Reverie in the Old town Photo

Photographer’s Note

Székesfehérvár

One of Hungary's oldest and most historical cities, in medieval times Székesfehérvár was a coronation and burial place of the Hungarian kings. It is the cultural and economic centre of Fejér County.
Székesfehérvár is one of the largest settlements in Transdanubia. It is the county seat and the cultural and economic centre of Fejér County. Approximately 40% of the county's inhabitants live here.
Reaching back to the Hungarian Settlement, the history of the city is preserved in the town centre heritage buildings. Székesfehérvár was the encampment of the tribe of the ruling Chief Árpád and Prince Géza subsequently made the settlement his reigning seat.
Built in 1018 during the reign of King St Stephen I, the Basilica dedicated to the Assumption of Our Lady housed the regalia and the country's archives. A national memorial site in the present day, the remains of the basilica tell of those times gone by. Although Buda, Esztergom and Visegrád also competed for the status of capital city from the 14th century onward, coronations and royal burials were held here until the mid 16th century. 32 Hungarian kings were crowned within the city walls.
The expanding Ottoman Empire occupied the ancient city of Alba from 1543 and shaped it to its own image, translating its name to Istolni Belgrade. During the 150 years of Turkish occupation life became oriental inside the city walls. The 500 year old cultural heritage almost completely disintegrated in the Turkish times leaving only a medieval lapidarium and some Latin chronicles to tell its history.
At the end of the 18th century the city became an episcopal seat on the orders of Queen Maria Theresa, thus converting it into one of the centres of Roman Catholicism. The Jesuit order founded a school and a pharmacy here. The present aspect of the historic town centre was achieved during those times.
Built on medieval foundations, the houses of the Baroque centre were preserved as heritage sites, but new housing estates have also been built. The city and its surroundings were the most dynamically growing regions of Hungary in the 1990's.

patshoo, dip, Photo65Net, mikolaj_kawa, snunney, ls7902, Barkan, TopGeo, dareco, asajernigan, Cretense, leo61, jjcordier, paura, COSTANTINO, salvator has marked this note useful

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jurek1951 (25728) 2008-07-25 0:51

Hi George,
Very beautiful architectural elements, good control of lighting and colors.
Good job
Georg

patshoo (944) 2008-07-25 1:01

Attractive scene,Good idea to use door as frame and suitable moment to capture the girls on FG to balance to the statue,Good control of light and shade,Sharpness on your standard.Good work,TFS.

dip (12408) 2008-07-25 1:01

Hi George,
beautiful image,I like the framing with the door and the two girls in the foreground,nice lighting and natural colors too,
well done,
Dimitris.

Photo65Net (43084) 2008-07-25 1:09

George,
This picture is superbly composed.
The girls in the FG add lots of beauty and life into the frame.
Nice job,
Regards,
JB.

mikolaj_kawa (29366) 2008-07-25 1:13

Hello George! Wonderful POV, nice scene, very interesting background. Good composition. Very good frame. Good luck!

snunney (34060) 2008-07-25 2:27

Hello George,
A very appealing atmosphere to this fine image. The beautiful architecture is well framed by the doorway whilst the two young ladies sat on the step create a certain ambience. Good colours and clarity.

ls7902 (6026) 2008-07-25 2:30

Hello George,
I like the perfect natural framing with the door. We are sharing the street view with the kids and they are sitting on the right spot. Nice contrast of colors between the two buildings. Best Regards. Latiff.

mesutilgim (36242) 2008-07-25 2:55

Hi dear George,
Wonderfull pov with those two girls in foreground. Very nice compo and good light management. Very usefull notes.
TFS and best regards
MESUT ILGIM

Barkan (342) 2008-07-25 2:57

Hello George,
Beautifully framed composition of architecture with good light control and POV. Tfs.
Regards,
Barkan

TopGeo (21393) 2008-07-25 3:35

Hi George! Intelligent is your picture.! Have here the frame in t o frame and the blue nuance of subject with the first level he is impressive also. Importantly captured and composition with beautiful colours
Geo

dareco (17024) 2008-07-25 3:47

A very beautiful picture!! Excellent composition. I like the pov with the girls visiting, the colors are very nice. Love the architecture!! TFS and have a great day!

asajernigan (13889) 2008-07-25 5:34

George,
Nice idea using the doorway as a frame for the shot! Your perspective and POV are great showing the two girls in the foreground with the statue and buildings as their view. The lighting and colors are fine with nice sharpness and detail.
TFS,
Asa

Valerka (8159) 2008-07-25 5:35

Hi,George,
A nice look at the old city from the girls' POV.
The black framing is like a time framing:)
Really nice.
TFS
Valerka:)

Cretense (54794) 2008-07-25 6:10

Hi George!

Fantastic architecture photo (as always), but also a beautiful, relaxed daily life scene perfetly framed and composed. It's a little bit dark IMHO, but this way the atmosphere is better! Congratulations!

Hercules

Gustaw (21670) 2008-07-25 8:43

Hi, my friend!
It is very oryginal frame. I like your composition. Good warm colours, nice light. Photo have nice climate. It is nice vacation photo.
Marek

leo61 (42808) 2008-07-25 9:24

Hi George!
Many things to view in you good composition.It`s a nice view through this dorrway at the statue and the two buildings.I like the blueish tones of the street and the foregound and the contrast with these pastel colored houses.The two girls in the corner make the composition perfect.
Regards,Leo

carper (64026) 2008-07-25 11:22

very good shot my friend,
the pov is very nice out of that door, nice composition and a good quality and yes the composition is good, very nice photojob, have a good weekend George.
gr. jaap

danyy (67958) 2008-07-25 15:09

Bonjour George,
une scène urbaine paisible, qui montre aussi des détails architecturaux et un grand soin approté à ce patrimoine.
Un bon cadrage et un POV original depuis l'intérieur du porche.
Regards.
daniel.

jjcordier (24102) 2008-07-25 23:31

George
Un cadrage recherché qui donne une belle originalité à cette photo aux couleurs particulières
Amicalement
JJ

kadirim (879) 2008-07-25 23:39

Merhaba Geoege.
Wonderful architecture picture and comppsition.Well done.
Best regards.
Kadir.

hay_kes (28554) 2008-07-26 0:20

Hi George,
What a superb composition.Great POV, colours and perspective.TFS.
Cheers,
Have a nice weekend.

hAyAti

paura (37792) 2008-07-26 4:53

György,
As usual from your collection, a very well composed photo friend. Details are great as in the interesting bg houses. well done!

Abraço

Paulo

berek (28750) 2008-07-26 21:35

Hi George,
interesting view from old town. I love 2 models and your balanced composition.
Have a nice Sunday :-)
Burak

COSTANTINO (22181) 2008-07-27 5:36

Hello Jurek,
Your photo is like postcard airmailed to us
from this place..Nice colours,nice buildings
with so many architectural details and the two girls in the front of the photo..
A scene full of life and dynamism
Thanks for sharing
Costantino

Scharan (13951) 2008-07-27 11:01

Olá George

Ótima foto, bonita composição e detalhes interessantes. As cores são lindas, parabéns.
GA
Vera

salvator (18743) 2008-08-03 14:46

Hi George,
The natural framing of the arch, the superb sharpness and details and the colors make his a wonderful photo.
I wish you a nice week. Best regards. Salvator.