Street perspective, Senglea, a photo from Malta, South

Photographer's Note

Senglea is a fortified city in the east of Malta, mainly in the Grand Harbour area. It is one of the Three Cities, with the other two being Cospicua and Vittoriosa. The city of Senglea is also called Citta Invicta, because it managed to resist the Ottoman invasion at the Great Siege of 1565. The proper name is Senglea since the grandmaster who built it Claude De La Sengle, gave this city a part of his name.

The island was in fact joined by a landbridge to Cospicua during the time of the Knights of St. John and as a result, it became peninsular in shape. During the time of the Knights of St. John, Senglea was also used as a hunting area, and was in fact known as L'Isola di San Giuliano, but later it was developed and made inhabitable by the Grand Master, Claude de la Sengle who built fortifications following a Turkish invasion in 1551. The locality eventually became known as Senglea but retained its old name Isla.

With an area of just over half a square mile, it is Malta's smallest locality. It is also its most densely populated. It currently hosts around 3,500 people (1995 census). At the turn of the century, Senglea had more than 8200 people, making it the most densely populated town in Europe. At the time, Senglea, as well as Cospicua, were the centre of Malta's elite and intelligentsia. The Second World War rapidly altered its social structure as many left to take refuge in outlying towns and countryside, never to return. In recent years, rehabilitation of the Cottonera Waterfront as a yacht marina has spurred a lot of interest from foreign expatriates and businessmen. This resulted in the renovation of various quaint and charming houses and a considerable appreciation of real estate in this city. (Source: Malta guide)

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mikolaj_kawa (0) 2010-08-01 1:17

Hello George! Superb street. Amazing POV and capture, perfect exposure, ideal focus effect, ideal contrast. Original picture. Well done!

kordinator (8738) 2010-08-01 1:18

Hello György
Welcome us back.
I hope you are well rested.
The composition is beautiful.
How a beautiful architectural details, gorgeous colors.
Light wear photo.
Frames are always fascinating.
Respect my friend.
Saša

snunney (130967) 2010-08-01 1:26

Hello George,
A good perspective on this hilly street with its interesting architecture. The church at the end makes a fine focal point. I like the harmonious tonal palette and the clarity.

ymrk (15099) 2010-08-01 1:27

Good afternoon George,
Some hugger-mugger of street,but regular perspective with of you,the bot is on the other leg!
Great one,György!

Yağmur

besnard (59196) 2010-08-01 1:34

Bonjour George
Une très belle image dominicale avec cette église qui se laisse deviner au bout de la rue bordée de très belles constructions.
Merci pour le partage et bon dimanche.
Nicole

npecanhuk (79329) 2010-08-01 2:35

Hi George!
Very interesting urban photograph!
Sharpness, exposure, pov, colors, pp, contrasts, horizontal format, black & white borders and, above all, composition are all excellent in this picture!
The details of the façades on both sides of the narrow street, all those wires (as a local characteristic) and the church in the center-bg, they all look so beautiful here!
TFS - congratulations!
Have a great sunday!
Neyvan

ikeharel (114691) 2010-08-01 3:09

Hi George,
This is by far the most fully detailed image I'd seen in a long time : Fabulous city-scape, mild lighting and natural colors / a bit undersaturation which I like.
Enjoy your Sunday,
Ike

dta (98848) 2010-08-01 3:14

Hello Georg ,
An outstanding view of this wonderful street , full of splendid balconies . The perspective is excellent , And the exposure is perfect .
Bravo

smarcell (19965) 2010-08-01 3:24

Beautiful chaotic view of this street. I like the way you composed it
regards Stefano

leo61 (0) 2010-08-01 3:37

HI George!
So many fine details to view,would love to see a large version.
Good view up the street with the cathedral in the center framed by these many windows and balconies.
Regards,Leo

faletiz (10113) 2010-08-01 4:25

Hi George
I like the POV that shows this street light, with beautiful balconies, surrounding the church in the background. I also like the lights and electrical wiring because it helps to give the impression of confusion and colors of this typical Mediterranean city.
Best wishes
Letizia

ines8 (6128) 2010-08-01 4:50

Fantastic and interesting picture , original composition.
Kind regards,
ines

sandpiper (6788) 2010-08-01 5:28

Hi George

Fantastic street scene of this old town. Great composition and lots of things to look at. Wonderful.

Chris

bona (15057) 2010-08-01 7:08

Hi George,

intersting note about this city. How it stay firm since the Great Siege till the WWII. I'm impressed the small size of the city, it seems that was a stronghold that became a city, the building are so close.
Nice photo of this street with the church in the ending.
Well done my friend.
Andre

swiatopelk777 (0) 2010-08-01 7:17

Hi George!
Very fine perspective, good long perspective. Excellent street and houses. Fine colors. Good sharp.
Greetings from Warszawa!

Sergiom (117241) 2010-08-01 7:56

Bonjour George

J'aime bien cette contre plongée qui semble empiller les maisons et les petites terrasses les unes sur les autres. J'aime aussi l'entrecroisement des fils électriques.

Bon dimanche

Serge

vasilpro (41801) 2010-08-01 8:32

Hello George,
Wonderful cityscape composition, interesting architecture, lovely colors, excellent light management, very good POV and DOF.
Have a nice month, Vasilis.

saxo042 (38078) 2010-08-01 11:31

Hi George,
Many details (and many cables) here to provide a beautifully textured image. A bit difficult to see the town on account of all houses but indeed many attractive details!
Kind regards
Gunnar

hdl (7035) 2010-08-01 15:51

Omg. This street looks so messy and busy with all those balconies and wires. But that's for me also the strength of this composition. Well seen; nice work.

jjcordier (79299) 2010-08-01 22:26

George
Cette accumulation de balcons tous différents les uns des autres donne un aspect très original à ta photo.
Amicalement
JJ

yeln (11516) 2010-08-02 0:26

hello George
google
street on a wires!
good shot with many details, sharpnes is exelent!!
interesting view!
Congratulations
regards
vojko

amaryllis (37047) 2010-08-02 6:04

Bonjour Georg
une superbe perspective avec cette photo de la rue, l'église au bout de la rue, une architecture particulière et typique avec l'avancée de ces balcons, un cadrage serré réussi
très belle composition
juliette

Morac (27725) 2010-08-02 12:55

Hi George,
Superb street.
Amazing POV and capture.
Regards
Marc

Silvio1953 (223027) 2010-08-02 14:02

Ciao Hendrik, wonderful perspective on wonderfulm street, beautiful composition with a lot of interesting elements, very well done my friend, ciao Silvio

AiresSantos (56155) 2010-08-03 0:19

Hi George
Another lovely picture from Malta
Amazing architecture, fine atmosphere
I like the colors and how you handled the light
Have a nice day
Aires

pauloog (11751) 2010-08-03 2:16

Hello George,
The balconies seem to fall over each other in a fight for light, a very livelky view although the scene is static, well done;
Regards,
Paul

Bluejeans (64251) 2010-08-03 11:22

Ola George,
Que beleza de rua bem confusa com estas varandas e fios , belos detalhes , gostei muito das cores , parabéns !!
Um abraço Gonçalo

jonathan_hart (21276) 2010-08-14 3:26

an interesting perspective, it's so busy! all these cables...
jc

shashishekhar (1) 2011-01-22 4:15 [Comment]