The Duty Gardener
This picture of a young Carmelite Friar was taken through the glass pane of one of the Yard Windows of the Carmelite Monastery of Mdina, Malta. His chores of the day included the watering of the plants in this typical 16th Century round Monastery Yard, with water drawn from the old well in the middle. In keeping up with modern times, this chore is easier done nowadays with the use of an electric pump.
Camera make: Olympus E-330 DSLR
Lens: Zuiko 14-45mm
Focal length: 45mm
Exposure time: 1/125
Aperture: f/6.3
ISO: 100
Metering mode: Spot
White balance: Cloudy
Exposure: Manual
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RayFarrugia
Well captured Tony!
Anthony Vella replied
Grazzi siehbi. Dan hadtu dak inhar li ltqajna l-Imdina, meta mort niehu capuccino mill-Kunvent.
Antanas
lovely shot
Anthony Vella replied
Thank you for your visit and kind comment Antanas.
Alison Cornfor...
A beautifully captured moment Tony!
Anthony Vella replied
Thank you Alison. You honour me with your kind and positive comments my friend. .
rasnidreamer
Beautiful once again! I love your description too -as always! I must say, he does his job well….look how lush and green his plants are!
Anthony Vella replied
Thank you Sue. Friars and Monks are well known for their gardening abilities. Your kind comment is greatly appreciated my dear friend.
Gilberte
Very clear photo to have been taken through a glass pane.
Maybe the chore of the day also included the cleaning of the glass panes to the joy of the photographers
Anthony Vella replied
Hi Bety. Even I was surprised at the cleanliness of the window panes! Maybe they knew I was coming (an SMS from above? lol)and they prepared everything in advance! Thank you for your visit and kind comment my friend.
debsphotos
Gilberte sounds like she knows whats going on!!! LOL..Fantastic image Tony!!*-)
Anthony Vella replied
Thank you Deb. Appreciate your visit and kind comment my friend.
Andrew S
Love these captures of life that you present us, they are always so open and natural…...
Anthony Vella replied
Thank you Andrew. You’re very kind my friend.
Sally Omar
Anthony Vella replied
Thank you for this great honor Sally.
woof
wonderful image!!!
Anthony Vella replied
Thank you for your kind comment woof.
Laddie Halupa
Anthony Vella replied
Thank you Laddie. Appreciate this great honour.
Scott d'Almeida
great one,
Anthony Vella replied
Thank you Scott.
EvaLarsen
Beautiful – and most peaceful.
Anthony Vella replied
Thank you Eva. Pleased to know you like this peaceful image.
Brendan Schoon
Excellent shot, great composition, very well done.
Brendan
Anthony Vella replied
Thank you Brendan. Your kind and encouraging comment is greatly appreciated.