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Eger - Castle district at night


Eger - Castle district at night
Photo Information
Copyright: George Rumpler (Budapestman) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 3715 W: 0 N: 6679] (23827)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2007-07-14
Categories: Castles, Daily Life, Architecture, Artwork
Camera: Canon Digital EOS350D
Details: Tripod: Yes
Photo Version: Original Version
Theme(s): Eger, The Baroque city, Your Favorites [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2007-07-31 1:11
Viewed: 928
Favorites: 2 [view]
Points: 94
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Eger is one of the most beautiful Baroque cities in Hungary. The centuries-old architectural heritage, the ecclesiastical treasures, the wine culture, the thermal baths and numerous cultural events combine to make Eger the most significant tourist centre in Northern Hungary.

According to some hypothesises the town was named after the alder ('éger') trees along the Eger Stream. This assumption is supported by the German Erlau/ Erlen-au (alder grove) name of the town.
Eger was among the first bishoprics created by St Stephen, the state-founding king.
In the early Middle Ages the town was situated on what is today known as Castle Hill. The stone castle built on the order of Béla IV in 1248 is today a fantastic piece of heritage and a museum.

The minaret is from the Turkish times
Eger gained its glory in its defence against the invading Turkish armies; in 1552 the advance of the conquering Turkish was brought to a halt here. Since then the town and its castle have been the symbol of firm resistance and fame; even though the Turkish managed to occupy the castle in 1596.
During the Turkish occupation the so-called Eger 'vilayet' (district) was formed. This was the official boundary of the Ottoman Empire's sphere of influence. Significant architectural Turkish heritage can be seen even today from this period.
After the withdrawal of the Turkish in 1687, the Jesuits, the Cistercians, the Minorites, the Franciscans, the Servites, and the Trinitarians started large-scale building operations.
The religious orders played a vital role in the town's cultural life. It was at this time that elementary and secondary education was started and ecclesiastical seminars and law and medical schools were founded. The first Teacher Training College in which the language of teaching was Hungarian was opened in Eger in 1828. The student town character of Eger exists to this day.
(Source: Vendégváró)

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Hi, George,
I like this view as you've been able to show so much within one shot.
My compliments for the nice soft evening colours. The castle is well lit indeed.People eating at the restaurant must be very happy enjoying this baroque atmosphere.
Good luck and good shots!
Valerka:)

Hi George,
Great place to be on a summer night. The cafe looks so cozy on that old square and castle in the background looks good on flood lights.
Kari

Hi George,
Very nice place to take a drink in the summer night. I like your POV and the blue sky. Very well managed the light
TFS and greetings
Aires

Hi George,
Very good light management to capture the romantic atmosphere of this scene. It is a beautiful city indeed ... well composed. Hope you had an enjoyable diner here. Well done! tfs
Cheers,
Renier

Hi George,
What a great mood you captured here. An excellent place to have dinner and a good glass of wine. Wonderful blue hour photo with high detail and good sharpness...great shot, like it a lot.
Regards, Henk

Hi Georg it looks so atmospheric here, so Stimmungsvoll.
A very nice place to sit there and drink good wine. -:)
Nice work
Thanks very much.
Evan

Very nice night shot! Wonderful colours and composition! Well POV! I like this picture!
Best wishes,
Achim

Hello Mr. Rumpler,
Very beautiful and lively night shot. Extreme sharpness in every corner of this splendid place. The view of restaurants on this ancient piazza reminds me those beautiful Dubrovnik dinners i had on last year's vacation. Great note as always. Thank you.
Deniz

Hi George!

Wow!!! Excellent nightshot with a very romantic and relaxing atmosphere! Great composition and perspective and perfect light managment. Very impressive overall definition. Congratulations!

