Dockyard Creek Photo

Photographer’s Note

Picture taken in Dockyard Creek (a part of Grand Harbour) and looking into the direction of Valletta, the capital. On top you can see the arches of the Upper Barrakka Gardens from where one of my previous pictures (the one from Fort St. Angelo) is taken.

Left of the creek you see the peninsule Senglea.
At the right side a part of the new marina of Vittoriosa.

In the middle of the creek one of the many boats that make regular harbour cruises.

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jonathan_hart (22926) 2008-07-11 3:40

great POV, what a beautiful place,
good capture well framed
regards
jo

skippy007 (7863) 2008-07-11 5:24

Hello Paul, When I first looked at this I thought WOW it looks like a painting, Love the saturated colours, well framed. A beautiful scene, well captured from a good pov.
Have a good weekend
Thanks
Santo

nivaldo (13728) 2008-07-11 16:12

Malta might be an interesting trip in the month of May ...
Very nice shot, Paul, great POV !
Um abraço, congratulations!
Nivaldo

raszid62 (4350) 2008-07-11 23:12

Hello Paul
Nice formulation, excellent alive colours, technically also without accusation. The contrast between old harbour with times of Middle Ages and the modern yachts.
Jozef

rodgerg (27003) 2008-07-12 1:02

Goed avond Paul,

Een mooie standpunt of de haven, de boten en de hoge huizen kleurrijk. Een foto zeer rijk aan details.
Goed WE,
Roger

riclopes (33487) 2008-07-12 2:20

Superb vantage POV, Paul. Magnificent historic vision in the background and great water color contrast. Fine inclusion of the boat approaching this way and interesting graphism at right. There's many details to observe here. Excellent capture.
regards,
ricardo

paura (40841) 2008-07-12 3:46

Paul,
A very beautiful view in this well composed shot, mixing the new boats and the old arcgitecture buildings. Well done!

Abraço

Paulo

Cretense (58913) 2008-07-12 4:24

Hi Paul!

Fantastic capture and very representative of Valetta, I haven't seen any other photo from this POV, which is excellent! Great composition and framing, great light manamgent and brilliant colours! Congratulations!

Hercules

tedesse (13498) 2008-07-12 5:19

Hello!
Excellent composition,nice view beautiful colours.
Greetings
Tadeusz

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giorgimer (22446) 2008-07-12 14:49

Hi Paul,

I like a lot the views of this town. You chose a different POV that allows to see how it's "just one" with the sea.

TFS

Gio

Clementi (47668) 2008-07-12 15:15

Ciao Paul,
nice shot , i like the strong blue of water that contrast with warm colors of old city.
vey nice Pov,
good job
Giorgio

foozi (4819) 2008-07-12 18:42

Hello Paul,
this a great POV of this dockyard. The blue water is very astonishing and reall great impact to the shot. The river perspective is also brilliant as it guide to the city.
Wonderful composition and very well designed.

Regards,
Foozi.

Atousa (3676) 2008-07-12 20:01

Salam Paul,
A beautiful shot with lots of lovely detail..good pov n nice colours..an attractive shot..tfs
Greetings, Atousa

ifanik (20816) 2008-07-12 20:10

Beautiful view my friend Paul
Great photo with very nice colours
Congratulations
Best regards
Nick

serp2000 (10390) 2008-07-13 5:04

Privet , Paul,
Very interesting place, Malta for me is possible country for next holiday. I like this island. Beatiful colours!
Have a nice week!
Serghei

Dyerco (9640) 2008-07-13 6:48

Hi Paul
Nicely composed. It was good that you waited for the tour boat to occupy that space. The WS has sharpened the BG a lot but I am not bothered by the haziness from that distance in your original shot. It seems more real somehow.
Phil

claudeD (11883) 2008-07-13 8:47

Hello PAul,

very interesting and well framed picture with perfect colors and from a well choosen pov.Excellent fotojob.

With regards from Luxembourg

Jean-Claude

siolaw (26392) 2008-07-13 23:14

Salut Paul
La Valette me semble valoir le déplacement! Et depuis ce superbe point de vue permettant une compo équilibrée avec les voiliers sur la droite, les quais a gauche et la vieille ville au fond... En plus il fait beau et ça donne se belles couleurs!
Joli
Laurent

Waylim (11943) 2008-07-13 23:56

Paul,
Another really nice shot of the grand harbour, Beautiful ultra marine blue, good clarity and sharpness, good light and color, composition is just fine. Good DoF and POV. Overall, very well captured scenery. Thanks for sharing.
Way

feather (51026) 2008-07-14 4:10

You found a wonderful POV to show so much of the area. The boat coming towards you is a very important feature of the image as there would have been a big area of empty water.
Kath

WepWaWet (4032) 2008-07-14 6:31

Hello Paul,
Great shot with very beautiful colors and contrast. Perfect POV and very good light management. The sharpness and lights are great. Regards,
Seref

trekks (14340) 2008-07-14 9:02

hi Paul

This is really great perspective view of a scene which is not seen much on TE. I never know Malta is such a beautiful place. Very good color contrast and saturation.

tfs, bill

hispic (7399) 2008-07-15 2:25

Hello Paul,
Beautiful scenery of the dockyard creek in the full of light. It might be more attractive when removing the noise of the sky. I like this clear blue of the creek.
Have a nice summertime, Hisashi

robob (3640) 2008-07-15 8:49

Hello Paul,
Vraiment un très bel endroit,
Excellent point de vue ici sur la ville et le port de plaisance,
Amicalement et au plaisir,
Robert

UlfE (9522) 2008-07-15 12:41

Hi Paul,

Excellent high POV and really well-composed with pleasant light and colours. Really well-done. TFS and have a nice evening!

