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Hear about sightseeing in the island nation of Malta as the Amateur Traveler talks to Michelle and Nikki from cheekypassports.com about their native country. https://amateurtraveler.com/sightseeing-in-malta/ They say, “The island is small and that has its restrictions but it's also a nice thing to have because you can visit and do a lot of activities in a short span. Nowhere is more than 15 minutes by car. The island is maybe 27 kilometers about 17 miles long and barely 14 kilometers wide. There is a lot of history and culture in Malta. There are small villages you can visit. There are large fortified towns. Visitors usually like the historic aspect of Malta. There are some of the oldest free-standing temples in the world. It is a pleasant island. There are the beaches. There's a lot to do in Malta despite its size.” Michelle and Nikki lay out a one-week itinerary for us. They start us in the small capital city of Valletta (only 5,000 people). Many of the buildings in Valletta were built by the Knights of the Order of St John (Knights Hospitaller).  Not surprisingly, therefore, the largest church in Valletta is Saint John's Cathedral. St John's has a rather plain exterior which hides an ornate interior.  Valletta shares the Great Harbor with the Three Cities of Birgu (Vittoriosa), Senglea (Isla), and Bormla (Cospicua) which are also fortified cities. The harbor itself dates back to the Phoenicians. Get a great view of the harbor from the Upper Barrakka Gardens in Valletta. They recommend a visit to the “quiet city” of Mdina and its sister city of Rabat which is riddled with the underground catacombs of St Paul. St Paul spent some time on the island and brought Christianity to Malta which almost has a church for every day of the year. They recommend checking the local tourism board calendar for when the various churches are having festivals and planning your trip to attend some, if only to see the pageantry and sometimes the fireworks. Stop by one of the small fishing villages like Marsaxlokk for fresh seafood right off the boat. In the cooler winter months, visit the western shore of the island and the Dingli Cliffs. The western shore of the island is less built-up and better for hiking. Make a side trip to the island of Gozo which is “more quaint” than the main island. While you are there you should make a visit to the Ġgantija megalithic temple. In the center of Gozo you will find the Cittadella which is a small fortified “city”. Some of the best diving spots are on Gozo such as the Azure Window. For a relaxing day, off-season, charter a boat or take a ferry to the Blue Lagoon on the mostly uninhabited island of Comino. There is much to do, see, and eat in Malta. Come see why so many nations have wanted to pocess Malta over so many years.

This week Breifne is joined by Ballinamore based writer Nicola Kearns, the bestselling author of the Maltese Saga trilogy. She shares the story of her love of writing from a young age and how she started writing articles and letters for women's magazines which was the first time she was paid for writing something. While her first book "Under A Maltese Sky" was relatively successful but having announced the second book's title "The Azure Window" she found herself in an online comment storm after the collapse of the international renowned geological feature in Malta which had given it's name to her second title. The result was international exposure and coverage for her work which put both her books to the top of the charts in numerous categories and countries. Her third book brought the story up to the current day and completed the trilogy. She talks about the writing community in Leitrim and how she has received so much support from her colleagues across the county and now relishes the opportunity to return that favour to aspiring writers who approach her for advice and assistance.

Subscribe on iTunes.According to the Oxford English Dictionary, a cliché is“A phrase or opinion that is overused and betrays a lack of original thought.”Examples of usage include:‘that old cliché ‘a woman's place is in the home’‘the usual worn-out clichés about the English’We can certainly apply this concept to visual arts as well, including photography. Anyone of us can certainly think of photographs that have been taken so many times that they have become clichés: most photos taken at sunset at Horseshoe Bend in Arizona look exactly like every other one, don't they?This one below is a photo of mine, taken one night in Prague, and it shows the Vitava river with the perspective of bridges crossing it just as the sky was becoming darker and the city lights started to turn on. The so-called blue hour, my favorite time of day for shooting cityscapes.Bridges across the Vitava River at night.It's a well-worn location, as the screenshot below of a Google Images search results page demonstrates. If you want to take the same photo, jump on one of the trams that go to Sparta, get off right in front of the stadium and cross the park, called Letna Park, on the opposite side of the road from the stadium. It's pretty easy. Bring a telephoto lens because you'll be far from the bridges.Sometimes, when I visit places for the first time and I have little time, I make a plan to capture at least a few iconic, postcard-type photos, if you will. In this case I only had two days to spend in Prague, the weather was horrible for the most part, so I tried at least to get a couple safe shots.Now, there's a reason why some images become clichés and that's because they are beautiful. People love looking at them and love buying products that carry reproductions of those images, like for example jigsaw puzzles. The jigsaw puzzle industry might be the biggest consumer of colorful, detailed images of easily recognizable locations in great light, just like mine above.Precisely because of these qualities, and not because of any great artistic merit, my photo has sold well, including to a jigsaw puzzle company that used it for one of their products. The proceedings from sales of this image might one day allow me to take another trip to Prague and other types of images at leisure.A jigsaw puzzle using my photo.Here's another, maybe less obvious example. The photo below is of a natural arch called the Azure Window, on the island of Gozo, in the Maltese archipelago. This was already very well-known as a photo location in the Mediterranean, but became even more popular after it was used as the backdrop for the scene of the wedding of Daenerys Targaryen and Khal Drogo in the Game of Thrones series. (Warning: graphical violence at the link).The Azure Window, Gozo, MaltaThis is maybe less of a cliché, thanks to the long exposure and the black-and-white treatment, but still it is not overly original. However, I am happy that I took this photo. I won't be able to take it anymore, since the Azure Window is gone, collapsed into the sea after a winter storm.Maltese newspaperMy point here is that sometimes a cliché photo might be the only lasting memory you have of a place, so why not take it?With this I don't want to suggest that you should only take iconic postcard shots. By all means, work towards developing your own style and finding your own vision, but there is nothing wrong with taking an occasional picture of too common a view and always remember, as director Jim Jarmusch says, that authenticity is invaluable, originality is non-existent.“Nothing is original. Steal from anywhere that resonates with inspiration or fuels your imagination. Devour old films, new films, music, books, paintings, photographs, poems, dreams, random conversations, architecture, bridges, street signs, trees, clouds, bodies of water, light and shadows. Select only things to steal from that speak directly to your soul. If you do this, your work (and theft) will be authentic. Authenticity is invaluable; originality is nonexistent. And don’t bother concealing your thievery—celebrate it if you feel like it. In any case, always remember what Jean-Luc Godard said: “It’s not where you take things from—it’s where you take them to.”– Jim JarmuschThe post Embracing the Cliché appeared first on Ugo Cei Photography. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Nick and Wendy discuss their recent visit to Malta. In particular, they talk about visiting the site of Gozo’s famous Azure Window, which collapsed and disappeared a few weeks earlier.

