Malta

After pulling the curtains apart, this was my morning greetings from the sun in Malta. The whole room filled with warm air. Starting in the day got a lot easier, a bathroom, shower, clothing, and breakfast. I was then taking my bag, waiting for the taxi, and driving to the office. I stopped with rental cars; it’s much more comfortable with the taxi if you are accustomed to driving on the right side of the street. Since in Malta, it’s the opposite.

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Post processed with: Photoshop 2020

• Camera: X-T1
• Aperture: ƒ/20
• Shutter speed: 1/30s
• Focal length: 18mm
• ISO: 200

The narrow streets, the medieval buildings, Malta offers everything for delightful photo motifs. Since I am often there for work, I like to take 1-2 hours to fill my portfolio with photos. Black and white images, in particular, come very well with the Maltese background.

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• Camera: X-T1
• Aperture: ƒ/5.6
• Shutter speed: 1/15s
• Focal length: 135mm
• ISO: 200

The company outing took place on a 30-meter long excursion boat. I had the opportunity to be at the very front of the bow. With this view, I only had to pay attention to a high shutter speed so as not to blur the photos. There was no shortage of motifs; the historic buildings in Malta are like classic postcards.

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Post processed with: Aurora, Color Efex Pro, Photoshop 2020

• Camera: X-T1
• Aperture: ƒ/10
• Shutter speed: 1/500s
• Focal length: 66.1999969482mm
• ISO: 400

The warm sun of Sliema over the deck chairs. Pleasant to see the photo where it currently has just -2 degrees outside temperature for me, sitting in my living room in Vienna.

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Post processed with: Aurora, Photoshop 2020

• Camera: ILCE-7S
• Aperture: ƒ/5.6
• Shutter speed: 1/400s
• Focal length: 70mm
• ISO: 100

What ensures the intensity of the sun in Malta. Is it the Mediterranean that surrounds the island? Or, that there are no mountains, only shallow sea so that the sun comes into its own. However, one of the most intense sunrises ever.

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Post processed with: Photoshop 2020, Color Efex Pro

• Camera: X-T1
• Aperture: ƒ/5.3
• Shutter speed: 1/200s
• Focal length: 78.7mm
• ISO: 200

I thought about why the sunrise is so intense in Malta, maybe because there are no mountains which interrupt, only the endless flat sea, where the sun can show its power at the fullest when going up. I got up early to go to the gym in the morning. But before, I went on the pool deck and shot some sunrise photos from the “The Palace” hotel in Sliema.

Post processed with: Color Efex Pro, Photoshop 2019

• Camera: X-T1
• Aperture: ƒ/6.4
• Shutter speed: 1/250s
• Focal length: 43.900001526mm
• ISO: 200

I was on a boat, and I had my Fuji X-T1 with me. It is waterproof and dust resistant, the right tool for an adventurous boat-trip. On the way around the coast of Malta, I saw that lighthouse. The photo came out precisely as I had it in my mind, the blue sea on the bottom with the blue sky on the upper half.

Post processed with: Photoshop 2019

• Camera: X-T1
• Aperture: ƒ/10
• Shutter speed: 1/500s
• Focal length: 83.3000030522mm
• ISO: 400

Crystal clear water, where you can see the rocks and water plants on the ground. The best way to cool off on a hot day. The island of Malta is centrally located in the Mediterranean, surrounded by blue sea as far as the eye can see.

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• Camera: COOLPIX A
• Aperture: ƒ/11
• Shutter speed: 1/1000s
• Focal length: 18.5mm
• ISO: 500

Unfortunately, public buses in Malta have been replaced by new ones. The old orange design was iconic and unique in traffic. But you can still see tourist buses that reflect the design of the 50s. Like this bus in the photo, with which we drove to a northern beach.

Post processed with: Photoshop 2019

• Camera: COOLPIX A
• Aperture: ƒ/11
• Shutter speed: 1/1000s
• Focal length: 18.5mm
• ISO: 500

Two days in Malta, the Palace Hotel with the balcony and the warm sunlight filling the room. Malta lies south of Sicily; you can expect warm to mild weather the whole year. 

Post processed with: Photoshop 2019

• Camera: Pixel 3 XL
• Aperture: ƒ/1.8
• Shutter speed: 1/5882s
• Focal length: 4.44mm
• ISO: 82