Hungary - Siofok - Sunset over Lake Balaton - Balcsi - Largest lake in Central Europe

Lake Balaton is a freshwater lake in the Transdanubian region of Hungary. It is the largest lake in Central Europe, and one of its foremost tourist destinations. As Hungary is landlocked, Lake Balaton is often called the "Hungarian Sea". The Zala River provides the largest inflow of water to the lake, and the canalized Sió is the only outflow.

The mountainous region of the northern shore is known both for its historic character and as a major wine region, while the flat southern shore is known for its resort towns. Balatonfüred and Hévíz developed early as resorts for the wealthy, but it wasn't until the late 19th century that landowners, their vines destroyed by lice, began building summer homes to rent out to the burgeoning middle classes.

Camera Model: Canon EOS 5D Mark II; Lens: 17.00 - 40.00 mm; Focal length: 21.00 mm; Aperture: 22; Exposure time: 13.0 s; ISO: 50

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  1. Basel Ayyash, Michel-A., damilebon, Victor Hoffmann, and 147 other people added this photo to their favorites.

  2. Basel Ayyash (12 months ago | reply)

    awesome *.*

  3. -Sami (12 months ago | reply)

    Fantastic shot Lucie!

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  4. WilliamKastelein (12 months ago | reply)

    great shot! amazign colors! great work lucie!

  5. Meljoe San Diego (12 months ago | reply)

    Great shot and colors!

  6. Gonçalo Gaspar (12 months ago | reply)

    Awesome shot! I love the colors!

  7. Boby Pirovics away (12 months ago | reply)

    amazing...I want to run and jump!!!

  8. tobarrica (12 months ago | reply)

    Fantastic.

  9. Romeodesign (12 months ago | reply)

    Wow! I live in Hungary, but i didn't realised that this is not somewhere in a tropical sea shore but it's our old lake! Great image!

  10. Romeodesign (12 months ago | reply)

    Pls. put it in our group "Somogy": www.flickr.com/groups/somogy/

  11. Bishwajit Sharma Photography (12 months ago | reply)

    Nice shot... You also have a very nice collection!

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  14. Niqos | Photograff (12 months ago | reply)

    Nice colors here ! wonderful

  15. ashockenberry (12 months ago | reply)

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  16. atif peshimam (12 months ago | reply)

    wonderful DOF. the colors are heavenly.

    awesome work as always.

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  18. Mariovar [deleted] (12 months ago | reply)

    wow speechless, spectacular

  19. Al Mahrezi (12 months ago | reply)

    Brilliant as usual

  20. Enric.© (12 months ago | reply)

    Beautiful atmosphere

  21. DaAsFlickred (12 months ago | reply)

    too nice..

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  22. Sylvia Andreu (12 months ago | reply)

    Fantastic!!!!!

  23. Picolla (12 months ago | reply)

    Great image, there is so much to learn from you! Thank you for sharing.

  24. Peter Levi (12 months ago | reply)

    Beautiful!!

  25. DavidHR (12 months ago | reply)

    beautiful shot, great tones!

  26. bruxelles5 (12 months ago | reply)

    great as always

  27. ros k @ getfunky_paris (12 months ago | reply)

    beautiful composition and colors in the sky!

  28. tristanlb (12 months ago | reply)

    Gorgeous shot!

  29. ricardo gallardo pizarro (12 months ago | reply)

    hermosos tonos, impresionante.

  30. Ben124. (12 months ago | reply)

    A wonderful composition and a lovely place!

  31. dr jimmy mr jim (12 months ago | reply)

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    excellent

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  34. JoelBischoffNYC (12 months ago | reply)

    Very nice. The tones make me expect the smell of sulfur.

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  36. Adam Dance (12 months ago | reply)

    Great shot Lucie. Excellent processing!

  37. H.A.M.S (12 months ago | reply)

    wonderful!

  38. Antti-Jussi Liikala (12 months ago | reply)

    Wonderful colour!

  39. purolipan (12 months ago | reply)

    Beautiful colors......

  40. Toi-Vido (12 months ago | reply)

    Beautiful work well done my friend
    Greetings from Iceland

  41. RobinHoude (12 months ago | reply)

    Very nice!

  42. Gianluca Giardi (12 months ago | reply)

    Great shot,lovely colors and tone!!

  43. koen_photos (12 months ago | reply)

    excelent
    Great shot

  44. FZ 7 (12 months ago | reply)

    Very Nice Shot

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