Eger - Castle promenade, a photo from Heves, East

Photographer's Note

Eger Castle (Egri vár)

The Castle of Eger with the István Dobó Caste Museum inside is amongst the most visited and most well-known monuments in Hungary. Its popularity can be attributed to the fact that this former border castle is one of the most complete in Hungary.

The building of the castle was started after the Mongol invasion and, although it kept a strategic role in more recent centuries, it won its true fame in 1552 when 2,000 heroic people under the lead of captain István Dobó fought off the besieging Turkish army of many tens of thousands. The castle and its valiant soldiers became legendary when Géza Gárdonyi wrote his novel titled 'Eclipse of the Crescent Moon' ('Egri csillagok') in the 20th century. This book was voted the most popular novel in a Hungarian TV show in 2006. The writer was buried in the castle.
Walk along walls with arrow slits and those bastions which have born witness to many a battle to reach the most important and oldest part of the fortress, the inner castle. Almost every bit of the inner castle area has its own story. Parts of the original castle walls are still standing and cannons are positioned on the cannon hill from where there is a fantastic panorama of the city.
Exhibitions are arranged in the cellars, just as in the Dobó Bastion and several other places. The underground corridor system and the arrow headed (or Italian) bastions can be visited, as can the excavated remains of the first cathedral of Eger.
The two-storey Bishop's Palace (püspöki palota) dominates the courtyard. The oldest building of Eger, it was built in the years before 1475 and was later extended and renovated. However, its most beautiful part, the Gothic arcades have remained in their original splendour.
(Source: Vendégváró)

dip, snunney, John_F_Kennedy, Buin, asajernigan, besnard, kermit350, delic, syd1946, john_c, pablominto, logios, bakes888, axiotea, jaywalker has marked this note useful

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devimeuxbe (58557) 2007-07-27 1:41

Hi Georges
this picture is nice for the perspective you get. Excellent sharpness and light.
Have a nice day
Bertrand

AiresSantos (56155) 2007-07-27 1:49

Hi George,
Very nice view of the Eger Castle. Great colours, excellent sharpness and details.
I also like the note
TFS and have a nice weekend
Aires

Zelanda (5692) 2007-07-27 2:12

Hola George,
Estupenda toma de este bonito castillo.
Excelente POV y fantásticos colores y definición.
Saludos
Ros

dip (21408) 2007-07-27 2:15

Hi George,
I like the pov and the perspective here,
the colors are natural,and I find your note interesting and useful,
Well done!
Dimitris.

snunney (130967) 2007-07-27 2:51

Hello George,
A very pleasing perspective along the promenade with good balance between the castle walls and the beautiful border of crimson flowers. Excellent colours and clarity; whilst the walkers give a sense of dynamism to the scene.

John_F_Kennedy (43797) 2007-07-27 3:06

This is a great piece of architecture! Well composed, great colours. Like the diagonal way before the wall.
Best wishes,
Achim

hay_kes (31439) 2007-07-27 3:20

Hi George,
What a great shot of this Castle.Excellent POV and Perspective vith good colours.TFS.
Regards.

hAyAti

Buin (42580) 2007-07-27 3:54

Hallo George!
Eger seems to be a "must have seen" in Europe. One of your pictures is more impressive and interesting than the others. Here I like especially the texture of all these stones and this wonderful sky. Thank you for the great note!
Greetings - and have a nice weekend!
Frank

besnard (59196) 2007-07-27 4:05

Bonjour George
Joli cliché bien net et bien éclairé de ce château aux épaisse murailles. La présence de visiteurs donne de l'animation à l'image.
Merci pour le partage et bonne journée.
Nicole

asajernigan (21427) 2007-07-27 4:06

George,
Very nice photo! Great composition and POV using the walkway and flowers to lead the eye through the photo. I find all of the parallel lines formed by the castle wall, grass, walkway, flower bed, grass area and low wall very appealing. The lines not only lead the eye but give the shot direction and motion. The lighting and colors are great with nice sharpness and DOF.
TFS,
Asa

etlerl (603) 2007-07-27 7:14

Szia Gyuri!
Nagyon szép éles ez a kép, az erős fény ellenére az árnyékos és a világos részek nem túl erősek, mégis jó kontrasztos a kép. Tetszik a bástya és a várárok átlós szerkesztése, a bástya vonala az árok lejtőjén folytatódik. A másik átlót pedig a járda széle húzza meg (majdnem). Az emberek belekomponálása sejteti a méreteket.
Üdvözlet,
etlerl

