Pripyat VII

The entrance to one of the administrative buildings in Pripyat. The atomic logo can be seen followed by the word 'комплекс', albeit missing a few letters. You can see how time has taken over this place, allowing for vegetation to grow through the concrete. A three exposure HDR image processed using Photomatix and Adobe Lightroom.

Pripyat VI

It's been over a year and a half since I visited Pripyat (Prypiat), so looking through my photos I've found more I would like to share. This is some graffiti that has been sprayed on an exterior wall of a decaying building. A three exposure HDR image processed using Photomatix and Adobe Lightroom.

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.

Kiev IV

Detailing found on the 102 metre tall Motherland monument, affectionately nicknamed 'tin tits'. Seen in the grounds of the National Museum of the History of the Great Patriotic War (of 1941-1945), Kiev. Alternative angle can be found here A three exposure HDR image processed using Photomatix and Lightroom.

Chernobyl II

A stuffed toy found in the classroom of the school in the abandoned village of Kopachi, found in the Chernobyl exclusion zone. This is the only remaining building in the village as the others were torn down and buried. The fear was that if the wooden buildings caught fire, more radioactive isotopes would be released into the atmosphere. All that remains of the other buildings are small mounds topped with a sign showing the international radiation symbol. A HDR image processed from a single RAW capture using Photomatix and Lightroom.

Kiev III

The 102 metre tall Motherland monument in the grounds of the National Museum of the History of the Great Patriotic War (of 1941-1945), Kiev. A three exposure HDR image processed using Photomatix and Lightroom.

Pripyat II

Дворец культуры Энергетик. Pripyat culture centre 'Energetika'. A three exposure HDR image processed using Photomatix and Lightroom.

Kiev II

A view of Maidan Nezalezhnosti (Independence Square), the main square found in Kiev, Ukraine. A three exposure HDR image processed in Photomatix and Lightroom.

Kiev I

Two colourfully painted tanks found at the National Museum of the History of the Great Patriotic War (of 1941-1945) in Kiev, Ukraine. A three exposure HDR image processed using Photomatix and Lightroom.

Chernobyl I

The memorial to the victims of the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear accident, as seen 300 metres in front of the ill fated reactor number 4. This is the closest people are allowed to the concrete sarcophagus that was built over the remains of the exploded reactor. 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.

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