 Most viewed - November 2005
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Green and blue.1406 views
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A small water hole for animals1300 views
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A train for coal suspended from the ceiling.1273 views
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Ghosts.1268 views
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Panoramic view from the top of the Kriska Mountain1150 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.1048 views
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"No smoking"1047 views
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Rust.1045 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.1022 views
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Finally, we were at the end of our adventure.1021 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.1015 views
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Miners.1001 views
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A group of tired photographers and the guide after a few hours of walking in the mine.1001 views
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Having fun with long exposures.999 views
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Walking up towards the entry level.997 views
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A magical moment at sunrise.994 views
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An old storehouse barely standing.994 views
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Unexpectedly, the fog was blown away just as the sun rose above the horizon.991 views
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Rust.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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Trudging along the tunnel.987 views
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Rusty valves.985 views
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First we needed to change into protective clothes and sign a guestbook.984 views
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Underpass for pedestrians and car traffic.983 views
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Control panel.983 views
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In the train which brought us back up and saved us 976 steps.981 views
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A detail from railtracks.977 views
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Fall colors.977 views
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Resigned look.976 views
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An entry into another underpass.974 views
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Moss and forest in the background.972 views
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Enjoying a few beers after the "ordeal".972 views
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An old factory in all its glory.971 views
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"Protect our common property from fire"971 views
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There was a small brook and luckily I had my tripod with me.968 views
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...there was a mountain hut, at 1150 meters above sea level, closed and with nobody in sight.966 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.965 views
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Smashed windowpanes.963 views
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A beer bottle covered in dust.962 views
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An alcove for resting. There weren't many about.962 views
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The old waiting room.961 views
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Narrow passageway leading between two plants.958 views
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Moss.958 views
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Another tired photographer.958 views
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Who wants out?957 views
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Our guide, the technical director of the mine.957 views
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Having fun with long exposures.955 views
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An old railroad yard.955 views
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The same lonely alley.954 views
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Needles and a leaf.954 views
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Looking up from the underpass.953 views
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Back in the blaring sun.953 views
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An old radio in the railway station pub.952 views
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Towards the east, the sun was trying to beat the fog.949 views
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A miner.949 views
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Rapid train... hehe, not really.948 views
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In B&W.948 views
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A rusty pipe.948 views
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At the beginning, the tunnels were high enough to walk in, but they were full of abandoned equipment.948 views
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On one side of the hut, there was an artificial climbing wall.945 views
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In B&W.942 views
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Moss and water.941 views
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Empty, abandoned storewares.940 views
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A rusty nut.940 views
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Entry into the pedestrian underpass.939 views
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The tables in front of the hut hadn't been used for a while.939 views
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Clear water.938 views
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A confusion of tracks, poles and wires.937 views
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It looks better in B&W, I think.936 views
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An attempt at B&W.935 views
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A tiny pinetree in the moss.935 views
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The visibility was very low and we had to be extra careful not to step onto the coal transporter.935 views
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Into the sun.933 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? :)930 views
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This is another part of Jesenice with abandoned factories.928 views
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Then I headed to the railway station. Most of the station dates many decades back, and it shows.925 views
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The ceiling.925 views
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A gear wheel up close.923 views
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At the end of the road...919 views
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... and in B&W.916 views
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There was frost on everything...915 views
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Big, empty halls.915 views
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Railtracks for freight trains.914 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.909 views
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Rust.907 views
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Frost on leaves.905 views
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No door.904 views
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On my way back down, I saw a deer. It wasn't scared of me at all.903 views
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An old drinking trough.902 views
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Frost everywhere.901 views
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Having fun with long exposures.898 views
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A lamp.898 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 below883 views
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Three colors869 views
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Panoramic view from the top of the Kriska Mountain852 views
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Fog and sunrays841 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 background813 views
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Serenity804 views
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