 Most viewed - November 2005
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Green and blue.1402 views
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A small water hole for animals1295 views
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A train for coal suspended from the ceiling.1269 views
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Ghosts.1264 views
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Panoramic view from the top of the Kriska Mountain1145 views
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The most exhausted (and dirtiest!) member of our group. :)1056 views
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Equipped with lamps and cameras, we embarked on a long walk (and crawl) in the mine.1043 views
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"No smoking"1042 views
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Rust.1040 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.1025 views
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Finally, we were at the end of our adventure.1018 views
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Old scales and a sun-lit factory in the background.1017 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.1013 views
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... and even some frosty cobwebs.1011 views
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Miners.997 views
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A group of tired photographers and the guide after a few hours of walking in the mine.996 views
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Having fun with long exposures.994 views
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Walking up towards the entry level.990 views
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An old storehouse barely standing.989 views
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A magical moment at sunrise.988 views
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The sun was getting stronger, fortunately, as my fingers were already on the verge of frostbite.988 views
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Unexpectedly, the fog was blown away just as the sun rose above the horizon.987 views
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Rust.986 views
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Trudging along the tunnel.983 views
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First we needed to change into protective clothes and sign a guestbook.982 views
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Rusty valves.981 views
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Control panel.979 views
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Underpass for pedestrians and car traffic.977 views
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In the train which brought us back up and saved us 976 steps.976 views
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A detail from railtracks.973 views
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Fall colors.972 views
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Resigned look.972 views
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An entry into another underpass.969 views
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Enjoying a few beers after the "ordeal".968 views
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An old factory in all its glory.967 views
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"Protect our common property from fire"967 views
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Moss and forest in the background.966 views
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There was a small brook and luckily I had my tripod with me.963 views
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Frost created interesting patterns.962 views
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Occasionally, there were great views over the valley from the road.960 views
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Smashed windowpanes.959 views
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...there was a mountain hut, at 1150 meters above sea level, closed and with nobody in sight.959 views
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Narrow passageway leading between two plants.956 views
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The old waiting room.956 views
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A beer bottle covered in dust.956 views
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An alcove for resting. There weren't many about.956 views
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Moss.954 views
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Who wants out?953 views
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Our guide, the technical director of the mine.953 views
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Another tired photographer.952 views
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Having fun with long exposures.951 views
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An old railroad yard.950 views
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Needles and a leaf.949 views
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Looking up from the underpass.948 views
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Back in the blaring sun.948 views
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The same lonely alley.947 views
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An old radio in the railway station pub.947 views
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Towards the east, the sun was trying to beat the fog.944 views
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A miner.944 views
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In B&W.943 views
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A rusty pipe.943 views
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At the beginning, the tunnels were high enough to walk in, but they were full of abandoned equipment.943 views
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Rapid train... hehe, not really.941 views
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On one side of the hut, there was an artificial climbing wall.940 views
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In B&W.938 views
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Moss and water.936 views
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A rusty nut.935 views
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Empty, abandoned storewares.934 views
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Entry into the pedestrian underpass.934 views
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The tables in front of the hut hadn't been used for a while.934 views
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It looks better in B&W, I think.933 views
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Clear water.932 views
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The visibility was very low and we had to be extra careful not to step onto the coal transporter.932 views
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An attempt at B&W.931 views
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A confusion of tracks, poles and wires.931 views
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A tiny pinetree in the moss.931 views
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Into the sun.929 views
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Water coming out of the moss everywhere.928 views
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Having fun with long exposures. Can you still tell this is a car? :)926 views
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This is another part of Jesenice with abandoned factories.921 views
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Then I headed to the railway station. Most of the station dates many decades back, and it shows.920 views
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The ceiling.919 views
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A gear wheel up close.918 views
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At the end of the road...915 views
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Big, empty halls.912 views
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There was frost on everything...910 views
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... and in B&W.910 views
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Railtracks for freight trains.909 views
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Another big hall that is apparently still in use as there were some cars parked there.906 views
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Old and rusty barrels covered in leaves.905 views
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Rust.903 views
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No door.901 views
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On my way back down, I saw a deer. It wasn't scared of me at all.900 views
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Frost on leaves.899 views
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Frost everywhere.897 views
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An old drinking trough.895 views
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Having fun with long exposures.894 views
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A lamp.894 views
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Tree against the sunset colors891 views
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The radio in B&W.888 views
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Looking towards the sun casting shadows on the fog below878 views
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Three colors864 views
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Panoramic view from the top of the Kriska Mountain846 views
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Fog and sunrays837 views
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Parachuters descending into the fog after dark835 views
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The waterhole and the sea of fog in the background808 views
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Serenity799 views
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