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Yesterday I took a cab into town and was able to go to some open-air flea markets, and to buy some jewelry and to the supermarket. The DR is known for vanilla, rum, cigars, coffee and a stone called Larimar (I bought a ring, a pendant and earrings).
Here are some of the local cigar makers doing their thing. They were very happy to let me take their picture. I just love the smile on the guy on the left. 
Gisele's 2012 
Those are some darn BIG cigars! It’s nice that to see some of the local life along with the beautiful scenes of the sea and beaches…
wonderful, cigar-makers at work. Some time ago I was smoking cigars, oh, there was so fine a smell, but I stopped smoking twenty years ago.
Very nice composition and balance – and you captured a great work scene.
mighty cigars and great handicraft, always nice when shown how it’s done. Hope we get to se your jewellery as I Googled on the stone and found it very beautiful
I will take some pictures when I get home. I really love the color of the stone. It looks great with silver.
those cigars are gigantic! I love their smiles, you can tell they enjoyed your company! 🙂
Interesting to see cigar makers at work. Nice composition and you captured the happy feeling in the smiles.
His smile is contagious. You look like you are having a lot of fun.
I am!
Wow, those are some BIG cigars. When traveling it’s always fun to capture the local people so we can get to know them as well as the place where they live.
I didn’t notice him, doesn’t the girl have a cute smile though. LOL
and red nails, even though she works with her hands. Good for her!
They do seem to be happy people who take pride in their work.
Nice to see a shot of a cigar wrapping. I went through the cigar fad years ago and haven’t had one in years, but I find this photo to be most informative since my subscription to Cigar Aficionado ran out.
Wow, that must be the size cigar you give out when your partner delivers quads or more!!!
Wonderful portrait of people at work! I, too, love the smile on the guy on the left. Interesting, too, to see what they are working on. I bet the jewelry you got is lovely too!
I do love their smiles. I can almost smell the tobacco.
Workers captured perfecting their craft, well done!
thank you!
It’s nice to see a photo of people who look like they are enjoying the work that they do. Nice documentary photo!
Can’t think of anything to add to what has been said- tho after the smiles the red, red nails popped out. Nice, not the usual tourist shot.
Beautiful people – Beautiful image!
They seem happy. The guy on the near left has a great smile!