Peaceful Sannat Photo

Photographer’s Note

Sannat lies to the south of Gozo. Sannat, or more properly ta' Sannat, was one of the first places in Gozo to become a separate parish. The building of the present parish church is dedicated to Saint Margaret Martyr, began on the site of a much smaller church in 1718, and several structural changes were made in the 1860's. The present church was consecrated on 16th October 1755, and again on 22nd November 1868 (due to more structural changes).

Sannat was once famed for its lace making, and there is still a little of this traditional craft carried out today. The village has Gozo's highest cliffs, at Ta' Cenc, some 130 metres in height. These cliffs were especially important during the times of the Knights, as they provided essential breeding grounds for their Peregrine hunting falcons. Today, the cliffs are home to a large colony of Cory's Sheerwaters; the last falcons having died out in the 1980's. The cliff tops are also home to several archaeological sites such as the 'cart ruts', parallel tracks hewn in the rocks. There are also remains of a temple and several standing stones (dolmens). The village has many religious niches.

(Discovergozo)

robob, gpeler, bizsu, vinicio, dip, Muse, steliosk has marked this note useful

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jmcl (14181) 2008-02-23 8:32

Hi Agnes,

You have found a beautiful, striking, and thoughtful composition for this .. wonderful ..
Great light .. and the echo of the flowers in the tone of the dome is tremendous.

take care,

John

Jardim (3197) 2008-02-23 8:37

Olá Agnes,

The first plan of the flowering tree is beatiful and gives an effect more atractive to the monument. I only think that the photo have a litle light to more.
Regards
Júlio Jardim

robob (3640) 2008-02-23 9:18

Hello Agnes,
Je pense n’avoir jamais vu le dôme d’une église de couleur bordeaux, c’est très joli en tout cas !
Et puis cela fait un bel assortiment avec les fleurs du premier plan,
Belle composition et note très intéressante,
Je te souhaite une excellente soirée,
A bientôt,
Robert

gpeler (228) 2008-02-23 16:43

Hello Agnes,
Very nice composition and POV. The colours and the light of the photo is perfect. TFS
Congratulations...
Greetings
Gamze:)

gracious (20017) 2008-02-24 9:52

Hello my friend Agnes,
Lovely captured of this beautiful architecture under a bright sunny day!
very good sharpness, wonderful colour and details especially with the blooming flowers makes this image so beautiful indeed
well done
friend Tony

ifanik (20686) 2008-02-24 11:31

hi agnes
Very beautiful composition with the flowers and the nice church
Very well done
Best regards
Nick

dario10 (2753) 2008-02-25 13:24

Hi Agnes,
wonderful view,beautiful colour,nice composition is flowers,good work
greetings dario

marzar (116) 2008-02-26 2:36

hello agnes.
you have such a great photo of sannat at gozo.
I enjoyed seeing this picture.
thanks for sharing.
mario

bizsu (1011) 2008-02-26 13:30

Szia Ági !
Ezt jól összehoztad.
Ez már tudatos kompo. Szép fények, ésszínek. A zsinorokkal én is mindig megküzdök.Próbáld meg Painttel Eltüntetni.
Gratulálok.
Légy jó !!
Zsú

toto (18783) 2008-02-27 0:34

Belle photo de ce temple superbe avec ces deux tours et ce dôme magnifiques.
Très jolie architecture de ce bâtiment, sa beauté est rehaussée par ces jolies fleurs bien colorées sur la gauche de votre photo, cela est un plus.

Amitiés Thomas
Je reviens

vinicio (22498) 2008-02-27 6:21

Beautiful image Agnes, it's a pity that the church's gate is not visible but your image is still beautiful with nice composition and excellent subject, compliments.
Ciao
Vinicio

dip (13000) 2008-02-28 3:56

Hi Agnes,
wonderful colors and light,beautiful and interesting architecture too,
well captured and composed,
Regards,
Dimitris.

What about the Date Taken? Is it a shot from the future? :)))

Muse (31111) 2008-02-28 23:32

Hello Agnès,
Une superbe architecture et un tout bon cadrage avec ces jolies fleurs à l'avant plan qui donne une belle note de couleur.
Joli ciel. Le bâtiment est un peu surexposé mais parfois la lumière est si forte, c'est difficile.
Excellente journée
Denise

ekinokswest (2974) 2008-03-01 6:55

I would like to let you know that three colors have a truly positive impact on this photo. surely the purple of those flowers .. in addition the cream of the ancient building and most definitely the dark sky color on the top far left corner of this photo. I just wanted to add these details as to why this one looks rather like a more special photo compared to others in your gallery. Thanks for listening.

steliosk (4784) 2008-03-03 17:05

did you tried a vertical frame to capture the whole church?
I think a couple of steps behind and you would have taken a more descriptive scene
but I kinda like this one too, the tree at the left, fills your composition well.

Regards
Stelios