Journal 4 – November – Sergio Morana

November was an interesting month as I had a lot of things going on, from preparing daily meals for my family to attending evening classes, housework, school work and also a good number of photography assignments. As I did during the past 4 months I am sharing with you some of my work.

The first photos I am going to present to you are from a recent shoot that I had with a regular client of mine – Filip. Filip will soon be leaving Malta and he wanted to have his last shoot taken in Valletta, as he considers Malta’s capital as being his favourite place on the island.

This is one of the locations where we chose to take photos. Next month I will publish some more photos. For this shoot, I was using my 5DSR which I coupled with a 70mm-200mm L Lens f2.8

As a family, we always enjoy going to new places. Some weeks ago, there was an open day at Villa Frere Gardens and we decided to visit this place. Villa Frere is truly magnificent. To enter this old villa one has to go through St. Lukes hospital and before I realised that, I thought that my GPS was sending me in the wrong direction. I finally asked the security at the gates of St. Lukes, where Villa Frere is and she confirmed that I had to pass from inside the old hospital.

Visiting the Gardens of Villa Frere felt like an opportunity to travel back in time. This garden dates back to 1831 and visiting this place,
I could imagine how life was during that time and how serene this place was. It is a pity that only one-third of the garden remains today and it is a bigger pity that it is now surrounded by large buidings. I was impressed with the work volunteers are doing to restore and take care of this place.

How would the world be without these tiny inhabitants? Some would surely answer this question by saying, “a better place”. However, scientists tell us that humans cannot survive without insects. Of course, some insects are more important than others however who are we to decide which insects are important and which are not? After all, they are all important for the food chain.

I enjoy taking photos of insects, snails and spiders. I took the above photos with my Canon EOS M5. As a lens, I used the 28mm EFM f3.5. I love this macro lens as it is very small to carry and it also has a light ring around it which adds light to any closeup image.

After Jon’s and Elaine’s pre-wedding photos, I am now publishing some photos that I took of their wedding.

I am also posting some detailed shots that I took during Jon and Elaine’s wedding.

For most of the shots, I used Sigma’s 55mm lens f1.4. I am using the M mount version as I use it with my Canon M5.

It is time to post again some photos from RMJ horses. This time I quickly snapped these photos whilst they came for an educational visit at school.

The first photo is of one of the carers of these horses. One could feel how much this gentleman loves taking care of these animals.

It is tea time! One of our favourite places for tea and cakes is Carolinas’ Petite Cafe in Balzan. Not only do we love the food and service but the ambiance is incredible. Whenever I go to this place I always feel that I have entered the magical story of Alice in Wonderland.