Deglet Nour Dates's by marianne

Mahdia - Tunisia, Mahdia Dates are an important export product. Deglet Nour is one of the over 300 varieties of dates grown in Tunisia and means fingers of light, because when ripe they are slightly transparent. They are harvested in October and November.

Uploaded: Nov, 16 2007 | Taken: Oct, 02 2007| Viewed: 129 times  | 6 votes Camera:  Canon DIGITAL IXUS 800 IS | Exposure 1/250s, f5.7 | FLength: 9mm

zrusseff - Nov, 16 2007 04:11pm Marianne, are they eaten right off the tree over there? I have only seen dates in packages & they are darker colored. I bet they are yummy fresh off the trees. joe_schmidt - Nov, 17 2007 05:11am Excxellent shot, Marianne! I never saw them like this. Also excellent composition.