Eger - Castle district at night, a photo from Heves, East

Photographer's Note

Eger is one of the most beautiful Baroque cities in Hungary. The centuries-old architectural heritage, the ecclesiastical treasures, the wine culture, the thermal baths and numerous cultural events combine to make Eger the most significant tourist centre in Northern Hungary.

According to some hypothesises the town was named after the alder ('間er') trees along the Eger Stream. This assumption is supported by the German Erlau/ Erlen-au (alder grove) name of the town.
Eger was among the first bishoprics created by St Stephen, the state-founding king.
In the early Middle Ages the town was situated on what is today known as Castle Hill. The stone castle built on the order of B閘a IV in 1248 is today a fantastic piece of heritage and a museum.

The minaret is from the Turkish times
Eger gained its glory in its defence against the invading Turkish armies; in 1552 the advance of the conquering Turkish was brought to a halt here. Since then the town and its castle have been the symbol of firm resistance and fame; even though the Turkish managed to occupy the castle in 1596.
During the Turkish occupation the so-called Eger 'vilayet' (district) was formed. This was the official boundary of the Ottoman Empire's sphere of influence. Significant architectural Turkish heritage can be seen even today from this period.
After the withdrawal of the Turkish in 1687, the Jesuits, the Cistercians, the Minorites, the Franciscans, the Servites, and the Trinitarians started large-scale building operations.
The religious orders played a vital role in the town's cultural life. It was at this time that elementary and secondary education was started and ecclesiastical seminars and law and medical schools were founded. The first Teacher Training College in which the language of teaching was Hungarian was opened in Eger in 1828. The student town character of Eger exists to this day.
(Source: Vend間v醨�)

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Valerka (8171) 2007-07-31 1:26

Hi, George,
I like this view as you've been able to show so much within one shot.
My compliments for the nice soft evening colours. The castle is well lit indeed.People eating at the restaurant must be very happy enjoying this baroque atmosphere.
Good luck and good shots!
Valerka:)

ktanska (45018) 2007-07-31 2:08

Hi George,
Great place to be on a summer night. The cafe looks so cozy on that old square and castle in the background looks good on flood lights.
Kari

AiresSantos (56155) 2007-07-31 2:15

Hi George,
Very nice place to take a drink in the summer night. I like your POV and the blue sky. Very well managed the light
TFS and greetings
Aires

kiwi_explorer (12209) 2007-07-31 2:30

Hi George,
Very good light management to capture the romantic atmosphere of this scene. It is a beautiful city indeed ... well composed. Hope you had an enjoyable diner here. Well done! tfs
Cheers,
Renier

Floydian (30970) 2007-07-31 3:23

Hi George,
What a great mood you captured here. An excellent place to have dinner and a good glass of wine. Wonderful blue hour photo with high detail and good sharpness...great shot, like it a lot.
Regards, Henk

evanrizo (462) 2007-07-31 4:01

Hi Georg it looks so atmospheric here, so Stimmungsvoll.
A very nice place to sit there and drink good wine. -:)
Nice work
Thanks very much.
Evan

John_F_Kennedy (43797) 2007-07-31 4:10

Very nice night shot! Wonderful colours and composition! Well POV! I like this picture!
Best wishes,
Achim

rigoletto (34279) 2007-07-31 4:23

Hello Mr. Rumpler,
Very beautiful and lively night shot. Extreme sharpness in every corner of this splendid place. The view of restaurants on this ancient piazza reminds me those beautiful Dubrovnik dinners i had on last year's vacation. Great note as always. Thank you.
Deniz

Cretense (68709) 2007-07-31 5:25

Hi George!

Wow!!! Excellent nightshot with a very romantic and relaxing atmosphere! Great composition and perspective and perfect light managment. Very impressive overall definition. Congratulations!

Have a nice day, Hercules

asajernigan (21427) 2007-07-31 7:01

George,
Your composition is great including many details and points of interest in this shot. You have done a great job of using the existing lighting to create a fine photo. The sharpness and detail is outstanding with excellent color and DOF. Great blending of the different styles of architecture caped off by the castle on the hill.
TFS,
Asa

skorpion (188) 2007-07-31 7:20

Szia Gyorgy!
Nagyon szep felvetel, gyonyoru szinekkel. (Sajnos nagyon keveset tudok angolul.)
Sok sikert Gyuri

anesugur (18789) 2007-07-31 11:18

Hi George,
A perfect photo.
Colors, light and sharpness are excellent.
I like it very much.
Have a nice day. Uğur

