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Madliena Tower (Maltese: Torri tal-Madliena), originally known as Torre della Paulina,[1] is a small watchtower in Madliena, limits of Pembroke, Malta. It was completed in 1658 as the fourth of the De Redin towers. The British built an artillery battery next to the tower in 1908–1909, and the tower and battery remained in use until World War II. Today, the battery no longer exists but the tower is in good condition.
Today, the original tower and World War II emplacement are intact, but very little remains of the Night Practice Battery have survived. Over time there were some makeshift modifications and structures built adjacent to the tower. The original door at the second level was filled in and was no longer visible, while the commemorative plaque was replaced by a slab of limestone. A steel door was added at the base of the tower.
The tower was handed to the NGO Fondazzjoni Wirt Artna in 2009.
Since then, it has been restored with funds from the European Regional Development Fund. Throughout the course of restoration, the original doorway was reopened, and structural damage was repaired.
Dianne has been a cashier in the 'Victoria Mart' Kings Cross, Sydney Australia for 18 years.
This looks better as a bigger Image
A similar image, lit differently can be viewed here
A cinema in town, I just love so much the idea of going to the first floor to access the cinemas.
Published on Bending Light Magazine Issue 1, online magazine
for Macro Monday theme "fast"
My friend Marion let me put lots of pretty eyeshadow on her and then posed for this picture. For some reason she didn't take my dare to go out in public with this much make-up on! Oh well...
HMM!
Constructed from a photo I
took at the Ringling Brothers-
Barnum & Bailey Circus
during their LA stint
in 2007. The night before this
we watched the elephants
paraded through downtown
pre-dawn.
Because in a split second, it's gone. ~ Ayrton Senna
After leaving the Painted Desert (see image below), we were driving along the interstate, headed back to New Mexico for the night, and I spotted this scene unfolding up ahead. Of course, if you've ever traveled the interstates out west, you know that driving along at 75mph is not very conducive to making a quick stop, so down went the window, and I snapped away so as not to miss this surreal moment. We did eventually pull over, but conditions had already changed by that time.
Have a great Tuesday...away on business the next couple of days, so I will catch up soon. Thanks for all your visits and comments; I appreciate them all :-)
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Photo taken on Malang's fascinating bird market (Pasar Senggol). I'm not sure about the ID, my best guess is a juvenile Rajah Scops Owl (Otus brookii).
--- in Dutch ---
Foto genomen op de fascinerende vogelmarkt van Malang (Pasar Senggol). Ben niet zeker over de ID, mijn beste gok is een juveniel Radjah-Dwergooruil (Otus brookii).
Malang - East Java - Indonesia
Canon EOS 50D | Sigma 50-150mm f/2.8 APO EX DC II HSM
1/500 sec | f/2.8 | 150 mm | iso 250 | 0 ev
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Only started our christmas shopping today in Newcastle. Nothing like being organised! I didn't have a tripod with me so had to rest the camera on the top of one of the metal posts at the side of the river.
They say beauty is skin deep. In our society youth is very fleeting. Cruelty this is especially so for women. Daughter & mother side-by-side, that is your fate as we age in a blink of an eye.
If you don't believe this, ask any woman what they would choose if given a choice?
My personal journey of reminiscence started and ended in a blink of an eye.
It's my first time to experiment to upload the whole series of the image from this short trip as a SET "amnesia".
I hope you enjoy this series as a small Slide Show
Thank you.
I took this shot when I was in Munich last December, passing by a particular shop I saw this strange crash helmet with deer horns.
Just an other Feast Decorations 'Pavaljun' This one in particular Belongs to a village in Malta called Hal-Lija of a social club called San Andrea " Sant Adrija "
Shot this kid in Barcelona just has he popped a large bubble, the bubble is half burst and half intact. A split second shot.
Senglea (Maltese: L-Isla), also known by its title Città Invicta (or Civitas Invicta), is a fortified city in the east of Malta, mainly in the Grand Harbour area. It is one of the Three Cities in the east of Malta, the other two being Cospicua and Vittoriosa, and has a population of slightly below three thousand people. The city's title Città Invicta was given because it managed to resist the Ottoman invasion at the Great Siege of Malta in 1565. The name is Senglea since the grandmaster who built it, Claude de la Sengle, gave this city a part of his name.
The Maltese Falcon built by Perini Navi in Tuzla, Turkey is a ship-rigged sailing luxury yacht, commissioned and formerly owned by American venture capitalist Tom Perkins. It is one of the largest privately owned sailing yachts in the world at 88 m (289 ft)
This rose bud is for "Blink of an Eye"™, my new flickr friend
His favorite color is yellow too :)
I had a blast talking to you tonight Larry...I can't remember when I've laughed so hard...Thank you!!!
Check out his stream if you have time, I think you'll like it!
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Explore #176 on Tuesday, November 11, 2008
I was using my lunchtimes away from work to practice technique (that day I was looking at colour, something I've not really thought about). All the times I've walked past this building and never noticed it was mostly green. I thought it would make a good backdrop, so I crossed the road.
After a few people walked past I saw this lady approaching. I liked the way she looked - her large coat and big hat. I waited for her to pass the pigeon and took the snap and I'd hoped I caught her. I submitted it to The Blink of an Eye pool because it was planned and unplanned, and I dunno, there's something about the way she looks that makes me smile. (Thanks amanky for suggesting I put the story up)
In a blink of an eyes
This is one of few pictures capturing the changes of lighting due to cloud on Lake Powell.
There are few better ways to ensure that a photographer will take your picture than saying "oh, I never look good in pictures." That's a gauntlet being thrown down.
Such balconies can be observed all around Valletta. Examples of these are the side wooden balconies of the Grand Master’s Palace, which were in place by 1741, and must be two of the earliest of this type, and the balcony of Palazzo Bonici completed in 1739 for Rev. Don Filippo Bonici. The palace was designed by Andrea Belli and is now part of the Manoel Theatre complex.
Two distinctive means were employed by architects to provide a masonry support for the base of balconies. This was done either by creating a masonry cushion along the length of the base or by inserting a number of stone brackets at right angles to the wall on which the balcony rested. These brackets often proved to be the most popular option. They are known as saljaturi and were often the object of lavish decoration. Strategic manipulation and distribution of such ornamentation was sometimes used to achieve an integral design between the different elements of the building’s elevation.