Street mood, Valletta Photo

Photographer’s Note

Dear TE Friends,
Mediterranean mood one of my favourite cities, from Valletta. I hope, you like this. Beautiful weekend!
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Valletta, the capital city of Malta, is built on the northern half of the Sciberras peninsula, which separates the Grand Harbour from Marsamxett Harbour. The city is completely surrounded by fortifications and covers an area that is 900 meters by 630 meters The street plan is based on a more or less uniform grid. Republic Street divides one side of the city from the other and runs from Fort St. Elmo to the City Gate. Many of the streets that run parallel to Republic Street fall steeply as you get closer to the tip of the peninsula. Transverse street begin as flights of stairs at each end. The stairs do not conform to normal dimensions since they were constructed so as to allow knights in heavy armour to be able to climb the steps. The steps contributes towards the uniqueness of Valletta. Any irregularities that occur in the streets grid were imposed on it by the lie of the land and the need to have unhampered communications around the circuit of the fortifications.

Valletta was the brainchild of Grand Master Jean de la Valette. When the knights agreed, although reluctantly, to make Malta their headquarters, de la Valette quickly realized that they needed a defensible city to protect the island against the Turkish hordes that had driven them out of Rhodes and had followed them all the way to Malta. At the Grand Master's request, the Pope sent his own architect and Michelangelo's assistant, Francesco Laparelli, to Malta to help with the building of Valletta. Arriving in Malta on December 28th, 1565, he had the plans for the city drawn within three days. On March 28th, the new city was officially born. The inauguration ceremony was held on the site of the Porta Reale (the site of the entrance gates to Valletta) and the city was christened Valletta after the Grand Master. The bastions surrounding the city are impressive indeed but were never tested. Perhaps the Turkish generals realized that they were no match against the fortified city. The Grand Harbour is virtually lined with a string of bastions. Fort Sant' Elmo and Fort Ricasoli (the largest fort in the Commonwealth) protect the entrance to the harbour. Fort St. Angelo and the walls of Birgu and Senglea across the harbour shield its flank. The Grand Master died before the city was finished.
(Source: www.maltagozo.com)

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mikolaj_kawa (31161) 2009-01-03 2:05

Hello George! Wonderful street. Amazing houses. Nice perspective. Very nice capture. Daily life! Good luck!

ymrk (9105) 2009-01-03 2:06

Dear friend George;
Yes,
This photo was taked is wonderful...Good capture,good perspective.
And original outlook.
Have a nice Saturdays,

YAĞMUR

Rosam (297) 2009-01-03 2:24

Hello George,
what an outstanding capture
of the daily Life,
The colours and perspective are perfect.
Thank you for the note
Have a very nice day
Rosa

pauloog (6883) 2009-01-03 2:33

Hello George,
Valletta and its balconies... Good street shot with natural colours and of course, the balconies.
Regards,
Paul

jlbrthnn (38897) 2009-01-03 2:57

Hello george,
It is an good idea to make us return to Malta, it is a good photographic destination. This image describes the daily newspaper of the inhabitants, and especially very characteristic architecture. An image of quality. Cheer.
Have a nice day
Cordially
Joël

Gerrit (36259) 2009-01-03 3:07

Hi George,
good tele-effect on this wonderful view over the town.
Good use of the vertical curve in tghe street en d excellent light and coloring.
Regards, Gerrit

mesutilgim (37268) 2009-01-03 3:12

Hello Georg,
Typical mediterranean scenery, vivid and colorfull. Very god pov embracing all those beautiful deatils and good usefull notes.
A perfect TE entry.
TFS and have a nice weekend
Best regards
MESUT ILGIM

Photo65Net (43096) 2009-01-03 3:27

Hello George,
Superb perspective on this street.
I like a lot the result, with great warm colors too.
Have a nice day,
JB.

dip (12844) 2009-01-03 3:32

Hi George,
indeed Mediterranean mood,excellent point of view and amazing light and colours,
well done,
greetings,
Dimitris.

npecanhuk (14652) 2009-01-03 3:36

Hello George!
When visiting some place, I love walking the streets, specially the not very well known, the never seen ones! Then I think we really capture the soul of the place!
This one of yours looks great and the picture was very well taken! All the elements really give us a good idea of that spot and I do like them all!
TFS - Congratulations!
Warmest regards,
Neyvan

TopGeo (22205) 2009-01-03 4:30

Hi George! If I follow you I see through your lens interesting parts that I have not visited! They is here Malta one from. Am a interesting place and a amazing detail of city Valletta I like very also as colours and as POV. Greet you
Georgios

jjcordier (25218) 2009-01-03 4:36

George
Tu as vraiment choisi le meilleur POV (tout à fait normal venant de toi!) pour photographier cette belle rue typique et la lumière était parfaite pour éviter les ombres disgracieuses. Une très belle photo.
Amicalement
JJ

ChrisJ (70443) 2009-01-03 5:06

Hi George

I like the repetition of the parked cars in the street, (but not if I was driving, & looking for a park, lol!) Good sharpness colour, & linear perspective. Tfs!

snunney (35464) 2009-01-03 5:53

Hello George,
A superb perspective looking down this steep street towards the fortress. The houses lining the street with their little balconies are quite fascinating. The cars parked either side add to the mood of business. Excellent colours and clarity.

