http://www.footwa.com Life through a lens, travel photography, abstract, portraits and a blog Sun, 08 Jan 2012 05:03:21 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.footwa.com/mae-de-deus-church-saligao-night-shot/1497/ http://www.footwa.com/mae-de-deus-church-saligao-night-shot/1497/#comments Wed, 16 Jun 2010 16:11:55 +0000 Anurag Jain http://www.footwa.com/?p=1497 The Mae De Deus Church is spectacular at night lit up in orange and yellow light which bounce off its white walls to create a glow effect. Its almost as if the church was made of paper with bulbs inside which glow radiating the light out its thin walls.   F5.6, 1/30 sec, 119mm, ISO 400.   Here [...]]]> http://www.footwa.com/mae-de-deus-church-saligao-night-shot/1497/feed/ 4 http://www.footwa.com/hawa-mahal-palace-of-wind-in-jaipur/1061/ http://www.footwa.com/hawa-mahal-palace-of-wind-in-jaipur/1061/#comments Sun, 06 Dec 2009 02:42:05 +0000 Anurag Jain http://www.footwa.com/?p=1061 Hawa Mahal (Palace of Winds) is the iconic palace symbolizing Jaipur. Was build by Sawai Pratap Singh. The facade seen here, was used by the royal ladies so that they can have a look outside without being seen thought the numerous small windows (close to 1000 windows). It gets its name because these windows allow [...]]]> http://www.footwa.com/hawa-mahal-palace-of-wind-in-jaipur/1061/feed/ 2 http://www.footwa.com/mae-de-deus-church-saligao-vertical-shot/673/ http://www.footwa.com/mae-de-deus-church-saligao-vertical-shot/673/#comments Sun, 25 Oct 2009 05:26:25 +0000 Anurag Jain http://www.footwa.com/?p=673 Although I have already clicked a snap of Mae De Deus Church, I added this one to the post to illustrate how a change in perspective can make the photograph more interesting. Compare it with my post  Mae De Deus Church, Saligao, this one shows the interesting side with pinnacle tips, and a bigger portion of the sky [...]]]> http://www.footwa.com/mae-de-deus-church-saligao-vertical-shot/673/feed/ 0 http://www.footwa.com/flora-fountain-mumbai/89/ http://www.footwa.com/flora-fountain-mumbai/89/#comments Thu, 22 Oct 2009 06:08:46 +0000 Anurag Jain http://www.footwa.com/?p=89 An alluring sculpture awaits one at Fort in south Mumbai. The sight is almost impossible to avoid, and moments spent admiring its beauty can go endless. The details, fine work of craft does not go unnoticed and one just wonders how it was created. Its named after the Roman goddess as far as I know. Just [...]]]> http://www.footwa.com/flora-fountain-mumbai/89/feed/ 2 http://www.footwa.com/mae-de-deus-church-saligao/588/ http://www.footwa.com/mae-de-deus-church-saligao/588/#comments Sun, 27 Sep 2009 17:12:54 +0000 Anurag Jain http://www.footwa.com/?p=588 Mae De Deus Church is an beautiful example of Gothic Architecture, located at Saligaon (Sal meaning wooded, Gaon meaning village, so translates to “village in forest”), some 14 kms away from Panjim, the capital of Goa.   I consider it as one of the most beautiful churches I have seen in Goa. Build in 1873, the [...]]]> http://www.footwa.com/mae-de-deus-church-saligao/588/feed/ 0 http://www.footwa.com/towering-mumbai/375/ http://www.footwa.com/towering-mumbai/375/#comments Sat, 18 Apr 2009 05:48:11 +0000 Anurag Jain http://www.footwa.com/?p=375 This was amoung the first set of snaps I clicked from my first camera. What was before a jungle was being transformed slowly. City-scapes were changing with time.. Bombay was not the same anymore. I cannot decide what I like more: the soaring building with pimples of AC’s, or the almost fragile branch, showing its [...]]]> http://www.footwa.com/towering-mumbai/375/feed/ 0 http://www.footwa.com/onset-of-a-storm/46/ http://www.footwa.com/onset-of-a-storm/46/#comments Sat, 21 Mar 2009 04:20:39 +0000 Anurag Jain http://www.footwa.com/?p=46 On the way to office I saw this. Luckily I had my camera. It was like God Himself was telling me… go home son, not a good day to work. I was almost tempted.]]> http://www.footwa.com/onset-of-a-storm/46/feed/ 2 http://www.footwa.com/the-vice-regal-lodge-simla/192/ http://www.footwa.com/the-vice-regal-lodge-simla/192/#comments Fri, 20 Mar 2009 19:47:32 +0000 Anurag Jain http://www.footwa.com/?p=192 Priya’s father was kind enough to arrange a tour at this magnificient place. Can you believe it was the residence of the British Viceroy Lord Dufferin, a residence!! We were not allowed to click snaps inside though. Its lavish!]]> http://www.footwa.com/the-vice-regal-lodge-simla/192/feed/ 0 http://www.footwa.com/basilica-of-bom-jesus/155/ http://www.footwa.com/basilica-of-bom-jesus/155/#comments Fri, 20 Mar 2009 17:14:19 +0000 Anurag Jain http://www.footwa.com/?p=155  Located at Old Goa, its a huge tourist attaction as the mortal remains of St. Francis Xavier are held here. “Bom Jesus” means “Infant Jesus” as far as I know. A public viewing of the body is held every 10 years.]]> http://www.footwa.com/basilica-of-bom-jesus/155/feed/ 0 http://www.footwa.com/st-cathedral/105/ http://www.footwa.com/st-cathedral/105/#comments Wed, 18 Mar 2009 17:15:36 +0000 Anurag Jain http://www.footwa.com/?p=105 Se Cathedral at Old Goa is the seat of the Archbishop of Goa]]> http://www.footwa.com/st-cathedral/105/feed/ 0 http://www.footwa.com/near-st-cathedral/101/ http://www.footwa.com/near-st-cathedral/101/#comments Wed, 18 Mar 2009 17:10:36 +0000 Anurag Jain http://www.footwa.com/?p=101 Old Goa has Basilica of Bom Jesus and St. Cathedral. Beautiful and breathtaking.]]> http://www.footwa.com/near-st-cathedral/101/feed/ 0 http://www.footwa.com/mumbai-cst/86/ http://www.footwa.com/mumbai-cst/86/#comments Sat, 14 Mar 2009 16:27:12 +0000 Anurag Jain http://www.footwa.com/?p=86 You can understand the term “Mad Rush” once you are inside]]> http://www.footwa.com/mumbai-cst/86/feed/ 0 http://www.footwa.com/maruti-temple-at-altinho/92/ http://www.footwa.com/maruti-temple-at-altinho/92/#comments Sun, 08 Mar 2009 16:36:37 +0000 Anurag Jain http://www.footwa.com/?p=92 This was the view I had every evening for many years at our old house at Altinho – Goa.]]> http://www.footwa.com/maruti-temple-at-altinho/92/feed/ 0