Silvio1953 (222721) 2007-07-31 12:56

Hi George, splendid nocturn shoot with wonderful ligth and colors, great composition, very well done, bravo, ciao Silvio

Tue (93280) 2007-07-31 13:36

Hej George,
I love the summer evening atmosphere here that is created by the many people that are still in the streets. The lighting in the photo is lovely as well; the buildings are very nicely illuminated. Well done and thanks for sharing!
Regards,
Lars

dip (21408) 2007-07-31 13:38

Hi George,
wonderful night shot with great lightind and pov,very nice place!
Greetings.
Dimitris.

izmirli (3989) 2007-07-31 13:42

merhaba my friend george.
wonderful daily life and night picture.beautiful lights and colours.well done.
best regards.
g黵kan ak鏰kır.

Angelillo (9374) 2007-07-31 14:43

Hi George,

What a nice and pleasant atmosphere! You has captured a relaxing ambiance, quiet and beautiful. I like the lights and the colors in the botoom area, and I like a lot the well lightned wall over the city contrasting very well with the dark sky! Very well composed! Thanks.

Regards,
Angel.

Graal (103040) 2007-07-31 23:06

J� napot George,
beautiful night view from Eger. Good composition, pleasant lights and colours. Interesting informations. Well done photo.
Gr., Aleksander

jjcordier (79299) 2007-07-31 23:18

George
Superbe ambiance de nuit. L'exposition est excellente, la composition tr鑣 bonne. Quelle qualit� d'image!
Amicalement
JJ

salvator (19110) 2007-08-01 0:27

Hi George,
Wonderful wonderful colors. The composition, the use of light the colors are absolutely superb. The color of the sky is superb.
Best regards. Salvator.

MikiM (1924) 2007-08-01 1:17

SZIa Gyuri!
Gy鰊y鰎ű 醠lom醩 az egri sorozatodban. Kiv醠tk閜p a k黮鰊b鰖ő f閚yhőm閞s閗letek hat醩ai tetszenek. Sz閜en be van vil醙韙va az 閠terem, pontosk 閟閘esek a figur醟 is. Megk閞dezhertem, hogy hogyan m閞t閘 f閚yt 閟 mit expon醠t醠? (eltanuln醡!)
Gratula 閟 j� fot髗醩t!
Mikl髎

bostankorkulugu (42866) 2007-08-01 3:55

this is a lovely blue hour shot of the eger castle and its surrounding george... very cosy atmosphere... wouldnt mind having a beer or a coffee there right now...

cheers

korkut:)

john_c (24666) 2007-08-01 7:15

Hi George,
Your photography is reaching new heights...This is a superb shot in the blue hour, with a perfect exposure level. The scene combines leisure with history and is a place the viewer wants to be. This one goes straight to my favourites...later.
John

Photo65Net (43144) 2007-08-01 10:06

George,
A nice night view, with great sharpness and beautiful colors.
You managed perfectly with the light, almost every parts are well exposed.
Regards,
JB.

xavshot (69835) 2007-08-01 11:09

Bonsoir George
encore une tr鑣 belle gestion de la lumi鑢e dans cette prise nocturne. C'est tr鑣 agr閍ble et donne m阭e l'impression d'y 阾re. Bravo
Xavier

hay_kes (31439) 2007-08-01 11:32

Hi George,
What an amazing night shot.Details, sharp, colours, light and POV are perfect.Well done.TFS.
Cheers!

hAyAti

jlbrthnn (76043) 2007-08-01 11:49

Hello George,
After a little absence, it is a true pleasure of seeing the excellent photographs that you realises. I like much the light on the terraces, as well as the colors and the very good definition and clearness. Congratulations.
Good evening
Cordially
Joel

jurek1951 (42198) 2007-08-01 13:30

Hi George,
Very good composition,good night shot with very good exposure and colors , well done
Georg

Scharan (14144) 2007-08-01 15:48

Ol� George

Lind韘sima foto noturna...gosto dos detalhes como por exemplo aquela lanterna que ilumina a floreira da janela e projeta sua sombra na parede.
Luzes e cores 髏imas, parab閚s George!
Grande abra鏾,
Vera

paura (25802) 2007-08-01 18:03

Beautiful noturne photo here, George. Lighting and colors are very nice.

