Photographer's Note
Hi there,
After a foggy break with few pictures from Ireland that I have recently uploaded, today I want to show you another picture I took in Malta.
As indicated in teh Title box, this photo captures the Xarolla Windmill at Żurrieq, Malta. It is one of the windmills constructed by the Knights of Malta in the villages of Malta.
For those of you interested in the history:
In 1674 Grand Master Nicolas Cotoner built five windmills around Malta. One of these was the windmill built in Nigret, Zurrieq, known as Tal-Qaret.
In 1724, Grand Master Antonio Manoel de Vilhena built another windmill next to it, known as ta' Marmara, which was the surname of the first person to work in the same windmill, Luret Marmara.
The windmill known as Tas-Salib, was built by the Gafà family, and knows its name to the village cross situated just to the south west of the same windmill.
George Sammut is the curator of the windmill. The late Emmanuel Sammut, George's father, had a major role in the restoration of this windmill. Having himself lived his entire life in a windmill in the heart of Żurrieq, Emmanuel was very knowledgeable about the functioning of the windmill and his advice was indeed an asset during the period of restoration.
Another windmill is that known as Tax-Xarolla, was built by Grand Master Antonio Manoel de Vilhena, in 1724. In 1992, this was restored to its original working order is now the only functioning windmill in the islands of Malta and Gozo. In 2000 it was passed over to be administered by the Żurrieq Local Council and is intended to serve also as a cultural centre.
Enjoy!
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Isa-M
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(4026) 2009-03-25 11:36
Witaj Darek...
ladnie, pogodnie, ciekawie...
Zrobilabym lekkie ciecie galezi po lewej (ale pewnie sie czepiam ;)) !
pozdrawiam serdecznie !!!
I.
dta
(95502) 2009-03-25 11:37
Hello Dariuz ,
Back to Malta ... with a great picture . A POV perfectly chosen , the two walls in diagonal that lead to the beautiful wind mill , an outstanding sharpness , a great blue sky , and an excellent management of light : congratulations !
Denis
emka
(139064) 2009-03-25 11:48
Witaj, Mgla byla magiczna i piekna, ale ten wiatrak jest wspaniały! Znakomita perspektywa tej uliczki między kamiennym kosciołem i tym drugim budynkiem.
Wspaniałe kolory. Pozdrawiam
Małgorzata
janusz2054
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(2) 2009-03-25 11:49
Witaj Darek
Bardzo ³adnie zrobione zdjêcie z ciekawym wiatrakiem po¶rodku.Rewelacyjne kolory nieba Pozdrawiam
Janusz
PaulVDV
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(49020) 2009-03-25 12:24
Hello Darek,
Even while this windmill is in the centre of the picture I do like the composition very much.
The photo has nice natural colours and an excellent sharpness.
Best regards, Paul
danos
(110395) 2009-03-25 13:17
Hello Dariusz,
great perspective and POV of this shot from Malta.The windmill in the background is an eye catcher,with the sharpness and the clarity to be superb.I like the great contrast of the colours,as the good management of the light.Well done.
Regards,Danos
Fis2
(142527) 2009-03-25 13:33
Czesc Darek!
Bardzo fajna kompozycja i kadr.
Ciekawa perspektywa ladnie prowadzi wzrok na wiatrak.
Wiesz, ze lubie wiatraki, ten jest bajerancki,
tak zajrzec do srodka, spojrzec na mechanizm to by bylo...
Kolorki maltanskie.
Pozdrawiam
Krzysztof
mkamionka
(53720) 2009-03-25 13:55
Wow,
Znowu cos dla mnie!
Doskonala praca Darku.
Kolor nieba w sam raz swietnie kontrastuje z szaropomaranczowym kamieniem.
Zreszta chmurki bardzo dynamiczne ciekawe.
Swietna geometrycznie kompozycja.
Bardzo interesujaca architektura.
Ja prosze o wiecej takich.
Pzdr
M
tiagoalmeida
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(1475) 2009-03-25 14:03
hello,
very nice shot, good detail and good point of view.
regards
tiago almeida
pauloog
(11751) 2009-03-25 14:37
Hello Dariusz,
A well composed view of the windmill that sits in an interesting strange place, surrounded by a church and walls. Probably the knights of Malta wanted everything close by...
