• Camera: Canon
• Camera model: Canon PowerShot G9
• Exposure time: 1/500
• Aperture: f/4.0
• ISO: 80

(5 years and 505 days ago)

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people, dancing

photonut says:

Happy people these and a pleasure to see

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author says:

Thank you , yes they are the Naxi people of Lijiang.

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• Camera: SONY
• Camera model: ILCE-7S
• Exposure time: 1/640
• Aperture: f/9.0
• ISO: 1250

Dancing in the street (5 years and 505 days ago)

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Dancing, the, street

still26 says:

Looks like a variation of Uttita Trikonasana pose in yoga! Like the post processing of this photo.

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author says:

You mean the Utthita Trikonasana pose..close..but not a triangle shape

(5 years and 504 days ago)

still26 says:

We are both wrong, the correct version is त्रिकोणासन

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• Camera: Canon
• Camera model: PowerShot G9
• Exposure time: 1/50
• Aperture: f/2.8
• ISO: 286

(5 years and 505 days ago)

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people, dancing

photonut says:

Nice one this

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author says:

Thank you.

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• Camera: NIKON CORPORATION
• Camera model: NIKON D5200
• Exposure time: 1/60
• Aperture: f/4.0
• ISO: 1400

Dervishes believe in performing their dhikr in the form of a "dance" and musical ceremony known as the Sama, which involves the whirling, from which the order acquired its nickname. The Sama represents a mystical journey of man's spiritual ascent through mind and love to the "Perfect". Turning towards the truth, the follower grows through love, deserts his ego, finds the truth, and arrives at the "Perfect". He then returns from this spiritual journey as a man who has reached maturity and a greater perfection, able to love and to be of service to the whole of creation.

(5 years and 503 days ago)

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still26 says:

THANK YOU A SQUIGILLION TIMES for your description. Your photo is educational and well caught. I was told that you were not allowed to photograph this spiritual practice. How did you manage this? I like the balance of dancers and then in the background how 'the band' steadies the image visually. Also, the bit of blur (movement) is simply perfect, wouldn't want it any other way. Great upload.

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author says:

Thanks a squarkillion times for your review. In certain cases the Dervishes accept to be photographed and this was the case. I think it depends on the place where they perform. This photo was taken in a train station showroom.

(5 years and 503 days ago)

still26 says:

A train station! Ha, you lucky girl to be able to capture this, it is still on my 'to do' list before I hit the graveyard.

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taken at a 1940,s event at the museum I do voluntary work at (5 years and 503 days ago)

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still26 says:

Sepia has taken us back in time...ahh yes, back to the 40's. It is too bad that the expressions are out of synchronicity as is the body language for it causes the feeling of "dance" and a well-choreographed piece to have a somewhat disjointed feel.

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author says:

disjointed,you wanna see my dancing,now that is disjointed

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