Henna'd Lace

Thank you so much Heather – for the quick comment and fav!! Glad you liked it!

Thanks Rajeev!! Not too many opportunities to see Mehndi down south!!

Thank you so much my friend!!

Cheers Kim!! I’m nicking your comment and changing the title of the image to “Henna’d lace” – it suits it so perfectly!! :-)))

Thank you so much David – for the lovely comment and fav! The grace isn’t mine I’m afraid – the bride has a lot of bearing on it!!
Where did you grow up??

I find myself standing and staring in awe of the artists who do this. They work so rapidly – I’d take days to do what they do in a few seconds!!
Thank you for the kind comment!

Thank you so very much!!

Not sure if you’d find this in Denmark – but you definitely would in the UK!!

Thanks Pris. It is completely fascinating. Just google henna or mehndi and you’ll see how varied and intricate the designs can get!!

Thank you so very much my friend!

Thank you so much Shelly!! The grace is the Bride’s, the beauty is the henna pro’s, the composition is mine and the lighting courtsey Ms Photoshop & Co – LOL!! It was outdoors and I was stuck without my beloved flashguns (it would have been so simple with them) – so shot it as close to the lighting I wanted and used the burn tool rather generously to get the dynamic range I wanted.

Thanks Monika!! I’ve updated the description to include how it’s done. There’s a link I’ve put in which shows someone actually applying Henna. It’s freehand and each design is different. The person is usually a professional who comes in for the Mehndi night.

Thanks Nic!! The grace is the brides and I can’t take credit for anything graceful here :-))
Really glad you liked this!!

:-))) – you have a way of getting the braodest smile out of me!!!
Am so, so glad that you like this Johanne!!
PS: I did help the lighting along a little (serves me right for carrying only half the kit).

Thank you so very much!! I’m thrilled that you like it!

Thanks so much Richard. I rarely post subjects that are very “Indian” – but thought I’d make an exception here.

Thank you so much Joanne – I’ve updated the description to include more information on its significance as well as on how it’s applied.
The details can get very, very intricate (freehand) and usually you’d have the bride’s face henna’d on one hand and the grooms on the other.

Thank you so much Steve!!

Thank you! Much appreciated!

Thank you so much Catherine!! Sorry about not replying earlier – been travelling!

Yipee!! So sad I missed it though – was away from RB for a week.

Thanks so much Svetlana!

My pleasure!

Thanks Dinesh!

Thank you ever so much Tania! Really sorry about not replying earlier – was away.

LOL!!! – Well I just shot a very, very similar pic last weekend (another wedding) – I used flash to get this effect there – just won’t post it here as this one’s already up (identical really – just a different design and a different brides hands)
The henna lasts only about 5-6 days – so yeah, they don’t work during that time.

Thank you so much Shawn!! Well – thank you for selecting my pic for a Feature (see comment below)!!
Traditions – the world over are fascinating (see I find bull-riding in the rodeo a completely fascinating tradition from Texas!!! LOL!!!)

Yay!!! So that’s how I got chosen for this week?

Thank you so much Lisa!!

Thank you so much for such a kind comment Solar! So glad you like it!

:-) – you are always so kind with your comments Ingrid!!
Glad you like this one – I liked how it turned out too!

Thank you so much Elizabeth!

Thank you so much (I’m almost afraid to call you ratscat!!! – LOL!!!)

Thanks so much Sharon!!! Definitely lifted my mood today!!!!

Thanks so much!! Enjoyed your work!

Thank you so much Karl. After visiting your work and seeing how masterfully you manage light – I’m even more thrilled by that comment!