Fountain on autumnal carpet, a photo from Budapest, West

Photographer's Note

Dear TE friends,

I broke my Greece series because I would like to show my favourite park which is in my opinion the most beautiful in autumn. It is the Margaret Island in Budapest.
I hope you will enjoy these moods.

Margaret Island (also Margitsziget, Margit-sziget; occasionally Margit Island) is a 2.5 km long island (0.965 km� in area) in the middle of the Danube in central Budapest, in the 13th district, between the two city parts, Buda and Pest.
The island is mostly covered by park areas, and is a popular recreational area for tourists as well as locals. The island spans the area between the Margaret Bridge (south) and the 臆p墂 Bridge (north).

Its best-known landmarks are:

� the Centennial Memorial, commemorating the hundredth anniversary of the city's unification;
� a small Japanese Garden with a mildly thermal fish pond;
� a tiny zoo featuring a wide range of exotic waterfowl among other animals;
� the "Music Well" (Zen幨ő k𠋥), a small pavilion, which was originally built for open-air concerts (it is close to 臆p墂 bridge);
� the "Music Fountain" (Zen幨ő sz闥ők𠋥), a fountain near which music is played and light shows are performed in summer (it is close to Margaret bridge);
� an octagonal Water Tower of 57 m (built in Art Nouveau style in 1911, today functioning as a lookout tower and an exhibition hall.
The Music Fountain and the Water Tower are protected UNESCO sites.

The island houses various sports establishments, like the Palatinus water park (the largest open-air swimming complex in Budapest), the Alfr嶮 Haj鏀 sports pool (where the European LC Championships 2006 took place), a tennis stadium and an athletics centre.
Two hotels provide accommodation: the fin de si鋃le Grand Hotel Margitsziget, and the modern Thermal Hotel Margitsziget with thermal spa and various medical services. There is also an open-air theatre accommodating an audience of 3500, and several clubs and restaurants. For exploration and pastime, four-person cycle cars or small electric cars can be rented for use on the area of the island.

History

The ground in the middle of the river was probably first civilized by the Knights of St. John in the 12th century. Among the present historical monuments of the island are the 13th century ruins of a Franciscan church and a Dominican church and convent, as well as a Premonstratensian church from the 12th century. Members of the Augustinian order also lived on this island. The island used to be called Rabbit Island (Nyulak szigete), and it received its current name after Saint Margaret (1242�1270), the daughter of B幨a IV of Hungary.
The island was dominated by nunneries, churches and cloisters until the 18th century, when it was chosen to be the resort of palatines. It was declared a public garden in 1908.
(Source.Wikipedia and Vend嶲v嫫�)

rigoletto, snunney, Buin, ChrisJ, lctan, paura, carper, dip, evanrizo, jlbrthnn, ifanik, Cretense, atus, salvator, jonathan_hart, Silvio1953, jhm, COSTANTINO, berek, danos has marked this note useful

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rigoletto (34279) 2007-10-19 0:57

Like a semi-transparent veil surrounded all the enviroment...A nice crop to focus on the fountain, and the park is surely a beautiful one. The bicycle adds a lot. Rgs,
Deniz

snunney (130967) 2007-10-19 1:26

Hello George,
This is a very nice autumnal composition with good balance between the different elements. I like the division between brown and green and the juxtaposition between the cyclist and the water fountain. Very nice light and colours and good sharpness.

Buin (42580) 2007-10-19 1:34

Good morning George!
This photo has a really beautiful autumnal atmosphere! You got it in a wonderful light and colours as well. I agree, it's sems to be a great place to have a walk - especially in autumn. Excellent note - as usual!
Greetings from humid and cold Germany!
Frank

ChrisJ (172430) 2007-10-19 1:41

Hi George

A superb Autumn or Fall shot with marvellous colours of gold, brown & red. Good sharpness & nice repetition of the tree trunks which add a graphic quality. Well done!

lctan (1061) 2007-10-19 2:04

hi george,
I like this shot - colours nicely captured, the single pipe among all the fallen leaves and especially the inclusion of the person on the bicycle! great photo! tfs,
LC

paura (25802) 2007-10-19 2:05

George,
Beautiful composition starting from an excellent point of view. Colors are also very nice.

Paulo

dip (21408) 2007-10-19 3:20

Hi George,
beautiful image,nice autumn ambience,
well done,
Dimitris.

carper (96) 2007-10-19 3:21

nice one George,
fine autumn shot here, the balance is very nice, good photojob have a nice day.
gr. jaap

evanrizo (462) 2007-10-19 4:44

Hi George, I love such parks they something like paradise corners especial to take photos in autumn.
Your photo shows us a park with a very nice autumnal atmosphere, very good done to include the people on the bicycle.
The colors come wonderful
Have a nice afternoon.
Evan

jlbrthnn (76043) 2007-10-19 6:03

Hello George,
These are not colours of Malta or Rhodes, but they are also magnificent. This park is a superb place. Very good and interesting note. Well done.
Have a nice day.
Cordially
Jo螔

UnTrained (0) 2007-10-19 7:04

Szia George,
it is like Frank (Buin) wrote, autumn in a wonderful way. Very lovely light and good depth.
Lieben Gruss, Ulf

izmirli (3989) 2007-10-19 7:26

merhaba my friend george
wonderful park and trees.beautiful composition and colours.well done.
best regards.
g僡kan ak蓷kır.

ifanik (21679) 2007-10-19 8:06

Kalispera George
This photo isthe picture of autumn.
Beautiful colours , nice light and sharpness
You have right for this Park . It is very beautiful
Bravo my friend
Regards
Nick

agbonavita (0) 2007-10-19 9:17

This is something that dificultly happen here in Brazil, this beautiful leaf carpet. I like the note about Margaret Island you tell us about many landmarks, but I think you didn't write what landmark where you in this photo.
I like the place, the colors, maybe the light coube be better in forground and more dark in the background.
Hugs
Andre

Cretense (68709) 2007-10-19 9:56

Hi George!

