Re: [Goanet] Colvale (Bardez) pics....
Thanks Alwyn. This is near the church in Colvale, which is tucked at one end of the village. Facing Pernem taluka. Really nice for a Sunday evening, and sharing the simple things in life with the kids :-) But I guess once too many people start going there, it will face pressures. Alwyn Noronha (a Goanetter who was in Vienna till not long back) ran into us at Corjuvem (the now-bridged island outside Aldona) and we were just joking that we need a series of write-ups on Sunday 'getaways' around Goa. FN On 02/10/06, Siqueira, Allwyn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Fred, > The pictures are just wonderful. > Where exactly in Colvale is this? Love the way the water comes up to the > shore. > I'm from Siolim. -- -- Frederick Noronha http://fn.goa-india.org 9822122436 +91-832-240-9490 http://fredericknoronha.wordpress.com http://www.flickr.com/photos/fn-goa/ ___ Goanet mailing list Goanet@lists.goanet.org http://lists.goanet.org/listinfo.cgi/goanet-goanet.org
Re: [Goanet] Colvale (Bardez) pics....
* G * O * A * N * E * T C * L * A * S * S * I * F * I * E * D * S * Enjoy your holiday in Goa. Stay at THE GARCA BRANCA from November to May There is no better, value for money, guest house. Confirm your bookings early or miss-out Visit http://www.garcabranca.com for details/booking/confirmation. "Frederick \"FN\" Noronha" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi Mervyn, Just to clarify... it doesn't take money > to get to a village in Goa. At least, not money > worth talking about. With a digital camera (and > rechargeable batteries), it doesn't even take > film! I hear you, Fred. However, I don't think that the people who are living in Goan villages are as aware of what they are about to loose as tourists like me (who visit Goa every five years) are. > What does help vastly, of course, is to have local > guide to show you around the village. In the past, > I've made a standing offer to create any number of > pics (within the time available ... > this isn't an issue usually except very > occasionally) of any region in Goa. This works > specially if someone local shows me around the pace. > Otherwise, as an 'outsider', there's only that much > you can get infront of your own horizon. I am with you again. Thirty years ago, my grand mom took me on a "shortcut" over the fields from Colvale to Tivim. We went walking to the Tivim feast in a trench that was built as part of the Colvale fortifications. A four hundred year old (stone brick lined) path showed us the way. If you ask the current Colvale residents how they go to Tivim, they reply, "by car." Only a few are aware of the short cut and even fewer have any inclination of using it. > So, when Jaime de Melo was down in Goa some years > back (where are you now Jaime?), we 'did' Moira one > sunny evening. My long-time Galgibaga-based friend > and colleague Anthony "Tony Martins" Barreto > helped me hugely when we needed to photograph > coastal Canacona one monsoon day, 3-4 years ago. There is an excellent path from the back of Moira Church thru the fields leading to Mapusa. I once stumbled across a group of field workers watching two cobras fight. Before I could turn and run, an "Afrigander" appeared on the scene and killed both with one blast of a shotgun. I doubt I will see anything similar to that again. > Maybe it's simplistic to think so, but digital > photography (specially sharable photos) can make > Goans aware of the need to preserve and take to > future generations the scenic legacy that nature > and their forefathers (and mothers!) have left > for them. We are only trustees here, of course. > It doesn't "belong" to us! For those who are not aware of how fast the Goan village is going to change, consider the following. In 1984, I used the SFX exposition as my excuse to go to Goa. I took out the usual tourist photographs of our ancestral house, the well, the jack fruit trees, the outdoor toilet, etc. Within six months of leaving Goa, we were informed that the house would be broken down so that the access road to the bridge of the new Mumbai/Goa road could be built. When I visit Colvale now, I can hardly recognize the place where our house was. What used to be a sleepy vaddo road is now a busy highway. All sorts of commercial buildings line this new road. While the "tar" used to be the busiest place in the village, this area is now dead without the ferry crossing. The cobblers, the fishermen, the fish vendors, the boats bringing in "kubers," the boats bringing in river sand, the teashops, the toddy sellers have all disappeared. > Anyone wanting photos for your voluntary ventures > out there, just let me know. Of course, these will > be put out in a sharable Creative Commons or GFDL > license. So that Goa's charm remains in the > sharable, copylefted, public domain ... and we > shouldn't be privatising this. -- > FN (a born-again believer in creating social > capital) Maybe those of us outside Goa can convince our village associations to get someone to record the Goan village life as it is today. IMHO, 20 years from now, there is going to be a big demand on how Goa looked and felt at the turn of this century. Mervyn3.0 __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ___ Goanet mailing list Goanet@lists.goanet.org http://lists.goanet.org/listinfo.cgi/goanet-goanet.org
Re: [Goanet] Colvale (Bardez) pics....
