Dear Benedict, Some satellite images (Look at the barges. Reminds one of vultures) : http://navendushirali.blogspot.com/2008/08/mining-of-goa-satelitte-images.html
More Images: http://images.google.com/images?hl=en&client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&hs=Ztq&q=Goa+mining+images&um=1&ie=UTF-8&ei=g0HJSZf8AsKJtgfQ1LmVAw&sa=X&oi=image_result_group&resnum=1&ct=title >From the ground: http://mandgoa.blogspot.com/ Look under Mand Themes: Bicholim, Cheryl, Ambaulim Antruzz (our finest in khaki pushing people around--meet PI Santosh Desai) http://mandgoa.blogspot.com/search/label/Ambaulim%20Intruzz, Cavrem, Collomb, Kulagars. In each case make sure that you scroll down. Not the best images but under the circumstances. While at it have a look at the River Princess: http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://photos.jpgmag.com/57279_33500_33af3d4f8f_p.jpg&imgrefurl=http://goa-kranti.blogspot.com/2009/02/ode-to-river-princess-of-goa-by-tony.html&usg=__kk38qCUVR9bNiwrqufOj09X1l_4=&h=473&w=658&sz=75&hl=en&start=75&sig2=1CD7XO6PuDTNpUsobsRF8Q&um=1&tbnid=Fq7psAQWakKQSM:&tbnh=99&tbnw=138&prev=/images%3Fq%3DGoa%2Bmining%2Bimages%26ndsp%3D20%26hl%3Den%26client%3Dfirefox-a%26rls%3Dorg.mozilla:en-US:official%26sa%3DN%26start%3D60%26um%3D1&ei=EUPJSefbDNuImQe4ne3wAg Worth reading: (Hartman de Souza) http://kafila.org/2008/08/07/quepem-by-the-kilo-hartman-de-souza-on-mining-in-goa/ Kafila / karavan (serai or otherwise): * Main akela hi chalaa tha jaanib-e-manzil magar Log saath aate gaye… karavaan banta gaya* **[Alone I was when I started towards my destination, but People kept coming along, the caravan kept growing] by Majrooh Sultanpuri (Armstrong Vaz) http://www.nowpublic.com/environment/rape-goa-continues (Hartman on Corporate social responsibility) http://lists.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet-goanet.org/2009-February/174049.html About aerial photography. One would have to rent a small plane--helicopter is better for low altitudes, and photographer with or without a 3-way gyro. Or do it yourself. Make sure its the right aircraft for the job. (years ago I rented a small plane in Marlborough to fly me over the crop circles near Stonehenge.) Goan photographer living in Bangalore--perhaps one could talk to him: http://ryanlobo.blogspot.com/2007/02/goa.html Then there are the panoramic cameras, but this email is already too heavy. Hope this helps. venantius > From: Benedict DeBraganza <bendebra2...@yahoo.com> > Subject: [Goanet] Subject: More than just Collomb, Mining Village > > Does anyone have photos of these mining villages? What are the chances of > getting some aerial photographs of the place? Does anyone have any ideas on > how to get photographs from the air without breaking any laws!? Why are only > a few Goans commenting on this topic?? Lots of questions, where are the > answers? Perhaps with the Lamani's and the Ghanti's. Wake up Goa. > Ben. >