We talk with Thomas Claudius Huber about using UWP to recreate the Visual Studio Shell. We reveal the gender of the Windows Insider Ninja cat. Password rules are BS. And the Azure Window collapses into the sea.

Episode 158 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. Download MP3 -  Subscribe via iTunes, Google Play, email or RSS! Featured: Famed photojournalist, Nick Ut In This Episode If you subscribe to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast in iTunes, please take a moment to rate and review us and help us move up in the rankings so others interested in photography may find us. Famed photojournalist Nick Ut opens the show. Thanks Nick! Sponsors: - Get 10% off your order at MeFOTO.com, Tenba.com, KupoGrip.com and StellaProLights.com using code PetaPixel. - First time customers in the US get 25% off rentals through March 31, 2017 with code SHARKY25 at BorrowLenses.com. Yet another young person dies while doing a photoshoot on train tracks. (#) Meyer-Optik announces the 35mm f/2.8 Trioplan 35+ with that unique "soap bubble" bokeh effect. (#) Fujifilm managers talk about the future of mirrorless and their company. (#) The "Azure Window" natural landmark is forever destroyed in a storm. (#) A photojournalist wins in federal court and affirms the press (and public's) right to photograph and otherwise document the actions of police in the US. (#) NASA photographs a ravioli in space more than 700 million miles away from a distance of 15,000 miles. (#) Outtake Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. We’d love to answer your question on the show. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget, comment below or via social media. But audio questions are awesome! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois, and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

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Here's the sixth! Last one before I fly to Malta where I'm going to spend the next four weeks. Hopefully (certainly) the stay will inspire me, so I guess the seventh episode will be recorded from the island :) Here's the tracklist: 01. NiCe7 - Elisa (David Labeij Remix) 02. Nonoms Light and Andrea Gaya - SPQR (Joris Delacroix Remix) 03. St-Plomb - Niki (Uptown) 04. Super Flu - Yours, Opa 05. Paolo Mojo feat Ryan Starr - Crazy For You (andMe Remix) 06. Kenny Hawkes and Louise Carver - Play The Game (Joris Voorn Remix) 07. Mauro Picotto - Zeitwerk 08. Ramon Tapia - Simbiosis (David Labeij Remix) 09. Dyno - Bolts (Worakls Loosened Remix) 10. Opuswerk - On The Way To Neuchatel 11. Robert Babicz - Darkflower (Fever Mix) Enjoy the summer, Peace --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/eclecticsoul/message

Here's the sixth! Last one before I fly to Malta where I'm going to spend the next four weeks. Hopefully (certainly) the stay will inspire me, so I guess the seventh episode will be recorded from the island :) Here's the tracklist: 01. NiCe7 - Elisa (David Labeij Remix) 02. Nonoms Light and Andrea Gaya - SPQR (Joris Delacroix Remix) 03. St-Plomb - Niki (Uptown) 04. Super Flu - Yours, Opa 05. Paolo Mojo feat Ryan Starr - Crazy For You (andMe Remix) 06. Kenny Hawkes and Louise Carver - Play The Game (Joris Voorn Remix) 07. Mauro Picotto - Zeitwerk 08. Ramon Tapia - Simbiosis (David Labeij Remix) 09. Dyno - Bolts (Worakls Loosened Remix) 10. Opuswerk - On The Way To Neuchatel 11. Robert Babicz - Darkflower (Fever Mix) Enjoy the summer, Peace