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Amidst all the yellow hues of the stone buildings on the island of Malta, there was this little burst of colour, in the lovely fishing village of Marsaxlokk......
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Amidst all the yellow hues of the stone buildings on the island of Malta, there was this little burst of colour, in the lovely fishing village of Marsaxlokk...
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Dec, 2016Views
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Contest Finalist in Colors In The City Photo Contest 2019
Contest Finalist in Houses Photo Contest
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Location
In a small fishing village of Marsaxlokk, on Malta. Otherwise a quaint little hamlet, it goes crazy on Sundays, for the famed fish market that has alas lost all its charm in the recent years and one can find only a few genuine fishmonger stalls therein - the rest is taken by cheap trinkets and other crap. The people, mainly tourists, still flock in every Sunday and totally suffocate the place so do yourself a favour and go there on any other day - you will have a much better time :)Time
It was almost noon, just past 11:00 to be more accurate - perhaps not the most favourable time of the day for most photography, but in this particular case, it worked really well...Lighting
The light was, as expected, really harsh, but it worked like a charm on these brightly coloured doors and windows - the strong shadows provided a bit extra three-dimensionality to the carvings in the wood, and the cable shadows added a bit more intrigue to the wall texture, so nothing to complain about.Equipment
I used an Olympus E-M1 and the Olympus 7-14mm/f2.8 lens. It was shot handheld, no worries at all with such a strong light and the Olympus' excellent IBIS...Inspiration
Well, definitely the playfulness of whomever painted the doors and windows :) The contrast they offered to a rather monochromatic, Sun-bleached, environment in Marsaxlokk could not be missed by anyone with an eye for visual arts of any kind...Editing
Except for a fair bit of cropping and straightening, surprisingly not much - the contrast provided my the (almost) midday Sun was more than enough and the camera set exposure was rather spot on...In my camera bag
I embraced miniaturisation and went smaller and smaller as the years went by, so my Mamiya kit was replaced by Canon 5D and L lenses in their various iterations, only for them to be absolutely successfully supplanted by a m43 kit, which, I must say, reignited my love for photography big time. So, my kit now comprises of Olympus E-M1 MkII and a number of Olympus lenses - 7-14 F2.8, 40-150 F2.8, 12-100 F4, 60 F2.8 macro, and pretty much all their fast primes... getting ready to purchase 300 F4 as well... I also carry a Sirui aluminium tripod (an amazing, unbeatable value for money), timelapse controller (Radian), spare body (Olympus E-M1)... I also have a Panasonic GH4, for video work, but it does not see much photography action - I somehow just feel more "at home" with the Olympus equipment for my photo work...Feedback
This image is yet another proof of my belief in the "chaos theory for photographers" :) On so many occasions, I was facing places literally overrun by people, but a small bit of patience usually worked like a charm every single time and I was awarded by a split second in which there was absolutely nobody in my way - I managed to snap 2 photos before a stream of tourists overrun the place again, but it was enough :)
