OFF TO GOZO WE WENT

Sunday, 29th December, was a fabulous day for me, photography-wise, when I had a whole day of photo-shooting opportunities.
As if I hadn’t taken enough pictures during the morning, many more opportunities came as soon as we set foot in Gozo. The first thing that meets the eye when the ferry boat enters Mgarr Harbour is this beautiful chapel on the top of a ridge overlooking the port with the statue of Our Lady of Lourdes in a rocky niche just under it. Through the years I have taken hundreds of shots of this place. This time I decided to post the shot because I loved the blackening sky meaning rain was on its way after a beautiful sunny morning.
Thank you very much for looking and for your lovely comments on yesterday's picture.

[alia_801]

Fantastic detail and focus to get the whole scene sharp. The town contrasts nicely with the dark sky too.

[Angie]

Love the feel of this shot...the weather was clearly not too nice :)

[Eric di Bosco]

Really a stunning view! The statue in the niche and the church must provide many many photo opportunities as well...

[Sue Wilde]

Totally gorgeous shot Dione. Such incredible detail

[~*~ Jo ~*~]

Superb capture

[Paula W]

That must have been quite some feat of engineering to build that right up there. Must be a very steep path or quite a lot of steps! Great shot Dione.

[mervyn hobbs]

Yes the chapel is wonderful. Love the architecture.

[👑 AnaZad]

Beautiful capture. Love the POV.

[Anne Spiteri]

Lovely Dione.

[Terry]

What a huge church on top of this shot

[Rick Schies]

The area looks overwhelming in photo opps

[richard saffold]

a long walk up to the chapel.

[Kerri]

Beautiful view

[Elisabeth Sæter]

Nice capture!

[Mrs. Smith]

What an interesting point of view. I like how you shot this one.

[seasnappi]

wow! its like the cherry on top! gorgeous shot!

[Cathie]

Wonderful shot, Dione. It really draws your eye from the blue boat in the foreground to the top of the steeple. Looks like a beautiful place.

[Call me Joe]

Fabulous view and love all the architectural details :)

[Harry J Benson]

nice composition, great view

[Pyrrhula]

A great shot and so many interesting things to see. Great dramatic sky

[Ivan]

Wonderful light - can see the statue. Great POV too. Fav

[Top2042]

Stupendous Scenery

[Rob]

Love the Chapel at the top! Beautifully taken Dione!

[Alison Hewitt Bailey]

Lovely scene and composition. I like the use of portrait format for this very much.

[JP]

Lovely shot! Like your POV...knowing the place this shot does do it justice! Like the ominous sky too! A Fav for me!

[carole albrecht]

wonderful shot, it really looks like a great place to take pictures.

[Lisa]

great POV and love the moody sky

[Dione Giorgio]

@alia_801 @angiec @ericdibosco @swilde @ziggy77 @paulaw @carwyn3 @anazad511 @artseyanne @sarasdadandmom @digitalrn @chard @kerristephens @elisasaeter @mrssmith203 @hettie @cathieg @joemuli @hjbenson @pyrrhula @ivan @top2042 @jdr4690 @dulciknit @jpgiorgio @friendie @nanalisarocks Thank you so much for your lovely comments and fav's.

[tony j sisti]

So much going on, and you captured it all, I like the little grotto of Our Lady of Lourdes, and of the beautiful church perched on the hilltop with it's clock tower, outstanding!

[Dione Giorgio]

@tonyjsisti Welcome back, Tony. Thank you very much for your comments.

[Tony]

Fantastic capture of that incredible location. Beautiful detail and topped by that impressive church.

[Sharon Lee]

fabulous POV

[Dione Giorgio]

@tonydebont @sugarmuser Thank you so much for your lovely comments.

[Ann H. LeFevre]

Great shot Dione! The sky is so ominous it makes Mary stand out all the more. Excellent capture of a beautiful scene.

[Dione Giorgio]

@olivetreeann Thank you very much for your lovely comments.