SATURDAY – OCTOBER 15th AT 07.23

“It’s 7.23am but where is the sun” I kept saying to myself.

I saw three cruise liners coming into port as I patiently waited for the sun to appear. You can see this one going by the breakwater into Grand Harbour on the other side of Valletta. This is the second ship of the three. I took shots of all three but the first one appeared suddenly and I wasn’t prepared for it and by the time I set my camera it was already behind Fort St Elmo.

I am enjoying taking these shots, I wake up a tad earlier to get to the location I earmark before – never very far away – I enjoy the drive because traffic on the road is still scarce and I can find a quick parking. I went again yesterday – Saturday is the day I find most convenient – and I have realised I have another weekend before me before we change to Winter time.
Thank you so much for viewing and for your comments and fav's on yesterday's picture. Very much appreciated.

[Maggiemae]

They do tend to move fast when you are trying for a photo! Valletta must be a favourite port of call!

[Beryl Lloyd]

Great shot -- the light gives the impression of a cold and misty morning

[Annika]

wonderful image, i am sure it is interesting and annoying to have all those tourists in town all the time eh?

[sally agnew]

I love the lighting and composition :)

[Michelle Renee]

That cruise ship is huge compared to all the other boats

[Camille Bisson]

another great shot and interesting, too, i would have thought they would be slow moving coming in.

[Joyce]

Great shot. makes you realise how huge these cruise liners are.

[mittens (Marilyn)]

Wonderful shot. Looks like a beautiful day there.

[Nina Ganci]

wonderful capture of a busy harbour and its early morning traffic

[gloria jones]

Great capture of this busy harbor

[Denise (lyndemc)]

That's an impressive sight, that great ship out there, dwarfing everything else.

[Islandgirl]

Wow that cruise ship is huge, great shot Dione!

[carol white]

A super capture of an impressive cruise ship

[John]

That ship looks exactly like the Carnival cruise ships that dock at Charleston's harbor port.

[Margaret Brown]

A beautiful mix of different ships! Fav

[Pyrrhula]

Great view on and capture of the harbour and boats. The big one is amazing but I love the sailing ones better. ( Lived near a shipyard that build those giants.)
The soil in our area is mainly clay . The best soil for growings. ( I`ll show you a pic. of it to day.) There are some spots with sand or peat but those are nature bound

[richard saffold]

we obviously have no harbor, but if we did i would spend many hours there.

[Call me Joe]

Wonderful capture, I love to cruise:)!

[Richard Hickey]

Awesome picture and perspective.

[Ann H. LeFevre]

I can't even imagine how big that ship must be- it looks huge in this shot! Good catch.

[tony gig]

Wonderful...fav

[Phil Howcroft]

great scale to this dione with the big ship entering port

[Danny Davies]

Great image Dione. those ships are huge, bigger they are getting. The owners are chasing the $$$$$$$$.

[Chris K]

Oh how I wish I was on that ship cruising into Malta. Maybe one day

[Diane]

Fascinating contrast between the cruise ship and the sailing vessels.