On the coast of fairyland, a photo from Budapest, West

Photographer's Note

Margaret Island (Margitsziget)

The capital's most beautiful and protected park is home to numerous rare and valuable plants that are a delight to the eye. On the Island there are also protected heritage buildings, as well as sports grounds and open-air swimming pools for leisure activities.
When the River Danube was regulated, Margaret Island evolved from several smaller islands. Today it is a 95.6 hectare area, 2,500 metres long and, at its widest part, 500 metres wide.
Its most famous plants are the vast plane trees which, in some cases measure 2 metres across. The unique maple and ash tree which have grown into one another stands at St Margaret's grave among the ruins of the former Dominican Monastery. Strollers can take a rest in the Japanese garden, in the rose garden, next to tended flower beds, or at the small wildlife park.
Margaret Island boasts several heritage sights: the protected Water Tower, Musical Well, ruins of the Franciscan church, reconstruction of the St Michael's church of the Premonstratensians. Among the many statues in the Park, there is the so-called Artists' Avenue along which there are a series of busts representing some of the great figures of Hungarian art.The Island caters for sporty people (sport and tennis grounds, the Alfr嶮 Haj鏀 Sport Swimming Pool, jogging track) and also for bathers (Palatinus).Margaret Island is accessible to wheelchairs. With the exception of taxis, no personal vehicle traffic is allowed on the Island. It can be reached by tram (Nos. 4, 6) or by bus (No. 26).
(Source: Vend嶲v嫫� - hungarystartshere.com/gen)

cfreire, TopGeo, snunney, carper, evanrizo, fijiphil, ahaberal, leonorkuhn, syd1946, ChrisJ, jlbrthnn, salvator, kiwi_explorer, john_c, jaywalker, robertosalguero, ikeharel has marked this note useful

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cfreire (11741) 2007-10-25 8:12

Hi George,
Amazing capture about daily life and captured well the people expressions. The reflections are nice and they gave great life for this picture. Regards, Consuelo

TopGeo (38220) 2007-10-25 8:12

Hi George ,,Excellent shot! Such a gorgeous choice! I am fascinated abut the resylt you have achieved and created here! I am near in this your thought and picture. The point of view is excellent as well as the light and reflections in the mirror of waters colours? (and reflects of family?),,Compliments
Georgios

snunney (130967) 2007-10-25 8:23

Hello George,
A very pretty composition with superb reflections. The little family group are nicely positioned opposite to the statue and contribute much to the atmosphere of the scene. Splendid colours and clarity.

hay_kes (31439) 2007-10-25 8:42

Hi George,
Beautiful Autumn scene,very well composed.The colours, reflection and lighting are perfect.TFS.
Cheers!

hAyAti

jurek1951 (42198) 2007-10-25 8:45

Hi George,
Wonderful place vith excellent colours, sharp, light and perspective.Well composed.
Georg

carper (96) 2007-10-25 9:45

good photo george,
fine balance in this autumn shot, fantastic reflection, and good photojob, well done, have a nice day.
gr. jaap

evanrizo (462) 2007-10-25 10:18

Hi George,
The top sides here are the excellent light and the great reflections.
The light control is perfect and everything is very clear written,
Cherrs
Evan

fijiphil (1355) 2007-10-25 10:27

Composition is a bit busy, so many details all kind of getting in each other's way. Not sure what you could have done about it though, it's just the nature of the scene. Very nice use of the reflections.

ahaberal (6469) 2007-10-25 10:37

hi george
Nice composition with a great reflection , compliments , very well executed .
asim

leonorkuhn (16237) 2007-10-25 10:51

Hi George,

Very beautiful place, it must be inhabited by fairies and duendes. I love this mirror-like surface of the lake, the excellent colors and the perfect light.

Greetings
Leonor

ifanik (21679) 2007-10-25 12:53

Hi George
This is a beautiful place and all your photos from there are wonderful
Colours light POV ....all are super
Regards
Nick

syd1946 (1167) 2007-10-25 13:29

Hello George,
Nice and peaceful moment...the green park seems the right place for rest from the difficult reality.I enjoy it very much!

wishes,
Thomas

paura (25802) 2007-10-25 16:19

George,
Nice composition here from this beautiful place, friend. The details on it are very interesting as the reflections in the water surface. Very well done.

Paulo

UnTrained (0) 2007-10-25 22:11

Szia George,
the lovely reflections of the family, the statue and the trees, all a bit blurred by the water motion create a soft and warm impression. The light is very nice.
Lieben Gruss, Ulf

ChrisJ (172430) 2007-10-26 3:27

Hi George

Wonderful reflections, in the tranquil, fg pool. The people at left add scale & context. Good colour & sharpness. Tfs!

jlbrthnn (76043) 2007-10-26 6:01

Hello George,
Once more, we are in this superb park. It is a good framing on this pond. The colours are well captured. Reflections are very pleasing. I like the animation in the image.
Very good work.
Have a nice day.
Cordially
Jo螔

izmirli (3989) 2007-10-26 8:27

merhaba my friend george
wonderful lovely daily life picture.wonderful colours and reflections.well done.
best regards.
g僡kan ak蓷kır.

agbonavita (0) 2007-10-26 12:34

It is really a fairyland! Lovely colors and the family moment was nicely showed here. A pretty place to visit.
Thanks

salvator (19110) 2007-10-26 13:04

Hi George,
Wonderfully composed, superbly shot with a superb pov. The colors and reflections on the still water, the sharpness and details are absolutely wondeful.
Best regards. Salvator.

dip (21408) 2007-10-26 21:28

Hi George,
wonderful colors and reflection,good clarity and sharpness too,
very well done,
Dimitris.

meltemi (0) 2007-10-26 22:55

Hello George,
superb tones, hues, and lighting, with everything in its place. There is so much for the eye to absorb, the colors are extraordinary and very pleasant. A beautiful atmosphere of serenity in the photograph.
Kind Regards.
Stella

Graal (103040) 2007-10-26 23:27

J� napot George,
very nice place, interesting autumnal scene, beautiful colours and reflections. I like it. Well quality of photo.
Gr., Aleksander

kiwi_explorer (12209) 2007-10-27 0:43

Hi George,
Good inclusion of human elements with reflections. Lovely tranquil place to spend a family outing. I like the autumn colors in the the reflections. Well captured and composed. Good image quality too. Well done! Tfs and have a nice weekend.
Cheers,
Renier

john_c (24666) 2007-10-28 8:49

Hi George,
You managed the strong light here well, and the resulting fine reflections in the water are indeed golden and inspiring. The family really warms and enhances the scene, and one gains a sense of joy here in this natural setting with the changing of seasons and nature ablaze in glory. Well captured...later.
John

Tue (93412) 2007-10-28 14:19

Hej George,
A great composition for this photo. The people are well placed on the left hand side and the statue nicely on the other. The calm water has created gorgeous reflections here. And the colours are most pleasant. Good work!
Regards,
Lars

jaywalker (16105) 2007-10-29 9:38

Hi George, A beautifully composed photo with the over hanging branch in the foreground & little waterfall, the light as usual has been well managed, great reflections & wonderfully peaceful, kind regards Wilson.

robertosalguero (292) 2007-10-30 2:45

Hello George,

Interesting park and story. The distirted reflections on the water look very nice. The people give scale to the muse on the right. Good colours and details. I guess this is a nice place to relax with the family. Thanks :-)

Roberto

ikeharel (114569) 2010-06-12 1:12

A nice corner in Margit-Island ( that I missed when I was there...), nice colorful picture with the statue on right, a waterfall in BG and a family on left with a great reflection on water.
Enjoy your weekend.
Ike