Pictures of Chernobyl at DVinfo.net

Richard Maloney · April 12th, 2004, 11:03 PM

Copied from my forum:

http://www.angelfire.com/extreme4/ki.../chapter1.html
A really interesting look at the area surrounding Chernobyl.
I can only imagine what the cleanup crews and pilots etc. were told when they had to enter this place.

Frank Granovski · April 12th, 2004, 11:34 PM

Sort of like the area around Sudbury.

Robert Knecht Schmidt · April 13th, 2004, 12:10 AM

Disturbing, haunting, and a bit poetic. Thanks for sharing.

Ignacio Rodriguez · April 13th, 2004, 12:27 AM

I... I cannot describe the sensation experienced when looking at these pictures and reading the text... not unlike seeing the first few minutes of 'The Zone' by Tarkowsky. Let's hope humanity can learn the lesson and never do this again.

Ted Springer · April 13th, 2004, 01:36 AM

You mean never be super cheap and cut corners again? Amen!

Keith Loh · April 13th, 2004, 09:03 AM

There is a PC game coming out soon called S.T.A.L.K.E.R. that seems inspired by Tarkakovsky and the events at Chernobyl.

Rob Lohman · April 13th, 2004, 04:13 PM

Ignacio & Robert captured it perfectly. Hard to describe the
feeling and definitely disturbing. To get it back on a bit lighter
note and site related: there are some neat locations to shoot
some movies there (if there was no radation).

Thanks for the link!

Ignacio Rodriguez · April 13th, 2004, 07:23 PM

Hmm. There are some interesting locations here in Chile, ghost towns in the desert, no people... but it's more than the pictures and the place... it's the way this person describes and refers to the whole thing with such irony and humor...

Adam VanScoyoc · April 14th, 2004, 09:29 PM

I just looked through the Chernobyl site tonight and was blown away. I don't think I'd go anywhere near that place, that lady has stones. I was fascinated by what I learned- wormwood, glowing trees, those poor fireman that had no idea what they were getting into. I'm kind of bummed out now after seeing those last couple pages of the school and thinking about those little kids in the kindergarten nearby.

I'm in serious need of cheering up.

Dylan Couper · April 15th, 2004, 02:00 AM

Yeah, those people who are a bit more meotional might want to skip the last few pages about the school.

I saw this website a few weeks ago. Besides disturbing me, it also reminded me of tha ftermath of a zombie movie, only without the zombies.

Mark Moore · April 16th, 2004, 09:36 PM

Hey, thanks for posting the link. That was a great photo journey and the accompanying text was great. It almost makes me feel guilty for enjoying it so much . . . almost!

It was very sad thinking of all the people who did/could have died there (300-400,000?). It would be an incredible place to visit, shoot and document, but I suppose it's been done already.

Thanks again. It really makes you think!

Greg Boston · April 17th, 2004, 01:53 AM

I too, saw this site a couple weeks ago. The link came to me through a fellow motorcycle rider.

Very sobering read. I couldn't stop until the very end. This lady did a very good job of conveying the mood through stills and text.

Steve McDonald · May 14th, 2004, 12:33 AM

I won't be surprised if that striking presentation wins some website awards.
Its URL is being spread like wildfire among the biker crowd and I have no friends who haven't seen it and made favorable comments. No one seems to stop viewing the lengthy collection until they've reached the end.

The young woman who produced it has a daddy in the governmental agency concerned with nuclear affairs. He got special permission for her to go through the danger zone. She's quite an interesting item, herself. She must be a
real spectacle, streaking along on her superbike. But, I wonder if she kissed you on the cheek, if it would glow in the dark?

Steve McDonald

April 12th, 2004, 11:03 PM	#1
Richard Maloney Regular Crew Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Ottawa, Canada Posts: 90	Pictures of Chernobyl Copied from my forum: http://www.angelfire.com/extreme4/ki.../chapter1.html A really interesting look at the area surrounding Chernobyl. I can only imagine what the cleanup crews and pilots etc. were told when they had to enter this place.

April 13th, 2004, 12:10 AM	#3
Robert Knecht Schmidt Wrangler Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Cleveland, Ohio Posts: 1,933	Disturbing, haunting, and a bit poetic. Thanks for sharing. __________________ All the best, Robert K S Search DVinfo.net for quick answers \| The best in the business: DVinfo.net sponsors

April 13th, 2004, 12:27 AM	#4
Ignacio Rodriguez Contributor Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Santiago, Chile Posts: 932	I... I cannot describe the sensation experienced when looking at these pictures and reading the text... not unlike seeing the first few minutes of 'The Zone' by Tarkowsky. Let's hope humanity can learn the lesson and never do this again. __________________ Ignacio Rodríguez in the third world. @micronauta on Twitter. Main hardware: brain, eyes, hands.

