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awesome. I like how these pictures are kind of beautiful, while being horrifying. do you know if that mining photo is from Montana?
I think it’s Utah, though I know exactly what mine your referring. Lots of photos on the web… just not as pleasing to the eye.
I was gonna say, that one looks sort of like the pit in Butte. Or, the butte-hole of Montana.
That Chernobyl photo is otherworldly. And the other Chernobyl pictures, following that link, are amazing, too.
I was reading about the exclusion zone within Chernobyl proper, and how wildlife inhabited the area almost immediately after humans left it. So you’ve got these brutalist-style Stalintacular architecture and then deer and lynx and all sorts of stuff. Certainly makes for some jarring photos.
OK, after checking that link, my note was redundant. Damn.
This nearly crushed me:
http://todayspictures.slate.com/inmotion/essay_chernobyl/
nice. I like this site for photos, too: http://www.abandoned-places.com/
That’s a great site. I really like the phrase “Beautiful Ramshackle Havana.”
This urban exploration site occasionally has some nifty photos. http://www.actionsquad.org/photos.html
I read today that there’s worry that wildfires will reach Chernobyl and take all of that radiation into the atmosphere. Firefighters are trying to hold it back.