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Photographer Khaled Mursi Hammoud  Khaled Mursi Hammoud {Karma:54005}
Project #61 Totally Cool! Camera Model Nikon D100
Categories People
Travel
Photoart
Film Format
Portfolio Lens Nikon  24-85mm f/2.8-4D AF
Uploaded 10/18/2007 Film / Memory Type SanDisk 2 GB
    ISO / Film Speed 200
Views 684 Shutter 1/10 sec
Favorites Aperture f/3
Critiques 10 Rating
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Location City - 
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Country - Egypt   Egypt
About Still with my inverted colors series.... this is a photo of a whirling darwish.

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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There are 10 Comments in 1 Pages
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Tahsin Bakr Tahsin Bakr   {K:3298} 11/5/2007
The best thing i like at your profile the information you write about each shot, c u.

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ahmed saied ahmed saied   {K:8734} 10/21/2007
Well done Khaled , i like the effects , Unique

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Marian Man Marian Man   {K:80636} 10/20/2007
wow!!!
totally cool!!!!!!
wonderful composiiton with amazing colors!!!
superb work by you dear Khaled!!! bravo!!
all the best
Marian

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Alison DuFlon Alison DuFlon   {K:36566} 10/19/2007
I love how you have made this so abstract, it could be anything. Beautiful use of space and color. Alison

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Galal El Missary   {K:84569} 10/19/2007
Soft & mVery beautiful ... Like a dream ... regards ,

Galal

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Jose Ignacio (Nacho) Garcia Barcia Jose Ignacio (Nacho) Garcia Barcia   {K:96391} 10/19/2007
amazing. very creative. outstanding. 7+++++++++++++++++

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Iman Fouad Iman Fouad   {K:12295} 10/19/2007
Great pov..another unique tanoura presentation..Totally cool..
(tomorrow the opening of shooting photographers exhibition at 7.00 PM from 20 October to 27)hope to see you there.
Best regards,
Iman

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N3ma  Allah Hisham N3ma Allah Hisham   {K:5465} 10/19/2007
Thank u khaled so much...thank u my teacher..
I like the lines and the tones of the tanoura...can I saw the origenal one...I like this abstract one more than the others...thank u Khaled again..

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Dave Stacey Dave Stacey   {K:150877} 10/19/2007
Excellent addition to your continuing series, Khaled!
Dave.

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Hyla  Haxhiu Hyla  Haxhiu   {K:858} 10/19/2007
fine reflections,color and beautiful composition!
H.H

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