You know a good place to play football ? Photo

Photographer’s Note

Picture taken in St. Ursola street in the very beautiful historical town Valletta, Malta’s capital.

Valletta is an open-air museum, Baroque in character with many palaces and churches .
Remarkable are the many steep streets with limestone buildings and their very special and unique balconies.

The stairs in the streets do not conform to normal dimensions since they were constructed to allow knights in their heavy armour to be able to climb the steps. The steps in Valletta certainly contribute towards the uniqueness of the city.
But for children it’s not always the most easy place to play football. And also in Malta football is absolutely the most popular sport.

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LeeLoo (5006) 2008-07-05 12:35

Dear Paul Vandervorst!
Wonderful scene.
Good perspective.
Very good composition.
Funny effect.
TFS!

mariandrea (973) 2008-07-05 12:46

Hi Paul, cute scene with those funny guys. Nicely composed, with a good point of view. Chau chau,

Maria

casperduppy (1464) 2008-07-05 14:42

Sure! Follow me!

Like the day as a kid when a friend would say something like "hey.. I know somewhere we can catch some BIG fish"... and the excitement was right there!! A place to kick a ball about, uninterrupted by being called home, from what seemed so far away but was really only the next road!

A nice little story here Paul - I like so much about this shot.

Casper

burGu (4536) 2008-07-05 14:49

Hi Paul,
I don't understand from football issues but it is obvious that such stairs are not suitable for playing football but just right place for such a perspective!
Endless stairs leading to sky surrounded by colorful houses seems amazing. Little boys with ball and lady in background bring "life" to that stairs even though they were designed for knights. Boys with ball and stairs for knights... Contrast of years, contrast of needs.
Very nice capture, congrats
Burcu

lousat (15302) 2008-07-05 16:38

Hi Paul,what a fantastic perspective and what a great idea the title!! Wonderfulls colors and excellent sharpness ,i like a lot this work,my best compliments,have a nice Sunday,Luciano

riclopes (32971) 2008-07-05 23:12

Olá Paul, good perspective of the steep street with a nice graphism from all the steps. If these steps were brand new, this view wouldn't have the same charm. There's some overexposed parts but I like the architectural details and the kids are an excellent bonus. May be I consider to crop a bit the foreground...
regards,
ric

rodgerg (23849) 2008-07-06 1:12

Goed avond Paul,

Niet gemakkelijk om spelen voetbal in deze trappen...
Mooie "contre-plogée" met deze huizen mzt warme kleuren. De twee kinderne geven leven aan de scene.
Vriendelijk,
Roger

Jeppo (11836) 2008-07-06 3:00

Ciao Paul,

never had the chance so far to visti malta...but I like this image.
it seems to be very pleasant to lose oneself into the tangle of narrow roads and ancient buildings...well...there's the problem of playing football anyhow

ciao
SIlvio

danos (32264) 2008-07-06 3:36

Hello Paul,
nice composition with great perspective and depth.The POV is great in St. Ursola street and in combination with the descending children took and created an attractive shot.I like the colors and the light.well done.

Have a nice Sunday,Danos

rjb874 (595) 2008-07-06 3:46 [Comment]

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ribeiroantonio (21891) 2008-07-06 4:08

This is beautiful. The football is almost as big as the boy!!! The perspective is excellent and conveys very well the steepness of the street. Well done.
Antonio

giorgimer (21070) 2008-07-06 14:03

Hi Paul,

very nice idea. The ancient stairs are very fascinating, the little guys add a lot of interest.

TFS

Gio

scalerman (25731) 2008-07-06 14:13

Paul: a shot that can really tell you about the way a place IS. Great perspective and POV. regards, c

hispic (7399) 2008-07-07 2:19

Hello Paul,
I like this good composition that the children with a football are coming down the stairs in the framing including an atmosphere of the town.
The children might stand out when burning the too bright part in the bottom right.
Have a nice day, Hisashi

paura (38278) 2008-07-07 6:17

Paul,
An interesting endless dep photo. The little boys and the woman are an excellent elements in your composition.

