This week is flying by fast, and before it’s over I wanted to share another photo from an evening outing in Dingli earlier this month. The building with the dome is the radar station that sits at the edge of the clifftop, while the other structure are nearby radio towers. The long telephoto lens compresses everything into a single image, almost silhouetted against the evening … Continue reading Dingli Radar Station
For this week’s blog post I’m going back a bit, to autumn last year, sharing a photo I made on one of our outings in nearby Għargħur. There was no particular agenda to this outing, merely one of those where I packed my camera and we headed out somewhere nice – in this case a popular viewpoint in Għargħur, which also happens to be rather … Continue reading Għargħur Sunset
Yesterday I didn’t get to write my usual Thursday throwback post. I spent the morning climbing, and as it was a particularly beautiful day, in the afternoon R and I picked some takeout and went out for a picnic and a walk. I took my camera with me, but never even put the battery in. I recently replaced my mobile phone, and specifically went for … Continue reading Roadside Trees
As a particularly busy day closes, I’m taking a few moments to share a photo from last year, making this week’s throwback unusually early. This one is from an evening walk with Roberta in Dingli, around sunset. As you can see there was a thick layer of cloud hanging over the horizon, obstructing the last part of the sun’s descent. I must have taken so … Continue reading Radar Tower at Sunset
The last month or so has had me more active again on the drone front. I finally went through the A2 Certificate of Competency examination process, which now allows me to fly the Mavic 2 in subcategory A2 (i.e. closer to people, primarily). I also had my first flight in a restricted area, after going through all the necessary procedures to obtain permission. It’s a … Continue reading Sunset Drone Flight
For the last few weeks we’ve gotten into the habit of driving up to Dingli, picking up burgers from our favourite joint on the way, and enjoying these in the evening light and fresh air on the cliffs. To be followed, of course, by an amble along said cliffs, in the best British tradition. In summer, Dingli is a lovely place to be. It’s as … Continue reading Admiring the Sunset
With the weather cooling down somewhat over the last few weeks, I have finally started again on those pursuits that just don’t seem to work in the summer months. Walking I already mentioned last week. Another is photography, of course, and in this case it’s about the continuation of my long-term project involving chapels and small churches. On a fine evening last week, Roberta and … Continue reading San Martin ta’ Tours
Writing a short blog post today to share one last photo from the series taken with the long telephoto on the evening we waited out for the comet. Not much to say about this photo, really. Just another of those opportunistic photos that seem to happen so easily. Or perhaps it’s that I’ve been writing quite a lot lately, between a report for a project … Continue reading Solitary Cloud
A little more than a week ago we headed up to Dingli for some night photography. We thought well to pack a picnic and head there earlier, so that we could see the sunset, enjoy our picnic, and then get ready for some night shots. Of course we weren’t the only ones around as sunset approached, it’s a great place to just soak in the … Continue reading Catching the Sunset
For this week’s throwback I’m sharing a couple photos from a walk near Mtaħleb last winter. Walking and photography season is upon us again, over the last few weeks we’ve seen the temperatures drop a bit and the rains started. I still need to figure out how to schedule things to be able to do some walking and shooting this year. Anyway, I made these … Continue reading Ship and Evening Sun
For this week’s throwback post I’m (finally) sharing a photo of a chapel in the nearby village of Għargħur. This continues, after what seems like a very long hiatus, my ongoing series of photos of Maltese chapels and small churches. I pass by this chapel rather often, on my way to and from some local crags. (More about these some time next week, I hope.) … Continue reading San Ġwann il-Battista
Today I’m sharing two very related photos from a session near Qawra point a few weeks ago. They’re two variations on a theme, involving a charter sailing boat at sunset. (For the curious, this is the Fernandes II, registered in Malta. Like many other similar boats it’s generally chartered for events, the kind of floating parties that have become popular over the last few years.) … Continue reading Pirate Ship
Muddy Boots 