The Limbo Connection's photos with the keyword: belly dancing

Ten years later: an edit attempting to show the energy in a bold public performance. I took many photographs that afternoon. Many were awful, a few were competent enough not to be deleted; but hardly any portrayed the dynamism of the various acts (and the belly dancers put on the most vibrant performance of them all). By dialling back both highlights and shadows and making a few other editing changes the picture has taken on a bit more vitality. Yet I could not rule out that this approach is a bit sledgehammer-ish and exposes my limitations quite starkly.

Wafaa belly dancers.

Wafaa belly dancer.

Wafaa belly dancer.

Wafaa belly dancer.

Wafaa belly dancer.

Wafaa belly dancer.

Wafaa belly dancers.

Wafaa belly dancers. Despite the scruffy background and the too-tight framing, this photograph probably captures the essence of the dancers' performance better than any of the others I got that day.

Wafaa belly dancers.

Wafaa belly dancer.

Wafaa belly dancers.

Wafaa belly dancers.

Nikon D50 + AF Zoom-Nikkor 70-300mm f/4-5.6G lens.

Photographed with a Nikon D50 and a Nikkor 70-300mm f/4-5.6 G lens.

Nikon D50 + AF Nikkor 70-300mm f/4-5.6 G lens. The lens was at 300mm focal length and ISO was set at 400. The Program AE chose a shutter speed of 1/1000 and an aperture of f/5.6.