Sümeg, the impregnable fortress

As I mentioned it in my previous post we have been on holiday in the beginning of October. That time I was writing about Badacsony, the small town on the bank of Balaton. During this trip our HQ was Sümeg, a city in western Hungary.

If there would not be a castle in the middle of the town there would be nothing to check in Sümeg. But there is the fortress on the top of the hill, a quite good one. They started to build it in the 14th century and made a great job, the castle was not conquered since then.

It's not a fancy, big place but was good enough for the bishop of Veszprém to move in when the Turkish army defeated his city. There are several bastions around the courtyard and a wing for the dignitaries was available when the fortress was operating.

Today the castle is the main attraction in Sümeg. There are some exhibitions within the walls, and there is a nice view from the top. Altogether it is in good condition and run by the family who owns a wellness hotel next to the hill. They are organizing knight games and running a chivalry school as well.

Photography explanation:

During taking the photos of the 'knight show' I had to use the following settings:

1. wide shutter which gives more light but more shallow DOF (it is not a problem in this case because of the wide angles)

2. high shutter speed to avoid blurry pictures because of the movements but it caused under exposed photos

3.  high ISO (in the sky) to compensate the shutter speed but it caused low quality and high noise unfortunately.

I will be back.