Clear colours and good play of light and shadows.
Regards,
Paul
ilDottore
(5252) 2009-03-25 16:24
Hejo,
No i znów Morze Śródziemne. To lubię! :)
Foty ostatnie z okrętem i z żaglówkami we mgle były BARDZO udane i nie dziwię Ci się że przerwałeś pokaz zdjęć z MAlty, by się nimi pochwalić.
Ale MAlta ma swój urok i widać to na obecnej fotce.
Światło, kompozycja, kontrasty, kolory... Miło się ogląda.
Pozdrawiam!
Krzysiek
Graal
(103038) 2009-03-26 1:57
Czesc,
interesujaca historia i prezentacja wiatraka wraz z otoczeniem. Dobry dokument i jakosc fotografii. Jak widac Malta ma sporo zabytkow.
Pozdr. Al.
delkoo
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(68) 2009-03-26 4:57
hi dariusz
The frame is flawless as you have captured everything in the proper way,Beautiful light, nice crisp image, all-around excellent!
Regards,
didier
jlynx
(12647) 2009-03-26 5:19
Witaj Darku,
Kadr widowiskowy i w super nasyconych kolorach. Dziêki asymetrii murów z prawej i lewej strony nie razi centralno¶c ¶migie³ wiatraka, a wrêcz odwrotnie, wzmacnia perspektywê. ga³±zki z lewej strony trochê przeszkadzaj±, ale rozumiem Twój wybór. ca³o¶æ nie mo¿e siê nie podobaæ. To ³adna praca o dobrej konstrukcji, ¶wietnie wykorzystanych ¶wiat³ach i kontrastach. Wyczuwa siê tutaj przestrzeñ dziêki znakomitej plastyce zdjêcia. Gratulujê i pozdrawiam,
Jurek
ktanska
(36425) 2009-03-26 6:41
Hi Dariusz,
Interesting looking place where thick looking stone walls go well together with that windmill. Triangular shadow is a strong graphic element.
Kari
sacimar
(36845) 2009-03-26 12:54
Hi Darek,
superb! I like this composition, interesting perspective and the tones and colours are impressive, I love the sky behind the mill, congratulations!
Regards
Sergio
elkab
(3780) 2009-03-27 3:23
Cześc, Bracik!
Ale poukladany kadr, wszystko na swoim miejscu...no i do tego to piękne niebo jak na zamówienie...Teknię za tym błękitem nieba i ciepłem jakie bije z tego zdjęcia...
pozdrawiam serdecznie
sis :)
Longroute
(19600) 2009-03-28 2:17
You really choose a great pov for this outstanding mill, all the perspective lines, left and right point towards it creating a very dynamic composition and focusing our attention to the mill. The beautiful polarized sky contributes even more to make the mill stand out. A very pleasant image.
Ciao,
Donato
Juntas
(7960) 2009-03-28 4:59
Hi Dariusz. It's a wonderful composition with great elements. The walls leading to the windmill make a very nice effect. Colors are very nice too and so is sharpness. It's a great job. Have a nice weekend. Paulo
hay_kes
(31439) 2009-04-06 0:08
Hi Darek,
A wonderful architecture vith superb lighting and perspective.TFS.
Pozdrav,
hAyAti
kpav
(5031) 2009-04-08 7:12
Hello Darek, your pics have a very high quality and I always enjoy visiting your gallery. I like this one a lot for the vivid blue sky and the great light and shadow play. Your POV very carefully selected helps to present the very interesting architecture elements in a great way. Thanks for sharing.
Best regards,
Kostas.
BeBeHooker
(0) 2009-04-10 1:30
Serwus Darek!
Ale wiatrak. Fajowska perspektywa. Fajowskie kolorki. Swietna robota.
Siema!
raszid62
(18457) 2009-11-08 8:29
cze¶c
te mury jak w twierdzy. kompozycje fajnie otwieraj± te s³upki a zamyka piêkny wiatrak. doskona³e kolory, ostro¶c i wyraziste niebo.
pozdrawiam
józek
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Copyright: Dariusz Gruszka (darek1978)
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- Date Taken: 2009-02-22
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- Date Submitted: 2009-03-25 11:29
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