Well done.

Paulo

claudeD (11280) 2008-07-07 10:15

Hello PAul,

very good picture from Malta with aperfecdt composition and from a well choosen deep pov.Very interesting fotojob.Bravo.

With regards from Luxembourg

Jean-Claude

emilbo (9333) 2008-07-07 15:45

Allô Paul!
Très jolie cette scène de rue et bonne perspective avec toutes ces marches en pierres, de quoi faire un bon exercice pour se rendre jusqu'en haut. Les couleurs sont superbes et la présences des enfants, qui semble bien s'amuser, est très intéressante.
Cordiales salutations,
Emilius

sacimar (7381) 2008-07-07 18:11

Hi Paul,

great composition, I like the scene, good perspective and details, nice work,

Regards

Sergio

ElAprendiz (7370) 2008-07-07 18:55

Bonjour Paul:

If this seems queun boy tells the other, what you put in the title.

An image with a strong compositional power, seen from your angle shot. I like the sequence of bleachers, as we moved through the entire scene inside depth

Maybe it takes to need some definition, but in the overall context, is a nice job. Good frame, beautiful shades

John

foozi (4701) 2008-07-08 0:03

Hello Paul,
a very brilliant display of perspective.
lovely texture and great composition of people, building anf its environment.

Regards,
Foozi

Graal (57729) 2008-07-08 0:18

Hi Paul,
amazing stairs, fine composition and low POV. Interesting place, nice scene with two boys. Good work. I like it.
Gr., Aleksander

robob (3640) 2008-07-08 5:14

Hello Paul,
C’est très intéressant de connaître la raison des dimensions spéciales de cet escalier,
Ces enfants occupent une très bonne place dans la composition,
Chouette cliché !
Amicalement,
Robert

Silvio1953 (41557) 2008-07-08 5:56

Hi Paul, great composition with splendid perspective, lovely walking children and good colors, very well done, ciao Silvio

trekks (14262) 2008-07-08 7:13

hi Paul

Thank you for showing a street scene of Malta and choosing this sloping steps with children. The view is really giving many details about this place.

tfs, bill

ifanik (20518) 2008-07-08 11:36

Hi Paul and thank you
Very nice photo with beautiful colours and POV
Well done
Best regards
Nick

Waylim (10741) 2008-07-08 17:11

Hello Paul,
What a lovely scene of the town, very charming with kids bring much liveliness and warm to the image. Really beautiful color of the buildings. Great details and texture on the stone stairs are very well visible. Good DoF and good composition. One of my favorite from your gallery. Thanks very much for sharing.
Way

toto (18703) 2008-07-09 4:27

Bonjours,
belle photo de ces escalier pris sous un bon POV.
Jolies couleurs et bonne netteté qui nous permet de bien voir les détails intéressant comme ces marches de pavé irrégulières, ces devanture de comerces.
Ces enfants qui vont allé jouer foot bal sont un plus a votre photo.

Amitiés Thomas

Dyerco (9038) 2008-07-09 6:46

Hi Paul
The POV is great as it really adds depth to this shot. Interesting dashes of colour here.
Phil

tedesse (13144) 2008-07-09 7:05

Hello!
Fantastic street shot,nice colours and good sharpness.
Greetings
Tadeusz

Charo (31665) 2008-07-10 16:13

Hello Paul,
Good making this road with many steep stairs that must be quite laborious climb. I like these children at the scene. What a pity that you leave the sky burned.
Greetings,
Charo

batalay (20858) 2008-07-10 16:27

Hello Paul,

I like this shot of Valletta and I believe I've been on this interminably long staircase. The composition is first rate, as are the colors and resolution.