Cheers,

Ulf

Miha2ou7 (4993) 2008-07-15 13:53

Hey Paul,

An amazing view of the harbour and the classic buildings in the background. I usually don`t like such a strong saturation, but in this case it`s absolutely splendid, and gives of that painting feeling, which can often fail, but not in this case. Congratulations.

Best regards.

paololg (15482) 2008-07-15 15:41

Ciao Paul,
stupendous contrast among the blue of the sea and the houses of the harbour of La Valletta. This beautiful image has a good definition of the details and an excellent management of the light. You have done a good job, compliments.
Ciao
Paolo.

lilimih33 (9884) 2008-07-15 15:50

Hello Paul, again!
Excellent postcard from Valetta!
Beautiful colours and perfect perspective!
Greetings!
LIli

shevchenko (10511) 2008-07-15 19:46

Hi Paul,
Good pov to show the busy harbour with many boats, beautiful location crowd with old buildings and all in yellow color, nice blue sea, thanks for sharing.
Ally

ls7902 (6420) 2008-07-15 21:23

Hi Paul,
Wow. It looks like a really busy harbor with a lot of leisure boats. Great medieval & modern architectures flanking the shores. I also like the boat in the middle as a focal point for this photo. Best Regards. Latiff.

leo61 (44300) 2008-07-15 21:39

Hi Paul!
A nice view at the old part of the city.Good foreground with the sailingboats and the promemade at the sides and good timing to catch the big boat in the center.
Regards,Leo

Paul65 (1402) 2008-07-15 21:47

Hello Paul!
Fantastic capture. Interesting representative view of Valetta.
Wonderful composition.
Congratulations!
Greetings from Poland.
Paul.

ElAprendiz (7370) 2008-07-17 13:28

Hello Paul:

It appears that Malta seems to be an island of dreams, located in the Mediterranean.

The view is splendid, with a blue water hard to match. Great composition, with the yachts in the harbor and the city background, with good handling of light and beautiful tones.

John

vinicio (22532) 2008-07-22 11:10

A beautiful and a lot interesting image Paul, compliments, you have well done it and I find a lot of details in it that I much like, well done.
Have a nice day
Ciao
Vinicio

Charo (33218) 2008-07-22 18:07

Hello Paul,
A beautiful view of this beautiful city and great contrast of colors. Very good light and details.
Best regards,
Charo

zeca (20026) 2008-07-26 0:17

Hello Paul!
Its a beautiful view! Excellent quality of capture! Nice to see so many interesting details.
Regards,
Zeca

Graal (60312) 2008-08-06 23:48

Bonjour Paul,
very interesting glance on the harbour in Valletta. Beautiful colours and good composition. Fine POV You had. I like it a lot.
Gr., Aleksander

Uhu (7556) 2008-08-07 7:05

High! Amazing photo it is! Very Maltesian-looking, so to say.

danos (34924) 2008-08-08 0:26

Good morning Paul,
nice this daily snapshot of Malta's Grand harbor.I like the background with the Barrakka Gardens as the lot number of the boats that are on the right side if it.The colors and the light are well managed,but the most impressive is the color of the sea.Well done.

Have a nice weekend,Danos

ellelloo (5303) 2008-08-08 11:19

Hello Paul,
A great shot of a beautiful view of Valetta.
The POV and framing are excellent, the colours are very good. Orange together with blue is a beautiful combination. Good depth and sharpness.
Well done!
Greetings, Lasse

COSTANTINO (24048) 2008-08-09 1:24

Hello Paul,
What a beautiful photo,what a beautiful place..
A real postcard airmailed from you to all of us the friends
of T.e.The details which are invoilved make this photo more
impressive and nice..
have a nice week end
regards and compliments
Costantino

tober (4336) 2008-08-30 15:47

Hi Paul, I visited Malta almost four years ago but unluckily didn't have a digital camera at that time. Your photo is so beautiful and impressive that, I recall my old memories so vividly as it were yesterday. Regards, Tolga

guitianmiranda (4103) 2008-10-10 0:32

On of the best views of Valletta’s port I have seen. Beautiful POV and colours. Best regards.

npecanhuk (16416) 2008-10-17 3:26

Hi Paul!
As a tourist/traveler or traveler/tourist I share the same feelings with you for TE (I read your profile!).
So, I'm taking a closer look at your pictures and there are many interesting ones! I chose this one now because it was taken in a place I've heard lots about it but I've never included in my plans for future traveling! I'm not sure I'll have time/money to visit it one day, but here I am, seeing that place thru your eyes and I really like it!
Excellent light, colors and composition!
A very good photograph!
Thanks for sharing - congratulations!
Greetings from Brazil,
Neyvan

darek1978 (12180) 2009-03-12 9:38

Hello Paul,
I really like your different point of view. This colour of water is wonderful. Excellent contrast with beautiful architecture. Well done!
Regards,
Darek