Senglea Point, a photo from Malta, South

Photographer's Note

Senglea is a small city, one of the so-called Three Cities , stands on a narrow promontory jutting into Grand Harbour. The land was fortified in 1551 by Grand Master Claude de la Sengle. The Maltese often use the area's earlier name, L-Isla, meaning the island or perhaps short for `peninsula'. During the Great Siege of 1565, Senglea was protected by Fort St Michael on its landward side and by Fort St Angelo on the tip of Vittoriosa across the creek. The heroic role played by its people led Grand Master Jean de la Valette to give the city the title of Citta' Invicta, the invincible city. Like its sister cities, Senglea suffered heavy damage during World War II. More than 75 percent of its buildings were destroyed. The parish church dedicated to the Nativity of the Madonna was rebuilt and retains its artistic heritage. The city is noted for its superb harbour views across to Valletta from Safe Haven Gardens at Senglea Point. The stone vedette, known as il-Gardjola, on the bastion-point served as a look-out post to guard the harbour entrance. The sculptured eye and ear above its windows are symbols of vigilance.

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Tayon (1995) 2009-05-12 7:49

Hi Francis

beautiful view of the Senglea harbor.
The fortification building in the main position is very interesting and you captured it with a very good sharpness and DOF, thanks to the great daylight, as the POV and colors.

Taba/Tayon

aristo (3214) 2009-05-12 8:05

Hello Francis!
Congratulation for 1000 points!
Fantastic cityscape and hourbour.Great architecture of maltanian city.Great colors and light,well done!
Regards,
arek

maltese (22909) 2009-05-12 8:53

Hello Francis Xavier
Une tr鋊 belle lumi鋨e pour 嶰lairer la ville et donner beaucoup de d彋ails sur le port!!
une image ou l'on sent la vie de la ville, c'est tr鋊 bien vu
Amicalement
Herv�

peppe59 (14555) 2009-05-12 8:55

Ciao francis,
bella foto di grande impatto, forse un p� rumoroso il cielo, ma non toglie nulla a questa foto.
saluti
Giuseppe

xavshot (69835) 2009-05-12 12:52

Bonsoir Francis Xavier
j'aime bien la forte lumi鋨e dans cette image qui permet de donner beaucoup de d彋ails et de mettre en valeur cette succession de fa蓷des. Bel ensemble.
amicalement
Xavier

robertosalguero (292) 2009-05-12 21:56

Hi Francis,

This city seem very beautiful. Its white buildings and interesting architecture add so much to the visual appeal of this place. Good details and dramatic point of view to capture a wide area of the city. Nice work Francis :-)

Roberto

alibasarir (15580) 2009-05-13 1:15

merhaba Francis,
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selamlar
Ali

sacavem (18620) 2009-05-13 8:06

Ol� Francis,

Excellent composition, very nice colors, and sharpness. Pretty and very interesting postcard of Malta.
A beautiful island that I would like to visit.
Regards,
Filipe

guillaumejm (0) 2009-05-14 13:03

Hello
I don't know if it is due to my screen but I find the picture a little too sharp. Anyway, the subject is veru interesting and I like the contrast of old elements cagainst boat and naval activity.
Best regards
JMarc

Aviller (3866) 2009-05-20 14:20

Very nice capture from the perfect vantage point. The small boat on the lower right adds a lot of character to the shot so it was a great idea to include it. The picture appears a bit oversharpened though.

mkamionka (73470) 2009-05-25 5:13

Hi Francis,
very difficult harsh light here, but the effect is very good. I like the contrast of old architecture with industrial-like port constructions.
Fantastic POV,
M