Pictures of T a n o u r a 5 - Nikon D100 Camera

Photographer	Khaled Mursi Hammoud {K:52411}
Project	#61 Totally Cool!	Camera Model	Nikon D100
Categories	Photoart People Travel	Film Format
Portfolio		Lens	Nikon 24-85mm f/2.8-4D AF
Uploaded	10/5/2007	Film / Memory Type	SanDisk 2 GB
		ISO / Film Speed	200
Views	119	Shutter	1/90 sec
Favorites	0	Aperture	f/5
Critiques	8	Rating	5.75 / 3 Ratings
Location	City - Cairo State - Country - Egypt
About	Still with my inverted colors series. Tanoura dance is the Egyptian theatrical version of the Whirling Dervish. The Tanura dancer spins for a long time and do some tricks with his skirt The philosophical basis for the spinning is from the Mawlawis who say that the movement in the world begins at a certain point and end at the same point, therefore the movement has to be circular. When the tanoura dancer moves himself, he is like the sun and the dancers around him like the planets. The dancer unties and removes four different skirts during the finale. Their various roundabouts symbolize the succession of the four seasons and their anti-clockwise movement is exactly like the movement around the "Kaaba" (the holy Shrine in Mecca). When the dancer raises his right arm up and points his left arm down, this represents the joining of earth and heaven together. When he turns himself around, it is said that he enters a trance-like state, trying to become light and go up to heaven. Below is the original photo.

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Khaled Mursi Hammoud {K:52411} 10/5/2007

This is the original photo.
Salam,
Khaled.

Dave Stacey

{K:117507} 10/5/2007

The colour changes really give this an ethereal look, Khaled!
Dave.

aLi Naghizadeh {K:19457} 10/5/2007

Beautiful photoart on this nice photo, Well done Khaled.
Regards,
aLi

Yazeed Jalili

{K:32553} 10/5/2007

A very beutiful work ................

Galal El Missary {K:84194} 10/5/2007

Great composition & effects , thanks for the About , Kind regards .

Galal

Marian Man

{K:66855} 10/6/2007

wow!!!!!
superb work by you dear Khaled!!!! fine effects!!!!
bravo!!!!
all the best
Marian

alberto baez duarte

{K:7477} 10/7/2007

Certrainly both pictures have a great look and compostion...if I were to choose I would stay with the original because of the colors so great ...but the other one shows a very special effect of editing which you have accomplished very well.

Alison DuFlon

{K:36165} 10/11/2007

Excellent point of view and an amazing composition. I love all of the different tones and beautiful detail. Alison

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