Pictures of Tanoura 11 - Nikon D100 Camera

Photographer	Khaled Mursi Hammoud {K:52315}
Project	#24 The Decisive Moment	Camera Model	Nikon D100
Categories	Travel People Photoart	Film Format
Portfolio		Lens	Nikon 24-85mm f/2.8-4D AF
Uploaded	10/21/2007	Film / Memory Type	SanDisk 2 GB
		ISO / Film Speed	200
Views	157	Shutter	1/6 sec
Favorites	0	Aperture	f/2.8
Critiques	11	Rating	Pending / 2 Ratings
Location	City - Cairo State - Country - Egypt
About	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.

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EHAB MAGDY {K:1784} 10/21/2007

Excellent photo

Miguel Marques {K:1194} 10/21/2007

Excellent shot...

Dave Stacey

{K:114933} 10/21/2007

A marvelous abstract of this dancer, Khaled! Great patterns of colour!
Dave.

Amna Al Shamsi

{K:20819} 10/21/2007

I like this the most among the rest of your tanura photos. you must been very close to the dancer! you can feel the movement and change of colors, very suitable cropping too. well done!

Yazeed Jalili

{K:29570} 10/21/2007

Excellent shot . 7+++++++

alberto baez duarte

{K:6774} 10/21/2007

Excellent picture and even more interesting after you read the about when it becomes so clear to understand the photo. Congratulations.
saludos..alberto.

N3ma Allah Hisham {K:4826} 10/21/2007

Excellent Khaled +7
the movement, the tones, the lines...very well done..
I like it so so much...

Marian Man

{K:64056} 10/21/2007

wow!!!
excellent dear Khaled!!!! spining colors!!!
absolutely fantstic shot!!!! bravo!!!
all the best
Marian

Anne Knes {K:46833} 10/21/2007

Excellent.

Alison DuFlon

{K:35781} 10/24/2007

Where were you? under the skirt. :) this is very beautiful Khaled, perfect composition and movement. Alison

Tahsin Bakr {K:3223} 11/5/2007

Amazing colorful image, Akhiran ba2ena bene3raf nesawar. A7medak ya RAB.

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