Photo Journal

Ana Pogačar


Most viewed - November 2005
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Green and blue.1257 views
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A small water hole for animals1175 views
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A train for coal suspended from the ceiling.1130 views
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Ghosts.1111 views
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Panoramic view from the top of the Kriska Mountain1002 views
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Rust.907 views
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Equipped with lamps and cameras, we embarked on a long walk (and crawl) in the mine.906 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.902 views
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The most exhausted (and dirtiest!) member of our group. :)902 views
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"No smoking"900 views
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Old scales and a sun-lit factory in the background.892 views
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Finally, we were at the end of our adventure.890 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.874 views
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... and even some frosty cobwebs.874 views
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Unexpectedly, the fog was blown away just as the sun rose above the horizon.873 views
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A magical moment at sunrise.866 views
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Having fun with long exposures.861 views
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The sun was getting stronger, fortunately, as my fingers were already on the verge of frostbite.858 views
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Walking up towards the entry level.853 views
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"Protect our common property from fire"851 views
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Miners.849 views
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A group of tired photographers and the guide after a few hours of walking in the mine.848 views
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Enjoying a few beers after the "ordeal".848 views
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An old storehouse barely standing.844 views
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A detail from railtracks.841 views
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Rusty valves.841 views
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Rust.840 views
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Moss.839 views
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Occasionally, there were great views over the valley from the road.838 views
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Trudging along the tunnel.835 views
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An entry into another underpass.834 views
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Fall colors.834 views
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Moss and forest in the background.834 views
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In the train which brought us back up and saved us 976 steps.833 views
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Smashed windowpanes.832 views
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Narrow passageway leading between two plants.831 views
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Underpass for pedestrians and car traffic.831 views
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In B&W.829 views
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First we needed to change into protective clothes and sign a guestbook.829 views
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An old factory in all its glory.828 views
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Having fun with long exposures.826 views
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A beer bottle covered in dust.825 views
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Empty, abandoned storewares.823 views
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Control panel.823 views
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Rapid train... hehe, not really.822 views
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An old railroad yard.822 views
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An old radio in the railway station pub.820 views
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There was a small brook and luckily I had my tripod with me.820 views
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The tables in front of the hut hadn't been used for a while.818 views
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Towards the east, the sun was trying to beat the fog.817 views
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Big, empty halls.817 views
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...there was a mountain hut, at 1150 meters above sea level, closed and with nobody in sight.817 views
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At the beginning, the tunnels were high enough to walk in, but they were full of abandoned equipment.817 views
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An alcove for resting. There weren't many about.817 views
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Clear water.816 views
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On one side of the hut, there was an artificial climbing wall.813 views
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Frost created interesting patterns.813 views
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Having fun with long exposures. Can you still tell this is a car? :)812 views
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Entry into the pedestrian underpass.810 views
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The old waiting room.810 views
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A rusty pipe.809 views
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Looking up from the underpass.808 views
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Our guide, the technical director of the mine.808 views
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Who wants out?807 views
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Another tired photographer.807 views
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A miner.805 views
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The ceiling.804 views
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Moss and water.804 views
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Resigned look.804 views
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It looks better in B&W, I think.802 views
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In B&W.801 views
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The visibility was very low and we had to be extra careful not to step onto the coal transporter.800 views
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There was frost on everything...799 views
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Needles and a leaf.799 views
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At the end of the road...797 views
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Back in the blaring sun.797 views
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A rusty nut.794 views
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A confusion of tracks, poles and wires.793 views
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A tiny pinetree in the moss.793 views
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The same lonely alley.792 views
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Water coming out of the moss everywhere.792 views
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Into the sun.790 views
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An attempt at B&W.790 views
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This is another part of Jesenice with abandoned factories.790 views
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An old drinking trough.790 views
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Then I headed to the railway station. Most of the station dates many decades back, and it shows.787 views
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Frost on leaves.785 views
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A gear wheel up close.783 views
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Rust.780 views
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Another big hall that is apparently still in use as there were some cars parked there.776 views
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... and in B&W.775 views
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Railtracks for freight trains.774 views
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Having fun with long exposures.773 views
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Old and rusty barrels covered in leaves.773 views
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No door.767 views
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On my way back down, I saw a deer. It wasn't scared of me at all.766 views
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The radio in B&W.762 views
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A lamp.754 views
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Frost everywhere.748 views
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Tree against the sunset colors745 views
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Three colors724 views
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Panoramic view from the top of the Kriska Mountain710 views
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Parachuters descending into the fog after dark705 views
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Looking towards the sun casting shadows on the fog below702 views
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The waterhole and the sea of fog in the background688 views
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Serenity682 views
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Fog and sunrays679 views
 
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