Some of the most impressive pics i ever saw - the remains of Chernobyl...
 

http://www.elenafilatova.com/

check out this site, that girl rocks. some might remember her as "Kid of Speed" from 5 or 6 years ago

not sure how anyone can consider nuclear power a reasonable source of energy after seeing those pics and videos.

she is also helping those that did not leave the deserted area by bringing them basic groceries like flour, salt etc. for free.

you can support her here:

http://www.angelfire.com/extreme4/ki.../donation.html

(and maybe someone should donate a dedicated server, the site is kind of slow. and you better do not hotlink from there - lol)

Wasn't most of her "I am a wild girl riding into Pripyat by myself" story debunked? She was really just part of a tour that anyone can take...

there is a video around of a bunch of russians looting all the metal throughout the city, and a photographer following them around and taking pictures/video

very creepy!

Crazy pics. When's the last time you saw an Angelfire page?

no idea, haven't heard of that. i found the link in my old bookmarks and saw that she also did tours to other places. and whether she went alone or not - the pics are still impressive

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MaDalton... you'd be interested in this....

http://www.freeimagehosting.net/uploads/94aaa8dfa8.jpg
http://www.genmay.com/showthread.php?t=798610
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Here is a newspaper article where a tour guide tells about the tour she was on, its on page 2

http://travel2.nytimes.com/2005/06/15/international/europe/15chernobyl.html?_r=1&ex=1139547600&en=027af1df26a 219fd&ei=5070

ya, i have seen it and those are cool photos. i specially like the pic of inside the school house. childrens jackets and crayons are laying around as if they just picked up and left in a hurry.

using chernobyl as an excuse to ban nuclear power is absurd btw.

How many russians does it take to screw in a lightbulb?



Why bother? they all glow in the dark.


Cool photos, BTW.

Yeah very moving pics, quantum-x has a few great ones floating around as well.

Incredible pics, but why did you paste the URL 5 times? :)

Great pics! Chernobyl has to be one of the spookiest places on earth... I was in the Ukraine last year and I'm really regretting not having visited it :(

I remember this from a few years back.very erie the ghost town pics.would be awesome to check out I guess.I wouldn't want any radiation though

I spent a fiar bit of time going over all of her pics, whatever the circumstances, tour, on her own......it does not take away from the fact they capture the total destruction so well. And it could happen again.....

I never saw Chernobyl, nor have I ever been to Russia/Ukraine. However I have been to Europe, and I had the chance to take a tour of Auschwitz. That place is fucking creepy. It has a vibe I cant even put words to. The look, the smell........ its horrid. Like it all happened yesterday.....

i posted it once, and the picture seemed to overpower it, didn't want you guys to miss the thread!!! :)

very cool - thanks :thumbsup

maybe i should go there and take the tour :upsidedow

The design for that reactor is not used in the West. I doubt it is used much anywhere these days.

Just like a movie script....awesome thread :thumbsup

no ferris wheel?
that thing is fucking creepy

After seeing these pictures you have my vote -- against obsolete and obviously dangerous RBMK class reactors, and for safe plants.

Not to take away from the seriousness of the incident, but the pictures just look like a trip down some backroads in Alabama. Did I miss something?

Yeah, pretty much.

An angelfire page, reminds me of geocities i used to have like 7 years ago

This was all faked :)

These however we not..
The tour itself, somewhat disappointing. However, when we got to Pripyat, we slipped off into the ruins unnoticed, and had a chance to rooftop the hotel, and dig into some truly cool sights, unseen by many for a long time.

http://www.ninjito.com/dump/2009-09-...-pripyat-1.jpg
http://www.ninjito.com/dump/2009-09-...-pripyat-2.jpg
http://www.ninjito.com/dump/2009-09-12/qx-pripyat-1.jpg
http://www.ninjito.com/dump/2009-09-12/qx-pripyat-2.jpg

Check the remains of Chernobyl power station itself, in the background of the second photo...

quantum-x always delivers

hehe, i should have asked you first

It's not so much the photos she took were faked, it was the entire story behind it.
It's not a crime in itself, it's just disappointing - I remember being enthralled by her story.

In an interesting side note, was chatting to some friends there, and asked them how easy it would be to slip into the regulated zone, and spend a few nights in Pripyat.

Amusingly, they said the biggest risk would not be the radiation, but the bears. The wildlife continues unchecked, essentially.

It'd be ironic to go to Pripyat and get eaten by a bear.

Some good photos, but her story is all false. Try not to read any of the shit there, because she makes up stuff to make the photos look more 'amazing'.

this is the most fucked up shit in our history not to joke around. I was 16 when it happened. I stayed in Kiev, so fuck knows if it reached us or not but hey if you think about quitting smoking you better do, I did.

Okay really bizarre!

id like to see massive hydro plants versus nuclear power

ok, i don't care much whether she went there alone or not - i like the pics and her wrtiting style

and honestly: i would be more worried about the radiation. i'm sure you can find a place that is "bear safe", but you can't hide from the radiation. but it would be ironic for sure - lol

Like I say, her story was incredibly captivating - I was just disappointed to have the images I'd conjured in my head evaporated when the truth came out.

Radiation is a funny thing - it's not consistent at all. It has a tendency to linger in organic compounds, but will also render large steel items (cars, trucks, helicopters etc) incredibly dangerous as well.

Wandering around with a Geiger counter makes for interesting times. There are areas of Pripyat where the radiation levels are hardly above background, and quite a few where it's in safe tolerances.

Walk down the road, for example, to the red forest, radiation jumps from 2x background to 1 roetgen per hour, or 1000mrem. Acute radiation poisoning sets in w. a dose of 'just' 500.

The most eerie thing is the fact it's undetectable without tools.
Most dangers that present themselves to humans are tangible: heat, fire, gas, poison, etc. There's a physical stimulus that prompts you that something is wrong.

With radiation, there's nothing. Literally walking 2 steps forward in some places can place you in an area that's harmful. All the while, the breeze is blowing, the sky is blue, and there are animals running around.

That was probably the most 'impressive' thing about heading to Chernobyl. That, and the fact that Reactor 4 just looks like a normal building.

I've got a bunch more photos if anyone is interested...

Very interested here!

Was this the girl who had the yellow (I think) site years and years ago about her motorcycle trip through the Chernobyl area? She said she brought a Geiger counter with her and her dad was a nuclear scientist or something so she knew what she was doing. Or is this a new person?

That's the one. Sadly, the story was fiction.

That was a very informative post, quantum-x. You speak well on the issue. As far as your other photos, I would love the oppertunity to view them.