During autumn last year, as the weather became more amenable to photography, I made an effort to progress on my long-term chapels project. On one of these outings, with R, we headed out to Rabat to photograph one of the chapels in the countryside there. I had already scoped out the area using maps and satellite imagery, so I had an idea of what times … Continue reading Twelid tal-Verġni Marija
For the last throwback post of this year, I’m sharing one final photo from the walk I did last winter, from Dingli cliffs, down to Fawwara, and up to the Laferla cross. This photo is from the first part of the walk, at the start of the path leading down the cliffs to Fawwara. It’s an easy path to follow, though of course one has … Continue reading Cliffs at Fawwara
This week’s throwback post takes us back to late winter this year, and a walk starting from the cliffs at Dingli and heading down through Fawwara. I already shared photos of the other chapel in the small hamlet of Fawwara. This one, too, proves to be rather tricky to photograph due to the very limited viewpoints. Those who are interested will find details about this … Continue reading Lunzjata
I keep telling myself that I should dedicate more time to my photography. Sadly, over the last year, this seems to have taken second place, except for those few occasions where I continued working on my chapels project, and (a first for me) going out to watch and shoot the Malta International Airshow. Otherwise, it was usually a matter of taking my camera with me … Continue reading Access Path at Dusk
Other than Christmas, December in Malta also comes with another two public holidays: the feast of the Immaculate Conception on the 8th, and Republic Day on the 13th. These two are rather close to each other, and when there’s a weekend in between it’s fairly easy to take a couple more days off work and make it an almost week-long break. Which is what I … Continue reading Farmhouse at Dusk
It doesn’t happen very often on this blog that I share a photo that’s less than a week old. It’s certainly even less often that this happens two weeks in a row. So I guess this must be an occasion worth celebrating. I know, I know, these days any photo that’s shared more than a minute or two after taking is (enough time to make … Continue reading Dusk at Wied il-Bassasa
Sharing something very recent today, with a photo from yesterday’s outing. I had climbing plans, but the weather was uncertain at best, with isolated showers and thunderstorms on the forecast. Looking at the radar images wasn’t too promising, but there was a good chance the small system would pass Malta by, so we took a punt and headed down to Lapsi. It rained all the … Continue reading Filfla and Xaqqa Cliffs
Sharing a final photo from that walk at Il-Majjistral last autumn. This one’s a simple view from the cliffs, across the sea, with the wide stormy skies as evening closed in. The sun is hidden behind the clouds, though its light does break through in crepuscular rays , lighting up bits of sea in the distance. The sea itself, so dark in the distance (keeps … Continue reading Big Skies at Il-Majjistral
The photo I’m sharing today, from the same walk in Il-Majjistral last autumn, is a rather unusual one, given that most of my photos in the area show the cliffs or the natural landscape. But of course there isn’t anywhere in Malta that can really be classified as wild or untouched. At the edge of the park (technically, I think, just outside) there’s a number … Continue reading Il-Majjistral Barracks Chapel
This week I thought I’d share a somewhat different type of photo for the throwback series. Well, three of them really. As readers of this blog will have realised, I don’t often have people in my photos, but it doesn’t mean that it never happens. I do take photos as memories of events as well, after all. Keepsakes of a kind. In this case I … Continue reading Outings with Christina and Matrix
I have a thing for signs, especially the odd and weird ones, as I’m sure my readers will have realised. The photo I’m sharing today shows a particular one from Il-Majjistral. I really cannot understand what they were thinking, whoever it was who decided that a sign with this wording was needed at this specific point. I mean, it’s less than a meter to the … Continue reading Not Without Wings
Taking a few moments to share a final photo from a walk starting at Għar Lapsi last autumn, showing the remains of Għar Ħanex, which had collapsed in a storm a couple years ago. I find this part of the coastline to be rather picturesque, and have made several photos here over the last few years. It also has the advantage of being fairly easy … Continue reading Ras il-Ħamrija
Muddy Boots 