 Most viewed - November 2005
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Green and blue.1405 views
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A small water hole for animals1298 views
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A train for coal suspended from the ceiling.1273 views
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Ghosts.1267 views
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Panoramic view from the top of the Kriska Mountain1149 views
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The most exhausted (and dirtiest!) member of our group. :)1059 views
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Equipped with lamps and cameras, we embarked on a long walk (and crawl) in the mine.1047 views
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"No smoking"1046 views
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Rust.1043 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.1029 views
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Old scales and a sun-lit factory in the background.1020 views
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Finally, we were at the end of our adventure.1020 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.1016 views
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... and even some frosty cobwebs.1014 views
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Miners.1000 views
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A group of tired photographers and the guide after a few hours of walking in the mine.999 views
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Having fun with long exposures.998 views
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Walking up towards the entry level.994 views
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A magical moment at sunrise.992 views
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An old storehouse barely standing.992 views
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Unexpectedly, the fog was blown away just as the sun rose above the horizon.990 views
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The sun was getting stronger, fortunately, as my fingers were already on the verge of frostbite.989 views
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Rust.989 views
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Trudging along the tunnel.986 views
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Rusty valves.984 views
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First we needed to change into protective clothes and sign a guestbook.984 views
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Control panel.982 views
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Underpass for pedestrians and car traffic.980 views
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In the train which brought us back up and saved us 976 steps.980 views
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A detail from railtracks.976 views
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Fall colors.976 views
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Resigned look.976 views
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An entry into another underpass.972 views
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Enjoying a few beers after the "ordeal".971 views
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An old factory in all its glory.970 views
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"Protect our common property from fire"970 views
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Moss and forest in the background.969 views
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There was a small brook and luckily I had my tripod with me.967 views
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Frost created interesting patterns.966 views
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Occasionally, there were great views over the valley from the road.963 views
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...there was a mountain hut, at 1150 meters above sea level, closed and with nobody in sight.963 views
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Smashed windowpanes.962 views
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The old waiting room.960 views
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A beer bottle covered in dust.960 views
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An alcove for resting. There weren't many about.960 views
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Narrow passageway leading between two plants.957 views
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Moss.957 views
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Who wants out?956 views
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Our guide, the technical director of the mine.956 views
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Another tired photographer.956 views
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Having fun with long exposures.954 views
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An old railroad yard.954 views
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Needles and a leaf.953 views
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The same lonely alley.952 views
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Looking up from the underpass.952 views
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An old radio in the railway station pub.951 views
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Back in the blaring sun.951 views
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A miner.948 views
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Towards the east, the sun was trying to beat the fog.947 views
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In B&W.947 views
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A rusty pipe.947 views
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At the beginning, the tunnels were high enough to walk in, but they were full of abandoned equipment.947 views
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Rapid train... hehe, not really.945 views
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On one side of the hut, there was an artificial climbing wall.944 views
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In B&W.941 views
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Moss and water.940 views
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A rusty nut.939 views
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Empty, abandoned storewares.938 views
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Entry into the pedestrian underpass.938 views
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The tables in front of the hut hadn't been used for a while.937 views
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Clear water.936 views
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A confusion of tracks, poles and wires.935 views
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It looks better in B&W, I think.935 views
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An attempt at B&W.934 views
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A tiny pinetree in the moss.934 views
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The visibility was very low and we had to be extra careful not to step onto the coal transporter.934 views
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Into the sun.932 views
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Water coming out of the moss everywhere.932 views
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Having fun with long exposures. Can you still tell this is a car? :)929 views
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This is another part of Jesenice with abandoned factories.927 views
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Then I headed to the railway station. Most of the station dates many decades back, and it shows.924 views
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The ceiling.923 views
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A gear wheel up close.921 views
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At the end of the road...919 views
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... and in B&W.915 views
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There was frost on everything...914 views
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Big, empty halls.914 views
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Railtracks for freight trains.913 views
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Another big hall that is apparently still in use as there were some cars parked there.910 views
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Old and rusty barrels covered in leaves.908 views
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Rust.906 views
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No door.903 views
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Frost on leaves.903 views
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On my way back down, I saw a deer. It wasn't scared of me at all.902 views
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Frost everywhere.900 views
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An old drinking trough.899 views
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Having fun with long exposures.897 views
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A lamp.897 views
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Tree against the sunset colors896 views
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The radio in B&W.890 views
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Looking towards the sun casting shadows on the fog below882 views
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Three colors868 views
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Panoramic view from the top of the Kriska Mountain850 views
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Fog and sunrays840 views
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Parachuters descending into the fog after dark838 views
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The waterhole and the sea of fog in the background812 views
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Serenity802 views
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