* G * O * A * N * E * T C * L * A * S * S * I * F * I * E * D * S * Enjoy your holiday in Goa. Stay at THE GARCA BRANCA from November to May There is no better, value for money, guest house. Confirm your bookings early or miss-out Visit http://www.garcabranca.com for details/booking/confirmation. Hi Mervyn, Just to clarify... it doesn't take money to get to a village in Goa. At least, not money worth talking about. With a digital camera (and rechargeable batteries), it doesn't even take film! What does help vastly, of course, is to have local guide to show you around the village. In the past, I've made a standing offer to create any number of pics (within the time available ... this isn't an issue usually except very occasionally) of any region in Goa. This works specially if someone local shows me around the pace. Otherwise, as an 'outsider', there's only that much you can get infront of your own horizon. So, when Jaime de Melo was down in Goa some years back (where are you now Jaime?), we 'did' Moira one sunny evening. My long-time Galgibaga-based friend and colleague Anthony "Tony Martins" Barreto helped me hugely when we needed to photograph coastal Canacona one monsoon day, 3-4 years ago. My friend and colleague Shashikant Punaji ferried me on a two-wheeler through the length and breath of Pernem. We even took a detour via the Maharashtra border and ate a simple lunch there. This was when he needed pics for a site meant to be called pernem.com The site didn't happen; but we got some very nice photos and memories! Maybe it's simplistic to think so, but digital photography (specially sharable photos) can make Goans aware of the need to preserve and take to future generations the scenic legacy that nature and their forefathers (and mothers!) have left for them. We are only trustees here, of course. It doesn't "belong" to us! Anyone wanting photos for your voluntary ventures out there, just let me know. Of course, these will be put out in a sharable Creative Commons or GFDL license. So that Goa's charm remains in the sharable, copylefted, public domain ... and we shouldn't be privatising this. -- FN (a born-again believer in creating social capital) On 22/09/06, Mervyn Lobo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Colvalecars, looks like we need to sponsor Fred to > make another visit to the village and this time with > pointers to the scenic places and the fort. > Mervyn3.0 -- -- Frederick Noronha http://fn.goa-india.org 9822122436 +91-832-240-9490 http://fredericknoronha.wordpress.com http://www.flickr.com/photos/fn-goa/ ___ Goanet mailing list Goanet@lists.goanet.org http://lists.goanet.org/listinfo.cgi/goanet-goanet.org
Re: [Goanet] Colvale (Bardez) pics....
* G * O * A * N * E * T C * L * A * S * S * I * F * I * E * D * S * Enjoy your holiday in Goa. Stay at THE GARCA BRANCA from November to May There is no better, value for money, guest house. Confirm your bookings early or miss-out Visit http://www.garcabranca.com for details/booking/confirmation. "Frederick \"FN\" Noronha" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 120+ sharable photos from Colvale, Bardez > http://www.flickr.com/photos/fn-goa/sets/72157594242206747/ Folks, I have added my comments to Freds pictures. For those who want clues as to where to get the best feni is Goa, check out the comments. Colvalecars, looks like we need to sponsor Fred to make another visit to the village and this time with pointers to the scenic places and the fort. Mervyn3.0 __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ___ Goanet mailing list Goanet@lists.goanet.org http://lists.goanet.org/listinfo.cgi/goanet-goanet.org
[Goanet] Colvale (Bardez) pics....
* G * O * A * N * E * T C * L * A * S * S * I * F * I * E * D * S * Enjoy your holiday in Goa. Stay at THE GARCA BRANCA from November to May There is no better, value for money, guest house. Confirm your bookings early or miss-out Visit http://www.garcabranca.com for details/booking/confirmation. 120+ sharable photos from Colvale, Bardez http://www.flickr.com/photos/fn-goa/sets/72157594242206747/ -- -- Frederick Noronha http://fn.goa-india.org 9822122436 +91-832-240-9490 http://fredericknoronha.wordpress.com http://www.flickr.com/photos/fn-goa/ ___ Goanet mailing list Goanet@lists.goanet.org http://lists.goanet.org/listinfo.cgi/goanet-goanet.org