Have a nice day, Hercules

George,
Your composition is great including many details and points of interest in this shot. You have done a great job of using the existing lighting to create a fine photo. The sharpness and detail is outstanding with excellent color and DOF. Great blending of the different styles of architecture caped off by the castle on the hill.
TFS,
Asa

Szia Gyorgy!
Nagyon szep felvetel, gyonyoru szinekkel. (Sajnos nagyon keveset tudok angolul.)
Sok sikert Gyuri

Hi George,
A perfect photo.
Colors, light and sharpness are excellent.
I like it very much.
Have a nice day. Uğur

Hi George, splendid nocturn shoot with wonderful ligth and colors, great composition, very well done, bravo, ciao Silvio

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  • Tue Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 5082 W: 56 N: 7146] (22869)
  • [2007-07-31 13:36]

Hej George,
I love the summer evening atmosphere here that is created by the many people that are still in the streets. The lighting in the photo is lovely as well; the buildings are very nicely illuminated. Well done and thanks for sharing!
Regards,
Lars

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  • dip Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1663 W: 0 N: 759] (7777)
  • [2007-07-31 13:38]

Hi George,
wonderful night shot with great lightind and pov,very nice place!
Greetings.
Dimitris.

merhaba my friend george.
wonderful daily life and night picture.beautiful lights and colours.well done.
best regards.
gürkan akçakır.

Hi George,

What a nice and pleasant atmosphere! You has captured a relaxing ambiance, quiet and beautiful. I like the lights and the colors in the botoom area, and I like a lot the well lightned wall over the city contrasting very well with the dark sky! Very well composed! Thanks.

Regards,
Angel.

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  • Graal Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 4558 W: 115 N: 406] (40079)
  • [2007-07-31 23:06]

Jó napot George,
beautiful night view from Eger. Good composition, pleasant lights and colours. Interesting informations. Well done photo.
Gr., Aleksander

George
Superbe ambiance de nuit. L'exposition est excellente, la composition trčs bonne. Quelle qualité d'image!
Amicalement
JJ

Hi George,
Wonderful wonderful colors. The composition, the use of light the colors are absolutely superb. The color of the sky is superb.
Best regards. Salvator.

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  • MikiM Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 363 W: 80 N: 360] (1697)
  • [2007-08-01 1:17]
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SZIa Gyuri!
Gyönyörű állomás az egri sorozatodban. Kiváltképp a különböző fényhőmérsékletek hatásai tetszenek. Szépen be van világítva az étterem, pontosk és élesek a figurák is. Megkérdezhertem, hogy hogyan mértél fényt és mit exponáltál? (eltanulnám!)
Gratula és jó fotózást!
Miklós

this is a lovely blue hour shot of the eger castle and its surrounding george... very cosy atmosphere... wouldnt mind having a beer or a coffee there right now...

cheers

korkut:)

Hi George,
Your photography is reaching new heights...This is a superb shot in the blue hour, with a perfect exposure level. The scene combines leisure with history and is a place the viewer wants to be. This one goes straight to my favourites...later.
John

George,
A nice night view, with great sharpness and beautiful colors.
You managed perfectly with the light, almost every parts are well exposed.
Regards,
JB.

Bonsoir George
encore une trčs belle gestion de la lumičre dans cette prise nocturne. C'est trčs agréable et donne męme l'impression d'y ętre. Bravo
Xavier

Hi George,
What an amazing night shot.Details, sharp, colours, light and POV are perfect.Well done.TFS.
Cheers!

hAyAti

Hello George,
After a little absence, it is a true pleasure of seeing the excellent photographs that you realises. I like much the light on the terraces, as well as the colors and the very good definition and clearness. Congratulations.
Good evening
Cordially
Joel

Hi George,
Very good composition,good night shot with very good exposure and colors , well done
Georg

Olá George

Lindíssima foto noturna...gosto dos detalhes como por exemplo aquela lanterna que ilumina a floreira da janela e projeta sua sombra na parede.
Luzes e cores ótimas, parabéns George!
Grande abraço,
Vera

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  • paura Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 3720 W: 8 N: 2427] (19502)
  • [2007-08-01 18:03]

Beautiful noturne photo here, George. Lighting and colors are very nice.

Paulo

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  • vincz Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2999 W: 87 N: 5049] (17510)
  • [2007-08-01 19:16]

Beautiful night shot, extremely impressive light management! This is truly super and unique. A perfect one.

