Photo Journal

Ana Pogačar


Most viewed - November 2005
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Green and blue.1287 views
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A small water hole for animals1197 views
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A train for coal suspended from the ceiling.1145 views
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Ghosts.1137 views
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Panoramic view from the top of the Kriska Mountain1019 views
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The most exhausted (and dirtiest!) member of our group. :)933 views
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Equipped with lamps and cameras, we embarked on a long walk (and crawl) in the mine.930 views
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Rust.927 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.917 views
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"No smoking"917 views
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Finally, we were at the end of our adventure.910 views
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Old scales and a sun-lit factory in the background.905 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.893 views
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... and even some frosty cobwebs.889 views
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Unexpectedly, the fog was blown away just as the sun rose above the horizon.883 views
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A magical moment at sunrise.880 views
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Having fun with long exposures.872 views
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Miners.871 views
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A group of tired photographers and the guide after a few hours of walking in the mine.870 views
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Enjoying a few beers after the "ordeal".870 views
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The sun was getting stronger, fortunately, as my fingers were already on the verge of frostbite.867 views
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Walking up towards the entry level.867 views
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Rusty valves.864 views
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"Protect our common property from fire"863 views
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An old storehouse barely standing.862 views
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Moss.859 views
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A detail from railtracks.858 views
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Rust.858 views
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Occasionally, there were great views over the valley from the road.858 views
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Fall colors.858 views
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Trudging along the tunnel.857 views
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First we needed to change into protective clothes and sign a guestbook.856 views
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In the train which brought us back up and saved us 976 steps.856 views
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Moss and forest in the background.853 views
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Underpass for pedestrians and car traffic.849 views
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Smashed windowpanes.848 views
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An entry into another underpass.847 views
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There was a small brook and luckily I had my tripod with me.847 views
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In B&W.846 views
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An old factory in all its glory.844 views
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...there was a mountain hut, at 1150 meters above sea level, closed and with nobody in sight.843 views
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Control panel.843 views
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Having fun with long exposures.842 views
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A beer bottle covered in dust.842 views
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Narrow passageway leading between two plants.840 views
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An old railroad yard.839 views
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The tables in front of the hut hadn't been used for a while.838 views
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An old radio in the railway station pub.835 views
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Big, empty halls.835 views
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Resigned look.835 views
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Rapid train... hehe, not really.834 views
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The old waiting room.834 views
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On one side of the hut, there was an artificial climbing wall.833 views
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Clear water.832 views
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An alcove for resting. There weren't many about.832 views
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Empty, abandoned storewares.831 views
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Frost created interesting patterns.831 views
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Towards the east, the sun was trying to beat the fog.830 views
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At the beginning, the tunnels were high enough to walk in, but they were full of abandoned equipment.830 views
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A miner.829 views
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The visibility was very low and we had to be extra careful not to step onto the coal transporter.828 views
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A rusty pipe.827 views
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Our guide, the technical director of the mine.827 views
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Another tired photographer.827 views
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Having fun with long exposures. Can you still tell this is a car? :)826 views
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Who wants out?826 views
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The ceiling.823 views
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Moss and water.823 views
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It looks better in B&W, I think.822 views
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Entry into the pedestrian underpass.820 views
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Looking up from the underpass.820 views
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Needles and a leaf.820 views
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Back in the blaring sun.819 views
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There was frost on everything...818 views
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A rusty nut.818 views
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Water coming out of the moss everywhere.816 views
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In B&W.815 views
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A tiny pinetree in the moss.815 views
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This is another part of Jesenice with abandoned factories.814 views
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At the end of the road...814 views
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The same lonely alley.813 views
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A confusion of tracks, poles and wires.813 views
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Frost on leaves.808 views
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Into the sun.807 views
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An attempt at B&W.806 views
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An old drinking trough.806 views
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Then I headed to the railway station. Most of the station dates many decades back, and it shows.803 views
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A gear wheel up close.802 views
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... and in B&W.796 views
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Another big hall that is apparently still in use as there were some cars parked there.796 views
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Rust.793 views
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Railtracks for freight trains.792 views
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Old and rusty barrels covered in leaves.788 views
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Having fun with long exposures.786 views
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On my way back down, I saw a deer. It wasn't scared of me at all.785 views
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A lamp.780 views
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The radio in B&W.779 views
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No door.777 views
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Tree against the sunset colors773 views
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Frost everywhere.764 views
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Three colors736 views
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Looking towards the sun casting shadows on the fog below728 views
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Parachuters descending into the fog after dark725 views
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Panoramic view from the top of the Kriska Mountain720 views
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Fog and sunrays707 views
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The waterhole and the sea of fog in the background704 views
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Serenity694 views
 
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