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Fire on the Mountain…

Traditionally in Lesotho the shepherds burn the mountains to call upon the spirits of the ancestors to bring the rains, which when they come result in new growth & grazing for the animals.

The fires won’t bring the much needed rain in this time of extreme drought & heat, but at least they provided us with a rather spectacular view in the Maphutseng Valley this evening!

Burning mountains in the Maphutseng Valley, Mohale's Hoek, Lesotho. Shepherds often burn the mountain sides in Lesotho to promote growth of new grazing for their animals. Traditionally Basotho shepherds also use fire in this way to call on their ancestral gods to provide rain.

Canon 5D MkIII EF 70-300 DO IS lens – 1/200th @ 5.6 ISO 1600 (handheld)

Burning mountains in the Maphutseng Valley, Mohale's Hoek, Lesotho. Shepherds often burn the mountain sides in Lesotho to promote growth of new grazing for their animals. Traditionally Basotho shepherds also use fire in this way to call on their ancestral gods to provide rain.

Fire on the Mountain – Canon 5D MkIII EF 70-300 DO IS lens – 25sec @ 5.6 ISO 200 (tripod)

Burning mountains in the Maphutseng Valley, Mohale's Hoek, Lesotho. Shepherds often burn the mountain sides in Lesotho to promote growth of new grazing for their animals. Traditionally Basotho shepherds also use fire in this way to call on their ancestral gods to provide rain.

Fire on the Mountain – Canon 5D MkIII EF 70-300 DO IS lens – 25sec @ f9 ISO 100 (tripod)

Burning mountains in the Maphutseng Valley, Mohale's Hoek, Lesotho. Shepherds often burn the mountain sides in Lesotho to promote growth of new grazing for their animals. Traditionally Basotho shepherds also use fire in this way to call on their ancestral gods to provide rain.

Fire on the Mountain – Canon 5D MkIII EF 70-300 DO IS lens – 47sec @ f9 ISO 100 (tripod)

Burning mountains in the Maphutseng Valley, Mohale's Hoek, Lesotho. Shepherds often burn the mountain sides in Lesotho to promote growth of new grazing for their animals. Traditionally Basotho shepherds also use fire in this way to call on their ancestral gods to provide rain.

Fire on the Mountain – Canon 5D MkIII EF 70-300 DO IS lens – 53sec @ f9 ISO 100 (tripod)

Burning mountains in the Maphutseng Valley, Mohale's Hoek, Lesotho. Shepherds often burn the mountain sides in Lesotho to promote growth of new grazing for their animals. Traditionally Basotho shepherds also use fire in this way to call on their ancestral gods to provide rain.

Burning mountains in the Fire on the Mountain – Canon 5D MkIII EF 70-300 DO IS lens – 53sec @ f9 ISO 100 (tripod)

Burning mountains in the Maphutseng Valley, Mohale's Hoek, Lesotho. Shepherds often burn the mountain sides in Lesotho to promote growth of new grazing for their animals. Traditionally Basotho shepherds also use fire in this way to call on their ancestral gods to provide rain.

Burning mountains in the Maphutseng Valley, Fire on the Mountain – Canon 5D MkIII EF 70-300 DO IS lens – 64sec @ f9 ISO 100 (tripod)

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Posted on Tuesday, January 5th, 2016 at 21:25. Filed under: Fire, Water, Weather Tags: , , , , RSS 2.0 feed.

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