What’s Your Preference?

sheldonc · #1 (**permalink**) 09-21-2009, 07:43 PM

this is a lady making "shima" (don't hold me to the spelling) it's basically maize / corn that has been ground down and then stirred with hot water over a fire and has semolina type consistency - it is there staple food for lunch and dinner which they have with different relishes to liven it up - we were treated to a village lunch although as guests they also slaughtered and served us chicken with ours - (no GM rubbish there) with a vegetable dish made of pumpkin & spinach leaves

this gentleman was putting a new roof on his house

this guy was lighting a hand rolled cigarette - our guide assured us it was tobacco as anything else would be frowned on and illegal there - I think this one of my favourite shots from the village

some things are the same wherever you go in the world now!

Thanks for looking - please let me know when you are bored with these as I could post images from the village for a week!

Jamfke · #2 (**permalink**) 09-21-2009, 07:46 PM

These are great! I like the hand-rolled smoker myself. Keep showing us more!

tefalynn · #3 (**permalink**) 09-21-2009, 07:50 PM

very interesting!

sheldonc · #4 (**permalink**) 09-23-2009, 12:17 AM

thank you both for your comments

gottasnap · #5 (**permalink**) 09-23-2009, 12:41 AM

These are not boring. Great shots! It must have been a wonderful trip.

Ella1267 · #6 (**permalink**) 09-23-2009, 01:54 AM

These are great....kinda reminds me of my visit to South Africa....love them.

fstopMike · #7 (**permalink**) 09-23-2009, 02:59 AM

I'm not bored. Love to see life in other cultures. these are excellent shots

sheldonc · #8 (**permalink**) 09-23-2009, 07:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gottasnap

These are not boring. Great shots! It must have been a wonderful trip.

It was & i'm sure they are not but I have posted quite a few now

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ella1267

These are great....kinda reminds me of my visit to South Africa....love them.

Yes I must get there some day

Quote:

Originally Posted by fstopMike

I'm not bored. Love to see life in other cultures. these are excellent shots

Thank you Mike - it would be nice to see more of this type of photography on DPS - whether from tourists or locals

jakethepig · #9 (**permalink**) 09-23-2009, 08:05 PM

These are wonderful captures Sheldon, you really managed to show the everyday lives of these lovely villagers. You have done a brilliant job with them my friend. Great work.

Dave.