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Photographer’s Note

Gudja is a village in Malta with a population of 2,901 . The village is located on a small hill south of the city of Valletta overlooking Malta International Airport.

Gudja's coat of arms bears the motto "PLURIBUS PARENS", which means "Mother of many children". These children are Safi, Kirkop, Ħal-Farruġ, Luqa, Mqabba and Tarxien, which at one time these were all part of the parish church of Gudja.

The village has a palace called Palazzo Bettina and it is believed that Napoleon lived there during his short stay in Malta, when Malta was being ruled by the French.

The parish church is dedicated to the Assumption of the Virgin Mary and it's the only one in Malta with 3 bell towers. The most conspicuous of these is the William Baker Tower, built in the 1880s by this English architect

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ag1993 (634) 2008-02-06 6:16

Hello,
Nice photo with very nice colours.
Regards
Andrea Gatt

kiwi_explorer (12195) 2008-02-07 0:50

Hi Charles,
Color saturation of the sky is good but a little over expose. The sharp lighting contrast effectively made the fields look darker. If you tone the brightness of the sky you'll notice the sunrise colors will come out better. But overall a nice composition to show us this village. Notes is also informative. Good work! tfs
Cheers,
Renier

gracious (20017) 2008-02-07 9:21

Hello Charles,
Lovely land captured with the morning sunrise! just be careful on the little OE in the sky but the beauty of land is awesome
good informative notes with thanks
cheers
Tony

mark_mk (246) 2008-02-19 10:30

Hi Charles,
a very nice picture, nice colors and a good point of view. The sky looks great. A nice sunrise you captured very well!

Regards
Mark