Fisheye Exposure in Time

TIME EXPOSURE

Way back in 'TIME EXPOSURE". Literally! A past blaster: Scanned copy of a Moonlit Night Scene photographed from 'Al Hamra' Building rooftop- Al Arouba Street - Sharjah. Circa 1980. Nikon FM2 with 180 deg.Fisheye lens. 100ASA 35mm Film - Developed, processed and printed by Tony Fernandes. Filters 65 Yellow 40 Magenta. Enlarger Ht: @ 19". Camera facing E-S/E. In the foreground is the taxi-stand for Ras Al Khaimah. Facing East, and spanning from left (N/NE) to right (S/SE} are the glimmering lights of the fabulous and well planned city of Sharjah.

Palm Sunday - Goa

PALM SUNDAY

At the triple chimes
Of village church bell
We rose up early and saw
In the serene stillness before the dawn
The bright morning star in the East
Right above the sky’s edge
And as we turned our gaze
Southwards above the horizon
Saw the constellation
Called the Southern Cross
Twinkling just above the backyard hedge

GOA'S SIXTIES REMEMBERED

GOA'S SIXTIES REMEMBERED


Sunday was a typical day with attendance at the very early first morning Mass at 6 am, so that we could be on time to hear “Binaca Hit Parade” at 8 am. at our neighbour’s place who had a powerful Grundig valve radio that used huge external line antennae above their house. The programme we used to listen to was broadcast on shortwave, 31 metre band, by the Commercial Service of Radio Ceylon, now Sri Lanka. I remember meeting my mother going to church for the second mass and pass us returning on our way from the first. Ricky Nelson, Jim Reeves, Cliff Richard and Elvis Presley reigned supreme with their hits. Seven or eight of us would be listening with paper and pencils in our hands and voila! - in one sitting we would have the lyrics of the song that we liked. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nfObEBEQD40

“When the sun has set, no candle can replace it.” 

~ George R.R. Martin ~

Stalking stork - Goa - India

The Constant Stalker'

White Stork - Goa, India
(Konkani: Bokem)

Happy St. Patrick's Day

Way of the Cross

Via Dolorosa

14 Stations of the  Cross

 

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j6nqnrYD7P4



Way of the Cross

Via Dolorosa

Via Sacra

Povitr Vatt

Lenten services at St. Diogo's Church of Parishes of the twin villages of Guirim and Sangolda in Goa, bring back memories of childhood. Taking part in the solemn procession winding its way around the hill-side and around the perimeter of the cemetery with life-size statues of Christ carrying the Cross, and hearing the touching notes and words of the motets sung in Konkani, sent a chill up my spine.

The Old Primary School - Portuguese Aula, Canca Verla Bardez GOA India

VIGNETTE AT SUNSET

The Old Portuguese School

Canca -Verla

Bardez - Goa

Altinho - Mapusa - Bardez, GOA - India

Remembering a Bygone Era of Hopscotch

~ REMEMBERING A BYGONE ERA OF HOPSCOTCH ~ 

          The gleaming white Holy Cross seen in this picture was taken during my visit to Cumbiem Morod recently. I was amazed with nostalgia to see how it has stood the test of time now for 3 generations in front of the ancestral family home of Custodio Piedade Fernandes. The area around this Cross was once our childhood playground of various types of games including the timeless common game of 'Hopscotch' that young girls and boys from the village played after coming home in the evening from school. An overlay of the hopscotch pattern drawn over the picture is a touching remembrance of a bygone era bringing back a flood of good memories.

Blossoms of the Day - Goa - India

Sunset Embers - Goa, India

 'Sunset Embers' at Siridao - Goa, India

 “Never waste any amount of time

 doing anything important

when there is a sunset outside

that you should be sitting under!” 

 ~  C. JoyBell C  ~  

Parra gets a facellift

'PARRA TINTO' GETS A FACE LIFT

Jaknim, Parra, Bardez, Goa

Jaknim - is a quaint village of Parra. Tinto is a local market place for buying daily provisions, and fish, meat and vegetables. Vendors come from the surrounding areas, fish from Calangute and Anjuna. The Tinto comprises of the Offices of the Village Panchayat. It also has a few provision stores, restaurants, bakery and pharmacy. In the old days a doctor from Mapusa had a clinic there. A beautiful temple -Shri Siddhivinayak - is located not far from the junction. 'Parra Tinto' is unique in the sense that it is located at the junction of one major north/south roadway and a regional street. Passing through this village is the Mapusa to Calangute Road via Saligao, and also another road via Nagoa, branching off to Arpora. The regional road from the village from Guirim passes through Parra to St. Anne's Church, Parra Arrady, and onward to Anjuna and Siolim. An arterial road from Bastora joins the main road near this Tinto. Parra is famous and is best known for its watermelons.

Jaknnim Junction - Parra, Bardez Goa

AT THE CROSSROADS

Jaknnim Junction - Parra, Bardez, Goa - India

Rustic Splendour

Rustic Splendour

At the Junctions - Parra, Bardez, Goa.

Sunset glow - Parra

A Pensive Moment - A leisurely walk home

Undeterred - in walking.

Chapel in the twilight

Chapel of Our Lady of Piedade

(Nossa Senhora de Piedade)

Parra, Goa - India.