Dervish

The "dance" of the Whirling Dervishes is called Sema. Sema is a part

of the inspiration of Mevlana (who was a philosopher and whose

doctrine advocates unlimited tolerance, positive reasoning,

goodness, charity and awareness through love) as well as part of the

Turkish custom, history, beliefs and culture. In Mevlana?s doctrine;

man is the possessor of a mind and intelligence which distinguishes

him from and makes him superior to other beings. Thus the "Whirling

Dervish" or Semazen causes the mind to participate in the shared

similarity and revolution of all other beings?

Nice documentary shot; the story behind this image gives the glimpse of an interesting culture.

Great composition: a wonderful shot. Congrats.

Great composition and light ! I love that synthetic patch on bendhir frame drum!

Great photo of the Dervish dance ! I like the mural behind, having the hands just 90 degree from where the dancer has his hands at that moment, just showing the circle of the dance. cheers jana

This is excellent! It is rather a fairy tale than something happening for real. Thanks for sharing.

Super kompozisyon sevgili Eren...

I like the whirling motion conveyed by the blurred skirts. Seems to have been taken on a stage - did you have artistic control over the shot, or was this a play you were capturing? (I'm thinking of comp and if it were possible for you to arrange the players.) Nice shot.

Very fantastic photograph.I love colours and composition.Greeting

Such a fantastic shot, full of dynamism and colours.

Thank you all for your nice words, I appreciate that..

 

to Steven; That's not an arrangement, a touristic performance taking place around Blue Mosque in Istanbul..

cok cok guzel..

Beautiful colours and setting. Excellent capture in this subtle light. Love the different textures in the background against the softness of the dancer's garment.

There are so many good things I could say about this image, I don't know where to begin, so just one point, capturing the dancer in front of an artwork that appears to portray a Sema dance raises this image a higher level.

 

Ira

Nice shot!

Very nice!

Wonderful photo. Thanks for sharing. -Maija

Great shot! The lighting, the action, the composition are all excellent. You have captured the moment beautifully.