Fun park in a "ghost town" Photo

Photographer’s Note

Prypiat is an abandoned city in the Zone of alienation in northern Ukraine, Kiev Oblast. It was home to the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant workers. The city was abandoned in 1986 following the Chernobyl disaster. Its population had been around 50,000.

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laztozia (37) 2007-10-29 5:11 [Comment]

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Paul65 (1402) 2007-10-29 5:15

Witaj Andrzeju!
Fajny kontrast wypaczy³e¶, dwa ko³a jedno w pionie drugie w poziomie, które zarasta ju¿ samosiejkami z powodu zapomnienia.
Dobrze, ¿e zdjêcie to zrobi³e¶ w B&W bo w ten sposób nie rozpraszamy siê niepotrzebn± feeri± barw.
Gratulujê i pozdrawiam Pawe³.

broglia (3349) 2007-10-29 5:38

Haunting shot Andrzej, full of atmospere and good notes too. I assume it is safe to go back there now! Not a place I would like to visit! TFS, Roberto

RPoole5552 (1643) 2007-10-29 5:52

Wow! that looks really eerie. Perfect for a B/W post. Thanks for sharing.

Best regards,

Rob

Henryk_Bilor (20367) 2007-10-31 6:39

Witaj
¦wietna kompozycja, dobre ¶wiat³o. No i ciekawe miejsce...
Pozdrawiam

serge44 (271) 2007-10-31 12:28

terrifiant, à la lecture de ta note...n&b très juste
la fête et l'insouciance ...le drame de la centrale ...
merci andrzej en espèrant que tu n'as pas prix de risque
amicalement serge

bombilla (3402) 2007-11-01 10:05

Maybe the most touching of all your Chernobyl shots, Andrzej. The great instruments of amusement left to rust. Impressive. Can anyone visit this place now? Are the radiation levels safe? -Hugh

drewniany (1142) 2007-11-01 14:47

o kurcze, to jest masakryczne... Martwe miasto i karuzele... ¶wietna reporterka
Pozdrawiam
M
P.S.
Zabieram je:)

ilghiz (476) 2007-11-01 19:31

The wheel is the same as in my city! I could take it for my home city but it isn't. The difference is the dead Merry-Go-Round... We don't have even a live one near the wheel.

giorgimer (21300) 2007-11-04 7:12

Hi Andrzej,

impressive image, it well shows this tragedy, first of all with its contrast between fun and death.

TFS

Gio

NEC (1292) 2007-11-04 8:47

Witaj,
bardzo ladnie to pokazales.
B&W swietnie oddaje klimat tego miejsca
Bravo za pomysl i wykonanie.
pozdrawiam
Marek

knerkowski (1467) 2007-11-04 14:58

Another great shot of this town
Thanks for sharing
Kevin

Merline (6578) 2007-11-11 5:36

Hi Andrzej,

A seldom seen part of the world...an eerie and moving image. Great choice of b/w to enhance the mood of life and death to me, of the neglect of human beings in both ways: the ones who have suffered here, and the ones who did not care for all the sordid reasons we know.

Thank you. Great work
Michèle

tayfun808 (89) 2007-11-13 0:09 [Comment]

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ryno (4615) 2007-11-17 7:17

Great shot, Andrzej. You've caught the spooky deserted atmosphere very well in this B & W composition. There's real irony in this overgrowned, abandoned Fun Park that should've been a place of entertainment. Good work!
Regards,
Ryno

andywo (2893) 2008-02-01 11:47

Czesc Andrzej
Mocne zdjecie, super kompozycja swietnie pokazana w czarno-bialej wersji. Fascynujace miejsce! Chyle czola i podziwiam...
Andrzej