April 13th, 2004, 09:03 AM	#6
Keith Loh Air China Pilot Join Date: May 2002 Location: Vancouver, B.C. Posts: 2,389	There is a PC game coming out soon called S.T.A.L.K.E.R. that seems inspired by Tarkakovsky and the events at Chernobyl. __________________ -- Visit http://www.KeithLoh.com \| stuff about living in Vancouver \| My Flickr photo gallery

April 13th, 2004, 04:13 PM	#7
Rob Lohman RED Code Chef Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Holland Posts: 12,514	Ignacio & Robert captured it perfectly. Hard to describe the feeling and definitely disturbing. To get it back on a bit lighter note and site related: there are some neat locations to shoot some movies there (if there was no radation). Thanks for the link! __________________ Rob Lohman, visuar@iname.com DV Info Wrangler & RED Code Chef Join the DV Challenge \| Lady X Search DVinfo.net for quick answers \| Buy from the best: DVinfo.net sponsors

April 12th, 2004, 11:34 PM	#2
Frank Granovski Outer Circle Join Date: May 2002 Location: Hope, BC Posts: 7,524	Sort of like the area around Sudbury.

April 13th, 2004, 01:36 AM	#5
Ted Springer Regular Crew Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Glendale CA Posts: 328	You mean never be super cheap and cut corners again? Amen!

April 13th, 2004, 07:23 PM	#8
Ignacio Rodriguez Contributor Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Santiago, Chile Posts: 932	Hmm. There are some interesting locations here in Chile, ghost towns in the desert, no people... but it's more than the pictures and the place... it's the way this person describes and refers to the whole thing with such irony and humor... __________________ Ignacio Rodríguez in the third world. @micronauta on Twitter. Main hardware: brain, eyes, hands.

April 14th, 2004, 09:29 PM	#9
Adam VanScoyoc Regular Crew Join Date: May 2003 Location: New Oxford, PA Posts: 44	I just looked through the Chernobyl site tonight and was blown away. I don't think I'd go anywhere near that place, that lady has stones. I was fascinated by what I learned- wormwood, glowing trees, those poor fireman that had no idea what they were getting into. I'm kind of bummed out now after seeing those last couple pages of the school and thinking about those little kids in the kindergarten nearby. I'm in serious need of cheering up.

April 15th, 2004, 02:00 AM	#10
Dylan Couper Wrangler Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Vancouver, British Columbia Posts: 8,314	Yeah, those people who are a bit more meotional might want to skip the last few pages about the school. I saw this website a few weeks ago. Besides disturbing me, it also reminded me of tha ftermath of a zombie movie, only without the zombies. __________________ Need to rent camera gear in Vancouver BC? Check me out at camerarentalsvancouver.com

April 16th, 2004, 09:36 PM	#11
Mark Moore Major Player Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: North Carolina Posts: 301	Hey, thanks for posting the link. That was a great photo journey and the accompanying text was great. It almost makes me feel guilty for enjoying it so much . . . almost! It was very sad thinking of all the people who did/could have died there (300-400,000?). It would be an incredible place to visit, shoot and document, but I suppose it's been done already. Thanks again. It really makes you think! __________________ Mark Moore Sugar Free Productions

April 17th, 2004, 01:53 AM	#12
Greg Boston Wrangler Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: DFW area, TX Posts: 6,117 Images: 1	I too, saw this site a couple weeks ago. The link came to me through a fellow motorcycle rider. Very sobering read. I couldn't stop until the very end. This lady did a very good job of conveying the mood through stills and text.

May 14th, 2004, 12:33 AM	#13
Steve McDonald Major Player Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Eugene, Oregon Posts: 366	I won't be surprised if that striking presentation wins some website awards. Its URL is being spread like wildfire among the biker crowd and I have no friends who haven't seen it and made favorable comments. No one seems to stop viewing the lengthy collection until they've reached the end. The young woman who produced it has a daddy in the governmental agency concerned with nuclear affairs. He got special permission for her to go through the danger zone. She's quite an interesting item, herself. She must be a real spectacle, streaking along on her superbike. But, I wonder if she kissed you on the cheek, if it would glow in the dark? Steve McDonald