Paulo

vincz (19113) 2007-08-01 19:16

Beautiful night shot, extremely impressive light management! This is truly super and unique. A perfect one.

saylan-cb (12738) 2007-08-02 0:44

Hi George
Nice night shot...
Great colours and composition...
Good POV...
Excellent work...
TFS/Regards

leo61 (0) 2007-08-02 7:30

Hi George!
A very shrp nightshot with many good details and nice colors.Good POV and I like the light at these cobblestones.
Regards,Leo

Bluejeans (64251) 2007-08-02 10:46

Ola George que bonita rua da cidade de Eger com restaurantes , goste da ilumina鏰o da rua as cores ficaram muito bonitas , bom enquadramento da foto , parabens!!!
Um abra鏾 Gon鏰lo

danyy (0) 2007-08-02 12:06

Bonjour George,
c'est la fin de l'huere bleue, le ciel devient noir, tandis que les lumi鑢es artificielles se font plus intenses. Une belle photo de vie nocturne, dans un lieu o� r鑗ne calme et s閏urit�.
Bien cadr� et excellent POV qui donne une vue d'ensemble et ce chateau dominant bien 閏lair� dans l'arri鑢e plan.
Best regards.
Daniel.

jemaflor (148072) 2007-08-03 2:59

Hi George,
Well taken this night shot, light is wemm captured, nice sharpness to see details and good effect with the blue colour of the ... over tables of restaurant.

chrisnet (23062) 2007-08-03 13:33

Hi George,
Nice quality in this shot, very good management of the lights, I like this night atmosphere, good work.
Regards
Christian

Jakab (3867) 2007-08-03 14:43

Szia Gyuri!
Ritka sz閜閖szakai felv閠el. Tetszik, ahogy a v醨 a melegf閚yű megvil醙韙醩醰al diszkr閠en elk黮鰊黮 az 閘閚k belv醨ost髄, de kiv醠� expoz韈i髇ak h醠a mindkettő 閞v閚yes黮ni tud.
Gratul醠ok (az egri sorozat t鯾bi darabj醜oz is)!
躣v
Laci

atus (15878) 2007-08-04 9:41

Szia Gyuri 鑣 le a kalappal, mert az esti fot騴鄐ban kifejezetten nagy gyakorlatra tett鑜 szert. A f鑞yeket tok鑜etesen kezelted, a k鑠 pedig mint 鄉tal郻an a Tieid, 鑜etszeruen borotva鑜es. A sz靚ek is tok鑜etesen kivehetoek 鑣 ennek a k鑛 v鄐zonteto a bizony靦鑛a. Hangulatos 鑣 nagyon sz鑠 k鑠!
Csak 靏y tov郻b!
Attila

Angshu (56760) 2007-08-05 20:51

Dear George
Your night shots are becoming better day by day..in fact you've mastered the art so very well. Beautiful blue hour sky, the orange hue of the castle & then below the lit up street & restaurants. Great to see picture George
Regards
Angshu

berek (50518) 2007-08-05 21:47

Hi George,
what a wonderful night blue my friend. lovely night city sense . good composition and details. have a nice week.
B.Erek

bakes888 (18499) 2007-08-06 1:07

Hi George. Excellent night shot. you have captured the night life well with good composition and colour. Nice work and thanks for sharing.
Cheers, Paul.

vascao (192) 2007-08-06 3:44

Hi, George.
Really impressive castle and, at the same time, a picturesque and cozy street below. Very nice capture.
Regards and TFS
Sergio

hatti52 (12786) 2007-08-07 8:52

Hi George,
Excellent night shot..
Great composition and perspective
well done it
congrats

balatrek (7455) 2007-08-15 10:49

Hi George,

You show beautiful moment, calm and very natural, perfect composition and a good control of exposure, you have perfectly captured the essence of that place, the sky has a little excess of noise, but this does not harm your work, thanks to share.

Regards
Jos�

batalay (41261) 2007-08-16 5:56

Hello George,

My friend and mentor at Princeton was the great Hungarian-American physicist, Eugene Winger (Nobel, 1963). Unhappily, he passed away on Jan. 1, 1995. But how nice to see places that he used to see in his youth. He came out of Gymnasium #19, along with Edward Teller and Leo Szillard, his classmates. Wonderful shot of the old area of the city, fabulous note!
Warm regards,
Bulent

aofl (1088) 2008-01-28 4:58

Hi George
Beautiful image. Very nice colours. sharpeness and light. Well done
AL

tenretin (3275) 2014-03-14 11:09

Hello George,
Beautiful picture with a beautiful presentation and instructivre note. It is framed. The photo captures the ambiance of the moment.
Good weekend.
Regards,
Tenretin