Kiskirálylány

A statue of little Princess (Kiskirálylány) sitting on the railings of the Danube promenade in Budapest is modeled after the eldest daughter, Évike, of the scuruptore, László Marton (1925–2008). It became a symbol of Budapest since its foundation in 1990.

"Évike, aged around 6, played in a little princess costume by pretending her bathrobe as cloak and a hat László made from newspaper as crown", László said in 2007.

The same statue can be seen in in Tapolca, the artist's hometown and in front of the Tokyo Metropolitan Art Space (東京芸術劇場) cultural center's concert hall. JAPAN!!

Carousel

 Kids just wanna have fun!

Wishing you a Happy New Year 2023!

Foggy Christmas

 It is not a white Christmas in Olomouc this year, fortunately. Rather it was foggy all day.

Merry Christmas.

Wishing all of you a Happy New Year 2023!

Liberty Square in Budapest

As you are already aware, I, too, am impressed at the image quality taken by a smartphone with small sensor size and lenses. To compensate for these cons, the image processing is rad. This reminds me of the human eye and brain. Unlike camera lenses with dozen of various types of lenses, only one lens is equipped in our eye and the brain processes the visible spectrum of light (colors) with a wide dynamic range.

Almost no post-processing procedure is required. No wonder nobody wants to carry camera gadgets for taking photos. The only advantages of the camera are night photography and a better resolution, I guess but I am afraid it's just a matter of time before the smartphone camera to overcome...

Olomouc Zoo Part Eight

 Wolf.

fin

Olomouc Zoo Part Seven

Four-legged animals (Equus genus),

Tragelaphini (spiral-horned antelopes)

Addax

Siberian Capricorn

White camel

Gemsbok

To be continued..

Olomouc Zoo Part Six

 Hippo.

To be continued.

Olomouc Zoo Part Five

 Reptiles and birds

Note that it's a spooky entry.

Argentine black and white tegu, I guess

Gila monster, I suppose

Sand gonna, I presume

Lamprolepis (emerald skinks), I presume

Crocodile

Military macaw

Silvery cheeked hornbill

To be continued...

Olomouc Zoo Part Four

 cat species

Short-tailed cat/leopard cat..maybe

Serval...maybe

Short-tailed cat...maybe

To be continued...

Olomouc Zoo Part Three

 Big cat species taking a nap after lunch! 

Tigar

 

Male lion

Female lion

Black Panther

Jaguar

Jaguar

To be continued...

Olomouc Zoo Part Two

 

Meerkat

To be continued.

Olomouc Zoo Part One

The Olomouc Zoo (only Czech language available) launched its history in 1956. On an area of ​​42.5 ha, it breeds 1,861 animals of 354 species. It is located in the north-eastern part of Olomouc city, Svatý Kopeček, a well-known district for a solemn basilica, Svatý Kopeček. 

Silvery marmoset

It's quite convenient to get there by public transportation. From the Olomouc main station, it takes 18 min by bus 11 running approx. every 15 min or so. No worries about getting lost because the closest bus stop is named, Svatý Kopeček, ZOO. It takes nearly the same time (~ 20 min) from the bus stop to the zoo entrance on a walk.

Prior to visiting the zoo, all I knew was the zoo is recognized as having wolves. Despite the drawback of the presence of thick and filthy glass windows (full of fingerprints and scratches) causing miserable reflections and the lattice patterned fence hindering camera lenses from getting, I admit shooting various animals, bugs, and aquatic organisms was enjoyable. 

Common patas monkey

This time, monkeys in the zoo are introduced.

Common squirrel monkey

The "Golden time" to shoot animals is lunchtime whereas the worst time is after lunchtime= nap time, especially for cat species. You will know what I meant in the following entries.

Bearded emperor tamarin

White headed marmoset

Black and white ruffed lemur

Golden lion tamarin

To be continued.