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Photographer’s Note

This is a view of the Alter in the Roman Catholic Mosta Rotunda, or Church of St.Mary.

On the 9th of April three German bombers where being pursued by British fighters. One of the German planes flew over the Town of Mosta and ejected it's payload, a 500 pound bomb. The church took a direct hit, with 300 people inside. The bomb penetrated the 37 meter dome, then hit the painting of Christ with the Apostles and another wall before coming to rest on the floor. I guess depending on your Religious beliefs, some consider this event a Miracle, as not one person was injured or killed. The bomb failed to detonate and was then defused.

There is a replica of the bomb in the sacristy of the church. I have attached a photo of the bomb as a workshop.

As for the photo. The church was very dull and required a long exposure. I used the floor and my lens cap to tilt the camera for the 3 second exposure.

Yar, skellywag, Tayon, nomadb59, bullybeef53, dip, Hellas, tyro, jmcl, gracious has marked this note useful

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Yar (795) 2007-08-18 11:03

Hello,
the colours are good and the picture is sharp here.
I like the way the composition was made, in the uppwards direction with wider view.

skellywag (887) 2007-08-18 11:20

Hi Rodney, a very interesting story and a beautiful church. You have very good depth , detail, sharpness and colours.The angle you have taken this from allows us to view the interior well. TFS, Jean

Tayon (1840) 2007-08-18 12:07

Hi Rodney
very good capture and composition
great POV and DOF in this condition of light..
wonderful colorsand sharpness.
you did it very well with the lens cap...

nomadb59 (96) 2007-08-24 2:05

Hey Rodders,

You've done a great job with your long exposure. The colour saturation and the DOF is excellent. The POV/framing is great as well.

I visited this church many moons ago (without a camera alas!) and happily I recognised the scene right away.
Another great note and very helpful tips on shooting.

Cheers
db

bullybeef53 (3207) 2007-08-30 12:37

Hi,
Rodney,This is a very interesting story and would make you wonder ?
Your angle of this shot is superb.
this is an inspiration story.
Thanks ,
Jim

archimatica (13182) 2007-09-05 14:24

Hi, Rodney.
Amazing shot!
Good pov, colors, sharpness.
Regards
Renzo

dip (12410) 2007-09-07 4:37

Hi Rodney,
I like your image is very beautiful with amazing colors and good (low) point of view,
interesting the WS also with this 'little gift'of the war,
greetings,
Dimitris.

Hellas (5097) 2007-09-09 23:12

Hello Rodney,
I am amazed by the story! I have noticed the workshop, too. The exposure of your photo is very well done, balanced, with an excellent light management. Thank you very much for the complete presentation.
Best wishes,
Athanasios.

tyro (2600) 2007-09-24 6:16

Hello, Rodney.

What a fantastic picture and what a great and interesting note to accompany it!

The quality and sharpness of this picture is superb considering the makeshift apparatus you used to support your camera. I guess something slightly higher like a tin of beans (perhaps an edible support would be a good idea for the camera bag) might have given you a slightly better viewpoint but really, this is fabulous.

Excellent!

Best Wishes,

John.

jmcl (13721) 2007-09-28 21:00

Sorrowful and powerful story .. contrasted by the beauty of these colors and amplified by the depth and dimension of this image. very nice.

take care,

John

gracious (20017) 2007-10-02 12:12

Hello Rod,
Super low pov with great sense of depth!
perfect sharpness, vivid colour and details
very well composed and thanks for the useful notes
TFS
Tony