Dervish Whirlers Photo

Photographer’s Note

This was takening during a whirling ceremony put on by the Dervish Whirlers. Apparently this is how they pray. I t was pretty amazing to see these people spinning round and round for so long.
(convert to black and white with PS)

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plimrn (19892) 2006-02-15 8:06

Amazing!! I've never seen a whirling dervish; thank you. Now I will always have this image in my mind when I think of the phrase 'Whirling Dervis.' I usually don't like B&W, but in your composition, I think this choice makes the dancers stand out like beautiful flowers while decreasing the the importance of the background.

Remember whirling until you were dizzy as a cild? Perhaps this is a way to enter an altered state of consiousness.