 Most viewed - November 2005
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Green and blue.1340 views
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A small water hole for animals1234 views
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A train for coal suspended from the ceiling.1208 views
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Ghosts.1197 views
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Panoramic view from the top of the Kriska Mountain1059 views
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The most exhausted (and dirtiest!) member of our group. :)990 views
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Rust.987 views
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Equipped with lamps and cameras, we embarked on a long walk (and crawl) in the mine.986 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.984 views
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"No smoking"972 views
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Old scales and a sun-lit factory in the background.964 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.954 views
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... and even some frosty cobwebs.951 views
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Finally, we were at the end of our adventure.949 views
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A magical moment at sunrise.942 views
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Walking up towards the entry level.937 views
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Having fun with long exposures.935 views
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Unexpectedly, the fog was blown away just as the sun rose above the horizon.932 views
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A group of tired photographers and the guide after a few hours of walking in the mine.924 views
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The sun was getting stronger, fortunately, as my fingers were already on the verge of frostbite.922 views
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An old storehouse barely standing.921 views
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"Protect our common property from fire"921 views
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Rusty valves.921 views
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Enjoying a few beers after the "ordeal".921 views
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Miners.919 views
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Underpass for pedestrians and car traffic.917 views
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In the train which brought us back up and saved us 976 steps.917 views
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Rust.916 views
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An entry into another underpass.914 views
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A detail from railtracks.912 views
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Trudging along the tunnel.911 views
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There was a small brook and luckily I had my tripod with me.910 views
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First we needed to change into protective clothes and sign a guestbook.909 views
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...there was a mountain hut, at 1150 meters above sea level, closed and with nobody in sight.906 views
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Narrow passageway leading between two plants.905 views
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Having fun with long exposures.905 views
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Fall colors.905 views
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An old factory in all its glory.904 views
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Moss and forest in the background.903 views
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Smashed windowpanes.899 views
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Control panel.899 views
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Moss.897 views
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Resigned look.897 views
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Rapid train... hehe, not really.896 views
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Occasionally, there were great views over the valley from the road.894 views
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The old waiting room.891 views
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A beer bottle covered in dust.889 views
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An old railroad yard.887 views
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Frost created interesting patterns.887 views
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Clear water.887 views
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An old radio in the railway station pub.886 views
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Towards the east, the sun was trying to beat the fog.885 views
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On one side of the hut, there was an artificial climbing wall.885 views
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A miner.885 views
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An alcove for resting. There weren't many about.884 views
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Our guide, the technical director of the mine.884 views
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Empty, abandoned storewares.883 views
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A rusty pipe.883 views
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Another tired photographer.883 views
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Who wants out?882 views
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Looking up from the underpass.880 views
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In B&W.879 views
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The tables in front of the hut hadn't been used for a while.879 views
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A rusty nut.878 views
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Big, empty halls.878 views
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Needles and a leaf.878 views
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Water coming out of the moss everywhere.878 views
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The visibility was very low and we had to be extra careful not to step onto the coal transporter.878 views
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In B&W.877 views
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At the beginning, the tunnels were high enough to walk in, but they were full of abandoned equipment.877 views
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Back in the blaring sun.875 views
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Entry into the pedestrian underpass.874 views
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The same lonely alley.873 views
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It looks better in B&W, I think.873 views
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Into the sun.869 views
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A confusion of tracks, poles and wires.869 views
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Moss and water.867 views
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This is another part of Jesenice with abandoned factories.866 views
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Having fun with long exposures. Can you still tell this is a car? :)864 views
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The ceiling.862 views
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At the end of the road...862 views
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A tiny pinetree in the moss.862 views
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Then I headed to the railway station. Most of the station dates many decades back, and it shows.859 views
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There was frost on everything...856 views
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A gear wheel up close.856 views
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An attempt at B&W.852 views
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... and in B&W.850 views
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Frost on leaves.850 views
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An old drinking trough.847 views
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Another big hall that is apparently still in use as there were some cars parked there.844 views
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Railtracks for freight trains.843 views
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On my way back down, I saw a deer. It wasn't scared of me at all.842 views
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Rust.838 views
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Old and rusty barrels covered in leaves.836 views
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The radio in B&W.835 views
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No door.833 views
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Having fun with long exposures.832 views
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A lamp.830 views
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Frost everywhere.825 views
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Tree against the sunset colors825 views
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Three colors788 views
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Looking towards the sun casting shadows on the fog below782 views
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Parachuters descending into the fog after dark764 views
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Panoramic view from the top of the Kriska Mountain754 views
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Fog and sunrays750 views
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Serenity733 views
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The waterhole and the sea of fog in the background730 views
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