Pripyat V

Another image of the abandoned ferris wheel found in the deserted city of Pripyat, near Chernobyl in Ukraine. The area is now part of the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant Zone of Alienation, covering around 2,600 km2. In 1986, after reactor number 4 exploded, the 50,000 residents of Pripyat were evacuated. The area was declared a nuclear disaster area and nobody was allowed to return to live due to high levels of radiation. Since then the wildlife/nature has been allowed to reclaim the city, giving eerie scenes of a Soviet city frozen in time. A three exposure HDR image processed using Photomatix and Lightroom. Best viewed large on black.

Pripyat IV

The entrance sign on the outskirts of Pripyat, founded in 1970. The 50,000 population city was evacuated in 1986 following the explosion of reactor number 4 at the Chernobyl nuclear power station. Residents were told that they could return within three days, however, 26 years on nobody lives in the city and nature has taken over. A three exposure HDR image processed using Photomatix and Lightroom.

Pripyat III

Abandoned bumper cars found in the amusement park in the city of Prypiat, Ukraine. The city is preserved in time, having been evacuated in 1986 due to the explosion of reactor number four at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant (Чернобыльская АЭС). A three exposure HDR image processed using Photomatix and Lightroom.

Pripyat I

The abandoned ferris wheel found in the deserted city of Pripyat, near Chernobyl in Ukraine. The area is now part of the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant Zone of Alienation, covering around 2,600 km2.

In 1986, after reactor number 4 exploded, the 50,000 residents of Pripyat were evacuated. The area was declared a nuclear disaster area and nobody was allowed to return to live due to high levels of radiation. Since then the wildlife/nature has been allowed to reclaim the city, giving eerie scenes of a Soviet city frozen in time. A three exposure HDR image processed using Photomatix and Lightroom.

Buy at Redbubble; lots of options such as posters, cards and prints. Buy the wallpaper here, or the canvas here. Licence from Getty here.

Paldiski V

What/Where: HDR abandoned building in Paldiski, Estonia.
EXIF: Canon EOS 500D | 18mm | F/4 | 1/40sec | ISO-100 | 17/03/2011 13:41

Paldiski III

What/Where: Graffiti in Paldiski, Estonia.
EXIF: Canon EOS 500D | 18mm | F/10 | 1/250sec | ISO-100 | 17/03/2011 13:46

Paldiski II

What/Where: Abandoned buildings in Paldiski, Estonia.
EXIF: Canon EOS 500D | 25mm | F/10 | 1/200sec | ISO-100 | 17/03/2011 13:40