So much for getting my schedule back on track. This week I’m again a bit late writing up this blog post to share some throwback photos. Some compensation is that I’m sharing two photos today, which are very much related to each other. Too much to deserve to be shared separately. Both photos are from an outing in Binġemma a little more than five years … Continue reading Madonna ta’ Hodegitria and Farm Buildings at Binġemma
Starting this week with what is likely to be the last chapel photo for a while. This late medieval chapel, dedicated to St Blaise, sits in the countryside between the towns of Rabat and Siġġiewi. We passed by on a walk in the area last winter, in which we also passed by another two chapels. As the main objective was the walk, I only took … Continue reading San Blas
Ending this week with another combo throwback / film photography block post, with another chapel visited on a walk in Rabat and Mdina a couple years ago. This one is dedicated to St Bartholomew, and can be found in the eponymous street. It sits in a lovely small square among narrow streets, and could hardly be more picturesque. I had my old film camera with … Continue reading San Bartilmew
I was unable to keep up with my blogging plans this week. Summer has started, but with so many things delayed due to the pandemic, it looks like it will be a while until work quietens down a bit, if it ever will. So there will be no recent photo this week, but today I’m again sharing a photo that is both a throwback and … Continue reading San Pietru fil-Ktajjen
Combining my throwback and film photography posts again this week, with another photo from the same walk I mentioned last week. Indeed the two photos were taken not far from each other. This one, however, looks back to the underside of the cliffs we were walking along, with Qawra and Buġibba in the distance. There are some lovely spots for swimming in these parts, especially … Continue reading Crashing Waves at Tal-Blata
I didn’t get to write a blog post yesterday, so I’ll be hitting two birds with one stone today (so to speak, it’s not like I’ll be hurtling stones at birds any time). This blog post is both a throwback (to autumn of 2018) and film photography one, as I shot this on a roll of Agfa APX 100 that took me forever to finish. … Continue reading St Paul’s Islands
For this film photography Friday post I’m sharing a photo which follows rather well from yesterday’s throwback. It’s rather odd how the this week’s throwback and film posts would both work equally well if swapped over. I took this photo over a year ago, on a walk with R in Mdina. It’s an old city, with many quaint streets and some really lovely (and imposing) … Continue reading 19 20
We’re going quite a way back with today’s throwback photo, just over two years in fact. During a walk in Rabat with R we passed in front of the building that currently houses the head office of the National Archives. The building was once the first hospital in Malta, initially managed by the Franciscans in the latter half of the 14th century, and later under … Continue reading Santo Spirito Hospital
During the holidays last year, Roberta and I went on a walk along the country roads near Rabat. The intent being the walk itself, I only took a camera with a single lens. As it happens, I opted for the film camera, with the 50mm f/1.4 lens. I generally find that the more restrictive my gear, the more relaxed the experience tends to be. In … Continue reading Weathered Gate
This week’s film-on-Friday photo is from a pre-Covid day trip to Gozo for some climbing with my good friend Kenneth. We spent the morning in Wied il-Mielaħ, climbing on the sea cliff just by the arch. On our way out of the valley we passed by this scene and as I had my camera with me we stopped for a few mins to make this … Continue reading Madonna ta’ Pinu
It feels like a lifetime ago. Once we were out of mandatory quarantine in late March, for my first walk I went somewhere I know well, and where I knew I’d be able to avoid people easily. So I drove up to the Scouts’ campsite (which was of course closed) near Golden Bay with a backpack full of camera gear, and went on my usual … Continue reading Il-Majjistral
Ending this week with another photo from Miġra l-Ferħa. The cleft is just beyond the cliff head I’m on, and you can clearly see the same stairway shown in the photo I shared last week. This is a popular place with locals, as it’s fairly easily accessible. In this photo you can (just about) see the access road that leads to this place, ending in … Continue reading Miġra l-Ferħa
Muddy Boots 