Another short post this week to share a photo related to last week’s, from the same walk starting from Mġarr. The Għajn Tuffieħa tower is prominent at the top of the cliff. Just above the bay, though, one can also see the ruins of the (rather grandiosely named, I always thought) Riviera Martinique. The building is in a rather sad state, and I’d think also … Continue reading Għajn Tuffieħa Tower and Riviera
A couple weeks ago, R and I headed down to nearby San Anton Gardens after work. The walk there is enjoyable, and it’s a lovely place to amble about. I took my camera with me, intending to spend some time making photos. To keep things simple, I took only a couple prime lenses, though in the end I used only one – the trusty 100mm … Continue reading Peafowl family
This week’s throwback photo is another one from the walk that I did about a year ago, starting from Mġarr. From Ġnejna I walked around the headland at Karraba, finding a path among the boulders, until I reached the beach at Għajn Tuffieħa. The proper one, that is normally reached by going down a long flight of stairs from the car park, not the arguably … Continue reading Beach and Clay Slopes
I do not often shoot or share sunset photos, though I must admit I do have a few. Cliché or not, something rather special happens as the evening approaches and the colour of the light and sky changes. Today’s photo follows very neatly from the one I shared a week ago, as this was the sunset that R and I were watching as we shared … Continue reading Għargħur Sunset
I meant to share this photo earlier this week, but I immediately realised I had the wrong identification for this plant. So I shared something else instead. It took me a while to find the correct one, and now that I’m pretty confident I have it right, I thought I’d write a quick post to share this. The plant in question is an indigenous one, … Continue reading Ħannewija
The weather is still very warm here, but there is also the undeniable feeling that the summer is coming to an end. At work we’re getting ready for the new academic year that will soon start, and on the roads the traffic seems to have increased already. And so the tail end of the year is approaching. Yet here I’m still working through a significant … Continue reading Overlooking Il-Munqar
Last week I spent some time editing the photos from the photography session down in Sliema earlier this month. The whole idea behind the session was to photograph the full moon rising behind the Grand Harbour breakwater and its lighthouse. I have a series of photos of this event, starting from just after sunset, until well into nautical twilight. My favourite photos were the ones … Continue reading Moonrise Over Breakwater Lighthouse
A very pleasant highlight last week involved Wednesday’s full moon, which also happened to be at perigee this month. This event had been popping up on my news feeds recently, so I checked out the conditions on my usual photography and astronomy planning apps. Seeing that the conditions were rather ideal, and the weather being what it is this time of year, I figured we’d … Continue reading Moonrise Over Delimara Lighthouses
The throwback photo this week takes us to another walk I did in spring last year, around Aħrax, covering the eastern half of Marfa ridge. The first part of this walk goes through the beaches on the north side of the peninsula, which are all popular with bathers. It was in Armier bay that I made this particular photo. A local traditional fishing boat (known … Continue reading Luzzu and Kemmuna
The photo I’m sharing today takes us back more than a year, to a walk I did in early spring, starting from Xemxija. The walk is one of my favourites, taking in Mistra bay and hugging the rugged coastline to Imġiebaħ bay, a secluded (but still popular) beach below Selmun. While the beaches are obviously much more popular in summer, I find the sea to … Continue reading Imġiebaħ
Given that yesterday I had other stuff to share, I thought I’d come back today with a throwback photo for this week. This one had been hiding away in the vaults, and I came across it as I was reorganising my drone photography folders. I generally keep my drone images separate from the rest of my photography, as the intent is usually technical, and the … Continue reading Wied il-Għasel
Over the month of June we were treated to a rare celestial event, with five planets aligning in the early morning sky. On certain days, the moon would also join in, so I made plans to head out to watch the event (and make photos of course) last Friday. Roberta really enjoys astronomy, so of course she was planning to brave the alpine start and … Continue reading Planetary Alignment
Muddy Boots 