 Most viewed - November 2005
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A small water hole for animals956 views
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Green and blue.863 views
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A train for coal suspended from the ceiling.719 views
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Ghosts.706 views
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Panoramic view from the top of the Kriska Mountain688 views
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Equipped with lamps and cameras, we embarked on a long walk (and crawl) in the mine.600 views
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Finally, we were at the end of our adventure.593 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.583 views
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The sun was getting stronger, fortunately, as my fingers were already on the verge of frostbite.571 views
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An old factory in all its glory.559 views
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"No smoking"559 views
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Rust.559 views
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A group of tired photographers and the guide after a few hours of walking in the mine.554 views
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Moss and forest in the background.552 views
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Narrow passageway leading between two plants.549 views
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Walking up towards the entry level.546 views
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Resigned look.541 views
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... and even some frosty cobwebs.537 views
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In the train which brought us back up and saved us 976 steps.536 views
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A magical moment at sunrise.534 views
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An old railroad yard.533 views
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The most exhausted (and dirtiest!) member of our group. :)533 views
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The old waiting room.532 views
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An old drinking trough.532 views
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A detail from railtracks.529 views
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Enjoying a few beers after the "ordeal".529 views
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Unexpectedly, the fog was blown away just as the sun rose above the horizon.526 views
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A tiny pinetree in the moss.525 views
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Towards the east, the sun was trying to beat the fog.524 views
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An entry into another underpass.524 views
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At the beginning, the tunnels were high enough to walk in, but they were full of abandoned equipment.524 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.520 views
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Another big hall that is apparently still in use as there were some cars parked there.520 views
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Having fun with long exposures.518 views
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An old storehouse barely standing.516 views
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A rusty nut.516 views
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First we needed to change into protective clothes and sign a guestbook.516 views
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This is another part of Jesenice with abandoned factories.515 views
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Empty, abandoned storewares.513 views
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In B&W.513 views
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Old scales and a sun-lit factory in the background.512 views
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Frost on leaves.512 views
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An old radio in the railway station pub.510 views
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Smashed windowpanes.509 views
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Water coming out of the moss everywhere.509 views
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Back in the blaring sun.509 views
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Rusty valves.508 views
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Moss.508 views
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Needles and a leaf.506 views
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There was frost on everything...504 views
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No door.504 views
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On one side of the hut, there was an artificial climbing wall.503 views
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"Protect our common property from fire"502 views
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Having fun with long exposures. Can you still tell this is a car? :)501 views
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At the end of the road...501 views
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Rapid train... hehe, not really.498 views
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Rust.498 views
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On my way back down, I saw a deer. It wasn't scared of me at all.498 views
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It looks better in B&W, I think.497 views
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Having fun with long exposures.496 views
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Miners.496 views
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In B&W.495 views
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Then I headed to the railway station. Most of the station dates many decades back, and it shows.494 views
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Frost created interesting patterns.494 views
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Big, empty halls.493 views
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Who wants out?493 views
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Control panel.492 views
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Railtracks for freight trains.491 views
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Underpass for pedestrians and car traffic.491 views
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A confusion of tracks, poles and wires.490 views
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The tables in front of the hut hadn't been used for a while.490 views
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Into the sun.489 views
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A gear wheel up close.489 views
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Moss and water.489 views
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A miner.489 views
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Tree against the sunset colors489 views
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Clear water.488 views
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The radio in B&W.487 views
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The same lonely alley.486 views
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The ceiling.485 views
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Occasionally, there were great views over the valley from the road.485 views
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There was a small brook and luckily I had my tripod with me.484 views
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An alcove for resting. There weren't many about.483 views
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Our guide, the technical director of the mine.483 views
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Trudging along the tunnel.482 views
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Looking towards the sun casting shadows on the fog below482 views
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A rusty pipe.481 views
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...there was a mountain hut, at 1150 meters above sea level, closed and with nobody in sight.481 views
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Having fun with long exposures.479 views
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Rust.479 views
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Parachuters descending into the fog after dark477 views
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Looking up from the underpass.476 views
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Entry into the pedestrian underpass.475 views
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Another tired photographer.475 views
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Old and rusty barrels covered in leaves.473 views
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Fall colors.473 views
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A beer bottle covered in dust.470 views
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The visibility was very low and we had to be extra careful not to step onto the coal transporter.469 views
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Panoramic view from the top of the Kriska Mountain469 views
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An attempt at B&W.468 views
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A lamp.466 views
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... and in B&W.458 views
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The waterhole and the sea of fog in the background456 views
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Frost everywhere.454 views
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Three colors451 views
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Serenity447 views
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Fog and sunrays439 views
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