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Challenge: Shoes (Basic Editing III)
Camera: Canon EOS-20D
Lens: Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM
Location: Isafjördur ICELAND
Date: Aug 29, 2005
Aperture: 2,8
ISO: 400
Shutter: 1/100
Galleries: Abstract, Rural
Date Uploaded: Aug 29, 2005

 picture of my TakeKwonDo shoe and hiking shoe. I haven´t bin active this summer and just feal as I shouldn´t stop : )
Did the basic after work, levels, hue/sat, color balance, frame and USM. As well save for web in 95%quality in 72ppi.
well, hope you like the title, it´s just what the picture sais to me, in a litle bit of irony, couse they are shoes and one hasn´t got its laces done...

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Place: 273 out of 465
Avg (all users): 4.8131
Avg (commenters): 5.6667
Avg (participants): 4.6908
Avg (non-participants): 4.9489
Views since voting: 643
Views during voting: 407
Votes: 289
Comments: 8
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 09/12/2005 01:46:00 PM
Greetings from the Critique Club!!!

My first reaction to the shot is the contrast between the white shoe and the boot not only in color but styling, texture, etc. Then the eye slides up and down on the diagonal rocky surface. My first suggestion would be to have them placed on a flatter surface, or maybe a stairstep as the slant appears rather unnatural. You could also place them in a more haphazard fashion, or even deliberately on a solid surface as the texture of the rocky surface competes too much with the shoes. The composition would work better if they weren't so dead centered in the shot. It's always more appealing to have negative space somewhere around the subject, usually to one side so that it isn't like the bullseye of a target. I find the lighting on the white shoe a bit too harsh. It might just be the reflective quality of the light color. Maybe shot in an indoor setting with the proper lighting, they would have had a whole different feel. Just my mind wandering with other possibilities.

Having looked at your other photographs, I know for sure that you have a wonderful sense of imagery. With some tweaking, I think this idea could really work well for you. Best regards for your entries in the future!

Judy
 Comments Made During the Challenge
09/05/2005 12:38:16 PM
good focus but feel this image doesnt give me the wow factor!sorry !
 09/04/2005 06:42:02 AM
Fit Challenge Criteria: 2/2
Color/Contrast: 2/2
Composition: 2/2
Photo Quality: 1/2
My Subjective Affinity: 1/2
 09/02/2005 06:53:25 PM
excellent representation of feminine/masculine in a surprising and creative manner.
 09/02/2005 04:54:21 AM
do you need a foot, maybe instead of hand, nice photo
 08/31/2005 07:35:49 PM
I like it. 6
 08/31/2005 04:02:08 PM
I think I understand this picture, but I'm not very sure. I think the white shoe is a little out of place though; it becomes kind of a distraction. Nice picture though.
 08/30/2005 11:14:48 PM
No they need a foot


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