 Most viewed - November 2005
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A small water hole for animals915 views
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Green and blue.799 views
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A train for coal suspended from the ceiling.662 views
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Ghosts.648 views
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Panoramic view from the top of the Kriska Mountain636 views
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Equipped with lamps and cameras, we embarked on a long walk (and crawl) in the mine.548 views
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Finally, we were at the end of our adventure.544 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.535 views
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The sun was getting stronger, fortunately, as my fingers were already on the verge of frostbite.523 views
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A group of tired photographers and the guide after a few hours of walking in the mine.513 views
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"No smoking"512 views
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An old factory in all its glory.508 views
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Rust.499 views
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Narrow passageway leading between two plants.498 views
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Walking up towards the entry level.498 views
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Resigned look.498 views
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Moss and forest in the background.492 views
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A magical moment at sunrise.487 views
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... and even some frosty cobwebs.486 views
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The most exhausted (and dirtiest!) member of our group. :)486 views
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An old railroad yard.484 views
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An old drinking trough.484 views
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At the beginning, the tunnels were high enough to walk in, but they were full of abandoned equipment.482 views
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The old waiting room.481 views
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In the train which brought us back up and saved us 976 steps.478 views
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A detail from railtracks.477 views
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A tiny pinetree in the moss.477 views
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Unexpectedly, the fog was blown away just as the sun rose above the horizon.474 views
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An entry into another underpass.472 views
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Enjoying a few beers after the "ordeal".472 views
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First we needed to change into protective clothes and sign a guestbook.470 views
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Another big hall that is apparently still in use as there were some cars parked there.468 views
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Towards the east, the sun was trying to beat the fog.461 views
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Old scales and a sun-lit factory in the background.460 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.459 views
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Frost on leaves.458 views
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An old storehouse barely standing.457 views
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In B&W.457 views
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Empty, abandoned storewares.456 views
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A rusty nut.456 views
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Back in the blaring sun.455 views
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An old radio in the railway station pub.454 views
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No door.454 views
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This is another part of Jesenice with abandoned factories.453 views
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Water coming out of the moss everywhere.453 views
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Moss.452 views
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There was frost on everything...451 views
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Miners.451 views
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Smashed windowpanes.450 views
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At the end of the road...450 views
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On one side of the hut, there was an artificial climbing wall.450 views
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Tree against the sunset colors450 views
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Rusty valves.449 views
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In B&W.448 views
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Having fun with long exposures. Can you still tell this is a car? :)448 views
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Having fun with long exposures.447 views
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Needles and a leaf.447 views
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Control panel.447 views
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"Protect our common property from fire"446 views
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Who wants out?446 views
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Rapid train... hehe, not really.445 views
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Then I headed to the railway station. Most of the station dates many decades back, and it shows.444 views
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It looks better in B&W, I think.444 views
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Underpass for pedestrians and car traffic.444 views
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A miner.443 views
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Into the sun.442 views
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Railtracks for freight trains.440 views
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The radio in B&W.438 views
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Looking towards the sun casting shadows on the fog below438 views
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Big, empty halls.437 views
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Our guide, the technical director of the mine.436 views
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Occasionally, there were great views over the valley from the road.435 views
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An alcove for resting. There weren't many about.435 views
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The same lonely alley.434 views
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A gear wheel up close.434 views
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The tables in front of the hut hadn't been used for a while.434 views
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Frost created interesting patterns.434 views
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On my way back down, I saw a deer. It wasn't scared of me at all.434 views
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Parachuters descending into the fog after dark433 views
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The ceiling.432 views
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Rust.432 views
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Having fun with long exposures.430 views
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Another tired photographer.430 views
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Clear water.428 views
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There was a small brook and luckily I had my tripod with me.427 views
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A rusty pipe.426 views
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Rust.426 views
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Moss and water.426 views
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A confusion of tracks, poles and wires.425 views
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Entry into the pedestrian underpass.425 views
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Having fun with long exposures.425 views
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Fall colors.424 views
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Looking up from the underpass.423 views
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Old and rusty barrels covered in leaves.423 views
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Trudging along the tunnel.423 views
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An attempt at B&W.422 views
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...there was a mountain hut, at 1150 meters above sea level, closed and with nobody in sight.420 views
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Panoramic view from the top of the Kriska Mountain420 views
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A lamp.418 views
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The visibility was very low and we had to be extra careful not to step onto the coal transporter.416 views
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A beer bottle covered in dust.414 views
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The waterhole and the sea of fog in the background414 views
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Three colors412 views
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Serenity410 views
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Frost everywhere.405 views
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... and in B&W.400 views
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Fog and sunrays396 views
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