Warm regards,

Bulent

mafegan (4139) 2008-07-10 21:44

Hello Paul
A good composition, perfect pov and a funny story. TFS, Marlene

gracious (20017) 2008-07-10 23:26

Bonjour Paul,
Nicely captured on this beautiful street stairs with the best pov from a good angle!
the image is sharp with nice colour and lots of details to view and enjoy!
I loved the title very much which is really suit for the image!
many thanks and best wishes
Tony

tpstrek (1855) 2008-07-11 2:34

Hallo Paul,
Mooi gezien; geen wonder dat Malta als voetballand niet veel voorstelt, hoewel het aldaar toch een heel populaire sport is.
TFS,
Henri

Aviller (3106) 2008-07-13 8:14

A great capture of everyday life. My only complaint is that it feels like its tilting a bit to the left. Superb composition though.

lilimih33 (9872) 2008-07-15 15:48

Hello Paul!
Very nice your point of view!
Lovely place!
Nice PP work!
Best regards!
Lili

Greg1949 (8507) 2008-07-15 16:42

Paul, you have a very nice gallery. This one is where I'll start, your colors are well saturated and your detail is crisp but more important you visualize well. I'll visit again.

Greg

serp2000 (9391) 2008-07-17 3:46

Hi, Paul,
Good title, an useful note and beatiful colours and details.
Very interesting ancient town. TFS!
Greetings from Ural,
Serghei

skippy007 (6971) 2008-07-19 1:57

Hello Paul, I like the colour you have reproduced in this well composed & interesting shot & under difficult light conditions. A lovely scene with those children well placed. It looks like the path needs weeding.
Thanks
Santo

MikiM (1916) 2008-07-21 7:25

Hi Paul,

Really nice to see the small guys wiht a big ball - probably the European Chanmpionship was the theme..
Great compo - nice light managing!
Congrats,

Miklós

Manamo (3472) 2008-07-29 8:01

Hello Paul,
this is such a beautiful scene! Perfect set up for this interaction between the 2 kids. the football is a universal symbol of sport/game so it is bound to touch everyone.
We recognize some important features of Malta. Like you said, there are the balconies, steep streets, football, but also the colors and the sun!! The sun...the light, it seems so different from anywhere else!
Your pictures tells a lot about this place and the life there. But it's not just that. It's also beautiful. Tremendously beautiful.
Best regards,
Marc

izmirli (3091) 2008-08-10 12:11

merhaba dear paul
excellent stairs and road.magnificent lovely children and colours.excellent houses and daily life.well done.
best regards.
gürkan akçakır.

kpav (5023) 2008-08-11 9:47

Hello Paul, ecxellent shot from a great POV with very good perspective. The two kids are a great addition. Beautiful colors and light. Thanks for sharing.
Best regards,
Kostas.

porto62 (1773) 2008-08-12 9:09

Hi Paul very interesting perspective from a low point and you got the right title with thoses two kids on there way to the soccer field great done.alain

JanP (1629) 2008-08-15 15:12

Hi Paul.
Excellent lines in this clorish photo.The kids add a lot of life, and you have really chosen the right point of view here.
Best wishes, Jan

Felip (3905) 2008-08-17 11:03

Woooowww, what a wonderful shot!, I'm wondering if this pintoresque street looks so nice in reality, as it looks in your picture. The POV is magnificient.
Best regards

Felip

mikolaj_kawa (29933) 2008-08-21 0:48

Hello Paul! Amazing POV. Fantastic perspective. Very funny scene and title. Wonderful stairway. Perfect shot. Great effect. Good luck!

ilDottore (4002) 2008-08-27 9:23

Hi Paul,
Another fantastic picture with perfect street observation.
Wonderful architecture, very nice colours, perfect perspective.
TFS
Chris

lightsensor (721) 2008-09-15 11:16

that is a funny title for this picture! look at the boys body language, u can tell they are in a good mood to play! even though it was during a bright afternoon (i guess), i didn't see a lot of wash out. well done like always!

J-P,

dilane (10228) 2008-09-22 7:15

Hi Paul
Your title is chosen well and made smile to me. Effectively, not easy to play with a ball in such endless staircases. It is very nice this photo, her tells a story, I like very much - friendly - daniel -