Szent István-bazilika Photo

Photographer’s Note

St Stephen's Basilica (Szent István-bazilika in Hungarian) is an ecclesiastic basilica in Budapest, Hungary. It is named in honour of Stephen, the first King of Hungary (c. 975–1038), whose mummified fist is housed in the reliquary.

Along with the Hungarian Parliament Building, this is the tallest building of Budapest (96 m). It was completed in 1905 after a construction period spanning nearly 50 years. Much of this delay can be attributed to the collapse of the dome during construction in 1868 which required complete demolition of the completed works and rebuilding from the ground up.

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xuaxo (6083) 2006-06-04 15:02

Hi George,
The best on this shot is light and simetry. I guess it could be better if you cropped some ot the white sky.
Francisco

MikiM (1916) 2006-06-04 15:07

Szia Gyuri!
Gratulálok, gyönyörü a kép, jók a színek és impozáns az összhatás.
Jó fotózást!
Miklós

mammad (3181) 2006-06-04 15:10

Dear George,
Beautiful compostion. Nice crisp photo with a great mixture of colors. Good depth and clarity.
The color tone is beyond special and the light is greaaaaaaaaat.Tfs,
Regards mammad.

InasiaJones (21155) 2006-06-04 15:44

Hello George!

One thing Montrealman has to say to Budapestman: This photo is totally awesome!

The saturated colours are really striking and the golden basilica in front of this powerful and dramatic sky is fabulous! Very atmospheric shot! I like it a lot.

André

cleocat (221) 2006-06-04 15:48

Good capture of the great architecture. Lovely colours and details. A bit of a crop at the top would have helped but still great photo.

danyy (70659) 2006-06-04 15:48

Bonsoir George,
j'aime beaucoup les couleurs chaudes des murs, ils dégagent aussi pas mal d'agréable lumière, plus que ne le fait ce ciel menaçant.
Un document qui fait sentit une atmosphère spéciale d'avant pluie.
Très bien cadrée.
Best regards.
Daniel.

agbonavita (0) 2006-06-04 16:20

Hi George, How big this basilica! And old too!

Good colors and POV! Sadly here in Brazil we have many pretty chuchs, but there are many pollutuion objects around them.

Great note!
Reagrds
Andre

Andrzej_HHH (2558) 2006-06-04 16:32

Classical but like always very impressive shot of St.Stephan Basilica. I take attention at your impressive picture because of very beautiful lights. Really perfect a bit gold color gamma. Good shot! Andrzej

atus (15476) 2006-06-05 9:35

Szia Gyuri,
Ez igen! Nagyon szép kép csodálatos színekkel. Itt a fény is kíváló volt és a borúlt égbolt is kedvező hátteret kínált. Gratulálok és további jó fényeket kívánok!
Attila

capthaddock (28640) 2006-06-10 14:58

Hi George - I like the symmetry and the contrast the golden (sandstone?) makes with the dark skies, great timing.

alana (2607) 2006-08-14 19:59

Hey, George
I've been to this Basilica once, very impressive structure... I really like your central symmetrical composition, excellent sharpness, well balanced light, great colors and contrast. Köszönöm for sharing...

**Alana**

paura (40841) 2006-11-02 14:58

George,
Pretty shot from this amazing church!
The architecture is wonderful. The colors are well adjusted.

Paulo