Silvio1953 (223103) 2007-07-27 10:43

Hi George, lovely composition with fascinating old castle and splendid promenade, wonderful light and colors, I like it, very well done, bravo, ciao Silvio

kermit350 (9016) 2007-07-27 11:39

Hello George, a photograph of quality in the field of the lights and a very clear prospect on the level for the colors and setting in image, the castle of Eger is almost a?uvre of art thus to present, and with the presence of the visitors in this environment to look after I must say that you have extremely well to photograph it, all details them this splendid composition architectural and vegetable arises with force and crash, excellent realization, I feel that you really chose the ideal moment of the day to take this photograph, sincerely......................Hello George, une photo de qualité sur le plan des lumières et une perspective très claire au niveau des couleurs et de la mise en image, le château d'Eger est presque une œuvre d’art ainsi présenter, et avec la présence des visiteurs dans cet environnement soigner je dois dire que tu l’as fort bien photographier, tout les détaille de cette magnifique composition architecturale et végétale ressorte avec force et fracas, excellente réalisation, je ressens que tu as vraiment choisi l’instant idéal de la journée pour prendre cette photo, bien amicalement

delic (6735) 2007-07-27 12:18

Hello George,
That looks like a formidable castle indeed. Really good composition that shows the walls and the environment. I like the color rendition and contrast. Wish the dorky tourists were out of the picture but what can you do. Regards,
Hakan

xavshot (69835) 2007-07-27 12:50

Bonsoir George
une netteté très appréciable puisqu'elle met en relief cette architecture et les nombreux détails de cette prise. Beau travail
Xavier

izmirli (3989) 2007-07-27 14:14

merhaba dear george
beautiful historical picture.beautiful blue sky and naturel colours.well done.
best regards.
gürkan akçakır.

TopGeo (38220) 2007-07-27 15:25

Hi George,
I like the pov and the perspective here. Well composed, great colours.I Like the diagonal way before the wall.The lighting and colors are great with nice sharpness and DOF.Congrat...George

syd1946 (1167) 2007-07-27 17:32

Hello George,
Well composed image for sure with a big architectural interesting.I like the point of view to include the people in front and the lovely colours all around.Well seen and captured!

Have a nice weekend,
Thomas

Graal (103040) 2007-07-27 23:14

Jó napot George,
interesting place in Eger, nce view by old castle, good informations and quality of photography. I like it.
Gr., Aleksander

jurek1951 (42198) 2007-07-28 2:32

Hi George,
Perfect shot of this impressive architecture.Wonderful composition, very sharp with good detail.Have a nice day.
Georg

evanrizo (462) 2007-07-28 5:01

Hi Georg.
This lightness gives a very amazing atmosphere with this superb sky.
All the photo is nice clear and sharp.
Nice framed with a nice depth too.
It looks a wonderful place to take walk there.
TFS
Evan

pablominto (53746) 2007-07-28 10:45

Helklo George,
Good point of view and an admirable light!
Fine lines in this classy composition, effective lead-in and great details in the ancient walls...
Attractive colour palette and good dynamics!
Greetings,
Pablo -

clnaef (6289) 2007-07-28 11:21

Bonjour,
Agréable et reposante ambiance.
Bon dimanche.
clnaef

danyy (0) 2007-07-28 12:24

Bonjour George,
il est vrai que c'est un endroit très calme pour des balades, loin du bruit , de la circulation et des chantiers sans doute.
Endroit bien aménagé et très propre, il invite à une balade relax.
Magnifiques couleurs et lumières, du travailm très soigné.
Best regards
Daniel.

logios (1903) 2007-07-29 2:49

Hi George.

An excellent picture today, with focus on good perspective.Lighting ancolors great.Very useful notes.
Best regards
Yannis

john_c (24666) 2007-07-29 6:46

Hi George,
Your POV has ensured a wide variety of views and impressions for absorption. The people warm and enhance the scene, and there is good graphism throughout. The tall lamp post on the right seems to anchor the scene nicely. A fine note...later.
John

bakes888 (18499) 2007-07-30 1:50

Hi George. Nice photo. Well composed with excellent lead-in and depth. You have captured good colour and sharp detail also. Thanks for sharing.
Cheers, Paul.

Bluejeans (64251) 2007-07-30 11:18

ola george bonita foto deste castelo , bom angulo de visão , muito bonito este canteiro de flores em priemiro plano , o ceu ficou muito bonito , parabens!!!
Um abraço Gonçalo

axiotea (21651) 2007-08-03 20:41

Hi George
Nice perspective along the castle wall with great light, natural colors well rendered and framing. The flower bed add a nice touch of color and people giving animation to the image.
Have a nice day
Marilyn

jaywalker (16105) 2007-08-19 5:47

Hi George, Beautifully composed, you have created great depth using the wall & the wonderfully coloured bush, as always your focus is first class & the lighting is excellent, well chosen POV & I like the way you have the man taking a photo of you, kind regards Wilson.

Valerka (8171) 2007-10-13 7:23

Hi, George,
Nice view and very neat shot.
I like the composition very much.
TFS
Nice WE
Valerka:)