Majjistral

Artist: M G Pettett
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Majjistral

The picture is of a small island called Fungus Rock. It lies just off the coast near Dwejra on the western side of the island of Gozo, part of the Maltese archipelago. A rare plant grows there, prized for its medicinal qualities – so much so that the Knights of St. John forbade anyone to collect it on penalty of death and mounted a guard to keep trespassers away. Probably for this reason the Maltese call this rock “The General’s Rock”. The title means northwest in Maltese and that’s where this November storm was coming from, when this picture was taken near sunset. Tourists used to visiting in Summer might be interested in a somewhat different view of the place! Pentax K 10D.

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Thomas Sielaff

Fantastic!!
M G Pettett replied

Thanks Thomas. You’r always very quick to comment on my pics!
Richard Veal

Great capture.
Love that sky and sea.
M G Pettett replied

Thanks Richard. This is a bit of a change from my usual stomping ground in Cornwall!
danapace

What an excellent capture of a gorgeous place.
M G Pettett replied

Thank you danapace. I’ve never been to the Czech republic but I’m sure it is as beautiful as Slovakia, where I have been and some pictures of which are also on RB!
Christian Zammit

nice one
a very nice HDR
continue to deliver such photos to All things Maltese group
Sally Green

a stunning shot!!! marvelous x
Antanas

Perfect…...
Anthony Vella

This is a great capture my friend. Excellent work Mike. Prosit siehbi.
Xandru

You’ve convinced me to go to Gozo on a stormy day! This is a brilliant shot. Well done!
M G Pettett replied

Thanks Xandru. The car and camera got covered with a thin film of salt and mud, and I got loads of dirt on the sensor through changing lenses in the open, so my advice would be to keep to one lens and if you have to change it do it in a closed vehicle if you can!
M G Pettett

Thanks to all who so far have commented/visited/added this to their list of favourites.
Charlie Sawyer

Very nicely exposed! Full of power and energy. Stunning!
M G Pettett replied

Glad you liked it Charlie. A bit more wind and it would have been difficult to stand upright!
jaffa

cracking shot beautiful
M G Pettett replied

Thanks for your encouraging comment.
Kostas Pavlis

Stunning, I love seascapes and this one is just fantasic.
M G Pettett replied

Thanks again and thanks for adding me to your watchlist.
MarianBendeth

Looks like the cover of a Harlequin novel – ripping and majestic! Kudos to you!
M G Pettett replied

Thanks for that, Marian. I’ll have to look up what the cover of a Harlequin novel looks like though…..!