In the castle yard Photo

Photographer’s Note

In the castle yard

The Hunyadi courtyard is the wonderful part of the Buda castle. It was a castle market in the Zsigmond age, today ornate stoned yard with beautiful flowers, what the building of the Buda castle surrounds.
The northern part of building hosts the National gallery (Nemzeti Geléria) periodical big exhibitions. A dynamic bronze statue is visible on the middle of the square, the spectacular sculpture is György Vastagh creation. A Hungarian horse-herder is visible while he restrains his horse. The sculpture was made of a copper disk in 1901.

Buda Castle (Budai vár)

Part of the World Heritage Site, the Castle, and within it the Royal Palace, stand to the west of the Danube on a hill of marl. A labyrinth lies inside the hill, while centuries of architectural and cultural heritage are visible at ground level."Europe has three jewelled cities: Venice on the waters, Florence on the plains, and Buda on the hill" - so claimed medieval travellers. Today, the view of both banks of the Danube and the Castle District of Buda form a World Heritage Site. There has been a royal palace on this site since the 1200's, but relatively few excavated and reconstructed sections from that early period can be seen. The Palace suffered serious damage during the siege of the invading Turkish troops. The current external appearance of the building complex is the result of Baroque-style building work in the 18th century, as well as remodelling and expansion in the 19th century.
(Sourve: Vendégváró)

besnard, jlbrthnn, snunney, Cretense, ChrisJ, macondo, portmanndominic, vasilpro, paura, ymrk, jjcordier, dareco, bobocortis, chrkont has marked this note useful

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npecanhuk (12947) 2009-06-23 2:38

Hi George!
This series of yours where you include buildings, monuments and people is quite interesting and has pretty attractive visual results!
Sharpness, exposure and natural colors are excellent!
Vertical format and pov were excellent choices!
The composition is wonderful!
Congratulations for this idea and for the outstanding photo job!
TFS - My warmest regards,
Neyvan

besnard (30044) 2009-06-23 2:39

Bonjour George
Un bon cliché net et lumineux de cette statue très expressive. Celà semble être un lieu idéal pour une petite pause.
Merci pour le partage et bonne journée.
Nicole

mauro61 (14478) 2009-06-23 2:47

ciao George,
immagine della statua ben catturata e bello il contrasto con i turisti seduti alla base.
Ottima definizione con colori brillanti.
saluti
maurizio

jlbrthnn (36758) 2009-06-23 2:57

Hello George,
I admire this composition where calm tired tourists contrast with the confrontation of the man and the horse. An image of a quality and an art which I envy. Congratulations.
Have a nice day
Cordially
Joël

wolf38 (12463) 2009-06-23 2:57

Hello George. In this photo everything fits in the best way. Photographically exemplary realizes. Alive besides by the sitting group. Compliment. Best regards, Wolfgang.

snunney (33952) 2009-06-23 3:09

Hello George,
The tourists clustered round the foot of the statue make for a very pleasing atmosphere. The statue itself is also very interesting and portraits great dynamism. Very good colours and sharpness. Useful note.

TopGeo (21345) 2009-06-23 4:11

Hello George,Interesting moment Good corner and a tourist picture with statue appreciable and good presentation with excellent note! Very good colours and sharpness.
Bravo
Georgios

francio64 (10312) 2009-06-23 4:12

Ciao George,
bel primo piano sulla statua di bronzo, con il palazzo a fare da sfondo.
Si è creato un bel contrasto di colori e architettura.
La presenza umana anima piacevolmente la scena e dà un'idea dele proporzioni della statua.

complimenti!
Francesco

ophelcia (5295) 2009-06-23 4:41

Hi:)
It's a nice capture of everyday life of a tourist city, colourful clothes make it lively but at the same time the statue itself is dynamic, great tight shot,
Gosia

Cretense (54578) 2009-06-23 5:07

Hello George!

Beautiful sculpture, beautiful architecture in the background, nice to see these people relaxing on the grass! Great composition and framing, perfect light managment, brilliant colours! As always!

Hercules

ChrisJ (69396) 2009-06-23 5:34

Hi George

The people relaxing on the fg green lawn, in front of the mounted horseman statue, add scale & context. Good sharpness & pov. Tfs!

macondo (12933) 2009-06-23 6:10

Hi George.
Great work - good close crop, beautiful representation of colour and detail, and nice idea to include the seated figures at the base of the statue, PLUS the little area of blue sky. Very well done indeed.
Regards,
Andrew

portmanndominic (2388) 2009-06-23 6:43

Bonjour Georges

a picture well made , well balance beetween the statue and the people , colors are nice
good note
TFS
regards
Dominic

John_F_Kennedy (30503) 2009-06-23 7:19

Wonderful colours, really nice with the inclusion of the visitors. Excellent exposure and very well composed. Well done.
Best wishes,
Achim

vasilpro (7895) 2009-06-23 9:40

Hello George,
Beautiful sunny day for tourists to see the beauties of Budapest and to rest under this wonderful copper monument. Very nice composition with lovely colors and very good light management.
Regards, Vasilis.

paura (37682) 2009-06-23 10:00

George,
O enquadramento está um portento aqui, com uma brilhante e bem executada composição. Lindo trabalho, amigo.

Abraço

Paulo

ymrk (8281) 2009-06-23 12:13

Original a photo George.You know,i always love to that like subjects and background...
Congratulations Mr.George! :)
Have a good week,

Yağmur

hay_kes (28554) 2009-06-23 14:26

Hi George,
What a stunning photo vith excellent POV colours and daily life scene.TFS.
Cheers,

hAyAti

jjcordier (24028) 2009-06-23 21:56

George
J'admire ta façon de photographier ces statues (ce n'est pas un art facile!) en les incluant dans un environnement qui les met en valeur et en ajoutant ces personnages qui apportent une touche de vie et de couleur.
Amicalement
JJ

dareco (17024) 2009-06-23 22:24

Very nice colors and an interesting statue. Good composition and I like the inclusion of the people. Superb detail. TFS

Graal (57156) 2009-06-24 0:00

Jó napot George,
an interesting and nice statue. Good note and well done photo. Another great place in Budapest.
Gr., Aleksander

bobocortis (14104) 2009-06-24 4:08

Hello George.
I share your choice of including the human figures in the low side of the shot. They give color and vivacity.
Best regards.
Bobo.

chrkont (3621) 2009-06-25 8:47

Hi George
Here you got a photo with very good details and colors. Your POV give us a small idea of the very interesting buildings at the background too.
I pass from this extraordinary (for me ) place and i hope soon upload my own photos.
TFS - Regards
Christos

cigdom (2228) 2009-09-08 4:43

Hi George,
I was in this place at the weekend! Really this place was impressive! And I am still in HUngary i want to see this place in night :)
Very well captured. Nice composition with nice colours. TFS
Regards.
Cigdem