Cornered by Russian bears… (Explored)

A graffiti by Bane & Pest haunting the Palace of Culture Energetik in Pripyat, the model city built by the Soviets in the 1970s to house the workers of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant and their families.

I'm publishing this mirrored version to symbolize the current invasion of Ukraine by Russian troops…

213 in Explore on Mar. 2, 2022.

© 2017 Jacques de Selliers. All rights reserved.
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Photo ref: j72_3788-mir-ps2-Pripyat

Taken on: May 16, 2017

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Sets appears in: • Chernobyl & Kyiv 2017 • Street Art & Graffiti more » • Explored • Selection for Printing 2022 « less

Groups appears in: • Graffiti • graffiti - hall of fame more » • Chernobyl • Chernobyl (Chornobyl) memorial • Staircases • The Forgotten! • Buildings and Sculptures • Road Chernobyl-Pripyat • !**Social Documentary Photography & events* Ich bin ein Berliner • Super Photos (Post 1; Award 2) • ! 0-29 Faves (P1,A+F3) • ! 60-89 Faves (P1,A+F3) • ! 90+ Faves (P1,A+F3) • ! 30-59 Faves (P1,A+F3) • A stairway to Heaven (La scala verso il paradiso)(1 p. - 3 aw.) • ~Engineering is Art~ • Prypiat (Pripyat), Chernobyl, Ukraine • One World Street Art & Graffiti • Great Staircases • Making "FRIENDS" from around the World - NO PEOPLE - P1/C1 • ! !^Exquisite Art 50+ Faves (Level 1) • FAV 222+ (P1, A+F5) • ! FavTop 0-49 (P1, A+F4) • ! FavTop 50-99 (P1, A+F4) • ! FavTop 100-149 (P1, A+F4) • Strictly Graffiti & Street Art • Soviet Union Abandoned • urban being - the world we built and live in (HQ) • in explore • ! FAVE ACCUMULATOR 100+ Graduation (P1, A+F5) • 50, 100, 200, 500, 1.000 favoritas • 50+ Favorites - Post 1, Comment & Fave 2 • Chernobyl Exclusion Zone (Чорнобиль) • ! Fave Lovers 250-299 (P1, A+F3) – NEW RULES! • Elite Artists Artistic Creation Arts • LMF 100faves Hall Of Fame (P1/C,F4) • City Artists@Free Art • ! ! Flickr Active’s TOP photos – Level 1, P1/F+A3 • ! Flickr Active’s TOP photos – Level 2: the Excellent P1/F+A • Pictures proposed for the group PHOTOS CHOiSiES • Wonderful Graphic Urban Art (Maravilloso Arte Urbano Graffiti) • The Essence – what lies beneath . . . a second look. • Rooftopping, underground & urbex • WONDERS OF PHOTOGRAPHY IN GENERAL.MARAVILLAS DE LA FOTOGRAFIA EN « less

Camera: Nikon D7200, f/9.5, 1/200 sec, 12mm (=18mm), ISO 400 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Nikon D7200
Lens:	12.0-24.0 mm f/4.0
Aperture:	f/9.5
Exposure Time:	0.005 sec (1/200)
Focal Length:	12mm (35mm equivalent: 18mm)
ISO:	400
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Aperture-priority AE
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Scene Capture Type:	Landscape
Gain Control:	Low gain up
Sharpness:	Hard
Color Space:	Uncalibrated
Software:	Adobe Photoshop CS6 (Windows)
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