The Floating Houses of Lake Bokodi.

11/09/2019 by derwombat

Lake Bokodi, in the village of Bokod, about 80 kilometers west of Budapest, Hungary, is an artificial lake created in 1961 by the Oroszlány Thermal Power Company by flooding a low-lying meadow next to the plant.

The power plant draws cold water from the lake to operate its boilers, and warm water is returned back to the lake.

This continues recycling of the water causes the lake to never freeze even in the chilly winter air.

Over the years, the lake became a popular spot for fishing and angling, and a number of small wooden cottage on stilts were erected by the locals, with wooden boardwalks leading to them.

As Lake Bokodi’s fame spread through the internet, tourists and photographers started thronging to this remote village.

See more great images via Floating Houses of Lake Bokodi | Amusing Planet

View of a Frozen Danube River.

27/05/2019 by derwombat

Photograph by Tamás Rizsavi

In Budapest’s heart the Danube river is rarely seen in this frozen state.

It occurred 5 years ago last time, this is why it’s a special moment.

It was worth being out in the -20 C degrees to capture its beauty.

More info: Facebook

Source: I Captured The Rare View Of The Frozen Danube In Budapest | Bored Panda

‘Fairy Tale Lake.’

15/05/2019 by derwombat

“This little lake is a part of my life,” writes Your Shot member Gabor Dvornik, who lives half a mile from its location on a natural reserve in Sződliget, Hungary.

“I shoot here nearly every month, sometimes every week.

It has a very special air in every season, but to have a nice, misty day is rare, as wind is always present due to the nearby Duna River.

”Seeing the fog during a last glance outside the night before, Dvornik slept only three hours to make it to the lake for a “dream” shoot. “It was utterly ghostly and very moody out there,” he writes.

“I felt like I was in a fantasy tale, in an enchanted land.

I was so euphoric that I made around 500 captures and walked around the lake two to three times.”

Source: Photo of the Day – Best Photos of 2015 – Photo Gallery – National Geographic

The Surreal Work of Sarolta Bán.

23/04/2019 by derwombat

Sarolta Bán is a 27 year old self-taught photographer and photo manipulator from Budapest, Hungary.

Originally a jewelery designer, Sarolta usually works on an image from a few hours to a couple of days and uses up to 100 different layers for one beautiful picture.

See more via Amazing surreal photo manipulations by Sarolta Bán | InspireFirst.

Sparkling Night Trams, Budapest.

21/03/2019 by derwombat

Photographers have had fun with long exposure photography in Budapest.

And the object of their photography are the amazing Budapest city trams decorated with 30 thousand LED light bulbs.

Trams have become one of the latest additions to the fashionable streets in Budapest.

Check out the twinkling…

See more trams via Wonderful Glowing In Night Trams Budapest.

A Ghostly Tram in Budapest.

14/03/2019 by derwombat

Tram in Budapest caught with flash

I was trying to get the effect of a moving tram only to get this ghostly tram image.

This was taken in the Buda area of Budapest, near the Chain Bridge

Image Credit: Photograph by BAMC01/GuardianWitness

See more images via Regular haunts: readers’ photos on the theme of eerie | Community | The Guardian

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