With its fields, hills, and a lovely beach, the historic village of Candolim in Goa was once a picture of serenity and beauty. The beach has now vanished through erosion and encroachment, and the fields & hills scarred by ugly concrete.
The Church of Our Lady of Hope (Nossa Senhora da Esperança) was built in 1667 in what is referred to as a Neo-Mannerist style. (For details, see The Parish Churches of Goa by José Lourenço, Amazing Goa Publications, 2005.)
This kind of photograph – where the vertical lines are held vertical – is made possible by Tilt-Shift lenses.
Our Lady of Hope, Candolim (1667)
5D Mark II, TS-E 24L II
This image of the same church, from across the Nerul river, was taken on a murky monsoon morning. [Added: If you look carefully at the image below, the church appears slightly tilted. That is because the towers are not both exactly parallel, and furthermore, there is a small divergence in the facets of each tower as well. Therefore, I had to make a choice while leveling the image. One easy fix would have been to use the Puppet Warp tool in Photoshop.]
A monsoon morning in Candolim, Goa
5D Mark II, Zeiss ZE 100 f/2 Makro Planar
Beautiful pictures. The lush greenery, the serenity of the church and the speck of the white cross higher up on the slopes is well-captured!
Most Beautiful Church
You notice the awfully ugly aluminium windows that have marred the facade of the otherwise beautiful church.
Without any guidelines and regulations, several monuments in Goa are getting defaced.