Cretense (57010) 2009-01-03 6:30

Hi George and Happy New Year! Best wishes to you and your loved ones, for a year full of good health and prosperity!

Excellent architecture photo, also a nice daily life scene, excellent framing and composition! Very impressive perspective, great depth of field and fantastic colours! Congratulaitons!

Hercules

berek (29019) 2009-01-03 6:52

Hi George,
lovely daily life view from Malta. happy new year my friend.
Burak

xavshot (63125) 2009-01-03 7:09

Bonjour George
très belles couleurs dans cette image; La profondeur est superbe ; j'aime bien cette scène de vie.
Je te souhaite une bonne année 2009
Xavier

asajernigan (14284) 2009-01-03 8:01

George,
This is a great shot of this great city scene. Your composition is great using the street to lead the eye through the shot. The lighting and colors are great with excellent sharpness and detail. The flags add a nice splash of color to the earth tones of the buildings.
TFS,
Asa

miumiu (3866) 2009-01-03 9:44

Szia Gyuri!

Boldog Új Évet kívánok!
Gyönyörű részlet és valóban elragadó hangulata van Vallettának!
Remélem hamarosan lakhelyem lesz ez a csodás sziget!

Üdv.
Ági

Deepforest (8825) 2009-01-03 12:07

Hi George,
Excellent shot. Fantastic perspective of this long street... beautiful light and nice natural colours. Very well done.
Best regards,
Andrzej

TGULUMSER (12514) 2009-01-03 13:22

Hello George,
You reflected the Mediterranean mood perfectly. The city looks lovely and magnificent. I liked every detail in this shot,
Best regards,
Tulay

chrkont (3669) 2009-01-03 15:08

Hi George
I want to wish you a healthy, happy and creative new year.
Really Mediterranean style city. Very good use of tele-lens and nice colors. I like the combination of traditional buildings and "jungle" life in streets. It's look like Athens to me.
Have a nice day
Christos

mehmetemin (7217) 2009-01-03 15:39

Hi George
Good composition! Very nice colors and lights!
Best regards.
Mehmet Emin

AiresSantos (42844) 2009-01-03 23:20

Hi George
Beautiful view of this street in Valletta. Amazing houses. Fine daily life picture with good colours
Have a nice Sunday
Aires

danyy (69417) 2009-01-03 23:57

Bonjour George,
j'aime beaucoup ce genre de photo à la perspective écrasée au télé.
De magnifiques couleurs ces façades, pas criardes, et bien assorties.
Un boulot très propre et net.

Best regards.
Daniel.

Graal (58714) 2009-01-04 0:11

Jó napot George,
nice street reportage, good return to Malta. I like the perspective and colours. Good note. Well photojob.
Gr., Aleksander

hay_kes (28562) 2009-01-04 0:16

Hi George,
What a superb perspective on this street.Excellent POV and details.TFS.
Cheers,
Have a beautiful Sunday,

hAyAti

BennyV (4905) 2009-01-04 1:31

Hello George,

Good shot of this street, quiet, yet with some action going on. I like that one man standing there. A pity the top of the flag is out of the frame, but that's a detail.

Benny

jurek1951 (26136) 2009-01-04 13:09

Hi George,
The colours are striking in this image, well seen and presented! The picture has a fine perspective, my eye are take to the end of the street.
Georg

paura (39202) 2009-01-05 3:25

George,
Uma beleza de paisagem urbana, tomada com extrema competência. Muito boa, amigo.

Felicidades

Paulo

jemaflor (39759) 2009-01-05 11:04

Hi Georges,
Good depth with that angle, well the flag in yopur composition well seen and made and happy new year !

Greg1949 (8519) 2009-01-05 11:38

George, this is where I came in I think, I love your Malta shots, this one is no disappointment, great capture.

Greg

Silvio1953 (42769) 2009-01-06 2:15

Ciao George, fantastic urban view with fascinating perspective, wonderful light and colors, splendid POV, very well done, ciao Silvio

ocskaymarci (2510) 2009-01-24 8:36

Szia Gyuri!
Olyan gyors vagy, hogy nem tudlak követni! Pillanatok alatt annyi jobbnál jobb képet halmoztál fel Máltáról, hogy csak pislogok. ((:
Itt nagyon tetszik a fekvő tájolás, mert így kiváló látvány nyílik minnél több házra és az érdekes kiugró teraszaikra. Szépek a meleg, délutáni színek is!
Szép vasárnapot!
Üdv,
Marci