ave formosissima, a photo from Istanbul, Marmara

Photographer's Note

i will get objective with this series, just not feeling the right moves, for now, feel the swish of the satin veil..
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Belly dance was popularized in the West during the Romantic movement of the 18th and 19th centuries, when Orientalist artists depicted romanticized images of harem life in the Ottoman Empire. Around this time, dancers from Middle Eastern countries began to perform at various World's Fairs, often drawing crowds in numbers that rivaled those for the science and technology exhibits. It was during this period that the term "oriental" or "eastern" dancing is first used. Several dancers, including the French author Colette, engaged in "oriental" dancing, sometimes passing off their own interpretations as authentic.
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off the sensor, no crop, iso 1000

at the oriental house, over dinner.

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Ilducabianco (940) 2011-12-21 8:52

Hi Sayeed,

another original and really well made photo, both for the idea and for the carrying out.Beautiful the colours (i don't know if natural or not).

TFS

Alessio

TopGeo (38220) 2011-12-21 9:10

Hello Sayeed,
An excellent portrait. Extremely impressed by this picture The face and blank night gave a dynamism excellent is nicely framed by the of the satin veil which move across the shoulder following the line of the arm.Best regards
Georgios

golemola (111) 2011-12-21 9:56

Hi sayeed
Complementary colors are so good together.This photo induces a sense of the dance of death.well done
regard
zahra

erhan1958 (15961) 2011-12-21 10:11

selam sayed
travel turkey looks very good
I fallow your portfolio
good took
greetins
erhan

eversmile (11636) 2011-12-21 11:47

Hey Sayeed,

Sorry to play the party pooper, but I don't recognize anything turkish, here! :D
The dancer looks like a busted puppet in agony, something between a ceremonial of Nф theater and a the show of a travestite. Strange, really strange atmosphere. The combination of red and green works pretty well, and somehow, the warmth of the colors contradicts the posture itself that looks a bit macabre. like the desperate squirmings of a butterfly unable to fly...

Bravo
Regards
Marine

yquem46 (38752) 2011-12-21 11:51

namaste sayeed
semi steady, semi psychadelic !
A personal view of the belly dance full of colors and motion well conveyed by the blur
A good one
have a nice evening
patrick
How is Nirvana, tell me !?

bostankorkulugu (42866) 2011-12-25 6:13

yet another stunner shot of the belly dancer... the face looks like a mask adding this "eyes wide shot" mood to the scene...

hugs mate, all the best to you and sanya in the new year...

korkut