brook and luckily I had my tripod with me.403 views
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An attempt at B&W.401 views
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A rusty pipe.401 views
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Looking up from the underpass.400 views
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A beer bottle covered in dust.399 views
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Trudging along the tunnel.399 views
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Old and rusty barrels covered in leaves.398 views
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Panoramic view from the top of the Kriska Mountain395 views
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...there was a mountain hut, at 1150 meters above sea level, closed and with nobody in sight.392 views
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Serenity390 views
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The visibility was very low and we had to be extra careful not to step onto the coal transporter.388 views
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A lamp.387 views
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The waterhole and the sea of fog in the background386 views
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Three colors386 views
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Frost everywhere.384 views
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... and in B&W.383 views
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Fog and sunrays375 views
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