Hi George
Nice night shot...
Great colours and composition...
Good POV...
Excellent work...
TFS/Regards

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  • leo61 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3515 W: 316 N: 6854] (29228)
  • [2007-08-02 7:30]

Hi George!
A very shrp nightshot with many good details and nice colors.Good POV and I like the light at these cobblestones.
Regards,Leo

Ola George que bonita rua da cidade de Eger com restaurantes , goste da iluminaçao da rua as cores ficaram muito bonitas , bom enquadramento da foto , parabens!!!
Um abraço Gonçalo

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  • danyy Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 7109 W: 434 N: 9597] (49002)
  • [2007-08-02 12:06]

Bonjour George,
c'est la fin de l'huere bleue, le ciel devient noir, tandis que les lumičres artificielles se font plus intenses. Une belle photo de vie nocturne, dans un lieu oů rčgne calme et sécurité.
Bien cadré et excellent POV qui donne une vue d'ensemble et ce chateau dominant bien éclairé dans l'arričre plan.
Best regards.
Daniel.

Hi George,
Well taken this night shot, light is wemm captured, nice sharpness to see details and good effect with the blue colour of the ... over tables of restaurant.

Hi George,
Nice quality in this shot, very good management of the lights, I like this night atmosphere, good work.
Regards
Christian

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  • Jakab Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 306 W: 107 N: 523] (1503)
  • [2007-08-03 14:43]

Szia Gyuri!
Ritka szép éjszakai felvétel. Tetszik, ahogy a vár a melegfényű megvilágításával diszkréten elkülönül az élénk belvárostól, de kiváló expozíciónak hála mindkettő érvényesülni tud.
Gratulálok (az egri sorozat többi darabjához is)!
Üdv
Laci

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  • atus Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2277 W: 192 N: 4310] (14438)
  • [2007-08-04 9:41]

Szia Gyuri čs le a kalappal, mert az esti fotňzŕsban kifejezetten nagy gyakorlatra tettčl szert. A fčnyeket tokčletesen kezelted, a kčp pedig mint ŕltalŕban a Tieid, čletszeruen borotvačles. A szěnek is tokčletesen kivehetoek čs ennek a kčk vŕszonteto a bizonyětčka. Hangulatos čs nagyon szčp kčp!
Csak ěgy tovŕbb!
Attila

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  • Angshu Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 4716 W: 164 N: 7173] (23335)
  • [2007-08-05 20:51]

Dear George
Your night shots are becoming better day by day..in fact you've mastered the art so very well. Beautiful blue hour sky, the orange hue of the castle & then below the lit up street & restaurants. Great to see picture George
Regards
Angshu

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  • berek Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3816 W: 172 N: 4827] (21751)
  • [2007-08-05 21:47]

Hi George,
what a wonderful night blue my friend. lovely night city sense . good composition and details. have a nice week.
B.Erek

Hi George. Excellent night shot. you have captured the night life well with good composition and colour. Nice work and thanks for sharing.
Cheers, Paul.

Hi, George.
Really impressive castle and, at the same time, a picturesque and cozy street below. Very nice capture.
Regards and TFS
Sergio

Hi George,
Excellent night shot..
Great composition and perspective
well done it
congrats

Hi George,

You show beautiful moment, calm and very natural, perfect composition and a good control of exposure, you have perfectly captured the essence of that place, the sky has a little excess of noise, but this does not harm your work, thanks to share.

Regards
José

Hello George,

My friend and mentor at Princeton was the great Hungarian-American physicist, Eugene Winger (Nobel, 1963). Unhappily, he passed away on Jan. 1, 1995. But how nice to see places that he used to see in his youth. He came out of Gymnasium #19, along with Edward Teller and Leo Szillard, his classmates. Wonderful shot of the old area of the city, fabulous note!
Warm regards,
Bulent

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  • aofl Silver Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 48 W: 3 N: 72] (911)
  • [2008-01-28 4:58]

Hi George
Beautiful image. Very nice colours. sharpeness and light. Well done
AL

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