Photo Journal

Ana Pogačar


Most viewed - November 2005
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Green and blue.1361 views
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A small water hole for animals1264 views
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A train for coal suspended from the ceiling.1230 views
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Ghosts.1223 views
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Panoramic view from the top of the Kriska Mountain1080 views
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Rust.1018 views
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The most exhausted (and dirtiest!) member of our group. :)1014 views
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Equipped with lamps and cameras, we embarked on a long walk (and crawl) in the mine.1008 views
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"No smoking"1003 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.996 views
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Old scales and a sun-lit factory in the background.987 views
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... and even some frosty cobwebs.981 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.979 views
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Finally, we were at the end of our adventure.975 views
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Unexpectedly, the fog was blown away just as the sun rose above the horizon.963 views
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Having fun with long exposures.962 views
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Walking up towards the entry level.958 views
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A magical moment at sunrise.957 views
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An old storehouse barely standing.952 views
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Rust.952 views
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A group of tired photographers and the guide after a few hours of walking in the mine.951 views
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The sun was getting stronger, fortunately, as my fingers were already on the verge of frostbite.947 views
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Miners.947 views
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Underpass for pedestrians and car traffic.945 views
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Rusty valves.945 views
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A detail from railtracks.943 views
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Enjoying a few beers after the "ordeal".943 views
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In the train which brought us back up and saved us 976 steps.941 views
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Trudging along the tunnel.939 views
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An old factory in all its glory.937 views
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Fall colors.937 views
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An entry into another underpass.936 views
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Moss and forest in the background.931 views
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First we needed to change into protective clothes and sign a guestbook.930 views
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There was a small brook and luckily I had my tripod with me.928 views
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"Protect our common property from fire"927 views
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Smashed windowpanes.927 views
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...there was a mountain hut, at 1150 meters above sea level, closed and with nobody in sight.927 views
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Control panel.927 views
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Narrow passageway leading between two plants.925 views
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Frost created interesting patterns.925 views
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A beer bottle covered in dust.924 views
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Moss.924 views
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The old waiting room.922 views
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An old radio in the railway station pub.922 views
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An old railroad yard.922 views
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Occasionally, there were great views over the valley from the road.919 views
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Having fun with long exposures.918 views
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Who wants out?915 views
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Another tired photographer.915 views
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In B&W.914 views
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A rusty pipe.914 views
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Needles and a leaf.914 views
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Looking up from the underpass.913 views
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Empty, abandoned storewares.912 views
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Towards the east, the sun was trying to beat the fog.911 views
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Rapid train... hehe, not really.911 views
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An alcove for resting. There weren't many about.911 views
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The tables in front of the hut hadn't been used for a while.910 views
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Our guide, the technical director of the mine.908 views
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Resigned look.908 views
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On one side of the hut, there was an artificial climbing wall.906 views
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At the beginning, the tunnels were high enough to walk in, but they were full of abandoned equipment.906 views
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Entry into the pedestrian underpass.904 views
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The same lonely alley.903 views
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In B&W.903 views
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A miner.902 views
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Back in the blaring sun.902 views
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A rusty nut.901 views
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Clear water.901 views
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It looks better in B&W, I think.900 views
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The visibility was very low and we had to be extra careful not to step onto the coal transporter.899 views
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Into the sun.897 views
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Having fun with long exposures. Can you still tell this is a car? :)896 views
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Water coming out of the moss everywhere.895 views
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Big, empty halls.894 views
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The ceiling.893 views
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Moss and water.893 views
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A confusion of tracks, poles and wires.889 views
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This is another part of Jesenice with abandoned factories.888 views
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A gear wheel up close.888 views
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An attempt at B&W.887 views
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A tiny pinetree in the moss.884 views
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At the end of the road...881 views
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Then I headed to the railway station. Most of the station dates many decades back, and it shows.880 views
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There was frost on everything...876 views
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No door.871 views
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... and in B&W.870 views
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Old and rusty barrels covered in leaves.870 views
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Another big hall that is apparently still in use as there were some cars parked there.868 views
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Railtracks for freight trains.867 views
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An old drinking trough.867 views
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Frost on leaves.864 views
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Having fun with long exposures.863 views
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Rust.860 views
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The radio in B&W.859 views
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A lamp.858 views
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Frost everywhere.857 views
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On my way back down, I saw a deer. It wasn't scared of me at all.856 views
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Tree against the sunset colors847 views
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Three colors816 views
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Looking towards the sun casting shadows on the fog below815 views
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Parachuters descending into the fog after dark791 views
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Panoramic view from the top of the Kriska Mountain786 views
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Fog and sunrays784 views
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Serenity759 views
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The waterhole and the sea of fog in the background757 views
 
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