The island of Filfla, a photo from Malta, South

Photographer's Note

Floating lonely about 5km off the southern coast of Malta, lies Filfla. This island once formed part of the mainland, but a geological fault brought it to it's present island form. Filfla has a surface area of 2.5 hectares, nearly 800 metres in circumference. The 60m high cliffs end up at the top, forming a sort of plateau. The honey-combed rocks of its coastline blend with the startification of the grey cliffs. Over the past two hundred years, the island has undergone a lot of changes in its contours, mainly due to continuous bombing. For over two hundred years, the Turks, French, Dutch, British and American forces bombed the island. When seen from the air, the islet resembles an aircraft carrier, this made it ideal as an airborne bombing target. After several years of protests by Birdlife Malta, the Zurrieq Civic Council and other NGO's in the 1970's finally managed to stop the bombing.

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andreagatt (79) 2008-01-11 6:07

Hello,
A nice picture of Fifla. Thanks for sharing.
Regards
Andrea Gatt

char_mifsud (541) 2008-01-11 6:36

Hello James,
Your 3 rd post on TE is very nice. Perfect POV and great colors.
Regards,
Charles

Karmenu (1408) 2008-01-11 13:53

Ma jistax ma jghogobnix! Amazing view! Sabih ghax ifakkarni f'dawk il-memorji sbieh tas-sajf hux tassew! Forsi Jkollna lil Andrea maghna dis sena.
Bravo.

trekks (14348) 2008-01-12 1:07

I like the sunlight falling on the cliff to give it good texture, James, and you way you composed this view, with a distant smaller island.

Very good documentary post. TFS

bill

Silvio1953 (221781) 2008-01-12 1:37

Hi James, welcome on TE, splendid sea view with wonderful island, very well done, have a great week end, ciao Silvio

toto (0) 2008-01-12 2:25

Belle photo de ces deux iles, jolies couleurs, bien prises.
Bienvenue sur TE et bonne continuation.Ne vou découragé pas ,continuer.
Je vous souhaite une bonne et heureuse année 2008, a vous et votre famille.
Amitiés Thomas
Je reviens

miumiu (6117) 2008-01-12 3:01

Hello James!
Very special view of Filfla Island!! l like it, thanks for sharing!
Greetings
Agnes

delic (6735) 2008-01-13 5:05

Hello James,
Interesting formation. Reminded of the mesas in American Southwest. Good photo taken in pleasing light. Could be sharper. Very interesting note, I'm glad the island is finally saved from man's cruelty. Regards,
Hakan

stego (24132) 2008-01-25 15:01

Hi James,
It's a simple compo, but quite attractive and moody. The golden islet stands up very nicely on that motionless sea. The subtle pattern on the surface of the water, the very diffused reflection of the rock on it and the smooth clouds act as a subtle lead-in.
A little crop on the top would put it more in accordance with the 'thirds rules' and maybe resulted in an even more effective framing.
Regards, José.

kiwi_explorer (12209) 2008-01-25 18:37

Hi James,
I like the simplicity of the scene ... just the island and the see ... very effective. Good image and color quality. You've composed this well. Good work! tfs
Cheers,
Renier

Angshu (56760) 2008-01-30 1:15

Hello James
The island & it's companions in the distance look like ships floating aimlessly. The light on the island finely illuminates it. Maybe an option was to crop the top part so that the horizon was not in the centre. Good work nonetheless.
Regards
Angshu

marzar (116) 2008-01-30 5:51

aw james very nice l-photo

gracious (20025) 2008-02-01 10:09

Hello James,
Captured well with the right moment with golden sunlight on the island with a good pov!
excellent clarity, vivid colour and details in the shot also the useful notes regarding this place
TFS
Tony

rminkow (1556) 2008-02-04 7:45

Hi James..nice composition. Great details and sharpness.

Roger

jemaflor (147300) 2008-02-05 9:14

Hi James,
Nice island with a lovely golden colour, well in your composition the foreground with sea.

ChrisJ (171888) 2008-02-08 0:51

Hi james

Good to have the rock placed off centre. I noticed that many of your sunsets have the sun placed dead centre, which detracts a little, imho. The best location is usually 1/3 of the way left, or right. Anyway, good pastel colours here, with excellent sharpness & pov. Tfs!

usnadir (804) 2008-02-17 13:06

I like the scene. just the island and the see.
nice picture.
nadir

jmcl (14535) 2008-02-24 7:50

Hi James

Wonderful meditative emptiness .. I love the way the light on the rock interacts with the dark blues of the water .. I think I'd like this stopped much more from f3 .. maybe at least to f8-f11 if not more .. for a bit more sharpness through the range of the depth of field .. still very nice.

take care,

John