Spring walk, calm afternoon, 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閐 Haj髎 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間v醨� - hungarystartshere.com/gen)

pat0500, besnard, John_F_Kennedy, snunney, jlbrthnn, salvator, atus, sabyasachi1212, emjleclercq has marked this note useful

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pat0500 (21561) 2007-07-06 1:38

Hi George,
Simple but very nice composition with the beautiful colours...
Good framing, beautiful place indeed for the good shot....!
Thank you for the good note...
Best regards,
Have a nice weekend
Patrick

besnard (59196) 2007-07-06 2:26

Bonjour George
Joli clich� printanier d'une v間閠ation verdoyante. La pr閟ente de la promeneuse ajoute � la dynamique de l'image.
Merci pour le partage et bonne journ閑.
Nicole

John_F_Kennedy (43797) 2007-07-06 2:46

Wonderful nature in an incredible landscape! Pure nature displayed here. Nice place to stroll.
Best wishes,
Achim

jurek1951 (42198) 2007-07-06 2:58

Hi George,
A very fresh and bright picture with excellent contrast and sharpness.A beautiful place.
Georg

Davidh34 (838) 2007-07-06 3:20

Hi George

Nice fresh, simple image. My sister may be moving back to Budapest soon, so I'll be able to enjoy a beer and the view on Margeret island myself again soon.

have a good weekend

snunney (130967) 2007-07-06 4:18

Hello George,
Looks a beautiful spot for a quiet stroll. Good idea to include the lady who adds a touch of dynamism to an otherwise simple but very effective composition. Lovely colours and light and excellent sharpness.

jlbrthnn (76043) 2007-07-06 6:09

Hello George,
Beautiful photograph and interesting note to explain us this park. Th shot give a great idea of the tranquillity and pleasure to walk among these trees. Light and colours are very natural. Well done
Have a good day
Cordially
Jo雔

jjcordier (79299) 2007-07-06 7:43

Tr鑣 belle image de cet endroit tr鑣 verdoyant, tr鑣 propice � la promenade. La petite tache rouge de la promeneuse tranche judicieusement avec le vert environnant.
Amicalement
JJ

salvator (19110) 2007-07-06 8:23

Hi George,
Superb green, superb colors and sharpness. Details and composition also very nice.
I wish you a great weekend. Best regards. Salvator.

toto (0) 2007-07-06 10:24

Belle photo de ce parc, ou il doit faire bon se promener. Belles couleurs grande nettet� et bel esemble. Amiti閟 Thomas

xavshot (69835) 2007-07-06 22:34

Bonjour George
une photo agr閍ble avec ces belles teintes de verdure. J'aime bien les ombres des arbres sur le sol et la pr閟ence du personnage.
Xavier

Graal (103040) 2007-07-06 23:22

J� napot George,
fine place for walk, interesting composition, pleasant colours, light and shadows. Interesting note. I like it.
Gr., Aleksander

berek (50518) 2007-07-07 1:37

Hi George,
I like beautiful green. nice place with trees shadows. have a nice weekend.
Burak

atus (15878) 2007-07-07 10:09

Szia Gyuri,
mondanom sem kell, de a zold a sz靚em, 鵪y hogy m鄏 ez onmag郻an egy pont. Azt鄋 ha m鑗 hozz鄓esszuk ezt a csod鄉atos f鑞yt ami 鄑hatja a parkot 鑣 ami igaz鄋 a k鑠 l鑞yege szerintem...Lenyugozoen hangulatos. A stresszes embereknek tudn鄊 aj鄋lani, hogy 騬鄈on keresztul n鑪egess鑛. B靭tos lenyugodn鄋ak 鑣 nem kellene pszichi鄑erhez j鄏niuk.
Gratul鄉ok 鑣 j� "Eger-鑣z鑣t" k靨鄋ok hasonl� sz鑠 f鑞nyel. 鑞 legkozelebb aug. kozep鑞 a Kauk鄗us-ba megyek trekkingelni 3 h鑤re: Gr鵽ia + Orm閚yorsz鄃. Addig m鑗 van ido! A gorog sziget-t鵵a nagyon 靚ycsiklandoz�: a szigetek kozul valamikor r鑗en csak Corfu-n voltam, de nem volt benne semmi gorogos.
Gratul鄉ok 鑣 tov郻bi kellemes h鑤v鑗鑤 k靨鄋ok!
Attila

dip (21408) 2007-07-07 12:24

Hi George,
a nice natural image,very good exposed with beautiful green tones.
Greetings.
Dimitris.

hay_kes (31439) 2007-07-07 14:02

Hi George,
What an amazing compotion vith great green colours.Well captured.TFS.
Regards.

hAyAti

sabyasachi1212 (19779) 2007-07-07 22:42

Hi George,
Beautiful greenery all around, nice and refreshing. I would have loved to see the person taking a walk in a little more light though.
With Greetings from India
Sabyasachi

Silvio1953 (222847) 2007-07-08 0:38

Hi George, lovely and peaceful composition with walking woman, splendid colors, very well done, have a nice week end, ciao Silvio

clnaef (6289) 2007-07-08 2:30

Bonjour,
Voil� un parc qui me semble bien propice � la r陃erie !
Bonne journ閑.
clnaef

Burberry1 (6041) 2007-07-08 12:10

This is a kind of photo which makes U take a rest.
A great green and fantastic light.
Very satisfactory:)

Agnieszka

emjleclercq (15778) 2007-07-08 13:59

Beautifull shades and light under these tress and excellent colors. The view is simple but gives a great impresion of serenity.

All the best,

Emmanuel

agbonavita (0) 2007-07-09 8:56

Hi George.

It's a pleasure look this scene. Nice colors and POV. The man walking there pass good sensation for us. I like this feelings a lot.

Thanks
Andre

Angshu (56760) 2007-07-10 20:51

Dear George
A simple but a fine composition with dominant green and the tree trunks providing graphic interest. The person walking is in perfect position & also offers good contrast with the red dress.
Regards
Angshu

delic (6735) 2007-07-12 8:24

Hello George,
I walked through the island on a June afternoon. Unfortunately, it was too hot to truly enjoy the place that day. Your picture shows a fresh spring day, which I would much prefer. The red jacket provides nice contrast in this fine composition. Regards,
Hakan

sun10 (365) 2007-09-28 20:45

Ez biztos Magrit sziget, ugye? :) Szoktam ide jarni amikor Budapesten laktam, ez mar 10 ev :(
Remelem latom meg kepeket Budapestrol. Nagyon hianyzik nekem.