Beautiful photo with great composition and those fabulous autumn colours. It seems that fall is the best season for photographers. Congratulations!

Have a nice weekend,
Hercules

atus (15878) 2007-10-19 17:09

Nan�, hogy szeretjuk ezt a "mood"-ot! (:D
Nagyon j� 鋊 l輆v跣yos a k鋯 v跰跴a 鋊 amikor ilyen sz鋯 k鋯eket l輆ok otthonr爂, a nosztalgia erosen felsz髶re tor. Tal跣 csak a sz髶ekkel van egy kis bibi, legal趍bis az 鋝 monitoromon a sot鋈 t跫gyak (k鑶, fatorzsek, bicaj) lil趍a hajlanak. Mivel 齸y l輆om, hogy m跴 errol nem tett eml鮅鋊t, lehet hogy t鋝yleg csak n跐am van a gond...
Gratul跐ok 鋊 kellemes h鋈v銶鋈 k魼跣ok!
Attila

jurek1951 (42198) 2007-10-19 20:13

Hi George,
Excellent picture nicely composed with beautiful autumn colors and sharpness, nice point of view.. well done.
Georg

Graal (103040) 2007-10-19 23:06

J� napot George,
pleasant autumnal composition and view. Fine image, interesting note. Well done photo.
Gr., Aleksander

salvator (19110) 2007-10-20 1:15

Hi George,
Very nice composition, and superb colors. Unfortunately, I cannot see the wonderful yellow and red of the autumn leaves here yet. The sense of depth and the pov is very nice. I like it. Best regards. Salvator.

jonathan_hart (21276) 2007-10-20 1:56

hello George
very interesting composition, good timing with that cyclist, good tones, very nice try
regards
jo
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Silvio1953 (222889) 2007-10-20 2:30

Hi George, splendid view of a lovely place, great autumnal colors, wonderful trees, very well done, have a good week end, ciao Silvio

ahmetgedikli (25609) 2007-10-20 3:53

Hi George,
Excellent POV, beautiful autumn colors and sharpness.
Have a good weekend.
Ahmet

anesugur (18789) 2007-10-20 4:26

Hi George,
Very good composition with excellent light, colors and quality.
Have a nice weekend. Uğur

jhm (211738) 2007-10-20 4:34

Hello George,

This photo has a really beautiful autumnal atmosphere one of the most beautiful periodes in the year for photographers.
Very well depth and good perspective through the long path to the right.
You did very well addition the biker this give good atmosphere.
Thanks for sharing.

Have a nice weekend,
John.

hay_kes (31439) 2007-10-20 7:19

Merhaba George,
Wonderful autumnal shot.I like the colours and light. Perspective are perfect.. Well done.TFS
Cheers!

hAyAti

COSTANTINO (117756) 2007-10-20 9:34

Hi George,
beautiful scene of the park with wonderful colours of the nature and nice framing.
Regards,
Costantino

berek (50518) 2007-10-20 13:13

Hi George,
beautiful fall sense . I like nature colours and your note my friend. take care.
Burak

danyy (0) 2007-10-20 14:41

Bonjour George,
plus de la moiti� des photos que je critique ces jours-ci repr廥entent l'automne, c'est dire qu'il est bien expos� sur TE.
Tr鋊 beaux jeux de couleurs ici dans une photo qui manque un rien de nettet�.
Best regards.
Daniel.

leonorkuhn (16237) 2007-10-20 16:32

Hi George,

The park looks very inviting. Lovely composition. Good management of light/shadow, nice colors and textures.

Have a nice sunday
Leonor

Scharan (14144) 2007-10-20 18:43

Ol� George

Agrad嫛el composi誽o e lind疄simas cores. Ficou 鏒ima a inclus緌 da mo蓷 na bicicleta...um detalhe gracioso como s緌 tamb幦 as folhas secas esparramadas pelo ch緌.
GA
Vera

danos (110407) 2007-10-20 22:50

Hello George,
nice composition with the placement of the fountain in the proper place in order to complete the whole scenery, with combination with the huge trunks of the trees..The lonely cyclist create an idyllic environment to make someone his wαlk.I like the Autumn calors.Informative your note too.Well done George.

Have a nice day,Danos

pablominto (53746) 2007-10-21 0:24

Hello George,
The massive old trees are real eye-catchers, and the carpet of leaves are telling the story of the season...
Good light and attractive autumn colours, nice inclusion of the cyclist!
Greetings,
Pablo -

:-) OK-

mesutilgim (0) 2007-10-21 2:35

Hi dear George,
Very nice autumnal scenery, very well captured. Good pov and nice compo; nice warm colors. The biker to the right gives a life to the almost "death" scenery. And very good info's !
TFS and have a nice weekend
Best regards
MESUT ILGIM

chrisnet (23062) 2007-10-21 10:25

Hello George,
A good automnal mood, good framing and nice colors but the sharpness is not very good, it's a pity.
Regards

hatti52 (12786) 2007-10-22 10:22

Hi George
very nice autumnal composition with excellent colours
i like green-brown contrast
bravo

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