Traditional

The small fishing boats on Malta are still kept very traditional in clear blue, red and yellow and with a Eye of Horus (or Osiris) for good luck at the prow. They are called a luzzu, if they're double-ended or a kajjik, if they have a square transom.

See it from the seaside

When visiting Malta try a sightseeing trip in one of the many boats and see the two big natural harbours Grand Harbour and Marsamxett Harbour with all its small creeks. To see Valletta and the Three Cities from the seaside is amazing and then you'll really appreciate the work that the Knights of St John put into defending their stronghold.

Still sailing

 

Even though winter is here, the sightseeing boats of Copenhagen is still sailing. Only when the ice is closing the canals down, will they take a winter rest.

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From living room to boat

Fancy a boat right outside your living room? Then Sluseholmen in Copenhagen might be a good choice as many of the ground floor apartments are right next to the canals.

Red triangel

My new theme for the coming days (or maybe weeks) is reflections. Reflections is something I have written about before in Danish and it is one of the things I always looks for when I'm photographing. It can add symmetry and sometimes surrealism to the photo. Reflective materials are everywhere; glass, water, steel, ice or any of a number of other materials surrounds us everyday so it's easy to find a worthy object to photograph. I either have both the "real" object and its reflection or just the reflection by itself.

The first one I'm bringing is this one of the bow of a small sailing boat taken in a marina. At first it can be difficult to tell exactly what it is but then more and more details emerge and suddenly you can see the whole picture. The tricky part is to tell where the bow stops and the water begins. I had to take a couple of shots before I got it right but I like the result!