I am 58 years young, live in Johannesburg, South Africa and I'm a true product of my continent. I love the bush, the animals, sunshine, sunsets - oh well, anything to do with nature. I am unmarried and have three sons - 37, 33 and 30 respectively and three granddaugters aged 12, 6 and 4 respectively and obviously the light of my life! Photography has always been a passion and I have loved it since I can remember. I was still using a SLR camera and only switched to digital only in late 2007! My other passion is travel and I have been lucky enough to have travelled fairly widely. There are however still many, many places I would love to visit "one day." I am truly an amateur photographer and do it merely as a hobby. So please be gentle when you comment on my work. :-) Thank you Piet, my dear friend, for convincing me to place my work on Renderosity. You owe me one! Hugs, Carin xx
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Comments (35)
kgb224
Uitstekende vangs Karin.Die beweging toon net genoeg.Uitstekende vangs.Lol ek moet uitkyk vir Die Titanic.Hier is een van hierdie groot Trokke wat hier in Pretoria Rondry.Iemand het die woord Titanic agter op die bak geverf.
durleybeachbum
A brilliant shot! So sad especially about Zimbabwe.
BorisB
An impressive capture!!
Mondwin
Really a very sad shot....bravissima!V:DDD.Hugsxx Whylma
cfulton
Another common scene we tend to ignore - most around here have 'scrap metal' to deliver for money. Anything from that fence, the pole or the copper in the power lines... The shot is great, very little movement to distract. Cheers, Clive
mariogiannecchini
Wonderful shot !
UOja
Excellent shot!
Alex_Antonov
Excellent!
Hubba1
Living in the states I sometimes take things for granted. Its an awesome shot :)
lucindawind
great info on this shot . .wonderful capture
helanker
Excellent capture and thank you also for the info. Very interesting.
Santa29Klaus
So "real live"! Was going to say "beautiful", but changed my mind.... a very good picture!! Better?
bclaytonphoto
I enjoy shots like this. They give us a window to things in life we would never see or experience..well done
THROBBE
Great stop action scene Carin! Sad for these people that have to live in shacks... Ray
Faemike55
Very nice shot! makes a great social commentary
bmac62
Words fail me. Reminds me of the need to be thankful daily for all we have. Good eye on your part.
MrsLubner
Many years ago, back in the early '60s, I saw similar settlements along the border of the US and Mexico. They were on both sides of the border as people slipped in and out of the countries. But the homes were of tar paper and cardboard, tin and old produce crates taken apart. It was heartbreaking to see families living in the dirt like this with no water except the dirty Rio Grande and no bathrooms except the dirty Rio Grande... :-I This is a great shot and even with both of you moving, the only movement in the shot really only gives this a feeling of their movement - which is an added bonus.
emmecielle
This is the tragedy of all migrants... They wander from place to place, living in disastrous conditions! Even in Italy there are many and they do the most menial tasks... Excellent shot!
flora-crassella
a very nice scene!!!
jendellas
We do take a lot for granted, in our warm homes, sad pic!!!!
sandra46
SPLENDID!!!!
goodoleboy
Pretty decent shot considering the circumstances, Carin! So, you have an illegal alien problem just like we have here in California, or shall I say, Mexico North. The same kind of poor folk, high crime rate, overpopulation, gridlock, drain on resources, ad nauseum.
auntietk
An excellent photograph, Dierbaar, and very thought provoking.
Richardphotos
I feel sorry for those people driven from their homes because of some politician with ideas of grandeur. I like this type of capture very much. shows how life is for those less fortunate
sharky_
Something we don't see every day......wonderful shot... Aloha
JaneEden
My heart breaks to realise how many people do not know the warmth and comfort of the sort of home I have been lucky enough to live in all my life, yes it really breaks my heart. You took an amazing shot here Carin, the photography is superb and opens the eyes up for us to see and reflect for a while on how the 'other half' live. hugs Jane xx
Chipka
This is incredibly thought provoking in so many ways. As you know, I'm a science fiction geek and I fell in love with the movie District 9 which looked at the very issues that you brought up in your comment here. That movie also had a few rather disturbing things to say about what humans are actually like (yeah, and the aliens looked like woodlice without armor but with moving moustaches, so naturally I like them!) Anyway...this image conjures a lot, because I recognize (though not intimately) that corrugated metal, and the huge influx of indigent people from Nigeria, especially, but also Zimbabwe and Mozamqique. Frank Herbert once stated that absolute power does not corrupt anyone; instead, it attracts those who are already corrupt. Anyway, enough of that. I like the crisp clarity of this shot, and the wonderful antrhopological details so casually included here. There are the obvious bits involving people of some ethnic mix that doesn't exist in the USA, moving house in a truly ancient way. What really grabs me is how "weird" South Africa must be, I mean...look at those power lines/telephone poles in the background! Different cultures are very easy for me to understand, but I get culture shock looking at telephone poles, electrical sockets, and milk containers! I love that this image really provokes that feeling in me, it leaves me feeling that there is so much more to discover than I'd ever imagined! Fantastic work on so many levels!
elfin14doaks
This is a great shot, but a sad situation.
Chaosphoto
Well at least he didn't have his wife pulling the cart !! :)
danapommet
Sad site but super capture. Dana