BlogHide Resteemschanych85 (64)in hive-119463 • 2 years agoShale QuarrySamara region, district of the village of Yablonevy ravine. A local attraction is the oil shale quarry. It is notable for the fact that the fossils in this quarry are multi-colored. Red, yellow…chanych85 (64)in hive-119463 • 2 years agoAncient Church RuinsOn the border of Tatarstan and the Orenburg region, the former village of Lukinka is lost in the fields. Now there is nothing left of the village, the fact that it existed is only reminiscent of the…chanych85 (64)in hive-119463 • 2 years agoLandscapesQuite diverse landscapes of the Orenburg region. Fields and hills, plains and small forests. The weather was also lucky that day, there were at least a few clouds in the sky to dilute the blue.…chanych85 (64)in hive-119463 • 2 years agoPredatory birdSpontaneous photo shoot for a bird of prey. I'm not an ornithologist, I don't know what kind of bird it is... Let it be an eagle :) How on purpose, when there was no normal lens at hand, the bird…chanych85 (64)in hive-119463 • 2 years agoRuins of distilleryThe ruins of an old factory in the village of Rychkovo, Orenburg region. Produced at the factory alcohol. Unfortunately, there is very little more detailed history of the building, and local…chanych85 (64)in hive-119463 • 2 years agoThough small, but still a waterfallA small local attraction of the village of Syreyka, Samara region - a small waterfall. It may even be man-made. This is my second visit to this place. Now the peak of its popularity has subsided…chanych85 (64)in hive-119463 • 2 years agoPhoto through the Soviet lensesAll photos in this post were taken using Soviet manual lenses. The process of shooting with them is not fast, a lot of frames are rejected, but I like the result. Bokeh these lenses draw…chanych85 (64)in hive-119463 • 2 years agoancient artifact and dying villageWalk through the village of Rychkovo, which is located almost on the border between the Samara and Orenburg regions. The village is small, according to the 2010 census - a little less than 400…chanych85 (64)in hive-119463 • 2 years agoBlackbirdsBlackbirds. Country park, Samara. As the experts suggested, this species is called the Thrush fieldfare. Perhaps I had not paid attention before how many of them live in the park. But there are a…chanych85 (64)in hive-119463 • 2 years agoSmall man made waterfallChubovka village, Samara region. There was a small attraction here - a man-made waterfall. Perhaps these are the remains of some kind of irrigation system. A large reservoir, in it is something like…chanych85 (64)in hive-119463 • 2 years agoAbandoned merchant estateFormer landowner's family nest. Rychkovo village, Orenburg region. The village is called by the name of the merchant who founded it - Rychkov. The estate is huge, it included a park nearby. True…chanych85 (64)in hive-119463 • 2 years agoLandscapes postLandscapes post. All photos were taken on the same day, in one trip. Piece by piece from three regions - Samara, Orenburg and Tatarstan. And everything seems to be nearby, but the terrain changes a…chanych85 (64)in hive-119463 • 2 years agoA quarry with a green lakeSamara region, more precisely its northern region. There is a small village of Buzbash here, near which a large quarry is being developed. He found it by accident. And in addition, the quarry is…chanych85 (64)in hive-119463 • 2 years agoRuins of an orthodox templeAnother antiquity found in the Republic of Tatarstan. Old and dilapidated Church of the Life-Giving Trinity. Built around the 1860s. In those days there was a large village here - Ivanovka. The…chanych85 (64)in hive-119463 • 2 years agoquarry failure, beaver dam and different landscapesAfter watching a video of one Samara local historian, in which he talked about the fact that in the north of the region in abandoned quarries one can find "stone trees" - this is petrified wood that…chanych85 (64)in hive-119463 • 2 years agojackdawsLife and life of church jackdaws. Birds love abandoned churches. There are many places to create nests, you can hide from predators. A whole flock of these birds lived in this abandoned church.…chanych85 (64)in hive-119463 • 2 years agoDead groundContinuation of the previous post about the abandoned quarry . The part remote from the main working is now partially flooded. The water was left after the snow melted. The quarry does not dry…chanych85 (64)in hive-119463 • 2 years agoAbandoned pioneer camp with preserved sculpturesAnother abandoned pioneer camp. This camp is located near the city of Chapaevsk, in the Samara region. It is called not very original - "Chapaevets". It was originally built from the Polymer plant.…chanych85 (64)in hive-119463 • 2 years agothrough mud and woods to the former campSunday walk in search of an abandoned pioneer camp. Judging by satellite maps and the stories of people who used to rest there for a long time, it should have been in a forest, surrounded by fields…chanych85 (64)in hive-185836 • 2 years agoPost-apocalyptic landscapeSome post-apocalyptic landscapes. Samara region, the city of Chapaevsk, a quarry from a former brick factory. The plant itself has been demolished for several years now, only the boiler room pipe…
