 Most viewed - November 2005
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Green and blue.1176 views
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A small water hole for animals1121 views
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A train for coal suspended from the ceiling.1063 views
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Ghosts.1046 views
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Panoramic view from the top of the Kriska Mountain941 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.847 views
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Rust.844 views
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"No smoking"834 views
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Equipped with lamps and cameras, we embarked on a long walk (and crawl) in the mine.830 views
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Finally, we were at the end of our adventure.818 views
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Old scales and a sun-lit factory in the background.817 views
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The most exhausted (and dirtiest!) member of our group. :)817 views
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Unexpectedly, the fog was blown away just as the sun rose above the horizon.809 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.808 views
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... and even some frosty cobwebs.802 views
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A magical moment at sunrise.799 views
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The sun was getting stronger, fortunately, as my fingers were already on the verge of frostbite.798 views
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Having fun with long exposures.790 views
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"Protect our common property from fire"786 views
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Walking up towards the entry level.784 views
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An old storehouse barely standing.779 views
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An entry into another underpass.777 views
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Moss and forest in the background.777 views
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Moss.774 views
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Miners.774 views
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Narrow passageway leading between two plants.773 views
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In B&W.773 views
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Smashed windowpanes.773 views
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Rust.773 views
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A detail from railtracks.772 views
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A group of tired photographers and the guide after a few hours of walking in the mine.772 views
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Rusty valves.770 views
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An old factory in all its glory.769 views
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...there was a mountain hut, at 1150 meters above sea level, closed and with nobody in sight.769 views
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Enjoying a few beers after the "ordeal".767 views
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Empty, abandoned storewares.765 views
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Underpass for pedestrians and car traffic.764 views
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Fall colors.762 views
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Towards the east, the sun was trying to beat the fog.761 views
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Trudging along the tunnel.760 views
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Looking up from the underpass.759 views
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Having fun with long exposures.759 views
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Having fun with long exposures. Can you still tell this is a car? :)759 views
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A beer bottle covered in dust.759 views
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It looks better in B&W, I think.758 views
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An old railroad yard.758 views
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Rapid train... hehe, not really.756 views
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First we needed to change into protective clothes and sign a guestbook.756 views
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Entry into the pedestrian underpass.755 views
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Control panel.754 views
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Big, empty halls.753 views
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In the train which brought us back up and saved us 976 steps.753 views
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In B&W.751 views
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The ceiling.750 views
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The tables in front of the hut hadn't been used for a while.748 views
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At the beginning, the tunnels were high enough to walk in, but they were full of abandoned equipment.748 views
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The old waiting room.747 views
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An old radio in the railway station pub.747 views
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There was frost on everything...745 views
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This is another part of Jesenice with abandoned factories.745 views
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A confusion of tracks, poles and wires.744 views
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Frost created interesting patterns.744 views
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Occasionally, there were great views over the valley from the road.743 views
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Clear water.742 views
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An alcove for resting. There weren't many about.740 views
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There was a small brook and luckily I had my tripod with me.739 views
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Who wants out?739 views
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Resigned look.739 views
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Another tired photographer.738 views
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On one side of the hut, there was an artificial climbing wall.737 views
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Water coming out of the moss everywhere.737 views
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A rusty pipe.736 views
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A rusty nut.736 views
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Rust.736 views
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Railtracks for freight trains.735 views
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An attempt at B&W.735 views
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Moss and water.734 views
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Needles and a leaf.732 views
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A tiny pinetree in the moss.732 views
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An old drinking trough.732 views
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A gear wheel up close.729 views
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Our guide, the technical director of the mine.727 views
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At the end of the road...726 views
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The same lonely alley.725 views
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Having fun with long exposures.725 views
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Frost on leaves.724 views
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Back in the blaring sun.724 views
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No door.723 views
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Another big hall that is apparently still in use as there were some cars parked there.723 views
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Into the sun.720 views
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The visibility was very low and we had to be extra careful not to step onto the coal transporter.720 views
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On my way back down, I saw a deer. It wasn't scared of me at all.718 views
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Old and rusty barrels covered in leaves.715 views
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A miner.715 views
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Then I headed to the railway station. Most of the station dates many decades back, and it shows.708 views
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... and in B&W.708 views
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The radio in B&W.701 views
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A lamp.698 views
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Tree against the sunset colors695 views
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Frost everywhere.679 views
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Panoramic view from the top of the Kriska Mountain668 views
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Looking towards the sun casting shadows on the fog below663 views
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Three colors648 views
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Parachuters descending into the fog after dark638 views
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Serenity629 views
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The waterhole and the sea of fog in the background628 views
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Fog and sunrays619 views
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